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The spring is sprung?
When we had the "Big Thaw" and the temp went up to 50f here outside
Swansea the birds were singing their heads off but the last few days they have calmed down, and I thought that they had realised the error of their ways, but today comming away from Tesco I was stoped at trafic lights and looked at a hedge at the side of House by the road, I thought that the mass of twigs looked strange, then a Magpie flew in with yet another twig and inserted it, fussed around with some of the twigs before flying off for more, so thats one bird well into nest building. Does it know something we don't? David |
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Dave Hill wrote:
a Magpie flew in with yet another twig and inserted it, fussed around with some of the twigs before flying off for more, so thats one bird well into nest building. You posted that just to annoy we American lurkers, right? In the northeastern U.S., winter is just getting her boots on! I've got an 8'X12' greenhouse almost ready to go up on the end of the house, having fastened the several bundles of metal bits together for ends and side, so that will count as a very early sign of spring, I hope! Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic Zone 5/4 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G |
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The spring is sprung?
EEk. I've just got back from the shops here having slipped over twice on
the ice. My other half's too stingy to pay for a barber so I have to cut his hair. I save it all in bags and put it out for the nesting birds in the Spring. Too early for that here by far. Joan "Dave Hill" wrote in message ... When we had the "Big Thaw" and the temp went up to 50f here outside Swansea the birds were singing their heads off but the last few days they have calmed down, and I thought that they had realised the error of their ways, but today comming away from Tesco I was stoped at trafic lights and looked at a hedge at the side of House by the road, I thought that the mass of twigs looked strange, then a Magpie flew in with yet another twig and inserted it, fussed around with some of the twigs before flying off for more, so thats one bird well into nest building. Does it know something we don't? David |
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In message , Joan Edington
writes EEk. I've just got back from the shops here having slipped over twice on the ice. My other half's too stingy to pay for a barber so I have to cut his hair. I save it all in bags and put it out for the nesting birds in the Spring. Too early for that here by far. Joan Here's a product which might be of interest. I've bought a pair but must confess I haven't tried them yet in anger I tend t wear walking boos in winter which are good on ice. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Get-Grip-Eve...dium/dp/B002LW DCCS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1294431270&sr=8-2 Alternatively go to Amazon and search on ice grabbers. There are several types available. -- hugh "Believe nothing. No matter where you read it, Or who said it, Even if I have said it, Unless it agrees with your own reason And your own common sense." Buddha |
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"hugh" ] wrote in message ... In message , Joan Edington writes EEk. I've just got back from the shops here having slipped over twice on the ice. My other half's too stingy to pay for a barber so I have to cut his hair. I save it all in bags and put it out for the nesting birds in the Spring. Too early for that here by far. Joan Here's a product which might be of interest. I've bought a pair but must confess I haven't tried them yet in anger I tend t wear walking boos in winter which are good on ice. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Get-Grip-Eve...dium/dp/B002LW DCCS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1294431270&sr=8-2 Alternatively go to Amazon and search on ice grabbers. There are several types available. -- hugh "Believe nothing. No matter where you read it, Or who said it, Even if I have said it, Unless it agrees with your own reason And your own common sense." Buddha I bought a packet of tungsten spikes meant for a fisherman's waders. The come with a tool to screw them into the soles of your boots. There aproximately 24 in the packet. They's fine if you have a decent thickness of sole to your boots. They cost £10 which is cheaper than most ice-grabbers or Magic Spikers. They certainly give more confidence to walk on icy roads and are well worth the investment. Bill |
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The spring is sprung?
"Joan Edington" wrote in
: EEk. I've just got back from the shops here having slipped over twice on the ice. My other half's too stingy to pay for a barber so I have to cut his hair. I save it all in bags and put it out for the nesting birds in the Spring. Too early for that here by far. Joan Frugal is a much nicer word.:-) I used to pay 10 quid every 6 weeks or so to get my hair cut and had to wait in a queue, always on a Saturday morning because I worked all the rest of the week. What a waste of that part of my life. Bought electric clipper to do it at home and it's one of the best investements ever made. OK, I look a bit of a bugger but I always did after leaving the barbers shop anyway, but now I'm a bit better off financially and don't hear the words 'anything for the weekend, sir?' or 'going to the match today, sir?'. Always wanted to say f*** off after I leave your bloody shop there will not be any effing time left. Been on my arse more times this year, quite embarrasing sometimes int it. Take care Baz |
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Martin wrote in
: 2/6 in Reading during the 1950s. One place handed you a raffle ticket and you returned when you thought it was about the right time. Hospitals & GPs could copy this idea. I bought a professional clipper/ beard trimmer via my barber/hairdresser. Sheep shearing next. 12 and a half p! My goodness, how times have changed. What was the average wage in those days? My grandad used to tell us that in WW2 he paid tuppence farthing for a pint, and only the rich went to the barbers shop. Raffle tickets are used today just like you describe, but at the GP only the lucky bugger with the right number gets the correct treatment. Baz |
