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<blockquote data-quote="spin cycle" data-source="post: 9221511" data-attributes="member: 12281"><p>tuesday</p><p></p><p>had a good productive day but...by days end ....i felt i was still more tired than i thought should be <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> .....also had a bout of 'double booking' myself and couple of 'DOH' moments<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p><p></p><p>lighter mornings i'm feeling a little more energised and today was time to get some tidying up/drainage jobs done on the meadow next the drive where strawbs has her parking....it has our main farm drain and a pond and flooded badly last month on occasion......so much so i took tonka out one sunday morning and cut some flood relief channels.....with it being drier twas time to put it right</p><p></p><p>trench one was a small new drain approx 30m long next to the car park...i'd intended to do it when i built the hard standing but thought 'meh' at the time.....didn't take long to trench...pipe and stone.....so much so it got me wondering about 'days of yore'....in particular the drains we put in when we put our grain store up in 1998....old back actor mconnell.....ford 3000 loader to put stone on trailer then back up to trench and shovel off....i remember putting straw in the trench over the pipe lest it collapse before we put stone in....why<img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/scratchhead.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":scratchhead:" title="Scratchead :scratchhead:" data-shortname=":scratchhead:" />.....i mean why not put stone in straight away<img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/scratchhead.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":scratchhead:" title="Scratchead :scratchhead:" data-shortname=":scratchhead:" />.....i guess dad was in charge so thats what we did<img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/scratchhead.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":scratchhead:" title="Scratchead :scratchhead:" data-shortname=":scratchhead:" />.......twas a lot longer admittedly but i seemed to be on that job for days<img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/scratchhead.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":scratchhead:" title="Scratchead :scratchhead:" data-shortname=":scratchhead:" />.......by 9am tonka had new trench dug....pipe in and teleporter tipping stone into cover<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>some sheepy duties next....K and admiral had fed round and disappeared off feeding wild birds (ab12).......admiral particularly fond of this activity<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite17" alt=":love:" title="Love :love:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":love:" /></p><p></p><p>back on tonka twas fill in trench and make good a couple of other 'emergency grups' i'd cut.......11am truck arrives with 225mm twinwall ...one of...for second new trench i'd dug twixt ditch 'A' that can use the pond as relief....the pond then drains other side into ditch 'B' further over if that gets overfull.....'DOH moment 1'.....didn't measure distance ....just thought ...'ah 20ft will be reet'.......short by about 12ft<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite44" alt=":banghead:" title="Bang Head :banghead:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":banghead:" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite77" alt=":bag:" title="Bag :bag:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":bag:" />.....got as far as i could....nearly lunch.....rollie and rethink<img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/scratchhead.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":scratchhead:" title="Scratchead :scratchhead:" data-shortname=":scratchhead:" /></p><p></p><p>SO...i've to go to charlie's thursday (should be dry) for the last of the peas......dereham mole valley on way for mineral licks (my lot eat them like smarties<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />)......there's a ' mr plastic' depot ...not sure they stock twinwall.....but if they do i can buy/cut another length<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite24" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs Up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" />....phone....they do ...so buy +pay<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite24" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs Up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" />.......sit back and think 'bitta cock up james but as usual you've wriggled out....hang on...thursday<img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/scratchhead.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":scratchhead:" title="Scratchead :scratchhead:" data-shortname=":scratchhead:" />.....thursday<img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/scratchhead.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":scratchhead:" title="Scratchead :scratchhead:" data-shortname=":scratchhead:" />.....oh feck<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite44" alt=":banghead:" title="Bang Head :banghead:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":banghead:" />'........'DOH moment two'.....i'd arranged for heating engineer to call....new holiday let heating is working but has persistent message 'heat unit requires maintenance'<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p><p></p><p>lunch...tidy up trenches and small bonfire to finish day.......but wandering past the cs that nev and i did transmission oil change on other saturday and i notice the sight gauge is full<img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/scratchhead.