Anyone else thinking of getting a hand cart?

esbo

Just think what you would save on petrol

dopester

I thought you meant to go to hell in.

chrisandanne

You'll be able to rent it out to a family of five by Christmas....come to think of it when we can't afford to run our cars anymore they will make temporary accomodation for people who's houses have been repossesd. Ax

lostinrates

Nah, but we are going on a carriage driving course....even cutting back on expenditure we like to do it i style. (Only, those carriages are really expensive!)

fc123

Yes, and I'm going to paint it but I plan to get a donkey to help.

esbo

Actually there is an old fellow who lives up near my parents who has taken to going about with a donkey and cart/trap. Mind you he started doing that over a year ago.
It brings the children out as well as saves him money. I don't know how much it costs to keep a donkey though but I think he lives on a farm or something like that.

oldMcDonald

fc123 wrote: »

Yes, and I'm going to paint it but I plan to get a donkey to help.

Are donkeys good with a paintbrush. then?:p

I had never heard the expression 'going to hell in a handcart' untill the other day, now I keep reading it everywhere someone is talking about the economy.

........wonder if it is worth investing in a couple of handcarts? May rent them out for a while and then sell them when I retire - with this kind of demand prices can only keep going up.....

*disappears off to google for handcart companies

poppysarah

Buy shares in cycle companies and solar energy systems.

lostinrates

esbo wrote: »

Actually there is an old fellow who lives up near my parents who has taken to going about with a donkey and cart/trap. Mind you he started doing that over a year ago.
It brings the children out as well as saves him money. I don't know how much it costs to keep a donkey though but I think he lives on a farm or something like that.

Donkeys cost about the same as a small Native breed pony to keep. They are not 'waterproof' like horses and need dry shelter for inclement weather. They need regular worming (or another good appraoch to parasite control) and egg counts, and they are not comparitively expensive to feed. Their feet need trimming every 4-7 weeks. Like other equines, they should not be kept alone but in pairs at least. They are dear creatures, I like them very much, but I'm looking for something a bit nippier :cool:

johng_uk

lostinrates wrote: »

Donkeys cost about the same as a small Native breed pony to keep. They are not 'waterproof' like horses and need dry shelter for inclement weather. They need regular worming (or another good appraoch to parasite control) and egg counts, and they are not comparitively expensive to feed. Their feet need trimming every 4-7 weeks. Like other equines, they should not be kept alone but in pairs at least. They are dear creatures, I like them very much, but I'm looking for something a bit nippier :cool:

They push back well though - Or so I'm told!!! :rotfl:

x_raphael_xx

oldMcDonald wrote: »

I had never heard the expression 'going to hell in a handcart' untill the other day, now I keep reading it everywhere someone is talking about the economy.

I always thought the phrase was 'going to hell in a hand basket' ?