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Tecwyn

Tecwyn Report 11 Oct 2009 23:09

I thought it was WW3 on some other threads

Tec

Berona

Berona Report 11 Oct 2009 23:11

No Tec - not everyone gets up and goes for a walk in the middle of the night. Only Ex-Brits like Allan do silly things like that!

Berona

Berona Report 11 Oct 2009 23:15

Ooer, Allan, am I missing something? Yesterday, I made a remark on how quiet the Chat board had been lately, then I ran through a few threads and found a spat going on - spread over two threads.

Am I missing something? Haven't looked yet.

Allan

Allan Report 11 Oct 2009 23:15

Tec, getting out of bed is simple..as the Earth rotates we simply arrive in the position previously occupied by the British Isles which means that unless we are strapped in, we all fall out of bed as we are now upside down.

It's just the gravity of the situation!

Allan

Tecwyn

Tecwyn Report 11 Oct 2009 23:18

Avery grave situation.
When I was at sea, I was regularly thrown out of bed in the night if a violent storm got up, also if I forgot to shut the porthole, I got soaked as I hit the deck - that is a rude awakening

Tec

Allan

Allan Report 11 Oct 2009 23:22

Beron, I'm not sure what's going on....i usually see them when it's almost over!

Allan

Tecwyn

Tecwyn Report 11 Oct 2009 23:27

You shouldn't go looking for trouble.

Don't trouble trouble 'till trouble troubles you!!!

Tec

Berona

Berona Report 11 Oct 2009 23:28

Aha! Thanks for that Tec. You have just explained a few things for us.

I'm going, before the boys start picking on me.

Goodnight Tec - Have a good sleep - and Allan - have a good day.

I don't think anyone's left! Well, goodnight/goodday to all!

Allan

Allan Report 11 Oct 2009 23:29

Hmm...Double trouble squared!

Allan

Tecwyn

Tecwyn Report 11 Oct 2009 23:32

So Allan,
What earth shattering, mind bending events have you got planned for today?.....anything exciting?

Tec

Tecwyn

Tecwyn Report 11 Oct 2009 23:33

Bye for now Berona, Enjoy your day - have fun

Tec

Allan

Allan Report 11 Oct 2009 23:35

Bye Berona

Regards

Allan

Allan

Allan Report 11 Oct 2009 23:41

Tec, it depends on the weather, but definitely some shopping as I have run out of milk, and depending on the weather, probably more work in the garden.

The back lawn is taking ages to remove by hand, but due to the layout of the property we cannot get a bobcat in, although we could hire a rotary mower. Unfortunately, because our block slopes down from back to front the back garden is about 4'.0" higher that the GFL of the house. The guy who built the house put steps up to the back lawn but never included a ramp....every thing has to be carried up the steps!

Allan

Tecwyn

Tecwyn Report 11 Oct 2009 23:46

Hmm.. That sounds like a difficult situation when you want to do something major - we had a house on a steep slope once, and I can remember the problems that presented me with at times. Are you planning something big out there this year?

Tec

Allan

Allan Report 11 Oct 2009 23:51

Tec, define big!

I was fed up with lugging the lawn mower up there and because we had a large Jacaranda it was taking all the nutrient from an already impoverished sandy soil. So now we will plant drought tolerant natve plants together with more space for vegies

Allan

Tecwyn

Tecwyn Report 12 Oct 2009 00:00

Well that sounds big enough to me. If the soil is hard then removing the turf is hard work. Is it a large area? What about a mechanical rotavator from a hire shop?
Shall I pop over with my spade and dig it up? Can you lure your family over for a weekend dig?
Anything like mine - then the answer is no

Tec

Allan

Allan Report 12 Oct 2009 00:08

Tec, fortunately, the soil is sandy.

The block is about 850 sq. mt in area but the house only occupies a snall portion of that as it is a two storey pommy style of house rather than the typical single storey Australian sprawl, so both front and rear gardens are quite large.

As for the family...forget it

I was thinking of getting the OH to go away for a few days without taking any clothes and with strict instructions not to use the bank accounts.

I would then spend two nights at midnight digging noisily in the garden before reporting her missing to the Police.

Then, when they questioned the neighbours they may have become suspicious and dug the garden over for me, looking for her body!

Allan

Allan

Allan Report 12 Oct 2009 00:09

Welcome Barbra

lol

Enjoy the Thread.

Most of the main crowd have now drifted off to bed or off to face the day's activities

Regards

Allan

Tecwyn

Tecwyn Report 12 Oct 2009 00:15

That is a brilliant idea Allan, you'd get free board and lodging in the nick for the weekend........OH turns up....you're set free..... garden all dug over............job done.......carry on with what you want to do......excellent.

Well I'm off to bed now...... hope the weather holds for you today.

Goodnight Allan, enjoy your day

Tec

Allan

Allan Report 12 Oct 2009 00:17

Goodnight Tec pleasant dreams for you and Mrs Tec

Regards

Allan