The Retirement Thread

[Deleted member 1258]

I've done the housework this morning, and I've just spent ten minutes on the phone with the car insurance people and saved myself 6 quid a month on my insuance.

 

[BoldonLad]

I've done the housework this morning, and I've just spent ten minutes on the phone with the car insurance people and saved myself 6 quid a month on my insuance.

£72 earned in 10 minutes £432/hr who do you think you are? A Politician? well done

 

[PaulSB]

That'll be theft of Yorkshire earth and transporting it over the border!

 

[pawl]

I used to think that but apparently it doesnt get to the roots. You have to water plants properly.
I am happy to be corrected though.

Your correct especially where containers are concerned Hanging baskets are usually protected by walls etc plus the rain runs off the leaves on to the ground.

Plants in open ground this is not so important as the roots tend to spread beyond the foliage cover. Hand watering needs to be a good soaking Just wetting the surface of the soil will not reach the deeper roots.If the need arises to hand water I tend to use a foliage feed.

 

[PaulSB]

He can walk the ancient Border of Yorkshire saying he's sorry.

None of this north, south, east, west nonsense then.....

 

[PaulSB]

Why useful? Wouldn't enjoyable, do?

Yeah, trouble is I start to feel a bit guilty doing bugger all for the day.

My OneDrive is showing a conflict, has done for weeks, think I'll look at that for a while.

 

[pawl]

I've just planted 4 rows of spring onions, 1 row of radishes, 1 row of lettuces and 2 rows of carrots all in one of my raised beds.
The runner beans, in the other bed, are quite prolific; dunno what to do with them all, but I'll certainly plant fewer next year.

Deep freeze them Back in the day before freezers my mother used to salt them and store them in Kilna jars.

 

[pawl]

I've just planted 4 rows of spring onions, 1 row of radishes, 1 row of lettuces and 2 rows of carrots all in one of my raised beds.
The runner beans, in the other bed, are quite prolific; dunno what to do with them all, but I'll certainly plant fewer next year.

You should be ok planting now.

 

[Paulus]

You should be ok planting now.

Salad stuff tends to grow quite quickly.

 

[oldwheels]

Deep freeze them Back in the day before freezers my mother used to salt them and store them in Kilna jars.

I call them kilner jars. I also freeze enough runner and broad beans to do for at least 6 months.

 

[gavroche]

Car loaded, bike included, up at 7am tomorrow and hoping to be on our way by 8 am , hoping to avoid heavy traffic at Birmingham at 10.30 and should be past Bristol well before 5 pm but , these days, with speed restrictions everywhere on M6 and M5, who knows? Planning to stop twice on the way , just after Birmingham and after Bristol for Molly's comfort break, and us too as we are taking one of the grandchildren with us.
If all goes well with traffic ( and that's a big IF judging from past experience ), we should reach our destination, near Bideford before 5pm, 330 miles later.
Not looking forward to the drive but there is no other way. We can't even share the driving as my wife will not drive on the motorway and she hates driving anyway.
Will be in touch from North Devon next time.

 

[pawl]

I call them kilner jars. I also freeze enough runner and broad beans to do for at least 6 months.

I used to do the same.runner and dwarf beans, peas.I tried freezing strawberries on one occasion not great success as once thawed they turned to mush Still edible though

 

[pawl]

Just looked out of the window it is absolutely hammering down.

 

[numbnuts]

Just looked out of the window it is absolutely hammering down.

I've just done the same......in my lounge....OK it's not hamming down it's more like a drip drip

 

[Dirk]

Will be in touch from North Devon next time.

Give us a wave across the bay.