Earlier this year we added two more water butts to our systems in the
gardens making eight.

I don't think we have ever reached half full, or should that be half empty?

Would it help if we scrapped the lot, concreted the garden over and painted
it green?

Mike

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"'Mike'" writes:
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| Earlier this year we added two more water butts to our systems in the
| gardens making eight.
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| I don't think we have ever reached half full, or should that be half empty?
|
| Would it help if we scrapped the lot, concreted the garden over and painted
| it green?

Yes, that would provide hard standing for a LOT more water butts.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On Tue, 9 Sep 2008 12:04:58 +0100, "'Mike'" wrote:

Earlier this year we added two more water butts to our systems in the
gardens making eight.

I don't think we have ever reached half full, or should that be half empty?

Would it help if we scrapped the lot, concreted the garden over and painted
it green?

Mike

Would you like some of our rain?
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"mogga" wrote in message
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On Tue, 9 Sep 2008 12:04:58 +0100, "'Mike'" wrote:

Earlier this year we added two more water butts to our systems in the
gardens making eight.

I don't think we have ever reached half full, or should that be half
empty?

Would it help if we scrapped the lot, concreted the garden over and
painted
it green?

Mike

Would you like some of our rain?
--

Well you have set me thinking! We have just come back off a cruise to
Greenland, Iceland and the Norwegian Fjords and are due to go on one soon
from Southampton to Singapore, NOW, if we had just a smidgeon more rain, the
cruise ship could come and pick us up :-) Save us going to Southampton ;-)

So I might take you up on the offer ;-)

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In article ,
"'Mike'" writes:
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| Earlier this year we added two more water butts to our systems in the
| gardens making eight.
|
| I don't think we have ever reached half full, or should that be half empty?
|
| Would it help if we scrapped the lot, concreted the garden over and painted
| it green?

Yes, that would provide hard standing for a LOT more water butts.

And the extra concrete would send lots of water down to the flood
plains.
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On Tue, 9 Sep 2008 13:34:41 +0100, "'Mike'" wrote:


"mogga" wrote in message
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On Tue, 9 Sep 2008 12:04:58 +0100, "'Mike'" wrote:

Earlier this year we added two more water butts to our systems in the
gardens making eight.

I don't think we have ever reached half full, or should that be half
empty?

Would it help if we scrapped the lot, concreted the garden over and
painted
it green?

Mike

Would you like some of our rain?
--

Well you have set me thinking! We have just come back off a cruise to
Greenland, Iceland and the Norwegian Fjords and are due to go on one soon
from Southampton to Singapore, NOW, if we had just a smidgeon more rain, the
cruise ship could come and pick us up :-) Save us going to Southampton ;-)

So I might take you up on the offer ;-)


Our brave council mower men came and mowed the verges on the street
yesterday. To their credit they only scalped it a bit and didn't sink
once!

We've just had another big storm and some more thunder.
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"'Mike'" wrote in message
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Well you have set me thinking! We have just come back off a cruise to
Greenland, Iceland and the Norwegian Fjords and are due to go on one soon
from Southampton to Singapore,

In every group you post in, Mike, you always have to mention your cruises.
I'm not sure what that's about unless it's to show off your perceived
wealth. In this group I'd like to see you talking about gardening and in
all the others an appropriate subject without injecting "I went on a cruise"
It's irrevelent. We don't care.

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Earlier this year we added two more water butts to our systems in the
gardens making eight.

I don't think we have ever reached half full, or should that be half empty?

Would it help if we scrapped the lot, concreted the garden over and painted
it green?

Yes. It would be even better if you sacrificed the water butts on the
altar of my back garden...

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Well you have set me thinking! We have just come back off a cruise to
Greenland, Iceland and the Norwegian Fjords and are due to go on one soon
from Southampton to Singapore, NOW, if we had just a smidgeon more
rain, the
cruise ship could come and pick us up :-) Save us going to Southampton ;-)

So I might take you up on the offer ;-)

Too late - just sailed by my front gate...

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On Tue, 9 Sep 2008 12:04:58 +0100, "'Mike'" wrote:
Earlier this year we added two more water butts to our systems in the
gardens making eight.

I don't think we have ever reached half full, or should that be half empty?

Would it help if we scrapped the lot, concreted the garden over and
painted
it green?

