Early Summer Bits and Bobs - 2016.
Moderators: KG Steve, Chantal, Tigger, peter, Chief Spud
-
Shallot Man
- KG Regular
- Posts: 2653
- Joined: Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:51 am
- Location: Basildon. Essex
- Has thanked: 1 time
- Been thanked: 30 times
Westi. That's a thought.
-
Geoff
- KG Regular
- Posts: 5581
- Joined: Thu Nov 24, 2005 5:33 pm
- Location: Forest of Bowland
- Been thanked: 134 times
I hate price comparison sites. The lot with the Meerkats sent me a survey to ask why I hadn't taken up their suggestion so I replied that even if they were the cheapest I wasn't going to contribute to their inane advertising budget. I use them to get company names then go direct. The insurance ones are particularly dangerous as they take no notice of what you say; my last hunt was for motor insurance and I said I wanted £100 excess, all the best buys they came up with were £250 or more excess. I wonder how many people jump at the headline price then find when something happens they haven't got anything like the cover they expected.
I am however getting my electricity through a comparison site. I have been on various E.ON tariffs for many years, often the Age Concern ones, but E.ON proudly say they offer existing consumers their best tariff. So I got my proposed tariff for the new year and started checking it against comparison sites and thought I had done OK until I found E.ON uSwitch Fixed Collective which was way below what E.ON had quoted me direct. I signed up for it and then had a moan at E.ON with no response. The important thing with energy deals is make sure you can set the direct debit, I'm convinced the basis of a lot of the deals is that they set the monthly charge to get you paying in advance instead of the old 3 months in arrears. I make sure I'm always a bit in arrears, if I switch I don't want to be fighting for my money back.
I am however getting my electricity through a comparison site. I have been on various E.ON tariffs for many years, often the Age Concern ones, but E.ON proudly say they offer existing consumers their best tariff. So I got my proposed tariff for the new year and started checking it against comparison sites and thought I had done OK until I found E.ON uSwitch Fixed Collective which was way below what E.ON had quoted me direct. I signed up for it and then had a moan at E.ON with no response. The important thing with energy deals is make sure you can set the direct debit, I'm convinced the basis of a lot of the deals is that they set the monthly charge to get you paying in advance instead of the old 3 months in arrears. I make sure I'm always a bit in arrears, if I switch I don't want to be fighting for my money back.
-
Westi
- KG Regular
- Posts: 5938
- Joined: Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:46 pm
- Location: Christchurch, Dorset
- Has thanked: 706 times
- Been thanked: 255 times
Blimey the raspberries are really prolific this year, 4 more containers collected this evening & I was quality controlling!
My prophecy about ordering courgette & squash plants after the no show scenario has come true as the last sown seeds have germinated - & I had the plants delivered with 2 extra as an apology for being late! I think I now have 4/ 5 courgettes, 2 yellow patty pan, 1 white patty pan, 3 QLD Blue, 2 Crown Prince & some other pumpkin with a French name! My saving grace is if the weather improves everyone else's plants will be exhausted & I can still give away the surplus! OK it's a plan at least!
Westi
My prophecy about ordering courgette & squash plants after the no show scenario has come true as the last sown seeds have germinated - & I had the plants delivered with 2 extra as an apology for being late! I think I now have 4/ 5 courgettes, 2 yellow patty pan, 1 white patty pan, 3 QLD Blue, 2 Crown Prince & some other pumpkin with a French name! My saving grace is if the weather improves everyone else's plants will be exhausted & I can still give away the surplus! OK it's a plan at least!
Westi
Westi
-
oldherbaceous
- KG Regular
- Posts: 13853
- Joined: Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:52 pm
- Location: Beautiful Bedfordshire
- Has thanked: 276 times
- Been thanked: 309 times
Dear Westi, i just love your positive attitude...... 
Kind Regards, Old Herbaceous.
There's no fool like an old fool.
There's no fool like an old fool.
-
Pa Snip
- KG Regular
- Posts: 3091
- Joined: Sat Dec 06, 2014 8:20 pm
- Location: Near the big house on the hill Berkshire
As some of you may have noticed I love it when I get the opportunity to make a play on words.
A problem with a tap at the plot gave me this opportunity to humour myself thanks to some Dymo tape
A problem with a tap at the plot gave me this opportunity to humour myself thanks to some Dymo tape
- DSC_588917.jpg (71.37 KiB) Viewed 3653 times
The danger when people start to believe their own publicity is that they often fall off their own ego.
At least travelling under the guise of the Pa Snip Enterprise gives me an excuse for appearing to be on another planet
That's terrible... Although I have to admit I'd have made the same joke
Once the game is over the king and the pawn go back in the same box. Anonymous
Exploring is like walking, where the walking decides where we're going. Bob the dinosaur from dinopaws
Exploring is like walking, where the walking decides where we're going. Bob the dinosaur from dinopaws
-
oldherbaceous
- KG Regular
- Posts: 13853
- Joined: Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:52 pm
- Location: Beautiful Bedfordshire
- Has thanked: 276 times
- Been thanked: 309 times
Made me smile Pa Snip, thank you...
Kind Regards, Old Herbaceous.
There's no fool like an old fool.
There's no fool like an old fool.
-
FredFromOssett
- KG Regular
- Posts: 160
- Joined: Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:30 pm
- Location: West Yorkshire
Pa Snip wrote:As some of you may have noticed I love it when I get the opportunity to make a play on words.
