Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread

LEJC

I am back from my morning in the rented garden....lots chopped back but there still seems to be lots more to do.

I created a reasonably easy blank canvas garden but it seems that neighbours and tenants seem unable/unwilling or lacking in knowledge when it comes to pruning anything ....its not even a huge garden and everytime we have new tenants they all comment on how lovely it is to have a little outside space...then they ignore it!

I've chopped back 6 binliners full of ivy and various bits of vegetation this morning with the help of DS....l live in hope that we can chop it back quicker than it grows but it would be nice to get a set of tenants who actually are green fingered and gardened through the seasons rather than leaving it to just grow wild before moving on.

LEJC

Has anyone got any recommendations for a tablet or ereader type thing....
DS thinks that most of his uni course books will be supplied electronically and needs something of a reasonable size to access them....he could do it via his phone but longterm the screen might be a little small and he doesn't see the need to go down the Ipad route just for retrieving information.

I am clueless when it comes to electronics so would welcome any suggestions....

Serendipitious

LEJC wrote: »

... it would be nice to get a set of tenants who actually are green fingered and gardened through the seasons rather than leaving it to just grow wild before moving on.

My last rural rental had clauses in the tenancy agreement covering this - maintaining the garden was a condition. Fortunately I wasn't working then as the garden was 3 lawns plus borders on all three sides of a large semi and while I do like gardening, I grossly underestimated the time it would take in Spring. Ended up out there nearly every day! I contracted the grass cutting out to a teenage lad in the end!

LEJC

Serendipitious wrote: »

My last rural rental had clauses in the tenancy agreement covering this - maintaining the garden was a condition. Fortunately I wasn't working then as the garden was 3 lawns plus borders on all three sides of a large semi and while I do like gardening, I grossly underestimated the time it would take in Spring. Ended up out there nearly every day! I contracted the grass cutting out to a teenage lad in the end!

Thing is ...there isn't even a blade of grass in the garden!
It's been designed as mainly low level maintenance with scatter pots for them to use as required.
On each side there is a fence where one neighbour insists growing an ivy which I liken to japeneese knotweed as it penetrates everything and on the other side there is a standard ivy which grows between ours and the neighbouring property...they dont seem to want to maintain it and even though I'm not sure who it actually belongs to ,it's us that seem to have to keep it in check.

I have considered getting a gardener but in essence there really isnt that much to do on a monthly basis....
It's written into the tenancy agreement that the tenany is responsible for the garden but you do have to make allowances for the season etc ....the tenants that have just departed moved in during winter when everything was not growing and they suddenly seem surprised that stuff grows as the weather improves....I guess you dont really notice something growing when you live with it....its just does!

mhoc

lookinforabargain wrote: »

New coupons in T's magazine.

its a pity about the babybel - I thought it looked interesting but then I noticed that it was the variety packs which are full price and not the single variety ones which are on offer :mad:

Its possible they may go on offer sometime in the next 2 months ...what to do with excess babybels? chop them up in salads, calorie controlled cheese and biscuits....
but what else?

mhoc

a quick question pretty please.

If the people who live in the forest send you a set of household questions do they still pay the normal remuneration?
It is an eon since I had the last one I cant remember what happens next - have to put a note on the calendar to check the account later in the week.
I've got a small balance but it was not enough to withdraw whenever the last time was

I was only asked one thing and I then got the thank you screen

Serendipitious

Hmmm, I've been in since before 2pm waiting for Hermes and their most recent update says a delivery attempt was made at 15.28, which is not correct, not even had the radio on or been on the phone....:(

cjj_2

Serendipitious wrote: »

Hmmm, I've been in since before 2pm waiting for Hermes and their most recent update says a delivery attempt was made at 15.28, which is not correct, not even had the radio on or been on the phone....:(

I've had them a few times saying delivered through letter box when it hasn't been :mad: xx

m4rtin

Just got a womble with 8 bottles of Coke they are all the same but did not appear on the APG site but show as MB on receipt so possible trigger?

Barcode is 544900095893L

Hope it's of use to someone!! :beer:

henrik777

mhoc wrote: »

a quick question pretty please.

If the people who live in the forest send you a set of household questions do they still pay the normal remuneration?
It is an eon since I had the last one I cant remember what happens next - have to put a note on the calendar to check the account later in the week.
I've got a small balance but it was not enough to withdraw whenever the last time was

I was only asked one thing and I then got the thank you screen

No, that's only the filter questions to see if you are suitable for the paying survey.