Mike

Would you like some of our rain?

Or ours?

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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"'Mike'" wrote in message
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Well you have set me thinking! We have just come back off a cruise to
Greenland, Iceland and the Norwegian Fjords and are due to go on one soon
from Southampton to Singapore,

In every group you post in, Mike, you always have to mention your cruises.
I'm not sure what that's about unless it's to show off your perceived
wealth. In this group I'd like to see you talking about gardening and in
all the others an appropriate subject without injecting "I went on a
cruise" It's irrevelent. We don't care.



Now that's odd that is. I NEVER ever see you comment on the personal family
chit chat between members of this site. Non gardening chit chat that has
NOTHING AT ALL to do with gardening!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't you find it a little odd?

No of course you don't :-))

Kindest possible regards

Mike

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"'Mike'" wrote in message
...

Well you have set me thinking! We have just come back off a cruise to
Greenland, Iceland and the Norwegian Fjords and are due to go on one soon
from Southampton to Singapore,

In every group you post in, Mike, you always have to mention your cruises.
I'm not sure what that's about unless it's to show off your perceived
wealth. In this group I'd like to see you talking about gardening and in
all the others an appropriate subject without injecting "I went on a
cruise" It's irrevelent. We don't care.

I didn't see his post but we're not long back from a cruise up to and beyond
Svalbard as well as Faroes, Norway etc.

When we got back I could hardly get into the greenhouse for all the
foliage - had to hack at the trailing lianas of tomatoes ... an automatic
waterer (hosepipe from butts to a weeping pipe in the gh) ensured lots of
growth.

Any advance on the Arctic Circle?

Not that I care either and certainly wouldn't want to go anywhere hot!

:-))))))))))))

Mary

"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"'Mike'" wrote in message
...

Well you have set me thinking! We have just come back off a cruise to
Greenland, Iceland and the Norwegian Fjords and are due to go on one
soon from Southampton to Singapore,

In every group you post in, Mike, you always have to mention your
cruises. I'm not sure what that's about unless it's to show off your
perceived wealth. In this group I'd like to see you talking about
gardening and in all the others an appropriate subject without injecting
"I went on a cruise" It's irrevelent. We don't care.

I didn't see his post but we're not long back from a cruise up to and
beyond Svalbard as well as Faroes, Norway etc.

When we got back I could hardly get into the greenhouse for all the
foliage - had to hack at the trailing lianas of tomatoes ... an automatic
waterer (hosepipe from butts to a weeping pipe in the gh) ensured lots of
growth.

Any advance on the Arctic Circle?

Not that I care either and certainly wouldn't want to go anywhere hot!

:-))))))))))))

Mary


The midnight sun was magnificent http://www.myalbum.com/Album=D484OWCY from
Aurora in June/July.

Don't want anywhere hot????

Booked Oriana to the Caribbean this morning for 2010 and going on Arcadia's
1st two legs of her Worldie in January. Med, Suez Arabian Sea to Singapore!

Which ship did you cruise on?

You mention the self watering, we have wonderful neighbours who look after
the house, mail, windows AND garden. We came home to quite a crop of
tomatoes which were way in advance of his so we were able to 'help him
out'!!

Mike

On 9/9/08 19:32, in article , "Christina
Websell" wrote:


"'Mike'" wrote in message
...

Well you have set me thinking! We have just come back off a cruise to
Greenland, Iceland and the Norwegian Fjords and are due to go on one soon
from Southampton to Singapore,

In every group you post in, Mike, you always have to mention your cruises.
I'm not sure what that's about unless it's to show off your perceived
wealth. In this group I'd like to see you talking about gardening and in
all the others an appropriate subject without injecting "I went on a cruise"
It's irrevelent. We don't care.


Most people ignore him, so he does it to annoy because he's been 'told off'
about it many times. Most of his posts are irrelevant to the groups he posts
to. IOW, any attention is better than none - rather like a 3 year old.

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Sacha
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South Devon

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Any advance on the Arctic Circle?

Not that I care either and certainly wouldn't want to go anywhere hot!

:-))))))))))))

Mary



I used to go on the Woolwich ferry, as a treat!
Not sure about the cruise bit though.................

You can go on gardening cruises, two friends did last year.
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