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They’ve been planning this alarm system for a decade. Also it will only go to smart phones. If I get alarmed that we are going to be flooded for example, then that’ll be nice.Kiwififer wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2023 8:28 am I don’t think there’s a specific thread and apologies if there is one but I see this is the day the government is testing its alarm system.
I’m leaving my alerts on, I know folk that are switching them to silent on their phones. I honestly can’t remember a time when something like this has happened, I’ve never even heard a siren other than to say a shift was over at a place that used to build oil rigs down the road from me.
It's an event, to be sure. rarer than a solar eclipse!Kiwififer wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2023 8:28 am I don’t think there’s a specific thread and apologies if there is one but I see this is the day the government is testing its alarm system.
I’m leaving my alerts on, I know folk that are switching them to silent on their phones. I honestly can’t remember a time when something like this has happened, I’ve never even heard a siren other than to say a shift was over at a place that used to build oil rigs down the road from me.
"The Earth will explode tomorrow. You are advised to stay at home and listen to the radio until the crisis has passed."Jansman wrote: I’ll bet I get no help to deal with it after the alarm tells me to run away though!
A decade? Jeezy peeps!jansman wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2023 8:41 amThey’ve been planning this alarm system for a decade. Also it will only go to smart phones. If I get alarmed that we are going to be flooded for example, then that’ll be nice.Kiwififer wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2023 8:28 am I don’t think there’s a specific thread and apologies if there is one but I see this is the day the government is testing its alarm system.
I’m leaving my alerts on, I know folk that are switching them to silent on their phones. I honestly can’t remember a time when something like this has happened, I’ve never even heard a siren other than to say a shift was over at a place that used to build oil rigs down the road from me.I’ll bet I get no help to deal with it after the alarm tells me to run away though!
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I've just got back Jenny, hope you're okay, or as okay as you can be.jennyjj01 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2023 8:53 am Got the petrol mower serviced. It was a bu66er to start, would not keep running and after two stripes, the start rope snapped. Cost £75 to fix but now runs perfectly. I was told the biggest issue was that the air filter was gunged and squashed: Could have been A £3 DIY fix!!
Other than that, Preparing for a funeral![]()
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I replanted mine a few weeks ago using weed membrane and a hot tin can to cut the holes...jennyjj01 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 25, 2023 6:07 pmThanks,
As OK as we can be. There are other serious stresses which won't get aired here.
Anyways....
Today I needed a rest, so I did some 'lotment stuff. rather roughly weeded another bed and popped in some 15 spuds and 5 courgettes, kindly donated from another plot.
Started trying to sort out my strawberry bed, which is/was an eclectic mix of strawberries, dandelions, marestail, and half a dozen other weed species as yet unknown. What I TRIED to do was to lift out a few of the healthier looking strawbs, along with root ball, then, for each one, clear a circle about 2 feet diameter, then replant a strawb in the middle. That saw me rather feebly clear about 2 sq metres in which I now have an array of 3 x 4 neatly spaced strawb plants. I'm hopeful they recover enough to bear fruit this year. I can now see some gaps to hoe! How about if I lay some cardboard over with suitable holes in, just till they start sending out side shoots? Or is that a step too far?
As I glance over my plot, if I generously count my raggle taggle raspberry patch as 'cultivated' and treat my untended rhubarb and my tarped over bed as being 'under cultivation' then with a squint, I could argue that I've now got 50% of my plot 'under cultivation' and broadly in line with the association's 'use it or lose it' inspection regime. Roughly 1/4 of my plot is still weedy and obviously untended, so I've re-tumbleweeded that. Add in my designer composter and growing frame, and I should suitably impress the committee.I'll let you guys know if I get a non-compliance notice.