Kitty said "Strap-on lawn aerator sandals . Managed about three steps before getting stuck fast." Same here, also went in the bin. I bought one of these, a manual garden tiller. Couldn't turn it in my clay with limestone lumps and it did such a small bit at a time. Gave it to a friend. She liked it, but she had light soil.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
I bought one of those, in summer, couldn't even get it into the ground, never mind turn it. Luckily I'd only paid £5 in a charity shop, so I took it straight back. They've probably sold it five times by now.
That sound like the bottle of Dubonnet at a 70s/80s BYOB party.
I reckon there were only about half a dozen in existence and they were brought from party to party - never opened and passed on by those too broke or too mean to buy a bottle of Blue Nun, Black Tower, Mateus Rose or even a Party Seven.
Josusa - you wear the socks and leg warmers to stop your feet getting cold in the first place. Good thermal or ski socks are great and work in power cuts and in the garden..
Busy - you could have "planted" that thing upside down and hung bird feeders or lanterns on it.
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Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
I do enjoy all these wry metaphors that begin: "As much use ... ". A Jewish friend of mine says "As much use as a pork pie at a bar mitzvah.". As well as a chocolate teapot, I've heard a chocolate fireguard. But I think my favourite is an ashtray on a motorbike.
My Chocolate Teapot is a hoe that does frack-all no matter which darn way you use it. I've tried sharpening it and using it upside down but as a weed-slicer (which I understand a hoe is), it's useless. It's a decent make but the angle of the dangle is just all wrong so it doesn't push with enough oomph. It does have a comfort grip handle though!
I once had a cheap-as-chips implement that I got from B&Ms back in the day that had a "hand" on one side and a blade on the other. It was fabulous. Being cheap as chips, it broke eventually, but I got a good 10 years out of it. One one side was a piece of metal in a squared-off loop. Being thin, it bladed through the soil and cut off the greenery from the roots of the weeds then you turned it over and raked up the green tops with the fingers of the other side to tidy up.
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Kitty said "Strap-on lawn aerator sandals
. Managed about three steps before getting stuck fast." Same here, also went in the bin.
I bought one of these, a manual garden tiller. Couldn't turn it in my clay with limestone lumps and it did such a small bit at a time. Gave it to a friend. She liked it, but she had light soil.
I bought one of those, in summer, couldn't even get it into the ground, never mind turn it. Luckily I'd only paid £5 in a charity shop, so I took it straight back. They've probably sold it five times by now.
That sound like the bottle of Dubonnet at a 70s/80s BYOB party.
I reckon there were only about half a dozen in existence and they were brought from party to party - never opened and passed on by those too broke or too mean to buy a bottle of Blue Nun, Black Tower, Mateus Rose or even a Party Seven.
Last edited: 17 October 2017 13:10:25
Josusa - you wear the socks and leg warmers to stop your feet getting cold in the first place. Good thermal or ski socks are great and work in power cuts and in the garden..
Busy - you could have "planted" that thing upside down and hung bird feeders or lanterns on it.
Last edited: 17 October 2017 13:59:09
What’s wrong with chocolate teapots?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Schokolat-Edible-Chocolate-Teapot-600/dp/B00ZIC0S8Y
I can't abide tea of any kind. All of them taste like what they are - dead leaves.
I'd eat the teapot any day
Iain R
I dont think that is the one i have but I will investigate further tomorrow.
'You must have some bread with it me duck!'
Did you strap them to your Clogs Kitty? <snigger> ...{mental image}
I do enjoy all these wry metaphors that begin: "As much use ... ". A Jewish friend of mine says "As much use as a pork pie at a bar mitzvah.". As well as a chocolate teapot, I've heard a chocolate fireguard. But I think my favourite is an ashtray on a motorbike.
My Chocolate Teapot is a hoe that does frack-all no matter which darn way you use it. I've tried sharpening it and using it upside down but as a weed-slicer (which I understand a hoe is), it's useless. It's a decent make but the angle of the dangle is just all wrong so it doesn't push with enough oomph. It does have a comfort grip handle though!
I once had a cheap-as-chips implement that I got from B&Ms back in the day that had a "hand" on one side and a blade on the other. It was fabulous. Being cheap as chips, it broke eventually, but I got a good 10 years out of it. One one side was a piece of metal in a squared-off loop. Being thin, it bladed through the soil and cut off the greenery from the roots of the weeds then you turned it over and raked up the green tops with the fingers of the other side to tidy up.
Wish I could buy that tool again!