The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: Roxy on July 20, 2010, 05:43:58 pm
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our fields were bone dry, fed up of carrying water to all the ponies, goats, hens etc. Now we have the rain, and no sign of stopping. Its getting muddy in the gateways too, and the hens are carrying mud in, so the eggs are covered in it too.
Just off to start the evening feeds, and its raining very hard now, so will be like a drowned rat by the time I am done!!
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so its you that did the rain-dance?!
.... thanks for that!!!
;)
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It rained here too .... well almost --- it looks as if this keeps up it might possibly dampen the washing on the line enough to make it easier to iron. Rain would be nice (as long as its not too much)
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have had very heavy rain ALL day today and all night too . I have a water tub outside , it is about 4'x2' it doesn't have any drain pipe into it , just rain that falls . So far it has gone up about 4" since yesterday , maybe even more as I have taken a fair bit out .
It rained on the 15th , St Swithins (Swithun) day , so is on course to keep up the old saying :
St Swithun's day if thou dost rain
For forty days it will remain
St Swithun's day if thou be fair
For forty days 'twill rain nae mare
as it has rained everyday since then , at some time during each day , only another 35 days of rain to go !!!
(http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab298/rustyme572/th_IMAG0007.jpg) (http://s873.photobucket.com/albums/ab298/rustyme572/?action=view¤t=IMAG0007.mp4)
click on image for video....
cheers
Russ
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Please send it this way,our fields our Brown.
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it has rained here just about everyday at somepoint for the best part of a week
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Please let it rain soon. Garden desperate,
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Hi Russ. Viewed your rainy video - and had the sound track from outside my own window ;D
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I know I shouldn't laugh Rusty but I have just viewed your video and I have never laughed so much since maggie thatcher left downing street! you sound so fed up. We are not fed up of all the sun but we really could do with some rain. If it could rain during the night it would be good!
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I must admit the video made me laugh too. It's been showery here. Dry at the moment so I've hung the washing out. The grass (and weeds) are growing brilliantly as it's so warm.
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lol.... no probs... the video I put on photobucket was the clean one ... the one I deleted was like a Derek and Clive video . it was only when I watched it back that I realized I had sworn every other word !!! My mouth is like a sewer , and I fight to keep it clean at times .... lol.... I was fed up with the rain though .... thoroughly p*ssed off with it !!
Today I actually got out the door without getting soaked !!! so back to happy again . ::) ;D
cheers
Russ
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Ah, you could have sworn all you wanted, cos I have no speakers on my computer, so would not have heard a word :D Its dry this morning. Just about to put some washing out .....but, large dark cloud looming overhead, so rain not far off I fear, and washing may be coming in again soon!!
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It would actually be nice to have a drop of rain here now. (Not that I am moaning about the weather I leave that to the OH)
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rained here everyday as well. that bad the chooks are running around in waders!!
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rained here everyday as well. that bad the chooks are running around in waders!!
and I thought my pig was a whoos
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I've had enough now can you please stop the rain dance Roxy ;D
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oH, i can assure you I stopped rain dancing days ago .....but the rain must have not noticed yet :D
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Roxy dear What do you charge per hour for your services? Now Mick that is not a open Nasturtiums!
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still no rain here although it is a bit cloudy this morning.
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Yes same as yesterday sheila.and it got up to 28c in the yard Roll on winter and quick lets have us some nuts :D :farmer:
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Wizard, I am open to offers .....or indeed a spot of bartering ........
Well, dry morning here. Hung some washing out before feeding the livestock. Fed the animals, came back, and heavy rain started. Rushed out, got the washing in. Just had lunch, dried up a bit outside, so the dogs and I went out to hang the washing out again, but .....yes, raining hard again, so us and washing rushed back in.
Oh dear, be careful what you wish for. I wanted rain, and I got it, so no use grumbling a week later when its still here.
