Recent content by JWL

What a difference a day makes, I might have upped the weight of them mind you with all the gloopy mud that's still trapped in the centres :)

My old boss had a pair of jeans like that when he walked across to where I was unblocking a spray nozzle whilst spraying off tattie haulm with acid. He'd put them on brand new off the hanger that morning :whistle:

Not quite as dry as it walked, damned horse paddocks :rolleyes:

Asshoe Indian They're getting their own back from when they've asked about your recent accident and you asked them which one? The fatal one?

I did my middle year student bit at Upton many years ago and ended up years later working there. Some of the best times I had as student was working with the old shepherd Bill Jones, he was the closest person I ever came across who could have been Ronnie Barker. He resembled him and his humour...

It's nearly 30 years since I was living and working there so you can't blame me!

I've had a few hours of fun on that meadow in the snow years ago. I kept a little pony back in the yard and it had a bit of a crash course in carriage driving. Short version was I bought some harness at a sale that looked the right size, consulted my Pony Club Manual I had kept from my childhood...

Then tie them off with a couple of Elastrator rings ;)

Many years ago I went along to Long Marston airfield to have a watch with a couple of mates. With us showing an interest they offered us a chance in a couple of two seaters. That was one hell of an experience especially flying over ground you knew really well. Was a bit disconcerting when you're...

@bovrill over to you. The Father Ted comment is really on my wavelength (y)

That does sound a bit over ambitious, from what I remember from working with a balepacker years ago they needed to be lifted from the bottom row with the appropriate bale squeeze. Even trying to pick them up from the second layer would cause problems as the base layer would sag in the strings...

Try this for size ;)

Yep, about when you started 😀 if you're the same David I think you may be

Bet you can't wait to see my back load ;)

I'm sure the one I used to drive in the 80's with the sliding counterweight had the gearbox from an International, 4 speed lever in a zig zag gate arrangement. Used to be easier to spin her round and go up hills backwards which would confuse people on the road as we had a really steep hill...