Bits and bobs No6

[snooky]

Evening OH,
You may be right.The piece I dug over hasn"t been manured for a couple of years but fertilised using pelletised chicken manure but this year the plan is to dig in well- rotted two-year old farmyard manure.

[oldherbaceous]

Do you know i find mornings such as this quite frustating, i know it's going to be a beautiful day later, but it just won't get light enough quick enough so i can get at it.

Suppose i better have another cup of tea.

[oldherbaceous]

I haven't really got much to say, but i thought i would just break the silence.

[snooky]

Day off work today so my wife and i are making a long weekend of it in Aldershot with my daughter and her partner.The main reason for the visit is that my wife and daughter are shopping for a wedding dress.
Melanie marries Will on October 3rd next year in Alton.
When I asked what was the rush with the dress I was told not to worry and hand over the money at the appropriate time
Plans are well advanced and everything is coming together.Melanie is far more organised than me.with me it is always last minute

[oldherbaceous]

Evening Snooky, i'm with you, you just can't rush things.

[snooky]

Evening O.H,
Rushing things:-a fellow engineer,who works at the soon to be closed Scottish and Newcastle Brewery in Reading,said that it takes only 4 days-yes-4 Days from start to finish to mix dry ingredients,brew and bottle a vat of beer.Now that"s rushing it!!!
He also said that Kronenburg 1664 is their best brew-and that"s like,so I"m informed,cats p--!!
THREE CHEERSfor real ale

[snooky]

Forgot,the other reason why I"m in Aldershot is a to find a decent beer to put in the hotel for the wedding reception/evening do.Only 1cider,4 lagers and 1beer (John Smiths Smooth)on tap;and hotel beer is not always fresh,it can hang around if it doesn"t sell.
So,it is twofold;a decent real ale and fresh.
There is a local brewery in Alton,Triple fff,I"ll be taking a good look(and taste) of their beers

[oldherbaceous]

Dear Snooky, so glad you are taking care of the more important things in life.

[JohnN]

Snooky
As a retired brewery man and beer taster I can tell you that Triple F is usually great beer. The others to look out for are Dark Star (From Ansty, Sussex) and Ranmore and Shere Drop, from Surrey Hills Brewery. Don't know if you can get them in Alton though. Also try a 'cup' of TEA (Tongham English Ale) from the Hogs Back Brewery.

[snooky]

Thanks,JohnN,for the information. You can be assured that it will be fully investigated

[oldherbaceous]

Evening Old Codger, i haven't seen you for a week, but i see you have nearly completed your digging.
Well done.
Nearly finished the decorating of the Banquetng hall, but got a leak in the roof what has made me as fierce as a maggot.

Lucky i have got a umbrella.

[alan refail]

A fine job you're making of it too But you have overdone the religious theme a bit

[oldherbaceous]

Dear Alan, and i was more worried people might comment on the amount of bare flesh that was on view.

[snooky]

Evening OH,
I trust that you wrote a "Method Statement","Risk Assessment" and worked off a scaffold,properly tagged,of course,as required by the Health and Safety moguls

[oldherbaceous]

Dear Snooky, is there any other way of doing such a job.

Apart from using those rickety old wooden steps of mine of course.