Recent content by Y Fan Wen

Back in the days of Tir Cymen, 92 to 02, we had 10 acres in the scheme managed as ancient hay meadow. Muck only and cut after 15/7. The payment we received paid for taking the crop and feeding it out all Winter. Worked well except in dry Springs and Summers. What was remarkable was, fed out...

When fibre was being installed up the cwm the installers were complaining bitterly about the tree surgeon specialists who were hired in to clear the route before stringing began. They said that no matter who they got, they started out alright and then gradually deteriorated to a half baked job...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-59158098 My father and I spent 50 years planting up areas of our different farms and only accepted one grant in doing so. All the schemes we looked at were going to cost more after grant than they did when we pleased ourselves. The only grant we took was with...

Reading about the Clapham Junction rail crash in 1988 I was amazed to read that the signal technician who made the mistake that caused it, told the enquiry that he had worked 120 hours that week or 17 hours per day. 12x7 = 84!! From Wikipedia report - 'He had also performed the work during his...

And if you listened to the WG new rural secretary, Huw Irrance Davies on Farming Today this morning, you would have realised there is no hope.

When I got married Dad insisted that I take Mrs Y away on holiday every year and in due course, the little one as well. I will be forever grateful that he knew what the priorities were. 'Yes I know you've got a full week's work ahead of you. If you didn't go away you would still have a full...

Iran-Iraq war lasted 8 years and there were half a million casualties. Some periods were akin to WW1 with trenches and barbed wire and 'human waves' etc..

I would think that it is transformers that are the weak spot. Most of them are bespoke and are major operations to move.

When I reached 75 I decided to switch the alarm clock off except for special occasions like hospital appts. etc.. Despite that, my normal getting up time is 6 to 6.30, can't stay in bed anymore. Then just occasionally I wake and it is 8.30. I'm much slower now getting going in the morning so...

Anybody catch 'Down on the Farm' on Talking Pictures this w/e? A 1961 (60years!!) look at a big Eastern arable farm. It will be on tptv encore but you have to register to watch it. Starts with the Royal Show with a MF spud harvester, Hereford cattle. Then shows a binder cutting oats and then...

Lidl has a McCulloch petrol chainsaw on offer next week (from 18th) for 80.00.

April the 10th came (post 141) and Mrs Y and I both came through successfully. What with a cold over the New Year and a last minute cancellation by the service it has been nearly 6 months since our last. August for the next.

I'm glad that Microsoft is 'empowering' us!

On our visit to China the guide warned us on no account to drink any tap water or even to brush our teeth. Bottles of drinking water were available on every corner nearly and the price was pence.

That should be 20 inch btw.. Sorry.