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Aug 31, 2021 12:28PM
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TheFoe wrote: "I have a lot of bats in my attic. They fly in every year and leave sometime late in the year. I spoke to a wildlife conservationist, (I think that was their title), about 10 years ago, he said he s..."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QGMC...
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Bladto? Blastro's evil Russian twin perhaps?
theDuke wrote: "TheFoe wrote: "I have a lot of bats in my attic. They fly in every year and leave sometime late in the year. I spoke to a wildlife conservationist, (I think that was their title), about 10 years ag..."Quick get me back in the attic, I'll take my chance with all the bats rather than having to listen to that guff! :-)
TheFoe wrote: "theDuke wrote: "TheFoe wrote: "I have a lot of bats in my attic. They fly in every year and leave sometime late in the year. I spoke to a wildlife conservationist, (I think that was their title), a..."lol! I quite agree Nick.....not you braving the attic full of bats that is....but of Meat Loaf....can't stand his music!
when i worked in arkham asylum (dark satanic madhouse) i became aware of a bat crawling across the floor toward me - the nurses screamed and hid behind the massive pillars in the day room, but i stood my ground as the bat climbed over my boots and started crawling up the outside of my trouser leg. one of the nurses braved her terror to summon igor, the 'handyman', who gently removed the bat (whilst fighting his urge to bite its head off), and placed it back in the dank ancient attic. alas, it was too late, and this is why i'm a crime bustin' vampire!epilogue; some of the above is true!
.............the handyman's name was dmitri.
Anita wrote: "bladto ,do you watch The secret Life of the zoo ?On at the moment on Ch 4 .it's filmed at Chester."Haven't seen that one Anita but shall now give it a go. Am quite partial to Chester Zoo. Only prob with the place - well, Chester in general I suppose - is when ya look at it in relation to where we're at, it looks like a reasonable driving distance but always turns out to be a terribly tedious journey that feels like half a day. Grrrr!
Have they featured the sloth/s on the show yet? Watching a sloth steadily going about his biz was pretty good too. I found we had so much in common. : )
Thanks for the tip m'dear.
Am so used to Lez pitching in with a comment....: (
Tech XXIII wrote: "when i worked in arkham asylum (dark satanic madhouse) i became aware of a bat crawling across the floor toward me - the nurses screamed and hid behind the massive pillars in the day room, but i st..."A spider bit me in a lab....
... superpowers? Nah, I grew a shit load of legs and the baskets put me in the circus.
Tech XXIII wrote: ".............the handyman's name was dmitri.";o> ... ;o> ... ;o>
SHEEEIT! It's Thursday innit. Time for the AFL punt and I'm away again.
Blastronaut wrote: "Am so used to Lez pitching in with a comment .... : ("Yes I know, Poppet, Lez would always be around and you could guarantee that she would bob in here at some point on almost every day ;o<
I've not been wanting to move any of the conversations on over the last few weeks on here because it kind-of feels like moving on and moving away from her still being around ... if that makes any sense?
Yes, I know that she is gone and that she will never Post again and that time and life is forever moving on regardless as always, but ... ohhh Lez ... x ... I wonder if you ever had any idea at all as to just how much so many of your Forum friends will always continue to miss you being with us on here ... x x x
Sorry I wasn't trying to bring us all on a sad one again Suze... it's just that sometimes I type what's on my mind at that very moment without giving too much thought to it. I mean the amount of times I've had to delete a post or edit or just outright apologize to folk in this little community of ours over the years! Anyway, that was exactly what I was thinking at that time is all. ' I wonder if you ever had any idea at all as to just how much so many of your Forum friends will always continue to miss you being with us on here ... x x x'
I'd like to think Lez knew/knows.
Blastronaut wrote: "Sorry I wasn't trying to bring us all on a sad one again Suze... it's just that sometimes I type what's on my mind at that very moment without giving too much thought to it. I mean the amount of ti..."Ohhh you weren't doing that, Poppet ... x ... it's just an open and honest acknowledgement of Lez's absence and the underlying sad feeling that I know that I will always be feeling to some extent whenever I Post on here.