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and its still sunny with high white puffy clouds here ??? :farmer:
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Oh, I think our rain is moving away .......Could be heading Grimbsy way ....... :D
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Oh Goodie goodie gumdrops ;D :farmer:
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Roxy the answer is to use a tumble dryer, then everyone in your area will be praying for rain. ;D
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There seems to be abit of a controversy about Tumble driers and some of the stuff put into them ;D ;D ;D :farmer:
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well no rain here today woop woop, the summers got a second wind lol
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A nice subtle change of direction Craig ;D :farmer:
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Craig Good Morning. Proper question this.Is your picture you and a big pussy cat like Garfield If it is a story I am sure you will like My very good pal Paul had one the same he was called Harry Can you picture him If breakfast was not served on time he would stand like a Bulldog sort of front legs turned out and glare and you can imagine Wheres my breakfast.He really was boss at Church Lane He would climb/jump in one leap on to the draining board and inspect the food preparations and wowgrowl if he didn't like what he saw.He was a real bugger when he wanted and would come and sit on your knee and dig his claws in and out in time to imaginary music.Sod ??? ;D ;D ;D :wave:
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Still no rain in Mablethorpe. What are we going to do?
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None here either but it did cloud over for a while.
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Hi Wiz, you ok? Its an Isa brown on my knee, Been a breeder of cannaries and australian finches Im not that much of a cat lover. And yeah they do that thing of stickin ther claws in to you. lol
Craig
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Still no rain here in mablethorpe. I think it has been 5 weeks now. It will probably rain on Monday when my daughter comes for the week!
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Hello woodland Being a X are they worth more money each?Or are they just nice to have?Lady Y was going to have a new flock of RIR POL but they were £25 each would have cost over £6k. So the Stock Manager reccomended RIR X BR They are very nice birds and lay a lot of eggs I have not the figures but Sage said they were very pleased with them.
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I'm not sure to be honest Wiz I just got a great deal from the guy. He said he can get me any amount so thought I would pass the opportunity on to everyone here. I paid £12.50 for my Isa browns And travel miles and miles. These are on my door step. So cant complain. Nice Little birds
Craig
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They certainly look very nice in pictures The £25 one were pedigree this that and all the other but it was thought they would never pay.Buy them Gardeners time feedin watering collecting the eggs.Harry to grade and box the eggs The cost of the feed Its never ending.She doesn't have a fox problem though the Foxhounds live the other side the wall ;D ;D :farmer:
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yeah Wiz the fox hounds will work everytime lol
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No need to water our hanging baskets :(
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No rain for a few days but a torrential Tuesday across mid/west wales, mini moonsoon i think it was called lol I was in Builth and it was also bucketing it down at hometoo, been overcast and cool since, expecting lots of sunshine soon, hope that there is a little precipitation too lol :)
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Funny thing but I find i like rain and the climate up here in central scotland suits me and my OH as we never get too hot at night and never have to shelter in the sade!! You can always wear waterproofs but not get cool!!
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well Ive had 2 really nice days no rain at all. Thats great news all round no rain equals CUSTOMERS
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Good for you Craig Cannot beat having lots of customers wanting to spend! It is getting serious here abouts we have not had any appreciable rain for nearly six weeks now It's saving on petrol to cut the grass and such like things The disadvantage being The potato harvest will be poor and Tesco/Morrisons and the like will have to increase their prices as they ship even more in from abroad.Now Craig a stupid question from a silly old bugger that has now't better to do after tea than watch TV adverts. I like the Eurostar ad just now but Not word for word Morrison ads are no our meat don't fly it is all sourced on BRITISH FARMS!??? Do they get away with their AUSTRAILIAN BEEF because it comes in a freezer cargo ship? The first week Morrisons opened their store in Cleethorpe WE went to do a shop and I said to Kath "Thats unusual look Australian Beef I wonder why they ship it some 15/20k miles.When there is plenty just down the road?"I do not shop in Morrison any more since I had a tussle with Brian Thraves the store general manager at that time.About the way the store was going.It will soon be cheaper to shop in M&S "What ever do you mean?" Well I have just re-racked a pack of razors you have increased the price of by over 100%" I cannot believe that " he said. Come and I took him and said "Those G2 I use has been 99p for ages they are £1.99p this morning I know I only had a Secondary Modern education in the 50's but 2 X 99 still equals 198 so its an increase of 102% and I won't be shopping in this store again.Kath and her sisters some times go in for a look round Kath doesn't make any purchases though.Once I said Tesco WE cannot afford to shop in there.Not so now they have lots of Value lines and the odd bits we need like a new telephone we had to purchase last Monday They had lots to choose from.We wanted a mobile in house one It's called BT Freelance XB2500 and it has 2 handsets It was on offer 50%. So the remote is up stair and the answer machine here in the front room .NOTICE not lounge.Some joskins have a Parlour we only have a front room and kitchen + the bathroom down stairs Like most dyed in the wool practising Joskins.A joke Craig I am training my very good pal a real good Townie He has moved from his home in Grimsby to a place in New Holland (That's Jackies way plus a mile or two)So I am teaching him all my slovenly ways and how and how to be a real Joskin ??? ;D ;D ;D :farmer: :wave:
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Funny thing but I find i like rain and the climate up here in central scotland suits me and my OH as we never get too hot at night and never have to shelter in the sade!! You can always wear waterproofs but not get cool!!