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":scratchhead:" title="Scratchead :scratchhead:" data-shortname=":scratchhead:" />......twasn't showing anything when we refilled /tested /stood<img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/scratchhead.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":scratchhead:" title="Scratchead :scratchhead:" data-shortname=":scratchhead:" />.....i'd just bought more oil to top up....now it's overfull<img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/scratchhead.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":scratchhead:" title="Scratchead :scratchhead:" data-shortname=":scratchhead:" />....sent PSM into overdrive<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p><p></p><p>afternoon chores done.....home.....gerry's for last 'lent group' meeting<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ( over my head a lot of it tbh....i'm just a talking monkey to them<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😁" title="Beaming face with smiling eyes :grin:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f601.png" data-shortname=":grin:" />....but gerry appreciates my effort )......final task....fess up to charlie about my 'double booking'.....he's very understanding and friday actually suits him better<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite24" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs Up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" />.....he says 'fergus is a bonny baby'......i reply that he's obviously gonna be a 'chick magnet' like his grandad.....something he finds amusing<img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/scratchhead.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":scratchhead:" title="Scratchead :scratchhead:" data-shortname=":scratchhead:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spin cycle, post: 9221511, member: 12281"] tuesday had a good productive day but...by days end ....i felt i was still more tired than i thought should be :rolleyes: .....also had a bout of 'double booking' myself and couple of 'DOH' moments:rolleyes: lighter mornings i'm feeling a little more energised and today was time to get some tidying up/drainage jobs done on the meadow next the drive where strawbs has her parking....it has our main farm drain and a pond and flooded badly last month on occasion......so much so i took tonka out one sunday morning and cut some flood relief channels.....with it being drier twas time to put it right trench one was a small new drain approx 30m long next to the car park...i'd intended to do it when i built the hard standing but thought 'meh' at the time.....didn't take long to trench...pipe and stone.....so much so it got me wondering about 'days of yore'....in particular the drains we put in when we put our grain store up in 1998....old back actor mconnell.....ford 3000 loader to put stone on trailer then back up to trench and shovel off....i remember putting straw in the trench over the pipe lest it collapse before we put stone in....why:scratchhead:.....i mean why not put stone in straight away:scratchhead:.....i guess dad was in charge so thats what we did:scratchhead:.......twas a lot longer admittedly but i seemed to be on that job for days:scratchhead:.......by 9am tonka had new trench dug....pipe in and teleporter tipping stone into cover:) some sheepy duties next....K and admiral had fed round and disappeared off feeding wild birds (ab12).......admiral particularly fond of this activity:love: back on tonka twas fill in trench and make good a couple of other 'emergency grups' i'd cut.......11am truck arrives with 225mm twinwall ...one of...for second new trench i'd dug twixt ditch 'A' that can use the pond as relief....the pond then drains other side into ditch 'B' further over if that gets overfull.....'DOH moment 1'.....didn't measure distance ....just thought ...'ah 20ft will be reet'.......short by about 12ft:banghead: :bag:.....got as far as i could....nearly lunch.....rollie and rethink:scratchhead: SO...i've to go to charlie's thursday (should be dry) for the last of the peas......dereham mole valley on way for mineral licks (my lot eat them like smarties:rolleyes:)......there's a ' mr plastic' depot ...not sure they stock twinwall.....but if they do i can buy/cut another length(y)....phone....they do ...so buy +pay(y).......sit back and think 'bitta cock up james but as usual you've wriggled out....hang on...thursday:scratchhead:.....thursday:scratchhead:.....oh feck:banghead:'........'DOH moment two'.....i'd arranged for heating engineer to call....new holiday let heating is working but has persistent message 'heat unit requires maintenance':rolleyes: lunch...tidy up trenches and small bonfire to finish day.......but wandering past the cs that nev and i did transmission oil change on other saturday and i notice the sight gauge is full:scratchhead:......twasn't showing anything when we refilled /tested /stood:scratchhead:.....i'd just bought more oil to top up....now it's overfull:scratchhead:....sent PSM into overdrive:rolleyes: afternoon chores done.....home.....gerry's for last 'lent group' meeting:) ( over my head a lot of it tbh....i'm just a talking monkey to them😁....but gerry appreciates my effort )......final task....fess up to charlie about my 'double booking'.....he's very understanding and friday actually suits him better(y).....he says 'fergus is a bonny baby'......i reply that he's obviously gonna be a 'chick magnet' like his grandad.....something he finds amusing:scratchhead: [/QUOTE]
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