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by Oakridge
Wed May 31, 2017 1:14 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Article I am planning on writing
Replies: 19
Views: 7054

Re: Article I am planning on writing

Safety wellies - when you have trodden on a nail once you learn. Denim work clothes in Summer - can't do shorts I sunburn too easily. Padded, waterproof trousers in the Winter. A visor and heavy gloves for strimming.
by Oakridge
Mon May 22, 2017 12:56 pm
Forum: Growing places
Topic: Tomato Progress
Replies: 19
Views: 16127

Tomato Progress

I was very chuffed this morning when Christine counted five trusses on our twelve tomato plants. We had given four away so I hope they are doing as well. Half of them are Gardener's Delight which was a complimentary seed packet when we bought a polytunnel door kit from first tunnels.
by Oakridge
Mon May 22, 2017 8:34 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Please can we have some more 'funnies'?
Replies: 1388
Views: 624409

Re: Please can we have some more 'funnies'?

"If voting made a difference, they wouldn't let us do it." Mark Twain
by Oakridge
Sun May 21, 2017 5:45 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Please can we have some more 'funnies'?
Replies: 1388
Views: 624409

Re: Please can we have some more 'funnies'?

It’s just dawned on me... Our dog, Hugo, sleeps about 20 hours a day. He has his food prepared for him. He can eat whenever he wants. His meals are provided at no cost to him. He visits the Dr. once a year for his checkup, and again during the year if any medical needs arise. For this he pays nothin...
by Oakridge
Sun May 21, 2017 5:42 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Please can we have some more 'funnies'?
Replies: 1388
Views: 624409

Re: Please can we have some more 'funnies'?

Thank you Tigerburnie and Pawty. The land is a 1.25 acre remnant of the 15 acre agricultural tenancy we had when we had livestock. You will see from brambles, nettles and bracken that it is not all easy going. I learnt about growing stuff from my Grandad in the late 40s/50s and latterly I have been ...
by Oakridge
Fri May 19, 2017 8:10 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Please can we have some more 'funnies'?
Replies: 1388
Views: 624409

Re: Please can we have some more 'funnies'?

Farmer Jack once lived on a quiet rural highway but as time went by, the traffic slowly built up and got so heavy and so fast that his free range chickens were being run over, at a rate of three to six a week. So Farmer Jack called the local police station to complain, “You’ve got to do something ab...
by Oakridge
Thu May 18, 2017 2:23 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Please can we have some more 'funnies'?
Replies: 1388
Views: 624409

Re: Please can we have some more 'funnies'?

An elderly, but hardy cattleman from Texas once told a young female neighbor that if she wanted to live a long life, the secret was to sprinkle a pinch of gunpowder on her oatmeal each morning. She did this religiously and lived to the age of 103. She left behind 14 children, 30 grandchildren, 21 gr...
by Oakridge
Tue Apr 25, 2017 7:08 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Please can we have some more 'funnies'?
Replies: 1388
Views: 624409

Re: Please can we have some more 'funnies'?

These may need translation: A Yorkshireman's wife sadly passes away. He decides to have the words 'She Were Thine' engraved on her headstone. He calls the mason, explains what he wants, then goes to see the stone a few days later. He takes one look and to his horror, finds the mason has engraved 'Sh...
by Oakridge
Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:08 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Please can we have some more 'funnies'?
Replies: 1388
Views: 624409

Re: Please can we have some more 'funnies'?

These are classified ads, which were actually placed in U.K. Newspapers: FREE YORKSHIRE TERRIER. 8 years old, Hateful little bastard. Bites! FREE PUPPIES 1/2 Cocker Spaniel, 1/2 sneaky neighbor’s dog. FREE PUPPIES. Mother is a Kennel Club registered German Shepherd. Father is a Super Dog, able to le...
by Oakridge
Sun Apr 09, 2017 11:30 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Swallows
Replies: 38
Views: 10059

Re: Swallows

Thank you Westi and Tigerburnie for your comments on my flickr pages. We don't manage ospreys here but we do get buzzards.
by Oakridge
Sat Apr 08, 2017 8:59 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Please can we have some more 'funnies'?
Replies: 1388
Views: 624409

Re: Please can we have some more 'funnies'?

A poem to which we can relate I remember the corned beef of my Childhood, And the bread that we cut with a knife, When the Children helped with the housework, And the men went to work, not the wife. The cheese never needed a fridge, And the bread was so crusty and hot, The Children were seldom unhap...
by Oakridge
Sat Apr 08, 2017 10:30 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Swallows
Replies: 38
Views: 10059

Re: Swallows

Last Thursday morning we were waiting for a train on Rotherham Station and Christine saw two swallows which seemed very early for here.
by Oakridge
Sun Mar 19, 2017 9:06 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Please can we have some more 'funnies'?
Replies: 1388
Views: 624409

Re: Please can we have some more 'funnies'?

The police were doing a speed check on a country road famous for boy racers. They had been there all day and caught no-one until a young chap on a motorbike came up at high speed. When they stopped him the policeman said 'we have been waiting for you all day'. 'Well I got here as quick as I could' t...
by Oakridge
Fri Mar 17, 2017 1:24 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Please can we have some more 'funnies'?
Replies: 1388
Views: 624409

Re: Please can we have some more 'funnies'?

Dear Tech Support, Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slowdown in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewellery applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0. In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable prog...
by Oakridge
Fri Mar 17, 2017 1:22 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Please can we have some more 'funnies'?
Replies: 1388
Views: 624409

Re: Please can we have some more 'funnies'?

Talking of Taliban fighters: A fleeing Taliban terrorist, desperate for water, was plodding through the Afghan desert when he saw something far off in the distance. Hoping to find water, he hurried toward the mirage, only to find a very frail little old Jewish man standing at a small makeshift displ...