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Thanks Diane.
You wrap up well as well. I'm glad to be able to provide some inspiration.

Pa snip, there is one or two of us on here who get inspiration from the way you keep going with the problems you have

Thanks Robo

I do recognise that I am far from being the only one with terminal issues using this forum and that my way of dealing with them is very public. That is something some don't like or cant handle. However the greater the awareness the sooner, hopefully, some advance may be made in the treatment.

In the meantime, as I have said before, I am convinced my allotment helps keep me going. Hopefully that will continue to inspire others, whatever their health

Hi,

Pa snip, your soil and plot is looking amazing. Very jealous..... and really does inspire me to get out and dig ( and to nag Mr Pawty to get some lotty jobs done).

Hope you're feeling better soon. 'Have an allotment' should be a prescription! In a world which is so utterly busy it really does help.

Stress because of all sorts of things has impacted me for probably 6 months now - the lotty helps incredibly. Excersise, fresh air, not thinking about work or other stuff. Although those pesky mice have caused me a few sleepless nights......

Pawty

Hi Pawty.

So glad to hear how your plot works for you, I hope that as this years season gets more and more underway your plot helps you de-stress even more.


I hate them meeeeces to pieces

Oh, I do love that cartoon, having just dispatched mouse No. 16 and 17! Both garden and garage seem to be overrun with them this spring - presumably the easy answer would be to get a cat, but then they would be brought into the house, no doubt, played with and dissected..... eek.

There are resilient little buggers, you can flatten them with an iron and they just spring back.

I find the poison in the little plastic box's very good for enclosed places like garages

All plans out the window for now.
Grey overcast morning in this part of Berkshire, cold and raining.

Still, it wouldn't matter if it was sunny as although I want to do some more rotavating I can't muster the energy to pull the start cord to get it going. Compression too great.

Got an idea in mind but pass as to when I might be able to try it over the next few days.

absolutely ghastly here today too. hope my tomatoes are warm enough in the greenhouse. they are in heated propagators with makeshift lids.

Dear Pa Snip, how i wish i lived closer, as it would be a pleasure to help you out with the rotovating....

Thanks OH, seriously kind thought.

Once the machine is going I'm ok (ish)
I'll get my son in law to give it a tug, that should solve the problem. Not as if I have to rotavate every week.

Success on my thought for getting rotavator started, as mentioned above.

Removed spark plug, pulled cord a few times with no compression
Cleaned and replaced spark plug, started on 4th pull of cord

Well done Pa Snip.....i knew it wouldn't beat you...

OH, another early start for you. !!!!!!!!!!!!

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I am wondering if it is a case of the way the gearing comes to a rest sometimes. Simply removing the spark plug obviously meant no compression, but how would the compression have built up if I wasn't able to pull the cord.

Anyway, job done. The entire plot has been turned over all bar where there are currently some overwintered brassica's growing for this year.

Now two other plots want to borrow it. Up until recently I would have offered to turn their plots over. Not currently I'm afraid.