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Anyone willing to donate some turf?
Hi all,
I think that I've missed the boat regards sowing a new lawn from seed and to be honest, I would prefer to lay turf.... but.... being currently unemployed means that I don't have the funds to buy turf. Get the full picture at www.mygardenproject.co.uk/lawn.php Have a great day Andy |
Anyone willing to donate some turf?
On May 13, 8:08*am, "Andy" wrote:
Hi all, I think that I've missed the boat regards sowing a new lawn from seed and to be honest, I would prefer to lay turf.... but.... being currently unemployed means that I don't have the funds to buy turf. Get the full picture atwww.mygardenproject.co.uk/lawn.php Have a great day Andy I can't see why you can't still sow grass seed, this showery weather is just right for it. Also you might want to think about having a website with paid advertising on it, I doubt the benifits people would look kindly at that, they would term it as earned income. |
Anyone willing to donate some turf?
On May 13, 8:08*am, "Andy" wrote:
Hi all, I think that I've missed the boat regards sowing a new lawn from seed and to be honest, I would prefer to lay turf.... but.... being currently unemployed means that I don't have the funds to buy turf. Get the full picture atwww.mygardenproject.co.uk/lawn.php Have a great day Andy Seed's better - sow it now. It's been way too dry until now and you'll have grass in a couple of weeks if the weather stays like this. Rod |
Anyone willing to donate some turf?
Dave Hill wrote:
I can't see why you can't still sow grass seed, this showery weather is just right for it. If you've got showery weather, can you post some to me, please? |
Anyone willing to donate some turf?
"Dave Hill" wrote in message ... On May 13, 8:08 am, "Andy" wrote: Hi all, I think that I've missed the boat regards sowing a new lawn from seed and to be honest, I would prefer to lay turf.... but.... being currently unemployed means that I don't have the funds to buy turf. Get the full picture atwww.mygardenproject.co.uk/lawn.php Have a great day Andy I can't see why you can't still sow grass seed, this showery weather is just right for it. Also you might want to think about having a website with paid advertising on it, I doubt the benifits people would look kindly at that, they would term it as earned income. Hi Dave, I had to laugh at this one... and you're right, so in the interest of fairness I'll declare the £3.61 the site has made ;) Andy |
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"Rod" wrote in message ... On May 13, 8:08 am, "Andy" wrote: Hi all, I think that I've missed the boat regards sowing a new lawn from seed and to be honest, I would prefer to lay turf.... but.... being currently unemployed means that I don't have the funds to buy turf. Get the full picture atwww.mygardenproject.co.uk/lawn.php Have a great day Andy Seed's better - sow it now. It's been way too dry until now and you'll have grass in a couple of weeks if the weather stays like this. Rod Hi Rod, Here's the rub... The ground where the lawn is going to be is still very stony and needs a layer of topsoil (turf wouldn't), but due to lack of funds, I can't afford said topsoil. So, with this in mind I decided to buy a sieve and use it to remove the stones from the excavated soil... but... the current damp weather has made the soil impossible to sieve! Andy |
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On May 14, 8:53*am, "Andy" wrote:
"Rod" wrote in message ... On May 13, 8:08 am, "Andy" wrote: Hi all, I think that I've missed the boat regards sowing a new lawn from seed and to be honest, I would prefer to lay turf.... but.... being currently unemployed means that I don't have the funds to buy turf. Get the full picture atwww.mygardenproject.co.uk/lawn.php Have a great day Andy Seed's better - sow it now. It's been way too dry until now and you'll have grass in a couple of weeks if the weather stays like this. Rod Hi Rod, Here's the rub... The ground where the lawn is going to be is still very stony and needs a layer of topsoil (turf wouldn't), but due to lack of funds, I can't afford said topsoil. So, with this in mind I decided to buy a sieve and use it to remove the stones from the excavated soil... but... the current damp weather has made the soil impossible to sieve! Andy- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I have to tell you Andy that if I sieved the soil in my garden free of stones there'd be nothing left. Is it possible to fork it over to the depth of a small border fork and then rake.? If it's that stony you ought to be able to do that even if it is a bit damp. By carefully raking with a light touch (takes a bit of practice) you should be able to 'lose' a lot of stones under the fine tilth you're creating and just remove the bigger ones. I take it we are on domestic lawns here, not fine playing surfaces which are a different game altogether. Then treading over your area after the first raking and then raking again with a bit of general fertilizer added should be OK for a general purpose lawn. Don't buy expensive or very cheap seed. The normal domestic lawn seed should contain a high proportion of dwarf Ryegrass, don't panic, this isn't the great big broad leaved fast growing Ryegrass that farmers use, it's been bred and selected for good colour, drought resistance and compact slow growth - it's also hard wearing. Please remember, a lawn is a community of mainly grasses (plants) so you need good drainage and a reasonably firm but permeable rootzone, you don't need to get it hard enough to drive a truck on - nothing will grow well on that. I'm watching that happening across the road from me and he's a guy who doesn't welcome advice :~# so it's a good spectator sport at least. Oh - and turf needs a good 'seedbed' as well contrary to general opinion. Rod |