I can almost picture Lez ... if there is any kind of an Afterlife ... grabbing hold of a passing Angel to ask why she can't manage to get any kind of WiFi signal on her Phone!!! ;o>
Never a week went by that she didn't have some sort of a problem with it! - LOL!!! - and she was always asking Tim for advice on how to try to fix it or reset it ... ;o> ... ;o> ... ;o>
My most favourite time of the year is almost here again ;o> ...
Ohhh, I can hardly wait now to get to see it all from my Window ;o> ...
;o> ...
Yep, Autumn is a fine sight.Strange in Ireland they seem to use 'Fall', like Americans.
Have a couple of 'Pin Oak's' I planted a few years back, incredible Autumn colours.
https://arbordayblog.org/treeofthewee...
Serial wrote: "Yep, Autumn is a fine sight.Strange in Ireland they seem to use 'Fall', like Americans.
Have a couple of 'Pin Oak's' I planted a few years back, incredible Autumn colours.
https://arbordayblog...."
Oooh yes! - that's another gorgeous picture we must have up on here ;o> ...
Blastronaut wrote: "Am so used to Lez pitching in with a comment....: ("
Probably not everyone will agree with me but it's my firm belief that we diminish our lost ones if we don't speak of them after they go. As far as I'm concerned, if anyone has reason to mention Lez, then they should. She was an important and popular member of the forum and, to quote, "gone but not forgotten".
I absolutely share in that belief as well, Isabella ;o>
Me too.I believe no one is truly gone until the last person who remembers them is gone.
The pin oaks look a lot like the tree we call Liquid Amber (isn't that a pretty name?) but I don't think ours is an oak and it seems to grow to twice the size of a pin oak. A lot of people here think they are a nuisance (as a garden plant) because of all the leaves they drop but I think they're beautiful. Our neighbours across the road have an enormous one in their front yard. We had one self seed in our front garden but I ripped it out at 3" because it would have grown to an enormous height and it was under power lines.
Autumn must be coming, Suzy. The primary school across the road was back yesterday and the caretaker was busy with his leaf-blower all day on Wednesday.
Hiyah Gordon! ... x ... Yep! - Mum is already gathering up the first lots of Windfalls that fall into our Garden off the really ancient Apple Tree next door. It's usually another few weeks before we tend to start needing to do this so we can move the Lawn ... and enjoy the Apples ;o>
Val wrote: "Me too.I believe no one is truly gone until the last person who remembers them is gone.
The pin oaks look a lot like the tree we call Liquid Amber (isn't that a pretty name?) but I don't think o..."
Why is it that people aren't happy to "pay" for natural beauty? We all spend on cars, vacuum cleaners etc and for products that we believe enhance us personally but suggest to someone that an hour or two sweeping the leaves is a small price for the gift of a tree and they suddenly aren't prepared to countenance it. Weird ...
Some people just don't like the Countryside or Gardens or anything green and growing - while others (like me) can't bear even just the thought of a Life in a huge Town or a City and immediately start to feel panicky and disorientated and get severe withdrawal symptoms if they can't see any Trees or Grass around them.
Personally love all wildlife - well I struggle with the tiny creepy crawly variety if I'm to be honest but still wun't hurt em - and am lucky enough to live 30-45 mins drive away from some spectacular scenery. In fact Ashover Rock's no slouch in the scenery stakes as one can see several counties from there and that's more-or-less our back yard at 10 mins drive. Surrounded by woodland... well not quite surrounded but there's plenty of it on the west side of the village. Don't think I could take to city life.
Yeah, I'm the same way, Blastro - I won't hurt them either if I can help it but I'm not much of a fan of creepy crawlies or of buzzy and stinger things either.
