Your Day (apart from gardening) - what took place?

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussion' started by GCHQ, Nov 30, 2017.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
  1. HarryS

    HarryS Eternally Optimistic Gardener

    Joined:
    Aug 28, 2010
    Messages:
    8,906
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Retired
    Location:
    Wigan
    Ratings:
    +16,246
    I feel absolutely shattered after reading that . Slow down Ian :snorky:
     
    • Funny Funny x 2
    • Like Like x 1
    • Ian Taylor

      Ian Taylor Total Gardener

      Joined:
      Nov 1, 2013
      Messages:
      2,228
      Gender:
      Male
      Occupation:
      Maintenance Manager, Oddfellows on the Park.
      Location:
      Cheadle Hulme
      Ratings:
      +2,751
      No Harry, Mrs T has given me my orders, all ready been looking at houses, hoping to move this year
       
      • Like Like x 1
      • ARMANDII

        ARMANDII Low Flying Administrator Staff Member

        Joined:
        Jan 12, 2019
        Messages:
        48,096
        Gender:
        Male
        Ratings:
        +100,834
        I don't think the wall paper will stick to the outside of the House, drive and patio, Ian, using just ordinary past!!:dunno::heehee:
         
        • Funny Funny x 3
        • Ian Taylor

          Ian Taylor Total Gardener

          Joined:
          Nov 1, 2013
          Messages:
          2,228
          Gender:
          Male
          Occupation:
          Maintenance Manager, Oddfellows on the Park.
          Location:
          Cheadle Hulme
          Ratings:
          +2,751
          I meant to say gravel the drive, and relay the patio, paint the outside of the house
           
          • Like Like x 1
          • ARMANDII

            ARMANDII Low Flying Administrator Staff Member

            Joined:
            Jan 12, 2019
            Messages:
            48,096
            Gender:
            Male
            Ratings:
            +100,834
            :heehee:, I know:dunno:, but with my school boy humour....................:whistle::dunno::nonofinger::loll::lunapic 130165696578242 5:
             
          • Ian Taylor

            Ian Taylor Total Gardener

            Joined:
            Nov 1, 2013
            Messages:
            2,228
            Gender:
            Male
            Occupation:
            Maintenance Manager, Oddfellows on the Park.
            Location:
            Cheadle Hulme
            Ratings:
            +2,751
            I do like the idea of wallpaper the outside of the house, would no nails be ok
             
            • Funny Funny x 1
            • Friendly Friendly x 1
            • ARMANDII

              ARMANDII Low Flying Administrator Staff Member

              Joined:
              Jan 12, 2019
              Messages:
              48,096
              Gender:
              Male
              Ratings:
              +100,834

              :heehee::loll::lunapic 130165696578242 5:
               
              • Friendly Friendly x 1
              • Logan

                Logan Total Gardener

                Joined:
                May 27, 2017
                Messages:
                14,715
                Gender:
                Female
                Occupation:
                housewife
                Location:
                redditch Worcester
                Ratings:
                +43,795
                I finished making my top.
                IMG_20180213_151725.jpg
                 
                • Like Like x 6
                • Creative Creative x 2
                • Doghouse Riley

                  Doghouse Riley Head Gardener

                  Joined:
                  Sep 1, 2009
                  Messages:
                  3,677
                  Gender:
                  Male
                  Occupation:
                  "Pleasantly unemployed."
                  Location:
                  The Tropic of Trafford, England.
                  Ratings:
                  +4,411
                  On the subject of wallpaper, back in the day when I was working for a living, (or pretending I was, my job was mostly preparing budgets and going round smoothing the odd feather I'd made other people ruffle) I was in the DIY department talking to my deputy. A little old lady came up to me and asked what was best for sticking wallpaper to the wall, as she'd never done it before. I suggested a couple of different pastes she could use. I asked if she'd a paste table, a paste brush a bucket a sponge and some decorators scissors and a steel rule.

                  She answered "No."

                  She thought about for a moment and then said "Have you got any drawing pins?"



