Minor rant thread 2017

[craftymarie]

So sorry to read this Ms-T. Thinking of you at this difficult time. X

[lottie dolly]

My thoughts are with you,

my rant that these things happen in the first place

[Dorothy rouse]

Lots of folk on our allotments have had letters about their uncultivated plots, not touched since last year. I offer to go up especially to give one plot holder a keg to the 'other plots' where they can get woodchip, so I go up specially, but they are too busy, won't be able to get that done today, fine I say, have the key, use whenever! Offer not taken up, well a 'thank you' would have been nice!

Yes allotments do take a lot of work, but they won't grow on their own, the weeds will! I understand, young couples, work full time, have toddlers, etc, but then maybe now is not the best time to get a plot!

Sorry, rant over

[Ms-T]

My rant
54 is to young to die.

Thank youall for your kind words ,they really mean alot to me,

[veggiechicken]

I don't want to Like your post, MsT but its different on the Rant thread - a Like here shows support, understanding, sympathy, empathy, a virtual holding of hands, hugs and shoulders to cry on.............
I've been down the road you're travelling now, with my husband. Its not easy. make sure you look after yourself too.xx

[Guest]

Just met the Mother of all hornets in the garage, don't know what species but it was friggin hooge. So hope it doesn't stick around. I thought the invasion of wasps so early in the year was bad

[veggiechicken]

? http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ice_92926.html

Tut Tut!!
No chatting, VC, Youre a very norty chicken

[Guest]

^^^yep, chatting or not, that doesn't make me feel any better about it

[vixylix]

we had a huuuuuuuuuuuuge one the year before last NG - I was terrified. Touch wood I havent seen it / another since!

My rant is work, or to be more specific PEOPLE

[Lumpy]

Mouse.......................................leave you pesky varmint leave.

[johnjohn]

Never posted on this thread before but this seems like an oportune time
I drove up to Sheffield to work today, a couple of training sessions, one booked for the morning, one for the afternoon. I usually drive a hire car but we bought Mrs JJ a new car in Feb so since then I've been putting miles on her old one. Had a great morning, decided to take the car out for a run in the countryside and have my sandwich and a decent walk.
Parked the car up, had the sandwich, got out of the car and noticed I had a flat tyre. Ok, not the end of the world, plenty of time to change it except it's not there Aghhhhhhhh. It appears that it has been spending a few weeks in the garage at home, my own fault obviously as I should have checked it was there.
I've called Green Flag, there on their way, should be within the hour but sadly it will be an hour and 50 minutes. Grovelling apology to my customer as I now have to cancel as I couldn't make the 1pm start time

[Lumpy]

The mouse is no more.......................poor mousey but...................piggin pooey cats.

Monty and Mindy who live next door but one have found out that my raised beds are a wonderful place to use as a litter box so out came the hoops, the windmills and finally (because they are tough little felines) the water pistol.

Again, caught Monty happily leaving a deposit so he got squirted.............half hour later a very irrate neighbour is hammering on the door as I had been seen water pistolling the beast.

Blah blah cruelty, blah blah rescue cats.....moan moan rant so I said to the normally placis (and very good rhubarb pie maker) LOOK........if Poppy Lab pooed in your front or back garden and I did not clean it up you would be really annoyed (and rightly so) so why do you think that it is acceptable for your cats to poo in the beds where veggies will and are growing? The water pistol is not one of the supa doopa ones that could cause injury so please stop whining.

[bramble]

Went to the farmers market in the park this morning.
Decided to buy three chilli pepper plsnts that I fanciec.
When I brought them home I discovered they had no labels on so not able to figure which one is which.
I really wanted to google thrm but now will have to wait and see.
I feel cheated and they were €4 each and they are tiny.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Where to start with this SAGA!!!!

8 0/clock tonight knock on door, Easter Saturday mind.

There stands my ex-neighbours son in law, "Hello Potty, a week ago your man put in a gas cooker for MiL, we have had the gas man in because we can smell gas and they cannot trace the leak so have turned off the gas." Long conversation takes place they could smell gas in the lounge where there is a gas fire, "I'm struggling to get to her, my mans away" say I.

"Can you ring him, we need it sorted." he says. "Look" I say "let me see what I can do and then I will ring your MiL". After all the lady is in her 80s and a great person and I would not want to leave her in the lurch, so of he goes.

I am just about to put the work clothes on when a light comes on in my head. The gas escape is in the lounge, nothing to do with the gas cooker and MiL lives in council property, their problem. Coat on off to next door were FiL still lives, door answered by granddaughter, "Hello Potty, how are you" she asks "Well thanks" say I "I have just come about the gas escape at your Gran's".

Wait for it..............................."NO" she says "not my Grans it is his house"............ But, but 'O' bugger it

[Lumpy]

That it is very hard to be ALWAYS patient. I look at my adult OH and sometimes forget that I have to talk to him like a small child.

It's exhausting.