[MrsJ]

Here I am, cross because I forgot to take anything out of the freezer for tea - hangs head in shame.  What a rubbish time you've had.  I can sympathise about the builders - they come for a couple of days, then disappear on another job for a week - mean time, you're left with a sink resting on a trestle table if you're lucky.  Hope the weather bucks up for you and that you manage to hold on to your sanity.

Heather

[Guy]

No need for head hanging mrsJ - all things are relative , my own problems are a minor inconvenience compared to others in the bigger picture - that reminds me though , must sort something for tea myself before my wife returns home from work!! (familiar with the old sink and trestle table ploy though!)

you are so right FiFi , spring is around the corner and................ my new seed catalogue arrived today he he he!!!!!!!!!( sounds of bank manager groaning in the background)

[Fluffywelshsheep]

hiya glad your arund again if you don't laugh you'll only cry,
chin up.
Just ask any question, rant, wants, give us all bell.
we'll do out best

linz

[Guy]

now you know I'm not one to moan and winge!!!! ( well until recently) but thought would update as to latest "progress" of the house , this way i can at least vent my fury instead of slapping someone - and hopefully you can also have a smile at the goings on here as all i do is laugh now myself we had floor screeding delivered yesterday afternoon (1400kg worth) alas there was no-one here to take it in , so the driver dumped at kerb side and drove off. "curious" , i thought as i looked at the blackening sky and drops of rain on my face,but I'm sure that says do not get wet on those bags!!!! so i had to lug it all 30 meters up drive to throw it in conservatory ( gravel drive so cannot use pallet trucks or suchlike) so after a well deserved cup of tea i got up to do more chores then , you guessed it , ping went my back , my hips are now 2 inches to the left!! am now on a concoction of ibuprofen,paracetamol and codene . on the positive side though my tiler has arrived and finished the hearth ready for the wood burner to be fitted next week and i had a great chat with my Dr about keeping pigs and ways of loading them - well we were bored of talking backs!! so hopefully we will see him on accidental smallholder in due course. plasters and chippies due next week so thats good. thanks for listening
ttfn guy      

[Fluffywelshsheep]

not sure if anyone is close to Honiton to help Guy out ?
if i was I would help out but it a bit of a distance for me to travel, lol
Linz

[Guy]

Thanks Linz - dont need help though ta - the back was the last straw , after posting i put on me coat , slapped on gardening gloves , whacked on the polytunnel heater and jumped to it (gently) result = p-tunnel looking 100000000000% better , lungs full of fresh air , and back already feeling looser and more pliable- just the ticket plus the sun has just come out , "oh happy day ,oh happy day"

[woollyval]

Hello Guy

Bad luck with all the woes.......must be awful!!

Looking at the member map it seems you are just down the road!!! Can we help at all?

[Guy]

Hi ws ,
we are close arent we ,
thanks for the offer but things are not as bad as they sound , as our smallholding is just that - small (large garden size really) and we havent started our new batch of piggies yet ,  so its a relative doddle , the usual clearing and preparing of this time of year , but you are all welcome to pop in for a coffee when all is done although it may be a bit of a drive from scotland , france ......or canada!! (but dont forget your wellies!)

[FiFi]

Guy, there must be something in the water - my hubby's back went at the end of last week and he's on codeine from the docs now.  Although its more from lack of manual labour with him as he has a long drive to work then sits at a desk all day before driving all the way back again in the evening.

Guess you're damned if you do, damned if you don't!!

Still, I admire the way you're keeping up your sense of humour!

And where's this 'members' map' of which everybody speaks??  Being new here I've not seen it yet!  I'm off to have a look for it 

[Rosemary]

Top of this page in the dark grey narrow band below the main header, third title from the right. Took me ages to find it too.

[doganjo]

Maybe if it was a different colour people would find it easier and make their mark?  IS that possible, Dan?

[Guy]

hope he gets better soon FiFi - did you find the members map yet?