                  As for what I did today. I played golf, as I do three times a week "weather permitting." Only four of us turned up at the usual time because the weather wasn't too good and the course was wet. No run on the ball and several lakes on some fairways. We play for money, not enough today for teams of three or four balls, so we played "winner takes all."
                  I was quite pleased with myself because of the conditions as I had a gross 82 but that included two birdies. It flattered me a bit because in friendlies you play off "the tees of the day," the yellows. The competition tees, the whites, are a bit further back so makes the course longer.

                  But as the winner, I went home after lunch all of three quid to the good.
                   
                  • Like Like x 2
                  • Friendly Friendly x 1
                    Last edited: Feb 19, 2018
                  • Logan

                    Logan Total Gardener

                    Joined:
                    May 27, 2017
                    Messages:
                    14,715
                    Gender:
                    Female
                    Occupation:
                    housewife
                    Location:
                    redditch Worcester
                    Ratings:
                    +43,795
                    Just finished making some jam tarts,also a apple and gooseberry pie.
                    IMG_20180223_095657.jpg
                     
                    • Like Like x 4
                    • Creative Creative x 1
                    • Scrungee

                      Scrungee Well known for it

                      Joined:
                      Dec 5, 2010
                      Messages:
                      16,524
                      Location:
                      Central England on heavy clay soil
                      Ratings:
                      +28,996
                      Cutting up pallet slats to spilt into kindling as we're going to need loads over the next couple of weeks with this freezing weather. And the flippin dust blower on my jigsaw blows the freezing air on my hand and turns my fingers numb. So I've come indoors and poured a glass a couple of glasses of Blackberry Wine to remind me of Summer.
                       
                      • Like Like x 4
                      • ARMANDII

                        ARMANDII Low Flying Administrator Staff Member

                        Joined:
                        Jan 12, 2019
                        Messages:
                        48,096
                        Gender:
                        Male
                        Ratings:
                        +100,834
                        If there's a knock on your door, Logan, it's me:dunno::snorky:
                        [​IMG]
                         
                        • Funny Funny x 2
                        • Logan

                          Logan Total Gardener

                          Joined:
                          May 27, 2017
                          Messages:
                          14,715
                          Gender:
                          Female
                          Occupation:
                          housewife
                          Location:
                          redditch Worcester
                          Ratings:
                          +43,795
                          You're more than welcome
                          :wub2:
                           
                          • Friendly Friendly x 3
                          • martin-f

                            martin-f Plant Hardiness Zone 8b

                            Joined:
                            Mar 15, 2015
                            Messages:
                            3,372
                            Gender:
                            Male
                            Location:
                            Sheffield
                            Ratings:
                            +10,302
                            • Like Like x 2
                            • Doghouse Riley

                              Doghouse Riley Head Gardener

                              Joined:
                              Sep 1, 2009
                              Messages:
                              3,677
                              Gender:
                              Male
                              Occupation:
                              "Pleasantly unemployed."
                              Location:
                              The Tropic of Trafford, England.
                              Ratings:
                              +4,411
                              Collected a new doorbell from Wilkos, which I ordered on-line on Wednesday.
                              It's a portable. They give you a sticky pad to fix the bell on your door frame, but I preferred to use the two screws provided, if it eventually fell off and broke, you'd be screwed, but the very thin rainproof rubber seal was a pain to put back.
                              Set the chimes on "ding-dong," we didn't fancy those that, "go on for ever."
                              My wife decided she wanted the remote bell placed on the sideboard just inside the lounge.

                              I should have had the brains to test the adjustable volume before fixing the bell push on the door frame. So I was backwards and forwards, testing it and altering the volume

                              "Too loud," was the cry several times until I'd reduced it to its minimum which was still "Too loud."

                              For those of a certain age, the situation reminded of Stan Freberg's parody of Harry Belafonte's "The Banana Boat Song."

                              "Too piercing man, too piercing."




                              I left the forty year-old Morphy Richards chimes box on the wall near the door as if I removed it, it'd leave a mark on the wall and the colour of the emulsion behind it would be different anyway.
                               
                              • Like Like x 3
                                Last edited: Feb 23, 2018
                              Loading...
                              Thread Status:
                              Not open for further replies.

                              Share This Page

                              1. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
                                By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
                                Dismiss Notice