Isabella wrote: "Why is it that people aren't happy to "pay" for natural beauty? We all spend on cars, vacuum cleaners etc and for products that we believe enhance us personally but suggest to someone that an hour or two sweeping the leaves is a small price for the gift of a tree and they suddenly aren't prepared to countenance it. Weird ......"They are VERY big trees - up to 70ft tall, so not always suited to suburban gardens. The falling leaves and seed pods can clog gutters and the roots can lift concrete, penetrate cement and damage footpaths, roads and pipes. They can also shift retaining walls or even lift the foundations as well as blocking a lot of light. These are all things home owners have to consider - especially as we grow older. I love the one across the road from us but I'm very glad it's not in my garden. The former owner lived in the that house for 85 years. He told me his father planted it and he and his brother had to put a rubbish bin over it to protect it when used as their cricket stumps.
Having said that, we have a lemon scented gum in our back yard that must be over 60 feet tall and leans precariously over the back fence over two other homes that have been built in the time we've lived here. Our neighbours would love us to cut it down but we've resisted so far. But on windy nights I do worry about the potential for falling branches. In 42 years we've had 2 quite large branches come down - one fell in the garden of the unit behind us and the renter just tossed it over the fence into our back yard (fair enough). The other damaged the TV aerial of a unit at the side of us and Mr H went on their roof and righted the aerial. Fingers crossed the tree outlives us with no further cause for complaint!
We have a laurel hedge dividing ours and next door's properties at the back of the house; t'other half would like it gone and the neighbour would like it gone but I've not been budging. If it was replaced by a fence, not only would we be shorter of all the birds and other animals that use it, but it's a bloody fantastic wind barrier. Nowt like natural wind barriers, stand up to owt. Unlike many fence panels that are battered senseless and eventually go AWOL when the gales arrive.
Val wrote: "Having said that, we have a lemon scented gum in our back yard that must be over 60 feet tall and leans precariously over the back fence over two other homes that have been built in the time we've ..."Fair point. Planting new trees needs a lot of research so that there aren't problems in the future. I'm concerned about two of our neighbour's trees, as they lean towards our roof and at least one looks diseased. Unfortunately, the owner bought the plot as a development project and we've not set eyes on him. He has planning permission but isn't building yet. 🙁
Awww - I absolutely LOVE these two!!! ;o> ...
Blastronaut wrote: "We have a laurel hedge dividing ours and next door's properties at the back of the house; t'other half would like it gone and the neighbour would like it gone but I've not been budging. If it was r..."Not too mention that they need replacing every 10-15 years....that i'm discovering for myself. I've got hundreds of metres of the darn stuff to maintain! Urgh....
We have two banks of laurel, one is definitely ours and the other we're not sure. My issue with them is that they've been neglected and the birds spread them when they eat the berries. I'm trying to get someone to cut them back, so far with no success. I haven't even managed to get an unreasonably high quote and most people don't even bother to acknowledge my enquiry. Makes me laugh when experts advise, 'Get three quotes from recommended companies when you want a job doing.' We've never managed that in fifty years of marriage!
You can cut Laurel back as hard as you like, even to the ground, and it'll still regenerate.Makes a great hedge for privacy and shelter, but really needs trimming twice yearly, to keep it under control.
The best hedging we have here is Hornbeam and Beech, makes a fine hedge and only needs cutting once a year.
bensonon is the type you're looking for. you can buy in cutting bunches of 10 - ideally two of these are required for full coverage.ask at any garden centre for 20 bensonon hedges!
hi ,I've had the beasties at school this week, Thomas started ,seems to be enjoying it but really tired and crying at bedtime.Talking of tree stress I had a little weeping hazel in the front garden ,as it never had any more than 1 fuzzy on it ,I decided to cut it down and put a cherry out there .I cut it down, within a couple of weeks something started growing which has now reached 20 feet .I take it a dwarf was grafted onto this and when I cut it, this was the original.
Tech XXIII wrote: "bensonon is the type you're looking for. you can buy in cutting bunches of 10 - ideally two of these are required for full coverage.ask at any garden centre for 20 bensonon hedges!"
BOOM! - ya got me again, tech!!! - LOL!!! ;o>
I was actually looking it up on Google when I suddenly realised!!!
