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Hello Forkers! October 2018

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Are they short of drivers Hosta, or are they just rubbish at management altogether?
    Not watched KE yet as I collect daughter from work at that sort of time. No spoilers  ;)
    We've got a weather warning for rain for Monday and Tuesday. It's to start raining by lunchtime today, and basically not stop till Wednesday.  :D
    Morning Fidget - I don't really care for apples that much, but I love the spring blossom  :)
    flumpy - are you back to normal after your holiday? That's what I don't like about hols - a drag goign back to work  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    edited October 2018
    Fairygirl said:
    Are they short of drivers Hosta, or are they just rubbish at management altogether?

    Both.
    Half the store seemed to go out "driver training" but very few of them ever take a van out.
    Funnily enough, now it's cold and getting dark at night, they'd all rather work in store.
    I'm fine with it, plenty of overtime for me at "time and a half" which none of the other drivers get as they started too late. There are a handful who have worked there so long they still get "double time" on Sunday.
    Devon.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    edited October 2018
    Video set to record Philippines and Mediterranean tonight on BBC2. That'll do for me until bedtime.
    Coal face beckons, seeyas all. 
    Devon.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Daughter says much the same about the managers. They seem to lack hands on experience, or have forgotten the reality of it.  They have a new one who she says is great, because he knows how things work,and everything runs more smoothly because of it. Simple really - or so you'd think  :)

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • chickychicky Posts: 10,410
    Morning all 😀. Out for lunch with my Dad and sisters today - Mum would have been 81 next week, so we like to raise a glass 🍸

    Visited a local GC yesterday.  It used to be an independent (but not very good - very high tat/plant ratio 😦) but has recently been taken over by Squires.  Have to say I was very impressed at the difference, and will start visiting more often.  We have a very good independent close to us, who I always try first, but always nice to have a decent backup.

    I learned something from GW this week ......I always wait til November to plant my tulips, but now discovered I don’t have to if they are all going in pots .....thats next weekend sorted then 😀
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Have a lovely time chicky  :)
    My mum's birthday soon too. She would have been 92.  :)
    Have you bought some nice new tulips? I love them, but they mostly need to be in pots anyway because of our conditions, and I'm too lazy to keep buying and doing them. That's why I like the species ones   ;)
    Rain is on, and it's gey windy, so I may have to do h****work. Some indoor varnishing can be done though.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • flumpy1flumpy1 Posts: 3,117
    Morning Fairy, yes just about caught up with the washing, and it’s back to normal at work (the rat race) lol 😆 
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    Good morning everyone.  A cold, clear one here...

    Just waved goodbye to son, DIL and grandson (who at 9 months seems to find his granny hilarious... can't think why, but it's quite gratifying!).  Busy weekend as we have a rehearsal in a couple of hours (the usual monthly one), and then I'm catching the overnight bus from Bradford to London, followed by 2 trains, a bus and a walk to Lee Abbey, the place in North Devon (near Lynton) where I worked in my gap year.  I'm on a working party, clearing undergrowth round paths etc.  It'll be fun...   :)  Back home late on Friday to a house full again - the same 3 back again, this time to use us as a "hotel" so they can go to a wedding.  Keeps me young, I suppose...

    Best wishes to all.  Have a good week - I'll try to catch up when I get back!  
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Good morning all  :)
    Late on parade this morning, but we've been having breakfast and then I did a wee bit of h*wk and OH has gone to work. 
    The rest of the day has been set aside to assemble and sew up the jacket.  An easy supper of pork chops, braised fennel and (bought, not homemade) gnocchi is planned so there's not really anything to prep.
    Hope everyone has a lovely day  :)

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • steephillsteephill Posts: 2,841
    T'is the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness which means it is cider time. Harvested the eating apples yesterday to make the first couple of gallons which should be about 7.5% alcohol. Cleared my young cider trees today which will get pressed tomorrow followed by the cooking apples later in the week. I should produce about 10 gallons this year so that is next Summer sorted!

    We have 11 fruits on our Chinese quince tree this year and 5 have dropped so far. That should give us a lifetime's supply of quince jelly and homemade fruit pastels.
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