ArthurBottlesworth
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Elephant poo ---- when circus visited, love that smell weird innit Lathe Cutting oil Colliery Steam engines - hot oil - coal smoke - Bolton fish market - could spend hours there
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People are getting weirder and weirder, TV I think ..... When I was assessing used to regularily give a tramp a lift, he was great company on a drive, always happy to see him...I think he was happy guy Gave up with normal hitchikers though, they just wanted sit in silence, they can do that on a bus! Perhaps they never talk to anyone.....
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Just walked the dogs and there were three glow worms Two weeks early, so hopefully a good year for them....
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Thats why the call the front passenger seat the "death seat" ..... Pretty heavy impact, what was the load ?
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Best way to remove grass from gravel drive
ArthurBottlesworth replied to ArthurBottlesworth's topic in General chat
Been looking at burners In german = flammenwerfer Got to have a tool with that name, much better than x300 -
Best way to remove grass from gravel drive
ArthurBottlesworth replied to ArthurBottlesworth's topic in General chat
Will try to get some pictures ...... Its badly infested .... -
Buying a woodland
ArthurBottlesworth replied to Philmypower's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Where can you buy grazing/woodland at £2k / acre? -
My mates eldest came home from work and did this - it killed him What a waste of sixteen year old lad I reckon you saved those kids lives ......
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Guy on my dads squadron was shot own over france and landed on french main road His mate landed and they came back two up in a spitfire My dad dldn't believe you could get two in a spitfire cockpit but they did ..... My dad wasn't spitfire pilot but ground crew
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20 years ago went to beaches on fiftieth anniversary They had just opened museum in Caen Some scary stuff There was american guy at american beach talking to his wife about his dad who had landed there and had a very tough time ....... Dog man on shoots in Bala ( now dead) had landed and gone right through to germany Said they stopped on banks of rheine ( I think that was river) and he was watching germans in greatcoats moving on the other side - he shot six Next day theycrossed and he'd shot six kids - he couldn't tell. They were just guys in german greatcoats ......
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I'm sure we'll here some interesting stuff here too.... I can't get my head around WW1 but WW2 had to be fought,
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Best way to remove grass from gravel drive
ArthurBottlesworth replied to ArthurBottlesworth's topic in General chat
Tried one of these, think I may weld some scarifiers on to make it a bit more aggressive at digging in..... No one seems to rent mulchers round here so this looks next option Roundup Strim Grade Repeat until sorted ..... -
I know loads of pople on here will have D Day stories This is mine 70 years ago today My dad was ferrying a dakota between two airbases on south coast He said channel was absolutely full of boats so they went for a look and ended up over france When flak come up they turned around and came home, and told no one where they had been.... Hope it wasn't just a story.....I like the idea of going to D Day " for a look"
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Beautiful Not many days like this in a year ( lifetime)
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Two weeks in Condom next month Haven't had two weeks holiday for 24 years, I'm as excited as a kid
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I need to clear about half acre of gravel that is infested with grass.. Weedkill first Or dig and then weedkill?
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FRIGHTENING STATISTIC 25% of the women in this country are on medication for mental illness That means 75% of them are running around untreated
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milled timber wanted for a bar / shelf
ArthurBottlesworth replied to bigdave's topic in Milling Forum
I had bright idea of buying old fashioned zinc bar from french cafe to use in my kitchen as a worktop Abandoned it when I found they were £15k + as others had thought it a good idea too Mate put big piece of elm ( i think ) as a worktop, warped horribly after year or so ..... -
Need to advise bosses insurer that there is claim pending Perhaps talk to your solicitor first .....
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Girl stopped on country road Stopped and went toher She locked herself in car and was terrified Said she'd run out of petrol Wouldn't even let me put enough in tank to get to garage Had to leave her .........
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Guy at garage didn't have enough money to get petrol to get him home Paid for some petrol Then he asked for a sandwich ..... A thank you would have been nice ....... There's a saying in my family " your worth your keep for your cheek "
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I'm not a birder but my desert island discs would include three sounds Skylarks - don't get them here, and the pure sound of my youth, English partridge going to bed at nght, not heard them for years Lapwings
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Buying a woodland
ArthurBottlesworth replied to Philmypower's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Guess it's what you like My idea of hell would be one of those giant cruise ships... But every day when I walk through my little bit of woods I am overwhelmed by just how beautiful it is.... I spent a whole year of my education standing in a cold wet field 'doing sports' Shame is the field was very dull, as was sports in which I have no interest But a year spent standing in a bit of nice woodland would have been terrific Different people different strokes I guess.... -
Just heard cuckoo Seems very late in season Anyone else still hearing them?
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When I was assessing had guy whose car was stolen He saw them drive off and ran into police station He could see his car from station and ran to the desk, shouting and pointing at his car Policeman on counter made him go to the back of the queue ! After waiting for all people in front of him to be served he'd lost his faith in police.....