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"Rod" wrote in message ... On May 14, 8:53 am, "Andy" wrote: "Rod" wrote in message ... On May 13, 8:08 am, "Andy" wrote: Hi all, I think that I've missed the boat regards sowing a new lawn from seed and to be honest, I would prefer to lay turf.... but.... being currently unemployed means that I don't have the funds to buy turf. Get the full picture atwww.mygardenproject.co.uk/lawn.php Have a great day Andy Seed's better - sow it now. It's been way too dry until now and you'll have grass in a couple of weeks if the weather stays like this. Rod Hi Rod, Here's the rub... The ground where the lawn is going to be is still very stony and needs a layer of topsoil (turf wouldn't), but due to lack of funds, I can't afford said topsoil. So, with this in mind I decided to buy a sieve and use it to remove the stones from the excavated soil... but... the current damp weather has made the soil impossible to sieve! Andy- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I have to tell you Andy that if I sieved the soil in my garden free of stones there'd be nothing left. Is it possible to fork it over to the depth of a small border fork and then rake.? If it's that stony you ought to be able to do that even if it is a bit damp. By carefully raking with a light touch (takes a bit of practice) you should be able to 'lose' a lot of stones under the fine tilth you're creating and just remove the bigger ones. I take it we are on domestic lawns here, not fine playing surfaces which are a different game altogether. Then treading over your area after the first raking and then raking again with a bit of general fertilizer added should be OK for a general purpose lawn. Don't buy expensive or very cheap seed. The normal domestic lawn seed should contain a high proportion of dwarf Ryegrass, don't panic, this isn't the great big broad leaved fast growing Ryegrass that farmers use, it's been bred and selected for good colour, drought resistance and compact slow growth - it's also hard wearing. Please remember, a lawn is a community of mainly grasses (plants) so you need good drainage and a reasonably firm but permeable rootzone, you don't need to get it hard enough to drive a truck on - nothing will grow well on that. I'm watching that happening across the road from me and he's a guy who doesn't welcome advice :~# so it's a good spectator sport at least. Oh - and turf needs a good 'seedbed' as well contrary to general opinion. Rod Hi Rod, Thanks for the advice. If you check out the Lawn page on the site, you'll see that I have already turned over the soil with a fork and gently raked it flat, but it's still too stony for my liking and I can imagine lying on grass and feeling the stones underneath if I went ahead right now. Is it possible to sow the grass seed onto the soil as it is and then sieve soil directly on top of the seeds, burying them in say one inch of topsoil? Andy |
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"Jake" Nospam@invalid wrote in message ... On Sun, 15 May 2011 18:09:33 +0100, Janet wrote: In article , says... Hi all, I think that I've missed the boat regards sowing a new lawn from seed and to be honest, I would prefer to lay turf.... but.... being currently unemployed means that I don't have the funds to buy turf. Grass must be greening up nicely at this time of year. http://www.mygardenproject.co.uk/data.php According to your website you've already spent over £3,000 on materials for the garden and you have a list of further items you would like other people to donate, each item specified with its cost, furniture, lights and parasol etc; the "donations" request list amounts to close to a further £2000. Making a total of £4,871.04. The good news is that being unemployed, you have plenty of time to rake stones and prepare your very tiny lawn, and hand water it after seeding. So go forth, and cast your seed upon the ground. Janet This just doesn't look right to me. This site was not designed by an amateur. I for one would like to know the relationship between "Andy" and "Creative Design". If, as" Andy" says in another post, he's only got a few quid in donations, he's either an unemployed web designer (and if he's designed this site he shouldn't be unemployed) or he's got enough cash to pay someone to design the site or he's got some really good friends. It's gotta be one of three. Sorry but I think this is a commercial con trick. ""Commercial;""? ""Advertising""? on this gardening newsgroup/forum? Never!!!!!!!!!!! Would that/could that ........... be tolerated? Would the 'owners' accept that? In the words of one of the newsgroup's greatest trolls who has now departed and off reputedly playing a Pink Oboe, ""I think not"" Mike -- .................................... It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. .................................... |
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On May 15, 7:19*pm, "'Mike'" wrote:
