Old woodland sayings and wise words

[Kiwi climber]

Oak and ash trees in Darwinian struggle for supremacy - Environment - The Independent

[Chris Gagen]

failing to prepare is preparing to fail:001_smile:

[Paulfreebury]

Fanny will draw you further than gunpowder will blow ya

[john p]

Oak and ash trees in Darwinian struggle for supremacy - Environment - The Independent

 

good article:thumbup1:

[likeitorlumpit]

I've just made up a new, ancient saying -

 

Roses are red,

Violets are blue,

Why can't Stihl make decent bar covers for bigger saws?

 

Ag:thumbup::thumbup:ree

[rapidlee]

rain before 7, clear by 11

[Stereo]

My grandad always said (in best south Devon drawl): 'Ash for oak, in fer a soak, oak for ash, in fer a splash'.

 

He also said 'Rain 'for 7, stop by 11' but when pushed due to variable success rates he did enlighten us to the full version of this which is only known by a select few.

 

'Rain 'for 7, stop by 11. If it don't stop by 11, wait 'til 2. If it an't stopped by 2, wait and see what it will do'.

 

So far, this has never failed, so there must be something in it.

 

He also said 'Yer boy, come yer, put yer yer yer and see if ee can yer whats yer'. Plus of course 'You can't get a 8" turd down a 6" pipe' and the classic and unforgettable 'NO, STOP YOU DAFT C$&%' which always gave us a giggle as teenagers, knocking down walls with the new County.

[Stereo]

And he commented about my girlfriend (she 16, me 18), 'er 'angs on to 'e like a bleddy limpit'.

 

I'm 40 this year and we are still married so he got something right.