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On Sat, 08 Jan 2011 15:11:11 GMT, Baz wrote:
12 and a half p! My goodness, how times have changed. What was the average wage in those days? Donno but the 3 bed 1930 semi that I was born in was bought by me Mam and Dad for, IIRC, £2,600 in 1953. My gross annual salary when I started work in 1978 was £2,500 and that was a good wage for a 6th form leaver. -- Cheers Dave. |
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"Dave Liquorice" wrote in
ll.co.uk: On Sat, 08 Jan 2011 15:11:11 GMT, Baz wrote: 12 and a half p! My goodness, how times have changed. What was the average wage in those days? Donno but the 3 bed 1930 semi that I was born in was bought by me Mam and Dad for, IIRC, £2,600 in 1953. My gross annual salary when I started work in 1978 was £2,500 and that was a good wage for a 6th form leaver. -- Cheers Dave. I was talking to my aunt today after reading this thread and she said exactly what you say about property prices She also said they were the happiest of days, everyone had a job and if you forgot to lock your door so what, nobody was going to rob you (or worse). £2,500 is £50 a week or £208 per month. Add at least a 0 to that today! I always thought that 6th formers went on to university, especially so in your day when an 'A' level actually meant something. Did you just want to earn some money though as most teenagers would? I'm not being cheeky or sarky. Baz |
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On Jan 8, 6:34*pm, "Dave Liquorice"
wrote: On Sat, 08 Jan 2011 15:11:11 GMT, Baz wrote: 12 and a half p! My goodness, how times have changed. What was the average wage in those days? Donno but the 3 bed 1930 semi that I was born in was bought by me Mam and Dad for, IIRC, £2,600 in 1953. My gross annual salary when I started work in 1978 was £2,500 and that was a good wage for a 6th form leaver. -- Cheers Dave. When I left school my first job was on a farm outside Henley, lived in and got paid £3.00 a week, no overtime no matter how long you worked, and had to start milking at 6am That was1959 David |
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"Martin" wrote in message ... On Sat, 08 Jan 2011 15:11:11 GMT, Baz wrote: Martin wrote in m: 2/6 in Reading during the 1950s. One place handed you a raffle ticket and you returned when you thought it was about the right time. Hospitals & GPs could copy this idea. I bought a professional clipper/ beard trimmer via my barber/hairdresser. Sheep shearing next. 12 and a half p! My goodness, how times have changed. What was the average wage in those days? GBP500/annum ??? My grandad used to tell us that in WW2 he paid tuppence farthing for a pint, and only the rich went to the barbers shop. Beer was 1/- a pint in 1958 During the Suez crisis of 1956, petrol doubled from 2/6 a gallon to 5/= a gallon. I had just swapped my Lambretta for a Matchless 500 cc G9 and now? Petrol is at its highest and I go an buy a Triumph Bonneville T100 http://www.myalbum.com/Album=AQ6WL3IW over 800 cc!!! Mike -- .................................... Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive .................................... |
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From an easrlier post on this group, I suspect you may be the Martin that
used to idle his time away in the EE newsgroup that I perused occasionally when on the dole, having nothing better to do. I never imagined you with a beard, if it is you. If so, are you still in Belgium/Netherlands or wherever foreign field it was? Joan "Martin" wrote in message news On Thu, 6 Jan 2011 19:58:26 -0000, "Joan Edington" wrote: EEk. I've just got back from the shops here having slipped over twice on the ice. My other half's too stingy to pay for a barber so I have to cut his hair. I save it all in bags and put it out for the nesting birds in the Spring. Too early for that here by far. Luxury! The birds nest in my beard. -- Martin |
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On Thu, 6 Jan 2011 10:45:02 -0800 (PST), Dave Hill wrote:
I thought that the mass of twigs looked strange, then a Magpie flew in with yet another twig and inserted it, fussed around with some of the twigs before flying off for more, so thats one bird well into nest building. Does it know something we don't? Well spring is a long way off here. The snow has gone where the snowdrops and daffs appear but there is no sign of either. Only about half of the big drifts have gone and tonight it's hovering around -6C, it hasn't been that cold since Christmas Day. This month has struggled to get above 0C so far. -- Cheers Dave. |
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And the garden is full of redwings and waxwings. I can't go and empty the veg peelings on to the compost 'cos I don't want to disturb them!
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In message o.uk, Dave
Liquorice writes On Thu, 6 Jan 2011 10:45:02 -0800 (PST), Dave Hill wrote: I thought that the mass of twigs looked strange, then a Magpie flew in with yet another twig and inserted it, fussed around with some of the twigs before flying off for more, so thats one bird well into nest building. Does it know something we don't? Well spring is a long way off here. The snow has gone where the snowdrops and daffs appear but there is no sign of either. Only about half of the big drifts have gone and tonight it's hovering around -6C, it hasn't been that cold since Christmas Day. This month has struggled to get above 0C so far. There's still ice on the canal here in Cheshire although it has almost gone now. -- hugh "Believe nothing. No matter where you read it, Or who said it, Even if I have said it, Unless it agrees with your own reason And your own common sense." Buddha |
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