"Jake" Nospam@invalid wrote in message ... On Sun, 15 May 2011 18:09:33 +0100, Janet wrote: In article , says... Hi all, I think that I've missed the boat regards sowing a new lawn from seed and to be honest, I would prefer to lay turf.... but.... being currently unemployed means that I don't have the funds to buy turf. Grass must be greening up nicely at this time of year. http://www.mygardenproject.co.uk/data.php * According to your website you've already spent over £3,000 on materials for the garden and you have a list of further items you would like other people to donate, each item specified with its cost, furniture, lights and parasol etc; the "donations" request list amounts to close to a further £2000. *Making a total of £4,871.04. *The good news is that being unemployed, you have plenty of time to rake stones and prepare your very tiny lawn, and hand water it after seeding.. So go forth, and cast your seed upon the ground. *Janet This just doesn't look right to me. This site was not designed by an amateur. I for one would like to know the relationship between "Andy" and "Creative Design". If, as" Andy" says in another post, he's only got a few quid in donations, he's either an unemployed web designer (and if he's designed this site he shouldn't be unemployed) or he's got enough cash to pay someone to design the site or he's got some really *good friends. It's gotta be one of three. Sorry but I think this is a commercial con trick. ""Commercial;""? ""Advertising""? on this gardening newsgroup/forum? Never!!!!!!!!!!! Would that/could that ........... be tolerated? Would the 'owners' accept that? In the words of one of the newsgroup's greatest trolls who has now departed and off reputedly playing a Pink Oboe, ""I think not"" Mike -- ................................... It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. ...................................- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Read the full thread Mike, it's advertising on the OP's website. |
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"Dave Hill" wrote in message ... On May 15, 7:19 pm, "'Mike'" wrote: "Jake" Nospam@invalid wrote in message ... On Sun, 15 May 2011 18:09:33 +0100, Janet wrote: In article , says... Hi all, I think that I've missed the boat regards sowing a new lawn from seed and to be honest, I would prefer to lay turf.... but.... being currently unemployed means that I don't have the funds to buy turf. Grass must be greening up nicely at this time of year. http://www.mygardenproject.co.uk/data.php According to your website you've already spent over £3,000 on materials for the garden and you have a list of further items you would like other people to donate, each item specified with its cost, furniture, lights and parasol etc; the "donations" request list amounts to close to a further £2000. Making a total of £4,871.04. The good news is that being unemployed, you have plenty of time to rake stones and prepare your very tiny lawn, and hand water it after seeding. So go forth, and cast your seed upon the ground. Janet This just doesn't look right to me. This site was not designed by an amateur. I for one would like to know the relationship between "Andy" and "Creative Design". If, as" Andy" says in another post, he's only got a few quid in donations, he's either an unemployed web designer (and if he's designed this site he shouldn't be unemployed) or he's got enough cash to pay someone to design the site or he's got some really good friends. It's gotta be one of three. Sorry but I think this is a commercial con trick. ""Commercial;""? ""Advertising""? on this gardening newsgroup/forum? Never!!!!!!!!!!! Would that/could that ........... be tolerated? Would the 'owners' accept that? In the words of one of the newsgroup's greatest trolls who has now departed and off reputedly playing a Pink Oboe, ""I think not"" Mike -- ................................... It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. ...................................- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Read the full thread Mike, it's advertising on the OP's website. .................................................. ........................ Doesn't snip Just sits back and waits ;-)))))) Kindest regards Mike -- .................................... It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. .................................... |
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"Jake" Nospam@invalid wrote in message ... On Sun, 15 May 2011 18:09:33 +0100, Janet wrote: In article , says... Hi all, I think that I've missed the boat regards sowing a new lawn from seed and to be honest, I would prefer to lay turf.... but.... being currently unemployed means that I don't have the funds to buy turf. Grass must be greening up nicely at this time of year. http://www.mygardenproject.co.uk/data.php According to your website you've already spent over £3,000 on materials for the garden and you have a list of further items you would like other people to donate, each item specified with its cost, furniture, lights and parasol etc; the "donations" request list amounts to close to a further £2000. Making a total of £4,871.04. The good news is that being unemployed, you have plenty of time to rake stones and prepare your very tiny lawn, and hand water it after seeding. So go forth, and cast your seed upon the ground. Janet This just doesn't look right to me. This site was not designed by an amateur. I for one would like to know the relationship between "Andy" and "Creative Design". If, as" Andy" says in another post, he's only got a few quid in donations, he's either an unemployed web designer (and if he's designed this site he shouldn't be unemployed) or he's got enough cash to pay someone to design the site or he's got some really good friends. It's gotta be one of three. Sorry but I think this is a commercial con trick. Hi Jake, Sorry to disappoint, but it's no trick. I taught myself how to build websites, although the html Nazis will tell you that my code is all wrong lol, and I really could do with a job right now (Southampton UK). Creative Design was a name that I came up with back in the days of the Amiga and it's just the default settings I have at www.freeparking.co.uk where I buy my domain names. 