Anyone found a well on their land and how did you do it?

Albermarle

ThisIsWeird said:

Sarahspangles said:

In my construction days I saw it used successfully, usually after other tools had been tried though.

Triple cough...

Sounds like a bad cough you have 

Sarahspangles

Albermarle said:

ThisIsWeird said:

Sarahspangles said:

In my construction days I saw it used successfully, usually after other tools had been tried though.

Triple cough...

Sounds like a bad cough you have 

I know some traditional folk remedies for coughs…..,

ThisIsWeird

Sarahspangles said:

Albermarle said:

ThisIsWeird said:

Sarahspangles said:

In my construction days I saw it used successfully, usually after other tools had been tried though.

Triple cough...

Sounds like a bad cough you have 

I know some traditional folk remedies for coughs…..,

Just brilliant! 

twopenny

I've lived with a well in my youth.
A great moneysaver in those days, used as a fridge/freezer as well as good water.
You'd put a wooden lid on between uses.

They would be sited a yard or two from the back door - for obvious reasons.

Cough cure from 1890 Almanac - vinegar and black treacle mixed.
It does work well, but I'd rather have the cough than drink it again 

Melanie1972

gzoom said:

Almost 12 months to the day since our builder called me at work to explain they found this whist digging out foundations for the front gable supports.......apparently all the neighbours have one too. 

It was literally by the front door, use to park our 2.5 ton car just above it  .

Oh my God lol

ThisIsWeird

MmmmMMMm! Mmm!  My!

Burp!

ThisIsWeird

NNnnnnnnnoooooooooo!

ThisIsWeird

Had a lovely, but very hot, walk with t'dawg today along Abbotsham cliffs, and I went on ahead to collect the car as dawg was finding it tough going.

Turned up, and wife was engaged in a doggie conversation with an affable gent from South West Water who was there in his van, and giving our dawg treats. He had one of these long stethoscopes in his hand, so I thought I'd impress him with my wide knowledge of all things technical, by pointing out I knew what it was.

I then asked him what he thought of 'dowsing'. He looked a bit taken aback, and then carefully said, "Well, it depends... Sometimes it's useful."

"What?! You USE these?!!!"
"Well...um...sometimes out in a field, you don't, er, know where, um..."

I cut him short, and told him it was clearly poo-poo. 

He went to the back of his van, and brought out two pieces of bent welding rod, and called me over. Now, he knew where the mains ran in that road, 'cos there was a cover there - which he, in fairness, pointed out. He stood on one side of this, held the rods, and as he walked towards me, across where the pipe would be, I stared firmly at his hands. Which didn't flinch. An iota.

But the bludy rods crossed. He even said - "It's right where my heel is there."

He then handed them to me, and I had a go. What really exposed his complete charlatanism was his advice, "Think 'water' as you do this!" Well, as if I needed more evidence it was complete pants.

The rods crossed.

This does not make sense. It simply cannot work. I refuse to believe it did, er, does. I need a scientific explanation before I accept it.

Even tho' it worked. :-(