Stravaig , would you not be better buying a new battery

I seem to spend most of my time on my plot watering everything is bone dry I like the hot sunny days but I wish it would rain at night

I was out fishing the Mersey yesterday turned into a cold windy day so we had to stay inshore usually this time of year with the forecast predicted we normally go off shore there was only 2 of us on my boat we normally have 3 but our mate couldn’t make it as his wife had fallen and broke her leg ( b...

I would have them but a bit far to travel cheers bernie

I planted 2 packets of wilco ‘s sweetcorn around a month ago so far 5 are showing out of well over 38 planted I’m not impressed

I’ve had a few Briggs and Stratton engines the only problems I’ve had are carburettor ones I’ve bought 2 Chinese ones fitted them and just run the engines never played around with the mixture

I could describe our town the same but it seems unfair to spoil burnies wonderful description of another part of our nation with one of glass manufacturing waste land and police helicopters flying over regular

Let’s say I’ve spent a lifetime fishing as a hobby my wife used to joke if anyone asked me the time I would answer it’s 10 minutes to high water

I don’t have a problem gutting bass it’s better if you descale it first under running water and cut all the sharp like razors of it with a good pair of scissors they are six sets of these behind the gills and fin and the tail end but for me it’s a very mild flavour

I could put a swimming pool on it if you like stravaig
I’m out hopefully on my boat on Sunday or Monday weather permitting to try and catch some of these bass every one goes mad on it would have to be a good size for me to keep as I’m not keen on them I much prefer a nice cod or plaice

Stravaig I’ll build an extension on my box so there will be room for 2

There is a news clip on the telly tonight about our fight against rent rises it is supposed to be on twice it’s on the bbc at at 6-30 and 8-30 it should be interesting I intend going but I might be to ugly for the telly

Only way to have beans is on toast with grilled cheese on top always known as cheese beanos in our house to chefs annoy me they insist on calling bass, sea bass there’s no such fish it’s called bass pure and simple
I’ll put my soap box away now

I planted my bed around 9 years ago I’ve been getting a decent crop most years some better than others I find the crowns seem to travel or they swell one year and part of the crown dies the following year

I had a good win on the lotto a few years ago just over a £1000 I made the mistake of telling my wife when I got home that evening she had put another £4000 to it and booked a holiday for all our family