6 years ago I left my job as a car salesman to setup an online business building high end PCs, but due to circumstances, run out of time and money, you can take a look at www.microbuild.com Glad you think my site looks professional, at least I've picked up some skills along the way. Let me know if you want to know anything else, I've nothing to hide. Andy |
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"Janet" wrote in message ... In article , says... Hi all, I think that I've missed the boat regards sowing a new lawn from seed and to be honest, I would prefer to lay turf.... but.... being currently unemployed means that I don't have the funds to buy turf. Grass must be greening up nicely at this time of year. http://www.mygardenproject.co.uk/data.php According to your website you've already spent over £3,000 on materials for the garden and you have a list of further items you would like other people to donate, each item specified with its cost, furniture, lights and parasol etc; the "donations" request list amounts to close to a further £2000. Making a total of £4,871.04. The good news is that being unemployed, you have plenty of time to rake stones and prepare your very tiny lawn, and hand water it after seeding. So go forth, and cast your seed upon the ground. Janet Hi Janet, There's a lot of things to buy in order to finish the project 100% but I'm not holding my breath on those donations... but you never know. I do have the time but not the money, which is very frustrating as I'm only about £300 away from finishing the first phase (P1: Building, P2: Planting, P3: Furnishing). I just need to get the lawn sorted, skip away the excess soil then gravel the area between the decking and the beds/patio. Andy |
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On Sun, 15 May 2011 20:03:28 +0100, "Andy"
wrote: "Jake" Nospam@invalid wrote in message .. . This just doesn't look right to me. This site was not designed by an amateur. I for one would like to know the relationship between "Andy" and "Creative Design". If, as" Andy" says in another post, he's only got a few quid in donations, he's either an unemployed web designer (and if he's designed this site he shouldn't be unemployed) or he's got enough cash to pay someone to design the site or he's got some really good friends. It's gotta be one of three. Sorry but I think this is a commercial con trick. Hi Jake, Sorry to disappoint, but it's no trick. I taught myself how to build websites, although the html Nazis will tell you that my code is all wrong lol, and I really could do with a job right now (Southampton UK). Creative Design was a name that I came up with back in the days of the Amiga and it's just the default settings I have at www.freeparking.co.uk where I buy my domain names. 6 years ago I left my job as a car salesman to setup an online business building high end PCs, but due to circumstances, run out of time and money, you can take a look at www.microbuild.com Glad you think my site looks professional, at least I've picked up some skills along the way. Let me know if you want to know anything else, I've nothing to hide. Andy Andy I'll stand by what I said - the site (and the underlying code) is beyond what I'd expect from an amateur so congrats on that. I know about your PC building venture as it's easy to track domain registrations if you know how and it was that link that led me to believe this was a commercial thing - you know, driving traffic to a site to get advertising benefits. Also the formal bits (T&C, privacy) are a bit too formally worded for a "private" site. The code isn't bad at all. I might do something differently but vive la difference as they say. Whilst I doubt you'll make much money from the site, it will hopefully demonstrate to those out there that you can do it. And with the ongoing shift from MS server platforms, PhP is a good skill to market. Good luck with that. I think IT people are definitely preferable to car salesmen! As to the garden, you won't find donors here but you wil find loads of advice if you need it. Cheers Jake |
