I bought some years ago, they were men’s size although the Velcro should have kept them tight but didn’t, they would slip down, these are a smaller size, modelled on a women and a good make of gardening equipment so hopefully will be better, I cant use a mat, not enough space between the plants and you have to keep picking it up and moving it. I’ll have a go later on and report back.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Well - I saw the comments here and found it confusing because it also seemed to be about advertising? I've obviously missed something! I haven't looked at another thread @Yviestevie. I don't use mats or kneeling pads to garden, but those look quite good @Lyn. I have to try and do it though because my back is really dreadful nowadays. It's always been bad [for reasons I won't bore anyone with] but constantly bending to deadhead or plant anything etc is awful for it. Now that I'm retired, and spend more time in the garden, I'm doing more of that due to the different plants I've put in.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I did have a pair of the memory foam knee pads but found the Velco fastened straps kept coming undone (either that or my fat little legs couldn't cope!). I find the same Company's kneeling mat is much better and do much of my weeding/planting using that as my back is also bad @Fairygirl. It's beautifully soft to kneel on and washable as well. I'll be interested to hear how you get on with the knee pads @Lyn, as you said, a very nice present.
My parcel arrived from Royal Mail this morning. I can get on with some serious weeding now. Son bought a NT voucher , so a nice Christmas present.
I tried those but found the velcro straps cut off the circulation to my lower legs. The bigger problem is that you generally don't realise until you try to stand up.
I have velcro kneepads and I love them! One of them keeps coming unvelcro'ed though but that slight annoyance is worth it. I find mats too much of a faff.
I am feeling heartened by the 'not guilty' verdict of the Bristol four. Many, many people had tried to get the statue of Colston taken down by legitimate means before they took direct action to topple him. I don't agree with vandalism but in this case it was justified. This is what he and his company did:
"In his mid-40s, Colston became prominently involved in Britain’s sole official slaving company at the time, the Royal African Company (RAC). Colston served the company for a dozen years (1680-1692) as a major investor, manager and deputy governor. During this time, 84,500 enslaved Africans were transported on RAC ships, with 23% dying before reaching shore (19,300). This included women and children as young as six – each enslaved person was branded with the company’s initials on their chest. To maximise profit, the ships hulls were divided into holds with little headroom, so they could transport as many enslaved people as possible. The unhygienic conditions, dehydration, dysentery and scurvy killed nearly 20,000 enslaved Africans during the crossings. Their bodies were thrown overboard. 12,209 of the captives were children of 10 years or below. 1 in 4 children died en route. Archival research by Reverend Wilkins in the 1920s showed that Colston served actively on all of the major managing committees of the RAC. He left the company just before its gradual financial decline.
Contrary to popular belief, this was not the end of Colston’s involvement in slavery. As an MP in his 70s, Colston petitioned Parliament for the expansion of the ‘slave-trade’, and in Colston’s final years he became a commissioner and major investor in the slave-trading South Seas Company (SSC). It is estimated that he was involved in the SSC from roughly 1714-1720. During this time the SSC transported 15,931 Africans, with nearly 1 in 5 dying en route (around 2,980.)"
Toppling his statue doesn't attempt to rewrite history - one could argue that his subsequent philanthropy was an attempt to do that, and the erection of the statue in the first place was also an attempt to do that. We ought not to venerate those who were involved in such inhumane acts.
It's about time sports folk realised they're not THAT important .
Even other top tennis players are now making their opinions knows. Rafa Nadal has said that the simply solution is to obey the laws of the country and get vaccinated. Djokovic obviously believes the rules/laws are for other people. When he was kicked out of the US Open after hitting a lines woman with the ball he said it shouldn't matter as she wasn't seriously hurt!
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I cant use a mat, not enough space between the plants and you have to keep picking it up and moving it. I’ll have a go later on and report back.
I don't use mats or kneeling pads to garden, but those look quite good @Lyn.
I have to try and do it though because my back is really dreadful nowadays. It's always been bad [for reasons I won't bore anyone with] but constantly bending to deadhead or plant anything etc is awful for it. Now that I'm retired, and spend more time in the garden, I'm doing more of that due to the different plants I've put in.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I'll be interested to hear how you get on with the knee pads @Lyn, as you said, a very nice present.
I tried those but found the velcro straps cut off the circulation to my lower legs. The bigger problem is that you generally don't realise until you try to stand up.
"In his mid-40s, Colston became prominently involved in Britain’s sole official slaving company at the time, the Royal African Company (RAC). Colston served the company for a dozen years (1680-1692) as a major investor, manager and deputy governor. During this time, 84,500 enslaved Africans were transported on RAC ships, with 23% dying before reaching shore (19,300). This included women and children as young as six – each enslaved person was branded with the company’s initials on their chest. To maximise profit, the ships hulls were divided into holds with little headroom, so they could transport as many enslaved people as possible. The unhygienic conditions, dehydration, dysentery and scurvy killed nearly 20,000 enslaved Africans during the crossings. Their bodies were thrown overboard. 12,209 of the captives were children of 10 years or below. 1 in 4 children died en route. Archival research by Reverend Wilkins in the 1920s showed that Colston served actively on all of the major managing committees of the RAC. He left the company just before its gradual financial decline.
Contrary to popular belief, this was not the end of Colston’s involvement in slavery. As an MP in his 70s, Colston petitioned Parliament for the expansion of the ‘slave-trade’, and in Colston’s final years he became a commissioner and major investor in the slave-trading South Seas Company (SSC). It is estimated that he was involved in the SSC from roughly 1714-1720. During this time the SSC transported 15,931 Africans, with nearly 1 in 5 dying en route (around 2,980.)"
(Sources listed here: https://counteringcolston.wordpress.com/who-was-edward-colston-2/)
Toppling his statue doesn't attempt to rewrite history - one could argue that his subsequent philanthropy was an attempt to do that, and the erection of the statue in the first place was also an attempt to do that. We ought not to venerate those who were involved in such inhumane acts.
It's about time sports folk realised they're not THAT important .
Even other top tennis players are now making their opinions knows. Rafa Nadal has said that the simply solution is to obey the laws of the country and get vaccinated. Djokovic obviously believes the rules/laws are for other people. When he was kicked out of the US Open after hitting a lines woman with the ball he said it shouldn't matter as she wasn't seriously hurt!