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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 17 9:27 am Post subject: |
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MR I went to the post office this morning to buy a stamp and lost it in the process of driving 500 yards up the road to the library-such is life. I will get another on the way back and do the necessary. I am going to check how much the local shop sells his logs for and price accordingly. My aim is, if it takes off, quickly to saw a tree or so down which are growing in the wrong place, and as I have said I have a few that would need permission, but not all and professional help. I know how to fell trees, I did it with conifers-hardest work I ever did-but the hardwood felling is a whole different ball game, weight distribution and so on. I may be buying another tractor soon, a friend has told me someone has one for sale and IF the timber takes off then I will need a method of hauling the logs around to the seasoning and selling point. The poor old Fergy has died, only suitable for spares, so they who know tell me. All depends on how this lot of logs sell.
I have another friend who with wife and baby haven't got enough to buy firewood so I am going to help out there too. Think it is the baby who gurgles and doesn't cry when I hold her as most little ones do-its the beard that upsets most I am told. I need a bonfire soon, lots of rubbish at my place to go in around 5/6 weeks.
I may undersell myself MR, think it is because I don't do the limelight-preferring to be in the background out of the way.
Good to be able to give food parcels out with some size to them, MR, I suppose during the year things get a bit on the sparse side at times. I am afraid I don't do the date test-I do the granny system of using the nose! |
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15539
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Posted: Sun Oct 01, 17 6:00 am Post subject: |
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I usually have a book of stamps and a purse in a handbag to keep them in, otherwise I would probably lose my stamps too Gregotyn. Sorry to hear the Fergie is dead; they are collectors items now, so might be a good idea to get a friend to advertise it on e-bay or something for you, you might get rather more for it than breaking for spares. Someone with time and money might even restore it.
I use the smell and look of food too, but because we are giving things out, and because there has been so much official denigration of food banks, we need to be seen to be correct in every way. We have to have a proper referral and make sure everything we give out is 'in date'. Outside of that, we try to be as helpful as possible, so ask what people like/don't like, if they prefer tea or coffee, if they have pets etc. and try to give them a bit of choice. We may be the first people they have come across that care and want to help rather than the official view that seems to be to assume they are scroungers regardless of why they need help.
Did a bit of sorting and hand splitting of logs for more log sacks yesterday and found a couple of interesting fungi in the woods, which I will post about in Conservation. |
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cassandra
Joined: 27 Mar 2013 Posts: 1733 Location: Tasmania Australia
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gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 8571 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15539
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 17 6:01 am Post subject: |
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Sadly according to some politicians, food banks are only used more because people know about them, and all who use food banks should be out finding a job/getting a better one. Don't think some of them have ever worked properly in their lives.
I have seen your window on FB and it looks good. Even in the 1950s, when the sewing machine dates from, my mother was spending a lot of time on housework, making clothes for herself and me and generally doing a fair bit. Think she managed to get out most afternoons, so not as bad as it had been in the past, but still doing odd jobs in the evenings like hand jobs on the dressmaking though. She didn't knit unless she really had to, so it wouldn't have been knitting in the evenings.
We went up to the woods again yesterday afternoon to keep an eye on things. I made a spoon out of some hawthorn and had a wander about round our yard looking for fungi. Found quite a lot, most unidentified, but found one I think could be a death cap or near relation. Haven't looked it up yet, but almost certainly one of that family. Weather was very misty, although as it was clearer at home, we may have actually been in the cloud in the woods. The trees were catching it and kept dropping it on us though. |
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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Posted: Tue Oct 03, 17 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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Sadly, some of the old Fergies die gz, cos the owners 'go', the next generation don't want them, and they get snapped up by the breakers. I will have a go at the friend who is the fitter and see if he will get time to start it-well get it out of the trees, literally. And at least give me a price to take it apart and have a "Look See".
Anyway I have bid on another tractor without seeing it yet and worse I don't know what type it is, the folly of age! It comes with the provenance that it belongs to a relation of my new neighbour, whose family are renowned for being straight, that it goes and is complete with a plough-I would prefer a log splitter-but there we go-I can make one of them if I am the successful bidder. Impulsiveness is my middle name, well it is when I want something.
In many ways it is a shame that the Haves in politics, national and local, are not subjected to poverty for a week, ie they have the basics and nought else, and have to find rent and feed themselves for said week; they would I am sure have difficulty managing. I think the dignitaries think that every one can work with a pick and shovel, or can use a computer, or stand up for an 8 hour shift, with only 40 minutes of breaks, and timed lavatory stops! When I worked on presses it was very hard; some of the steel sheets were almost impossible to handle by one man. The best was a job that was hard to do, then had its base target put up at break time so you had to do the extra target and 60% for a bonus for eight hours, but in 6 hours that shift-I was that operator! I can tell you the man who ran the dole office in Welshpool should have been sent to that factory and made to do a shift at just target and forget bonus.
A woman's work may never be able to be done, Cassandra, but neither is mine, the consolation is that I can sit whichever side of the fireplace I choose! |
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15539
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15539
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Posted: Thu Oct 05, 17 7:28 am Post subject: |
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Just went shopping yesterday, but ended up with a couple of noticeable happenings. First was that rather than the old scanner system where you pick one up by using a Nectar card then give the scanner to the cashier and pay for your stuff, Sainsburys have decided on a new system for which you can only use a debit or credit card. I prefer to pay in cash, so that means I can't use it. Explained to 2 staff why I was rather displeased, and will be writing to Sainsburys on subject too. Woman in front of me said she would use Tesco delivery service now. So one customer definitely lost and one seriously thinking of going to the opposition. Good home goal Sainsburys.