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"Jake" Nospam@invalid wrote in message ... On Sun, 15 May 2011 20:03:28 +0100, "Andy" wrote: "Jake" Nospam@invalid wrote in message . .. This just doesn't look right to me. This site was not designed by an amateur. I for one would like to know the relationship between "Andy" and "Creative Design". If, as" Andy" says in another post, he's only got a few quid in donations, he's either an unemployed web designer (and if he's designed this site he shouldn't be unemployed) or he's got enough cash to pay someone to design the site or he's got some really good friends. It's gotta be one of three. Sorry but I think this is a commercial con trick. Hi Jake, Sorry to disappoint, but it's no trick. I taught myself how to build websites, although the html Nazis will tell you that my code is all wrong lol, and I really could do with a job right now (Southampton UK). Creative Design was a name that I came up with back in the days of the Amiga and it's just the default settings I have at www.freeparking.co.uk where I buy my domain names. 6 years ago I left my job as a car salesman to setup an online business building high end PCs, but due to circumstances, run out of time and money, you can take a look at www.microbuild.com Glad you think my site looks professional, at least I've picked up some skills along the way. Let me know if you want to know anything else, I've nothing to hide. Andy Andy I'll stand by what I said - the site (and the underlying code) is beyond what I'd expect from an amateur so congrats on that. I know about your PC building venture as it's easy to track domain registrations if you know how and it was that link that led me to believe this was a commercial thing - you know, driving traffic to a site to get advertising benefits. Also the formal bits (T&C, privacy) are a bit too formally worded for a "private" site. The code isn't bad at all. I might do something differently but vive la difference as they say. Whilst I doubt you'll make much money from the site, it will hopefully demonstrate to those out there that you can do it. And with the ongoing shift from MS server platforms, PhP is a good skill to market. Good luck with that. I think IT people are definitely preferable to car salesmen! As to the garden, you won't find donors here but you wil find loads of advice if you need it. Cheers Jake Hi Jake, Thanks for the comments. Just to give you some more info, I was posting all my garden photos to my personal Facebook page and when I run out of money, I thought 'why not put all those photos to good use?' which is why I built the site (only took a month). I was hoping that it would make some money towards the cost of completing the project, but it seems that sites that rely on advertising have to have loads of visitors (like 1,000s per day), so I've tried to do a bit of organic SEO like Twitter/FB and a few garden forums but TBH I'm not getting anywhere near the amount of visitors I need. In the 3 months it has been live, the affiliate links have earned me nothing, nobody has donated and I've only made £3.61 from Google Adsense and you have to reach $100 before they pay out :( Cheers Andy |
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Also the formal bits (T&C, privacy) are a bit too formally worded for a "private" site. /snip Forgot to say, the T&C and Privacy pages where cut&pasted from a default template as you have to have them as part of Google's Adsense agreement. Andy |
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"Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2011-05-15 23:39:37 +0100, Martin said: On Sun, 15 May 2011 18:09:33 +0100, Janet wrote: In article , says... Hi all, I think that I've missed the boat regards sowing a new lawn from seed and to be honest, I would prefer to lay turf.... but.... being currently unemployed means that I don't have the funds to buy turf. Grass must be greening up nicely at this time of year. http://www.mygardenproject.co.uk/data.php According to your website you've already spent over £3,000 on materials for the garden and you have a list of further items you would like other people to donate, each item specified with its cost, furniture, lights and parasol etc; the "donations" request list amounts to close to a further £2000. Making a total of £4,871.04. The good news is that being unemployed, you have plenty of time to rake stones and prepare your very tiny lawn, and hand water it after seeding. So go forth, and cast your seed upon the ground. Tinme he joined Delft Freecycle, where in the last few weeks there have been requests for - complete furnishings for an empty flat PLUS clothes and trainers sizes provided. - a working laptop - a kettle BBQ All this strikes me as the most incredible cheek except in cases of real *need*, as opposed merely to "I want". -- Sacha South Devon We are now in an 'I want' culture Mike -- .................................... It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. .................................... |
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On Mon, 16 May 2011 10:58:06 +0200, Martin wrote:
On Mon, 16 May 2011 09:13:39 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2011-05-15 23:39:37 +0100, Martin said: On Sun, 15 May 2011 18:09:33 +0100, Janet wrote: In article , says... Grass must be greening up nicely at this time of year. http://www.mygardenproject.co.uk/data.php Tinme he joined Delft Freecycle, where in the last few weeks there have been requests for - complete furnishings for an empty flat PLUS clothes and trainers sizes provided. - a working laptop - a kettle BBQ I've seen requests for cars and boats. All this strikes me as the most incredible cheek except in cases of real *need*, as opposed merely to "I want". I was hit by a car at the weekend so my bike's back wheel was trashed. I asked not for a bike, but for a wheel/rim/scrapper bike to fix mine with. I had an offer the same day of most of a hybrid so I'll have all the parts I need to do my repairs. That was the first time I ever posted a wanted but I've also received quite a bit of stuff over the years and given quite a lot away. Warwick |
