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| martin 2005-10-21, 11:21 am |
| On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 18:07:58 +1000, "old books"
<oldbooks@bspgallery.com.au> wrote:
Never buy from a spammer.
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Martin
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| In article <31303030323030384359229159@foobar.zetnet.co.ok>, Jaques
d'Alltrades <rusty.hinge@foobar.zetnet.co.ok> writes
>The message <hurhl1dhgk1kdmse2vnbsk64dfkuhsf83c@4ax.com>
>from martin <me@privacy.net> contains these words:
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>
>
>Still less a persistent one.
>
Are you sure that shouldn't be 'persistant'? ;-)
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"
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| Mike Lyle 2005-10-21, 5:21 pm |
| Kay wrote:
> In article <31303030323030384359229159@foobar.zetnet.co.ok>, Jaques
> d'Alltrades <rusty.hinge@foobar.zetnet.co.ok> writes
> Are you sure that shouldn't be 'persistant'? ;-)
You mean, as in "perenniel"?
--
Mike.
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| Jaques d'Alltrades 2005-10-21, 6:21 pm |
| The message <Mc3yXgK0QSWDFwnW@scarboro.demon.co.uk>
from Kay <kay@scarboro.demon.co.uk> contains these words:
> In article <31303030323030384359229159@foobar.zetnet.co.ok>, Jaques
> d'Alltrades <rusty.hinge@foobar.zetnet.co.ok> writes
> Are you sure that shouldn't be 'persistant'? ;-)
No.
--
Rusty
horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/
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| Janet Baraclough 2005-10-21, 6:21 pm |
| The message <hurhl1dhgk1kdmse2vnbsk64dfkuhsf83c@4ax.com>
from martin <me@privacy.net> contains these words:
(*deleted deleted deleted *)
> Never buy from a spammer.
* Giving a spammer more advertising is like releasing pregnant rabbits
into your garden.
Janet
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| In article <3rsvraFl5c6fU1@individual.net>, Mike Lyle <mike_lyle_uk@REMO
VETHISyahoo.co.uk> writes
>Kay wrote:
>
>You mean, as in "perenniel"?
>
As in another thread ;-)
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"
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| Cerumen 2005-10-21, 6:21 pm |
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"Jaques d'Alltrades" <rusty.hinge@foobar.zetnet.co.ok> wrote in message
news:31303030323030384359229159@foobar.zetnet.co.ok...
> The message <hurhl1dhgk1kdmse2vnbsk64dfkuhsf83c@4ax.com>
> from martin <me@privacy.net> contains these words:
>
>
>
> Still less a persistent one.
they never persisted outside my killfile, maybe a spam complaint is in order
though?
--
Chris Thomas
West Cork
Ireland
>
> --
> Rusty
> horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk
> http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/
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| Mike Lyle 2005-10-21, 7:21 pm |
| Kay wrote:
> In article <3rsvraFl5c6fU1@individual.net>, Mike Lyle
> <mike_lyle_uk@REMO VETHISyahoo.co.uk> writes
Jaques[color=darkred]
> As in another thread ;-)
Ouais, d'accord.
--
Mike.
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| La puce 2005-10-21, 7:21 pm |
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Cerumen wrote:
> they never persisted outside my killfile, maybe a spam complaint is in order
> though?
T'was only a word, Gov. Don't killfile me for that! I beg of you I
won't do it again.
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| Janet Baraclough 2005-10-21, 9:21 pm |
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> Are you sure that shouldn't be 'persistant'? ;-)
Zut alors, how many zillion times do I have to say this, stop talking
about my post you rude woman,
:~0
Janet
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| Cerumen 2005-10-22, 6:21 am |
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"La puce" <helene@rudlin.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1129932814.503717.195760@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
> Cerumen wrote:
>
> T'was only a word, Gov. Don't killfile me for that! I beg of you I
> won't do it again.
I meant not you dear thing.
--
Chris Thomas
West Cork
Ireland
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| La puce 2005-10-22, 8:21 am |
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Janet Baraclough wrote:
> Zut alors, how many zillion times do I have to say this, stop talking
> about my post you rude woman,
Not bad! You see, with a bit of an effort the world around you can be
fun.
