A right now thread

[Mussels]

I'm drying out after walking from the bar to a mates car and from being dropped off to walking home. Not far either time, but BIG rain!!

Two things - my walking boots are not water proof

HTF did people in the 70's manage with flares!! Cos it was cooler tonight I grabbed a pair of jeans that I turned into flares when I had the knee/leg brace on. They are quite pretty really, but when they get wet, well DAMN they are tough to walk in!! Not certain how I managed to get home without tripping over them!! Definitely relegating them to cold DRY days

Back in the day when I was first learning to swim I had to take some clothes to the pool for a personal safety test. Get out of shirt, get out of trousers, and then use trousers as a flotation device, all in deep water. I grabbed an old, and by then deeply unfashionable pair of flared denim jeans and jumped into 7 foot of water. Fcuk me, is it difficult to swim with flared jeans!

Wonder why sailors trousers were always 'bell-bottoms'? Possibly easier to get off? Or designed to not prolong the agony if you went in the water....

(We just used pyjamas for the swimming tests).

I had to wear very thick cotton overalls for the navy swimming test, when it is a bit of a short fit moving your arms is awkward.

[weeksy]

Just watching Tom Pidcock win the European Championships MTB race. I think he'll probably go out after it and do a proper workout

[MingtheMerciless]

Just watching Tom Pidcock win the European Championships MTB race. I think he'll probably go out after it and do a proper workout

The pack following him looked right grumpy as he disappeared into the distance.

[Silly Car]

Log day here, 2 cubic yards of seasoned hardwood delivered roadside to top up the log store. It’s too bloody warm to be shifting that lot to the other end of the garden and then stacking it all, but it’s done now.

I’m hoping 3 cube will be enough for the winter, but who knows…

[Mussels]

Log day here, 2 cubic yards of seasoned hardwood delivered roadside to top up the log store. It’s too bloody warm to be shifting that lot to the other end of the garden and then stacking it all, but it’s done now.

I’m hoping 3 cube will be enough for the winter, but who knows…

The first time I saw two yards dumped on my drive I decided the log burner was for special occasions only.

[Ant]

Right now, leaving Winchester, what a dump.

[Demannu]

Loud feminine scream from the pool
I poke my head out to have a look.
There's a snake in the pool!
Ok, it's about 6-8" long, but, definitely a snake.
Guess we'll be moving soon then!
Anyone want a nice, isolated, converted French barn

[Count Steer]

Loud feminine scream from the pool
I poke my head out to have a look.
There's a snake in the pool!
Ok, it's about 6-8" long, but, definitely a snake.
Guess we'll be moving soon then!
Anyone want a nice, isolated, converted French barn

Hmmm...with the 'snake infestation discount' I might take it off your hands.

[KungFooBob]

I've got a four foot Royal Python you can borrow to scare off the smaller snake.

[slowsider]

I've got a four foot Royal Python you can borrow to scare off the smaller snake.

I bet that's what you tell all the girls.

[Demannu]

Who's stupid idea was it to have 80m2 of decking?
#15l of stain
#my back is killing me

[DefTrap]

Ok, it's about 6-8" long, but, definitely a snake.

We had similar.

She: "There's a snake in the house!"
Me: "Where?"
She: "Over there!"
Me: "Looks like a worm". <Fetches glasses>. "Oh yeah it's a snake".

I've seen decent size ones in the countryside but they seem to leave our house and garden well enough alone, and we don't have a pol for them to fall in.

[Count Steer]

Ok, it's about 6-8" long, but, definitely a snake.

We had similar.

She: "There's a snake in the house!"
Me: "Where?"
She: "Over there!"
Me: "Looks like a worm". <Fetches glasses>. "Oh yeah it's a snake".

I've seen decent size ones in the countryside but they seem to leave our house and garden well enough alone, and we don't have a pol for them to fall in.

We had a snake in the house a while ago, only a little one. We think it arrived in the trouser turn-ups of a gardener/landscaper that we'd got round to quote for some work! (Baby adder I think). Saw another outside the kitchen door recently. Best thing though is we have 'slowies' They are absolutely

(Chlorine in a pool is for snakes but some do seem to like ponds and kids paddling pools ).

[Demannu]

'So if you could just pop the plant pot onto the decking'
She said casually.
'so it's not staying in the garden then?' I ask, imploringly.

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There's 160l of compost and whatever was on the tree roots in there!

[David]

Loud feminine scream from the pool
I poke my head out to have a look.
There's a snake in the pool!
Ok, it's about 6-8" long, but, definitely a snake.
Guess we'll be moving soon then!
Anyone want a nice, isolated, converted French barn

How much?
How soon can we move in?

[Count Steer]

Loud feminine scream from the pool
I poke my head out to have a look.
There's a snake in the pool!
Ok, it's about 6-8" long, but, definitely a snake.
Guess we'll be moving soon then!
Anyone want a nice, isolated, converted French barn

How much?
How soon can we move in?

Oh no! Bidding war!

[David]

Loud feminine scream from the pool
I poke my head out to have a look.
There's a snake in the pool!
Ok, it's about 6-8" long, but, definitely a snake.
Guess we'll be moving soon then!
Anyone want a nice, isolated, converted French barn

How much?
How soon can we move in?

Oh no! Bidding war!

I just got 2.5k for the bsa that would not start.....and an undisclosed amount for Penrhiw Felin....give me a start figure....

[Count Steer]

How much?
How soon can we move in?

Oh no! Bidding war!

I just got 2.5k for the bsa that would not start.....and an undisclosed amount for Penrhiw Felin....give me a start figure....

£235.5k. (Less snake infestation discount).

[Demannu]

Sold to the daft moderator

[Count Steer]

Sold to the daft moderator

Woah! We haven't established the snake infestation discount yet.....