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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 45375 Location: yes
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Jam Lady
Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 2501 Location: New Jersey, USA
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15539
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Posted: Fri Mar 08, 19 7:30 am Post subject: |
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Looks a really interesting show Jam Lady. A bit like the Chelsea Flower Show, but at rather a challenging time of year. You must have enjoyed going in all that snow and ice to a world of flowers and warmth.
We had a windy day yesterday, so had to give up soon after lunch as it was rather gusty. As a reminder, there is a split tree on one of the ways out of the woods, luckily not on our land as that one is going to be very challenging to get down safely, even for an experiences professional. It is a beech tree that has split in 3; one piece falling onto a Nissen hut, another leaning (before the gusty winds) over a track and deer fence, and the last more or less upright when last seen.
Still, managed to get a log load and some log sacks cut and delivered, although the wood was rather wet from overnight rain. |
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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Posted: Fri Mar 08, 19 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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The flower show does look good Jam Lady, and as MR says at this time of the year, that must take some skill on the part of the growers to get some of those flowers to perform in synchronism as shown, a stunning display.
I always say to buy logs well in advance of wanting them, so that they have time to be ready for the fire; I also advise folks who buy my kindling in sacks to put their needs in the room where they will be used, the night before, but at a sensible distance away from the fire, to ensure they are dry for the fire lighting the next day. In theory all my wood is dry before it leaves me, but some of it is outside at the shop where it is sold, so a bit of insurance on my part!
Not much to report about today-wet and windy-I have kept inside where possible. Been a bit hairy at work-one manager and me most of the time. My skills with being in the shop are limited. I am the background man who picks up and puts away or fetches and carries for customers. but my main work is getting there early and sorting the over night deliveries ready for the fitters who start, in theory, at 8am, or when they feel like it!
The second in command will be back next week, and normality will reign again-we are stretched with only 2 of us and my immediate superior has been away for a week's holiday. Viva the overtime! |
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lowri
Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Posts: 1322 Location: ceredigion
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Jam Lady
Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 2501 Location: New Jersey, USA
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 45375 Location: yes
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15539
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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Posted: Sat Mar 09, 19 10:28 am Post subject: |
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Very little has happened in the last 16 hours, except I have bought a new pair of working trousers for £30, which for work seems a lot of money, but they are good, and importantly warm, my office-"desk and chair", being by a roller shutter door, which can be draughty-ok, very cold-on occasions, but luckily I like fresh air.
I am now up to speed with the kindling as I collected the blanks from the man who has a machine to cut big cross sections. They sheeted my trailer, but not very well, so I have a lot of wet wood. I now need some very dry windy weather to put it out under cover. There would be about 40 nets of wood from the 20 boxes and feed bags I sent to be done, but because it is a machine it cuts in a fixed place which doesn't always get the most out of the piece of wood which the human eye see can how to do, but in my case the arm and chopper are not always coordinated with the eye, luckily I can still count 5 digits! |
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15539
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15539
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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Posted: Tue Mar 12, 19 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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The kindling is still flying off the shelves-25 over the weekend-but I have it to replace now, with another set of reject pallets. My friends keep telling me to give up the job, but it is a good source of clean dry pallets, and my boss is keen that I keep the pallets down to a manageable level. I keep a few pallets for what we send out by lorry to other dealers in other parts of the country. Give or take there is usually a part that we want in the country available from other dealers for us when we are in a desperate.
We seem to be having your weather today, but without too much wet involved, but very gusty winds. I would not want to be in cutting trees today.
The trousers I wear MR, are fully lined, made by Hoggs of Fife. I find their trousers very good for warmth and hard wearing. I also have a few pairs of unlined from the same company which I use in the summer. In some ways the work position is not the best, but it is in the right place. I can see what is coming or going at a glance and also go in to help in the shop if needed. My problem is that I am nowhere near knowing, or understanding modern tractors. The revolution since the Fergy T20 is spectacular in so many ways. I am only glad that my 3 cylinder Fergy 35 starts well every time and I would know how to sort it most of the time if it didn't start, because they are so straight forward. How our fitters keep up with the new advances, I don't know, but it is a certainty that I couldn't begin to start.
Funny you mentioned the charcoal, I was wondering when you would need to get going, or if you have any in store to cater for the early users, but you appear to be sorted for them. I suggest to my stick users to put some each evening at the back of the room to be sure they are dry for the next day fire lighting.
I don't know wether I mentioned that a man who works in the timber cutters opposite where I work, gives me bags of wood containing planed timber in small pieces. And the lady I used to live next door to who runs 2 play groups, grabs me to make "things" for the children. I have just made a frame to go under a shrub in their outside garden. But out of the bits from "across the road", I am about to embark on cutting 6"x4" oblongs from some lovely planed wood he has given to me to use for anything. I have to cut 26 pieces in time for her to paint and decorate for Easter, for her little ones to give to their mothers. I constructed an outside little bungalow once, that was hard work fixing it to the ground, I deleted the "juice" of 3 fully charged big electric drills getting through the concrete, with only 4 holes!
2 days to go and my boss is back off holiday, which will hopefully make my life a bit easier! |
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15539
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Jam Lady
Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 2501 Location: New Jersey, USA
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 2201 Location: Llanfyllin area
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Posted: Thu Mar 14, 19 2:37 pm Post subject: |
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Windy and occasional rain showers, not much at all, but all that is stopping this afternoon being good is the wind, as a blue sky has appeared, I won't go any further in case there is a change due to my comments.
Do Ram make trousers for men MR?, if so are they generally available throughout the country? I would try a pair if they are good for you they should be very good for me as I am at least under cover!
I am trying to forget yesterday, I had a mishap with a piece of 6"x2" timber. I knew it went in the motor 'cos' I took it to my friend who didn't need it, so I put it in the van closed the door and it was not in quite the right place-as I closed the door it shunted the plank forwards into the wind screen. Luckily it didn't shatter, and I phoned for another one-next Tuesday morning. He has assured me that it will be ok and that it won't go all over as the glass is "special"; however I can disprove most theoretical laws.
Glad all seems to be getting better for you, Jam Lady. Our wind is not bad, and it is fairly low and no nasty gusts. Our snowdrops are over here for some reason they hit late January this time, sort of where it used to be before the weather had a mind of its own.
Not much else happening. My immediate boss is returning tomorrow having used all his holidays for the year-my allocation of holidays were over a few weeks back; 1st April will start the next years lot! |
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