On the way home came round a corner to see a car in the hedge with the air bags still smoking. Parked up a side road and well out of the way and went back to help the lorry driver that was going over to see what happened. Four older people in the car, which had just gone across the road and hit a tree (trees always seem to attract cars when in hedges). Women in the back seemed injured, but men in front just a bit shocked. The lorry driver had called an ambulance which was very prompt, and while they dealt with the injured, I kept the driver from wandering in the way and into the road. Waited until the police arrived, then left the emergency services to it. They were very good. Thank goodness for them. |
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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Posted: Thu Oct 05, 17 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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Since I lost the wallet I haven't bothered with nectar points, and also since I work in town I go to whichever takes my fancy' or what I want. I went to all 3, Sainsbury, Tesco, and Morrissons yesterday to get what I wanted. different things from them all. Basically I buy what I want. We have an Aldi too, but I don't often go there although not too bad as a shop, but it is a queue to get to the tills; well whenever I go it is, so I only when I have the time to spare. I think that is more than an own goal, could end their presence in Welshpool as there is 3 alternatives all from the one big car park. Sainsbury is tucked at the top of the town, and they won't stay if the sales drop. This would kill the top of the town.
Thank goodness you were at the accident, MR; the older you get the more calming you need, I find.
I will be getting the tractor looked at for spares or repair. I saw the neighbour yesterday and he didn't mention the tractor for sale so I guess I have missed it. I might have a look round and see what is about. Not the time of year to be buying a machine when I haven't got a shed to house it in! All my places are in use right now after the move. I will have to have a sort out, I can't possibly all the rubbish I have in the time scale I have, do I need a tractor-log splitting? There are some good hand operated machines available, but hard work too. I have seen one where you lift a wedge and it drops down and splits the wood, but is it good enough to split logs! It would do kindling but a twisted grain log may be a problem. I enquired about a new small 4wd tractor we have at work about 35-40hp. but it is too much, £16,000.
Your orders are coming in thick and fast for the logs MR, but I guess you will still have to go out on Christmas Eve. for the last minute brigade.
I am glad the wherewithal arrived, thank you for your help. |
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Jam Lady
Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 2501 Location: New Jersey, USA
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15539
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Posted: Fri Oct 06, 17 7:37 am Post subject: |
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Nice to hear from you Jam Lady. How are your family getting on now. Hope they have been able to get back home and not too much damage.
That sounds like a good haul for both you and the food bank. What are the Asian apple/pears like, as although we can get Asian pears, I have never bothered with them. I have found I like Comice pears, but very few others, so tend to stick to them.
If you have some peaches to spare, perhaps not such good ones, try peach brandy; it is lovely, but don't add much sugar as it is very sweet.
It would be useful to have a shed or something to store a tractor in before you buy Gregotyn. We keep ours under tarps as we don't have a shed at all, but not ideal. I think you would find any of the log splitters either slow or hard work. There are some manual hydraulic ones, some horizontal that you 'pump up' that might be less hard work, but very slow. We have a log splitter for the little tractor, but most of ours is done in the firewood processor. I do kindling by hand, but am very slow.
Our supermarkets tend to be spread round the edges of towns, so not very convenient to swap. You have to make a conscious decision sadly. I will be going to Morrisons today to pick up a prescription for husband and some coffee bags for me, as Mr. Sainsbury has let me down there yet again.
Delivered 50 log sacks yesterday with husband. It was a bit of a job too as son is away, and we had to load 50 between the truck and trailer, unload and stack them under display benches at the other end. Tired both of us out rather. I don't like to accept I am getting a bit older, but when we do something like that, realise I am perhaps not as physically able as I was years ago. |
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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Posted: Fri Oct 06, 17 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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Good to 'speak' to you again Jam Lady-hope you and his Lordship are well and the problems of the south affecting your family are ok now or at least on the mend as we say here. The affluent don't seem to realise what it is to be at the bottom of the pile. I was on the dole for a year and it is no fun, less than £200 a month when I was there. I had saved all my life so no hardship for me, but I would have gone to the food bank if I had needed to. I fell on my feet anyway with another job which at part time gives me £200/week and with my pension I am comfortable financially, not rich, but ok and still doing the job 10 years on.
All our super markets in Welshpool are within a stone's throw of the town centre 3 close to each other, Sainsburys who are at the top of the town are a little bit further, but not too far to be able to walk easily.
I won't be around tomorrow as I am going to see a "fallen" barn in north Wales in the national park there. A friend has bought it with a view to making it into his final retirement property-he is on his third one already, but this one looks rather a daunting project to me from the photos. However he has applied for a part of it to become a 2 bedroom property using about a third of the building. Half has already fallen down and he wants to utilise some of that. It looks a lovely spot, but too close to a main road for my liking, but I will let you know on Tuesday. I suppose at my age a main road means they can get you out easier if the weather is bad and you need recovering! |
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Jam Lady
Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 2501 Location: New Jersey, USA
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Jam Lady
Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 2501 Location: New Jersey, USA
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gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 8571 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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