HA HA HA HA HA!!! ;o>
YAYYY!!! ... x x x ! ! ! HAPPY BIRTHDAY NICK ! ! ! x x x ... YAYYY!!! ...
suzysunshine7 wrote: "YAYYY!!! ... x x x ! ! ! HAPPY BIRTHDAY NICK ! ! ! x x x ... YAYYY!!! ..."
Ah thanks Suzy! I've got my Chatreuse so I'm good to go. :-)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chartreuse-G...
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Awww - I absolutely LOVE these two!!! ;o> ..."
lol! Cute! I can just imagine them each sayin' " Say Nuuuts!" "Say Tweet!" ;-)
TheFoe wrote: "suzysunshine7 wrote: "YAYYY!!! ... x x x ! ! ! HAPPY BIRTHDAY NICK ! ! ! x x x ... YAYYY!!! ..."
Ah thanks Suzy! I've got my Chatreuse so I'm good to go. :-)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chartreuse..."
Are you pished yet Nick?!*Hic!* Hope you had a good 'un mate. :)
TheFoe wrote: "Ah thanks Suzy! I've got my Chatreuse so I'm good to go. :-)https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chartreuse..."
Happy Birthday old bean! X
TheFoe wrote: "suzysunshine7 wrote: "YAYYY!!! ... x x x ! ! ! HAPPY BIRTHDAY NICK ! ! ! x x x ... YAYYY!!! ...Ah thanks Suzy! I've got my Chatreuse so I'm good to go. :-)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chartreuse..."
I have heard of Chartreuse but I don't think that I've ever seen it when in any Shops and I have no idea as to what it tastes like either?
It looks really interesting ... it is a favourite tipple of yours, Nick? ... do you drink it neat or with a Mixer? ... and why does it say the colour is natural but comes in two different colours with almost identical Labels except for the Green one having a higher Alcohol content? Is the Green one a much longer and more matured and concentrated form of the Yellow one? ;o>
Like a curious Cat I just HAVE to know! - LOL!!! ;o>
Cheers Duke/Helen. :-)Hi Suzy, Chartreuse is a green liqueur 55% abv, (the yellow one is 40% abv I think, and is yellow because it contains honey). Taste wise difficult to explain, slightly angelica, slightly liquorice with after taste of herbs, 130 herbs and plants to be precise. It was made in 1737 by French monks and has been given the tag the 'Elixir of Life' due to supposed medicinal properties. Long story short you sup it don't gulp it, it has a very relaxing warming feeling , and is going to last a long time, it's a very very nice drink but pokey too!
My dad used to keep a bottle of the green variant in the house amongst other favourite tipples, like his whiskeys (usually a Glenfiddich single malt), Cointreau, Bull's Blood (A Spanish port), Ouzo (that's a very acquired tasting drink that!), Drambuie (well we are Scottish by origin!)..and something i never tried but was big in the 1980s and we always seemed have a bottle in the house Tia Maria, Avocaat, (grandmama liked that - i hated it....what the blazes is in that?!), a healthy selection of bottled real ales...and of course...the Chartreuse.Now then....the laws being what they were back then, it wasn't illegal to offer a child as young as 5 years old an alcoholic drink in those days (even in pubs....but i think the laws have changed now?)......my dad was a product of the 40s and 50s....he believe it was perfectly fine to introduce children to alcoholic beverages...but in moderation of course. I guess his thinking was...if we grew up knowing what certain drinks were like..we'd be less inclined to get plastered in our teens or something like that. Didn't work though! And my dad liked a drink...as you can tell!! Not an alchy by any measure....but he really could hold his drink that man.
Anyway.....on birthdays, Christmas, holidays & other special occasions...we could help ourselves to a sherry, or a small (very!) liqueur (I really liked Cointreau as a young laddy!)....and tried many of the others...but Tia Maria was one i hadn't...Chartreus the other.
Now then....there's no morals or any particular point to the drivels above...but I just thought i add this to the conversation, just coz i remembered seeing that bottle of the green stuff from my childhood! :)
There are bottles every house seems to have that never get drunk. Baileys in ours. I like a nice Baileys over ice perhaps once every 5-6 years but we probably have the stock to last several lifetimes.
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