The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: Sandy on March 12, 2011, 09:19:26 pm
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I went out for a walk and thought about the history of where we were walking and also met an historian, I then wondered if there were many artifacts in the forest and thought how good it would be to have a metal detector....so, being something that may cause trouble, why cannot some one invent a pair of shoes with metal detectors in the soles that send out signals to either a p hone or ear phones!!!1 how great for finding lost keys in the dark!! What would others invent??????
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A device which would make my OH do as I tell him ::) ;D
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a time machine so i can hurry up and get where life is taking me so slowly!!!
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;D Live life in the fast lane and you get to your destination sooner, relax and enjoy each part of the journey ;) Phew, thats deep for me on a Saturdy night after a bottle of wine ;)
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something that would have told me when I was young to make the most of my life, enjoy my children, not to work so hard and be as happy as possible. :)
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Either "something" to do all the hard work for me and let me enjoy the bits I can do myself - I think it's called money but I can't seem to remember ::) ;)
Or "someone" to (ditto above) - I think the best model would probably be a fit healthy and physical work-oriented man ;D but again I've lost my memory of how to acquire one without either money or the body of an 18yo model ::)
Oh I know, just as unimaginable as the first two ::) but how about a nice sliding roof for my entire 10 acre property like they have at Wimbledon etc to slide over when the weather isn't nice and keep my land, stock and head dry unless I actually want the grass/veg/trees watered ;D With equally effective full height windbreak barriers that came down like a shutter on any side where excess wind was blowing, or indeed where people were impeding my enjoyment of my property ;D I guess an estate wall kind of thing would do as I could grow fruit up the inside and make it a very large walled garden/field and just pull the lid over to the extent I fancied at any time :)
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I guess an estate wall kind of thing would do as I could grow fruit up the inside and make it a very large walled garden/field and just pull the lid over to the extent I fancied at any time :)
Now THAT is a brilliant idea! Any engineers out there that could make this happen?
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THink they did that in Cornwall with the Edan Project!!! You could always move in there!!!!!!! Funny how you need to live for a while before you know what you want, or what you like!!!!!
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Can they take the roof of the Eden project off and on electronically? That IS clever. Never been there - too far away. Not sure I know what I want in life yet and I'm older than you ;)
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the roof doesn't come off but the venting is all automatic so panels in the sides and top open as required to regulate the temperature.
its very impressive.
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When I look at a centuries old oak tree, I wish there was a device that would take me back in time to when that tree was an acorn---just for a few hours.
And if someone could find a way of doing a complete hip and spine transplant my happiness would be complete!! ;D
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Sylvia , sounds like we share a problem, that made me remember my wish for those trousers out of Wallace and Gromit, mind you, i would want them to look a bit more flattering but if you had speed settings you could get places really quickly!!
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a car that runs on rubbish, a politician that tell the truth, real money tree, a fair tax system
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Wellington boots that NEVER leak, and which enable one to walk on top of the stickiest, deepest mud without sinking.
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a lawn mover that runs on grass cuttings....then we could have grass that grows all year round and it wouldnt matter.
ET
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a magic carpet to transport me instantly the 150 miles to my newborn granddaughter instead of having to 'waste' precious time trekking up and down the motorway -
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a magic carpet to transport me instantly the 150 miles to my newborn granddaughter instead of having to 'waste' precious time trekking up and down the motorway -
oooh lovely, congratulations! Welcome to the forum and remember to introduce yourself and post photos of the wee one - we are all suckers for babies on here!
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unlimited energy, knowledge and money ;D ;D ;D
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a non escaping, gentle tempered, gregarious, Hilary.
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I would have a grow your own friends kit.
Then I would have a bunch of happy, energetic fun loving chums who would always be willing to help with things like fencing in exchange for lots of lovely food and drink. They would always be passing by and popping in and would cheer me up so I wouldn't feel isolated and a bit lost living in a new area.
When I had doubts or felt a bit out faced by all that I've taken on they would bolster me up and convince me that I havent made a huge and very expensive mistake and that working full time, renovating a property, managing 7 acres and facing redundancy is not completly insane.
I seem to recall the joker...or was it Penguin having something similar in the Batman episodes. They were little tubes of powder and when poured into a little pile each one transformed into a baddie in a striped jumper . Ideally I would'nt want my instant friends to be baddies but at the moment if they were good at heavy lifting and popped round for a chat with a bottle of rose I think I could live with it ;)
Buffy
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A wallet that always had £5 in it, no matter how often you took the last one out :)
Ian
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£5? Maybe a printing press!!!
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£5? Maybe a printing press!!!
I don't want to be too greedy, so long as I have enough to get by :)
Ian
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:)