I can beat that! I left the water turned on on Friday and the hose burst, watering my patio just the stones for over 6 hours, and yes, we have a water meter!
Oh I do feel at home reading all the posts on this thread. I too loose my fork, trowel gloves, secateurs etc etc and find them in places I could not have possibly left them, I now have two sets, one for the front garden and one for the back, still loose them though.
I talk to my plants all the time, it must get a bit much for one of my neighbours, I know this when I hear the window slam shut, the worst was when the same neighbour -25yo- had to endure radio 4 on rather loud for about three hours whilst I went off up the road to see a friend for two minutes, yes this was the look I got not to mention a few sharp words.
I am lucky enough to live in a small quiet very friendly cul-de-sac, age range 7yo to 81yo, we all look out for one another, so when my mobile rings at 1am and my concerned neighbour from across the road says there is someone in your garden with a torch on, do you want me to come over and see who's stealing your veggies. I then have to explain its only me "slug hunting" as the nematodes aren't working again, then all I get is "Idiot, always knew you were mad" the phone goes dead, great I can get on with my slug hunting.
I am always buying plants because I like the picture on the label, then find they are going to grow too big for the space I have in mind for them. Sadly they get moved a few times before either I give up or they do. However I do have a Paeoni (think that's how you spell it) that has been moved about five times, it comes back every year with lovely green foliage, its now about 18 years old and has never flowered, I think its a red one but not sure.
Anyway I could go on but I won't, I am supposed to be baking a cake, then gardening, I am now watching the menagerie that is my back garden, the activity around the bird feeders is building with the sparrows, blackbirds and starlings all coming in with their babies not to mention the jackdaws and their babies - I've never had so many in at one time, now the squirrel has arrived, oh dear the rats have turned up too - time to let the springers out me thinks and back to the baking.
I suppose Im lucky mine havent rung the Police to say there is some weird woman wandering around in her PJs, I have been caught putting the bin out, I am talking pre 6 a.m. you have to put it on the grass verge, so its PJs and wellies!!!
I have got a couple they are OK over bikinis on the beach, but semi see-thru and when you bend over lets just say it all hangs out!!!! I always have a look up and down the road before venturing out, but folk walk their dogs before work. Anyway, talking of OHs isnt it meant to be his job (pretty much his ONLY job) to put the bins out. It is a bit of a fag, I cant bear them sitting in the front garden, we have two gates one each side of the bungalow, one was "fixed" when we moved here, he made it so it opens, and now the plants have grown so much one side you cannot get the wheelie bins through and round the side to the "opening gate", so it means opening up the gate that side, and really you need 3 hands to pull the thing towards you, hold and undo the padlock. I am 5 feet tall and padlock is above my head.
Oh, I dont believe it,!! My neighbour kindly put my recycle wheelie bin back in the garden, BUT by the gate we dont now use (for bins) I wheeled it all around the other side of the front garden, managed with great difficulty to open the padlock, ONLY to discover OH, has now made the gate opening inwards, it used to open onto the front garden so you could get the two bins side by side,round the side of the bungalow, then I discovered you cant get the bin inside the flaming gate, it hits the greenhouse, I cant see why he has done this!!!!
Once upon a time binmen used to come round the back, pick up your bin, take it to the lorry and then return it empty to where you kept it. They definitely deserved a Christmas tip in those days. Now they can't be bothered to place them at the back of the pavement so people can walk past. Such is progress. Hope OH sorts it soon Nanny Beach.
Just realised I'm being eco-friendly with my free-range tools. Just off to round some up for the night
No bins here in Seaford, we have to put bags out in the road. By the time the binmen collect the seagulls have strewn the contents all over the road and the binmen won't collect that so we have to take the lot to the dump.
It's infuriating, I'm going to have to buy a bin I think.
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I can beat that! I left the water turned on on Friday and the hose burst, watering my patio just the stones for over 6 hours, and yes, we have a water meter!
Great one!
Oh I do feel at home reading all the posts on this thread. I too loose my fork, trowel gloves, secateurs etc etc and find them in places I could not have possibly left them, I now have two sets, one for the front garden and one for the back, still loose them though.
I talk to my plants all the time, it must get a bit much for one of my neighbours, I know this when I hear the window slam shut, the worst was when the same neighbour -25yo- had to endure radio 4 on rather loud for about three hours whilst I went off up the road to see a friend for two minutes,
yes this was the look I got not to mention a few sharp words.
I am lucky enough to live in a small quiet very friendly cul-de-sac, age range 7yo to 81yo, we all look out for one another, so when my mobile rings at 1am and my concerned neighbour from across the road says there is someone in your garden with a torch on, do you want me to come over and see who's stealing your veggies. I then have to explain its only me "slug hunting" as the nematodes aren't working again, then all I get is "Idiot, always knew you were mad" the phone goes dead, great I can get on with my slug hunting.
I am always buying plants because I like the picture on the label, then find they are going to grow too big for the space I have in mind for them. Sadly they get moved a few times before either I give up or they do. However I do have a Paeoni (think that's how you spell it) that has been moved about five times, it comes back every year with lovely green foliage, its now about 18 years old and has never flowered, I think its a red one but not sure.
Anyway I could go on but I won't, I am supposed to be baking a cake, then gardening, I am now watching the menagerie that is my back garden, the activity around the bird feeders is building with the sparrows, blackbirds and starlings all coming in with their babies not to mention the jackdaws and their babies - I've never had so many in at one time, now the squirrel has arrived, oh dear the rats have turned up too - time to let the springers out me thinks and back to the baking.
I suppose Im lucky mine havent rung the Police to say there is some weird woman wandering around in her PJs, I have been caught putting the bin out, I am talking pre 6 a.m. you have to put it on the grass verge, so its PJs and wellies!!!
Cutting my lawn edge with scissors - it's ridiculous but I just can't seem to stop.
I have got a couple they are OK over bikinis on the beach, but semi see-thru and when you bend over lets just say it all hangs out!!!! I always have a look up and down the road before venturing out, but folk walk their dogs before work. Anyway, talking of OHs isnt it meant to be his job (pretty much his ONLY job) to put the bins out. It is a bit of a fag, I cant bear them sitting in the front garden, we have two gates one each side of the bungalow, one was "fixed" when we moved here, he made it so it opens, and now the plants have grown so much one side you cannot get the wheelie bins through and round the side to the "opening gate", so it means opening up the gate that side, and really you need 3 hands to pull the thing towards you, hold and undo the padlock. I am 5 feet tall and padlock is above my head.
Oh, I dont believe it,!! My neighbour kindly put my recycle wheelie bin back in the garden, BUT by the gate we dont now use (for bins) I wheeled it all around the other side of the front garden, managed with great difficulty to open the padlock, ONLY to discover OH, has now made the gate opening inwards, it used to open onto the front garden so you could get the two bins side by side,round the side of the bungalow, then I discovered you cant get the bin inside the flaming gate, it hits the greenhouse, I cant see why he has done this!!!!
Once upon a time binmen used to come round the back, pick up your bin, take it to the lorry and then return it empty to where you kept it. They definitely deserved a Christmas tip in those days. Now they can't be bothered to place them at the back of the pavement so people can walk past. Such is progress
. Hope OH sorts it soon Nanny Beach.
Just realised I'm being eco-friendly with my free-range tools. Just off to round some up for the night
No bins here in Seaford, we have to put bags out in the road. By the time the binmen collect the seagulls have strewn the contents all over the road and the binmen won't collect that so we have to take the lot to the dump.
It's infuriating, I'm going to have to buy a bin I think.
No bins in Seaford?! That's unusual!