Ash dieback effect on firewood quality

[difflock]

4 minutes ago, Steven P said:

 

I was told be a shepherds wife once that a sheeps whole goal in life is to die, they'd probably hang about that tree just waiting.

As per Oliver Walston, an otherwise very intelligent and well doing bloke.

Who "invested" in sheep some 40 year ago, when it was the "no-brainer" thing to get into. And bailed out a couple o years later, reflecting that a local and wise old Shepard had advised him," that a ewes only ambition in life is how to die asap"

[openspaceman]

1 hour ago, difflock said:

As per Oliver Walston, an otherwise very intelligent and well doing bloke.

Ah the grant getter king, whatever happened to him?

[difflock]

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/oliver-walston-33a02613

Not sure if this is the elder, or the younger.

But the sprog was well bred offen his da.

Btw. I believe I recall OW said his grandfather returned from America with the gold or hard cash to buy the 3000 odd acres.

Edited September 7, 2022 by difflock

[openspaceman]

1 hour ago, difflock said:

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/oliver-walston-33a02613

Not sure if this is the elder, or the younger.

But the sprog was well bred offen his da.

Btw. I believe I recall OW said his grandfather returned from America with the gold or hard cash to buy the 3000 odd acres.

I cannot see that as not a member but I suspect I remember the younger because the mother seemed to own the farm.

[Billhook]

23 hours ago, difflock said:

As per Oliver Walston, an otherwise very intelligent and well doing bloke.

Who "invested" in sheep some 40 year ago, when it was the "no-brainer" thing to get into. And bailed out a couple o years later, reflecting that a local and wise old Shepard had advised him," that a ewes only ambition in life is how to die asap"

I think Jeremy Clarkson also thought that they were a good idea till he had a flock!