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What annoyed me was the person who wanted an old cupboard from us, rang to check the size in inches cos mm were beyond them, rang back to confirm it would fit in their estate car .... then didn't turn up as arranged because the cupboard was too small - couldn't they have checked that at the same time they were checking it fitted their car? I keep a freecycle blacklist ;-) |
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On 16/05/2011 13:18, Martin wrote:
On Mon, 16 May 2011 12:17:48 +0100, JakeNospam@invalid wrote: On Mon, 16 May 2011 10:58:06 +0200, wrote: Delft Freecycle is seen as an online begging bowl. I emailed the woman who asked for a kettle BBQ asking if she would like it with steaks, burgers sausages and salad. I think she posted it as a joke. She asked me how I felt about the person asking for a working laptop. I said that that one had left me speechless. OTOH Sheffield Freecycle seems to have far more offers than requesters. Giving stuff away seems to be a full time occupation for some members. The Bridgend group here is very active. I Freecycle anything that I no longer need but which is in usable condition. It can sometimes be fun reading (and often decoding text speak which, unfortunately, I didn't study at school as it hadn't been invented then) reponses to an offer but at other times there's genuine hardship involved. I remember offering an old lounge suite in "dark blue". One reply asked me what colour dark blue it was. Another said simply "ill hft". It's surprising what gets offered and accepted - recently we've had "three cans of dog food", "a few empty roses tins" and "a lot of mud", the last after someone dug a hole for a garden pond! Some "wants" are equally silly I suppose. I see today that someone wants a "3seater red and cream leather sofa in very good conditin no marks or rips on it." That's just the sort of thing on offer in Sheffield. Having got rid of some stuff on recycle I have gone quite off it. The people have, a number of times up are driving expensive cars, those are the ones that do not even say "Thank you" I wish there was a way of filtering the applicants! -- Residing on low ground in North Staffordshire |
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"Jake" Nospam@invalid wrote in message ... This just doesn't look right to me. This site was not designed by an amateur. I for one would like to know the relationship between "Andy" and "Creative Design". If, as" Andy" says in another post, he's only got a few quid in donations, he's either an unemployed web designer (and if he's designed this site he shouldn't be unemployed) or he's got enough cash to pay someone to design the site or he's got some really good friends. It's gotta be one of three. Sorry but I think this is a commercial con trick. Does this mean you won't be donating some turf? Shame on you ;-) |
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"Andy" wrote in message ... "Janet" wrote in message ... In article , says... Hi all, I think that I've missed the boat regards sowing a new lawn from seed and to be honest, I would prefer to lay turf.... but.... being currently unemployed means that I don't have the funds to buy turf. Grass must be greening up nicely at this time of year. http://www.mygardenproject.co.uk/data.php According to your website you've already spent over £3,000 on materials for the garden and you have a list of further items you would like other people to donate, each item specified with its cost, furniture, lights and parasol etc; the "donations" request list amounts to close to a further £2000. Making a total of £4,871.04. The good news is that being unemployed, you have plenty of time to rake stones and prepare your very tiny lawn, and hand water it after seeding. So go forth, and cast your seed upon the ground. Janet Hi Janet, There's a lot of things to buy in order to finish the project 100% but I'm not holding my breath on those donations... but you never know. I do have the time but not the money, which is very frustrating as I'm only about £300 away from finishing the first phase (P1: Building, P2: Planting, P3: Furnishing). I just need to get the lawn sorted, skip away the excess soil then gravel the area between the decking and the beds/patio. And you seem to want other people to pay for it. Good luck with that. |
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "Jake" Nospam@invalid wrote in message ... This just doesn't look right to me. This site was not designed by an amateur. I for one would like to know the relationship between "Andy" and "Creative Design". If, as" Andy" says in another post, he's only got a few quid in donations, he's either an unemployed web designer (and if he's designed this site he shouldn't be unemployed) or he's got enough cash to pay someone to design the site or he's got some really good friends. It's gotta be one of three. Sorry but I think this is a commercial con trick. Does this mean you won't be donating some turf? Shame on you ;-) OK. I will donate a packet of 10, but can I have the picture 'faggie' back please? Mike -- .................................... It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. .................................... |
Anyone willing to donate some turf?