Like you Sandy, I also like the Scottish weather, although I'll happily complain if we get too much rain! However, I did live in the English Midlands for seven years and found the heat sometimes oppressive, especially at night. You're right - it's easier to warm up than to cool down (although sometimes I think there is a fraction too much rain here.....).
John
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Well Well Wiz You have been busy today. If they claim it to be sourced in Britain Then Australia is out, Now I seen said advert and was rather impressed, As I think its high time we put or money back into our own economy. Support our own businesses and the credit crunch would never have been. We spend far to much in other country's making there curency stronger and the £ weaker. The working man poorer the politician richer, as they fleece us all blind. Back to the point though Wiz I wont be going to morrisons. I don't like kangaroo!!!!
Craig
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still no rain here! Kangaroo meat is lovely!
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Giday Sheila, I wouldnt know, Ive never tried it, was just being a smarty pants!!
Craig
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Did you try it at the Lincolnshire Show along wi the Ostrich Bergers Sheila ?
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I have just spent almost three months in Oz (and no one on here even missed me!) I had Kangaroo tail several times, it's just like oxtail really. I also had smoked Kangaroo. Smoked emu, which is like boiled ham off the bone and wild turkey.
Last night I shouted it's raining! but it wasn't. It was the hosepipe outside the kitchen window!
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How dare you Sheila.How jolly well dare you.I welcomed you back,especially the day you couldn't find a bread shop in Grimsby Don't know about Mablethorpe but I went to the Steam Rally yesterday at Winterton and it didn't rain there and there was no puddles in the yard when we returned home so I'm claiming it didn't rain here While I was away.There are none this morning either.I emptied 2 Freedom 400 Oxy cylinders and I am Knacker ed.I don't think I will venture out today.Just water up and take to cover. It looks like hot and humid AGEN ;D ;D :farmer:
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Bit of rain down here through the night, but not enough to do anything really. very close today, could do with a couple of good storms!
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Good Morning WP and to Jess I don't know if she would have liked our day out yesterday.There was plenty of things to ride on and lots of home made ice cream vans I had a 4 penny one and cost £1:50p There were lots for the folk on here to see in the vintage tractor class 2 if not 3 midmounted finger mowers a B250 with a rear mounted IH 5'6" Hydraulic Mower.Several Grey T20's with attachments John White wasn't there with his 711 M-F Harvester though this time and I didn't see him either.There was a collection of walk behind garden tractors.There you are Jess Dad needs a Howard like Tom and Barbara's Then you could ride on the trailer on the bales.Perhaps not that would be good harmless fun and the H&S E would have a duck fit a Princess enjoying her self at no cost Phew cannot have that.Hope you are not so tender today pal and it is healing nicely.TTFN G&K
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Here's some gold I found in the outback.
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Still no rain although we went to cleethorpes this morning and it spitted a bit there.
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didn't rain in Scartho
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Still no rain here although we went to the farmers market at Brigg this morning and it rained on the way. It's 6 weeks without rain now.
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Hasn't rained here
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it hasnt stopped here we got mini floods and a hosepipe ban till xmas!
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well we have had a fine week, sun is a shining!!!!!!!
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And here in Grimsby ???
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good good Wiz glad your basking.
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Hurrah! It rained a little last night around midnight. Back to glorious sun again!
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Same as! it was really raining this morning then we have had an hour of sunshine but clouded up again at the moment.
Oh well have sorted out Jessica's toy box and now the great job of sorting out the puzzles!!!! ???