Chitchat thread #24

[Nicos]

Brill news about the rain Snoop!

[Bren In Pots]

Morning

Good news on your Rain Snoop, pity I can't send you some of mine we have rain here for the day.

No real plans here apart from making a batch of Brambles soup this morning, that and Briam are my favourite tomato recipes.

enjoy your day

[Florence Fennel]

Good Morning All Raining here too Bren. A pity because I was going to liberally pour bleach around the shed and the patio in an attempt to deter the latest rat and kill some weeds at the same time. Have a good day

[greenishfing]

Good morning all.

Grey and murky here with rain forecast by lunchtime. Snoop, you're more than welcome to come and siphon some away!

I've really noticed this morning how bare some of the trees are getting. I can see the magpies nest again that has been hidden by greenery all Summer.

Mr GF got another birthday present delivered this morning, from my sister, so he's feeling happy.

I been trying to decide whether to do a grory hop today or tomorrow. On balance I think tomorrow as Aldi never seem to have frozen croissants on Tuesdays, and we are low on them.

Flo, I've never heard of using bleach to deter rats. Does it work?

I think I'll deliver a couple of the banana loaves I made later. They should have gone sticky by now.

[bramble]

Good morning all, it's raining here as well.
Just watered the remaining tomatoes in the greenhouse.
My grandson will look after them while I am away.

Snoop, glad you got the rain you were needing.

Nicos, How quickly the bill adds up, you couldn't live here with everything being so expensive.
I do believe Ireland is the most expensive country in Europe.

Anyway, we are off to the airport at lunchtime,
Have a good day all.

[Florence Fennel]

I've read somewhere that rats don't like the smell of bleach GF, so worth a try. I've tried vinegar, but it didn't work.
Have a good holiday Bramble.

[Nicos]

Have a great time bramble xx

[Snoop Puss]

Have a good time, Bramble.

As for bills, it used to be we never spent over a hundred euros in a single shop, now it's never below. And sometimes well over...

[mothhawk]

Afternoon all.

The gas boiler was due for its annual service today, and I had noticed there was a bit of a drip from somewhere, so I was a bit worried about it. I was right to be - the drip was from inside all the gubbins, which meant a whole chunk of the workings needed replacing, plus the seal had gone on a gasket, plus blah,blah, blah, and the end result is I need a new boiler. It's 12 years old so I guess it's not done badly. And at least it will be done before the real cold weather (if we get any) sets in.

So, how's everyone else's day going?

[Snoop Puss]

So, how's everyone else's day going?

Cheaper than yours, MH.

Is it just my imagination or are boilers not lasting as long as they used to? Also, and I know this sounds a bit conspiracy theory, but their lifespans seem to be shrinking ever since it became common to get them serviced regularly.