On Mon, 16 May 2011 13:19:05 +0100, Sacha wrote:
On 2011-05-16 11:27:14 +0100, Warwick said: On Mon, 16 May 2011 10:58:06 +0200, Martin wrote: On Mon, 16 May 2011 09:13:39 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2011-05-15 23:39:37 +0100, Martin said: On Sun, 15 May 2011 18:09:33 +0100, Janet wrote: In article , says... Grass must be greening up nicely at this time of year. http://www.mygardenproject.co.uk/data.php Tinme he joined Delft Freecycle, where in the last few weeks there have been requests for - complete furnishings for an empty flat PLUS clothes and trainers sizes provided. - a working laptop - a kettle BBQ I've seen requests for cars and boats. All this strikes me as the most incredible cheek except in cases of real *need*, as opposed merely to "I want". I was hit by a car at the weekend so my bike's back wheel was trashed. I asked not for a bike, but for a wheel/rim/scrapper bike to fix mine with. I had an offer the same day of most of a hybrid so I'll have all the parts I need to do my repairs. That was the first time I ever posted a wanted but I've also received quite a bit of stuff over the years and given quite a lot away. Warwick Exactly. That sounds to me as if it's in the original spirit of the whole thing. I think finding a part to fix an existing piece of machinery is one thing, asking for things right from scratch, with details of what's acceptable - or not - really isn't, imo. That's just trying to get something for nothing & trading on others' generosity. Yup. My request specified that I didn't care if it was rusting or a bit wonky... I'm willing and able to remedy that. I was even willing to rebuild a rim onto my hub. As it turns out, someone very generously gave me 80% of a hybrid bike. It had been used for spares, but between mine and his, I have an entire road bike with some bits left over. Sod's law of course dictated that the back wheel was rusting and lots of time will be spent with wire wool. The front rim is fine though so I may build that on to my own back hub. Going to get it was very definitely in the spirit of Freecycle. I managed to scavenge the bits needed to get my old mountain bike roadworthy, hooked on the bike trailer I got from freecycle and rode the twelve miles there. A bit of work with bungee cords and a spanner was followed by the 12 mile ride back. I am of course slightly knackered as a mountain bike is not anything like ideal for long road trips... it is a real mountain bike and not one of those things that look like them that Halfords sells for £99. The top gear gets you to about 10mph and the tyres are fantastic for gripping in mud and slow you down something chronic on tarmac. Add in to that that towing a trailer is... odd. Must stop waffling. Warwick |
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Anyone willing to donate some turf?
"Andy" wrote in message ... Hi all, I think that I've missed the boat regards sowing a new lawn from seed and to be honest, I would prefer to lay turf.... but.... being currently unemployed means that I don't have the funds to buy turf. Get the full picture at www.mygardenproject.co.uk/lawn.php Have a great day Andy Hi, Having read the comments and feedback in this newsgroup, it has become apparent to me that some people take umbrage that I'm asking for donations as it implies that I'm asking for something without giving anything in return, which isn't the case. So, with this in mind I have changed the wording to 'Sponsor' which reflects the request more accurately. To sum up, visitors are invited to 'Sponsor' an item and in return their name/company and their website are promoted and linked to from the site and they (and a guest) will be invited to the barbecue party once the project is finished. Andy www.mygardenproject.co.uk |
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