A problem with a tap at the plot gave me this opportunity to humour myself thanks to some Dymo tape
I suppose some drip had damaged it
-
Pa Snip
- KG Regular
- Posts: 3091
- Joined: Sat Dec 06, 2014 8:20 pm
- Location: Near the big house on the hill Berkshire
So close to the truth Fred.
The danger when people start to believe their own publicity is that they often fall off their own ego.
At least travelling under the guise of the Pa Snip Enterprise gives me an excuse for appearing to be on another planet
-
peter
- KG Regular
- Posts: 5845
- Joined: Fri Nov 25, 2005 1:54 pm
- Location: Near Stansted airport
- Has thanked: 18 times
- Been thanked: 36 times
- Contact:
Carefully put my leek seedlings tray in a shady spot after watering it on Monday.
Got home yesterday to find a tray of soil topped with slime.
****ing slugs and snails had eaten every trace of leek.
One less job to do this weekend I suppose.
New lot sown.
Got home yesterday to find a tray of soil topped with slime.
****ing slugs and snails had eaten every trace of leek.
One less job to do this weekend I suppose.
New lot sown.
Do not put off thanking people when they have helped you, as they may not be there to thank later.
I support http://www.hearingdogs.org.uk/
I support http://www.hearingdogs.org.uk/
-
Pa Snip
- KG Regular
- Posts: 3091
- Joined: Sat Dec 06, 2014 8:20 pm
- Location: Near the big house on the hill Berkshire
What an uncomfortable night for sleeping that was !!!!!!
Allegedly going to be rain this morning but think I shall water the plot just in case it doesn't rain. Things in raised beds on plot need a good soak. Beetroot in particular, leaves are flat on the ground
Onions are coming on well, Poddington reckons they are the biggest we have even grown. I'm hoping the exhibition onions, Mammoth and Bedford Champion, grown from seed will leave these 'Troy' ones standing eventually
Allegedly going to be rain this morning but think I shall water the plot just in case it doesn't rain. Things in raised beds on plot need a good soak. Beetroot in particular, leaves are flat on the ground
Onions are coming on well, Poddington reckons they are the biggest we have even grown. I'm hoping the exhibition onions, Mammoth and Bedford Champion, grown from seed will leave these 'Troy' ones standing eventually
The danger when people start to believe their own publicity is that they often fall off their own ego.
At least travelling under the guise of the Pa Snip Enterprise gives me an excuse for appearing to be on another planet
-
oldherbaceous
- KG Regular
- Posts: 13853
- Joined: Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:52 pm
- Location: Beautiful Bedfordshire
- Has thanked: 276 times
- Been thanked: 309 times
I'm sure the Bedford Champion will prove reliable in the toughest of times Pa Snip....
Kind Regards, Old Herbaceous.
There's no fool like an old fool.
There's no fool like an old fool.
-
Pa Snip
- KG Regular
- Posts: 3091
- Joined: Sat Dec 06, 2014 8:20 pm
- Location: Near the big house on the hill Berkshire
oldherbaceous wrote:I'm sure the Bedford Champion will prove reliable in the toughest of times Pa Snip....
HHMMM let me see now, I wonder if there is the slightest chance You're biased !!!
The danger when people start to believe their own publicity is that they often fall off their own ego.
At least travelling under the guise of the Pa Snip Enterprise gives me an excuse for appearing to be on another planet
-
peter
- KG Regular
- Posts: 5845
- Joined: Fri Nov 25, 2005 1:54 pm
- Location: Near Stansted airport
- Has thanked: 18 times
- Been thanked: 36 times
- Contact:
Drizzly showers this morning have given way to warm sunshine.
Picked 12lb of raspberries in the drizzle and split the last of the whole logs in the sunshine.
Back to work tomorrow.
Picked 12lb of raspberries in the drizzle and split the last of the whole logs in the sunshine.
Back to work tomorrow.
Do not put off thanking people when they have helped you, as they may not be there to thank later.
I support http://www.hearingdogs.org.uk/
I support http://www.hearingdogs.org.uk/
-
Westi
- KG Regular
- Posts: 5938
- Joined: Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:46 pm
- Location: Christchurch, Dorset
- Has thanked: 706 times
- Been thanked: 255 times
Damp first thing on lottie but soon picked up & the sun showed itself. Took up the onions & garlic today. Garlic was pretty poor & small, will dry if off so can see it better but not looking promising so may end up in the compost. Didn't even smell very garlicky. Actually pleased with the onions, thought a lot more had flowered than actually had and most a good size. All in the greenhouse to dry off.
Last of the first sown broad beans harvested, with the second lot with good size beans on the bottom & still flowers on the top so will be harvesting again in 10 days or so. Harvested a fantastic cabbage, but the caulies are not setting a tight head but lots of florets of different sizes & heights & the calabrese is doing the same. More raspberries than I can deal with!
My courgettes & squashes are looking good, so put up the dog barrier to prevent any more mishaps & took a lovely bunch of flowers Just watched the 7 day weather on Country File & pleased to see yellow & orange colours on the map from next weekend to co-incide with my weeks leave.
Westi
Last of the first sown broad beans harvested, with the second lot with good size beans on the bottom & still flowers on the top so will be harvesting again in 10 days or so. Harvested a fantastic cabbage, but the caulies are not setting a tight head but lots of florets of different sizes & heights & the calabrese is doing the same. More raspberries than I can deal with!
My courgettes & squashes are looking good, so put up the dog barrier to prevent any more mishaps & took a lovely bunch of flowers Just watched the 7 day weather on Country File & pleased to see yellow & orange colours on the map from next weekend to co-incide with my weeks leave.
Westi
Westi