legalbeagle

Not at all Brum. Arms.

Mark

littleEDfamily Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lenny Henry is Big, from Big and Small, right? > > I am going to watch 64 zoo lane all week to verify > this....... I can actually tolerate that one.... Lenny Henry is actually Big and small!

*Tosses glossy mane of brown hair over shoulder and flounces off with Ladymuck*

substance

Do you really need the decking? What's it for? It can get quite slippery, and in a confined space it's hard to clean. It needs to be maintained and adds to the weight on your roof. If it's just because you want to make it look nicer you might find that once everything is planted up you don't really notice the floor. Just a thought!

Well that's mighty kind of you both, but I must decline. I've got my beady eye on a new dibber that I spotted recently. It looks like it'll do me just nicely.

I agree with tomchance. You could easily grow chilli, peppers and aubergines as well, and then a nice tub of nicotiana for amazing night time smell. Use plastic tubs for less weight, and fill the bottom with old plastic bottles or polystyrene etc so that you get good drainage, use less soil (again less weight) and get to do some eco recycling. Perfect!

Helpless

Try to convince the owner to take part in the Landshare movement and see if someone takes it on?

Ah shame. 'Tis popchoir practice on Wednesday nights so I won't be able to make my Curry Club debut after all. Sigh.

Diet!

Whoateallthe (sorry, I know, cheating)

Andystar Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is this thread about SEX? ::o Certainly not you grubby young man! It's a discussion about which implement to use when planting seeds. A dibber is what one traditionally uses. Mr Pallywotsitoos has just cleaned his. Ladymuck uses her finger, and I've lost my dibber so I use a pointed handle instead. It's all very simple. Do keep up, dear. This isn't "Carry on Gardening" you know.

Well that's not making me feel better! Last time I was propositioned it was by a rich lawyer who offered me takeaway pizza in his hotel room! Now I don't even get a tradesman! [ps I declined. Wasn't in the mood for pizza anyway.]

Well now I feel pity for me! A second class heckle? The outrage!

Just back from my allotment, having done half the beds. Two more left to do that are very weedy, but my new hoe has done some sterling work. I have now planted beans, squash, courgettes and broccoli. I must confess I haven't seen a dibber in quite some time. I just use the handle of my trowel.

Well Swagger, going through your list, and as far as memory serves: Did the van have a mobile number written on the side instead of a landline? Yes Had some cheeky sods etched "also available in white" into the grime on the back door? Yes! Was the drivers view obstructed by an enormous accumulation of Ginsters pastie wrappers? Yes, and there were cans too Did the vehicle leave the unmistakable stench of marijuana in its wake? No Was one or more of the passengers east european (usually identified by their mono-brow)? I did spot a monobrow Did you notice a tattoo on any of the passengers necks? No Was an England flag hanging off the end of their ladder? No Did they address you as darlin'? Yes. A lot. Did you notice any cash changing hands? No And last but not least. Was the vehicle taxed? I didn't see, so we'll say no. So I think I score 5, making me yelled at by not real builders, but just casuals. But what does this mean? Should I have laughed more, or less? Or been more or less offended? I didn't realise there were grades of heckle, you see. Please advise.

I didn't feel flattered particularly, just, well, surprised! Perhaps Peckham Rose is right and I should just enjoy laughing in the sunshine. (Though my brother in law is a builder and he'd yell at just about anything remotely female, so Brum your testosterone point may well be valid!)

Huguenot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > As Yoda says, a convocation of crazies does not > reality make. Clear, your mind must be, if you are to discover the real villains behind the plot.........

So. Something happened to me for the first time in about 10 years today. I was walking down Lordship Lane, on my way to Green & Blue, when a van full of builders drove past and started woolf whistling and yelling and generally making cheeky comments at me. I was so surprised that I just burst out laughing! So now I wonder - should I have laughed? Or should I have been offended? Is that a degrading/offensive way to treat women, or was it just high spirits?

I'm having awful trouble with my gout weed. I think I need a new dutch hoe.

Elevate

Ladymuck Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My dear grumpy old Huguenot, presumably you have > no objection to the winky-smiley-thingamijibs > being utilised in the drawing room? > > *does a curtsy for legalbeagle". Not at all old bean. Anytime.

Woo Hoo! My horse just came third on an each way bet! I have no idea what that means, but I'm excited!