> :~0
Ho. I wouldn't worry. The wind has already turned for you <grin>
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| martin 2005-10-22, 9:21 am |
| On 22 Oct 2005 04:02:59 -0700, "La puce" <helene@rudlin.co.uk> wrote:
>
>Janet Baraclough wrote:
>
>Not bad! You see, with a bit of an effort the world around you can be
>fun.
>
>
>Ho. I wouldn't worry. The wind has already turned for you <grin>
I thought the rumble was thunder.
--
Martin
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| La puce 2005-10-22, 10:21 am |
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martin wrote:
> I thought the rumble was thunder.
T'was my bellie when I woke up. Must have been looking ahead to all the
work I have to do in 4 days. Took 3 days off next week to do raised
beds with sleepers which I now don't have, tons of manure to shift with
a helper who's gone to a funeral now and it's pouring down cats and
dogs ... and ropes <sigh>
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| Jaques d'Alltrades 2005-10-22, 1:21 pm |
| The message <1129983920.595270.123360@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>
from "La puce" <helene@rudlin.co.uk> contains these words:
> T'was my bellie when I woke up. Must have been looking ahead to all the
> work I have to do in 4 days. Took 3 days off next week to do raised
> beds with sleepers which I now don't have, tons of manure to shift with
> a helper who's gone to a funeral now and it's pouring down cats and
> dogs ... and ropes <sigh>
Go to a builders' merchant and buy some shuttering grade ply, that's
cheap, and doesn't come apart. Most yards will cut it to size for you.
You'll need to treat it with something to prevent it from rotting, but
it should last a very long time as long as you line the soil side with
black polythene (damp-course) membrane (also from a builders' merchant).
You can even make large-ish holes in it (eclectic drill and a hole-saw)
and have strawberries growing on the face of the board - (partially)
defeats the thieving birds, and keeps the fruit from the attention of
slugs.
--
Rusty
horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/
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| Alan Holmes 2005-10-22, 2:21 pm |
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"martin" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:bd8kl1l721j3vk31sr36sofa9v1bhfvkkl@4ax.com...
> On 22 Oct 2005 04:02:59 -0700, "La puce" <helene@rudlin.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
> I thought the rumble was thunder.
I've been having a lot of trouble with wind in the southern regions!
Any ideas how to stop it?
Alan
> --
> Martin
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| Jaques d'Alltrades 2005-10-22, 3:21 pm |
| The message <G1u6f.940$iZ4.484@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net>
from "Alan Holmes" <alan.holmes@virgin.net> contains these words:
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> I've been having a lot of trouble with wind in the southern regions!
> Any ideas how to stop it?
Ask in uk.rec.winemaking, they'll tell you how to insert a cork.
HTH
--
Rusty
horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/
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| Alan Holmes 2005-10-22, 5:21 pm |
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"Jaques d'Alltrades" <rusty.hinge@foobar.zetnet.co.ok> wrote in message
news:3130303032303038435A83E984@foobar.zetnet.co.ok...
> The message <G1u6f.940$iZ4.484@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net>
> from "Alan Holmes" <alan.holmes@virgin.net> contains these words:
>
>
>
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> Ask in uk.rec.winemaking, they'll tell you how to insert a cork.
I doubt that would stop it, the pressure is far to high!
Alan
>
> HTH
>
> --
> Rusty
> horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk
> http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/
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| La puce 2005-10-22, 8:21 pm |
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Jaques d'Alltrades wrote:
> Go to a builders' merchant and buy some shuttering grade ply, that's
> cheap, and doesn't come apart. Most yards will cut it to size for you.
My gawd! Were you sitting in my dining room tonight?! That's what my
friend suggested. But I thought shuttering grade ply was low grade and
therefore the whole treating thing, polythene etc... I find
complicated. I wanted sleepers <pout>
> You'll need to treat it with something to prevent it from rotting, but
> it should last a very long time as long as you line the soil side with
> black polythene (damp-course) membrane (also from a builders' merchant).
> You can even make large-ish holes in it (eclectic drill and a
hole-saw)
> and have strawberries growing on the face of the board - (partially)
> defeats the thieving birds, and keeps the fruit from the attention of
> slugs.
Now that is very cunning, for the birds. But I fail to see how the
slugs will ignore it. Remember that 'nose' they've got. You've given me
some more ideas though :o)
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| martin 2005-10-23, 7:21 am |
| On 22 Oct 2005 15:30:49 -0700, "La puce" <helene@rudlin.co.uk> wrote:
>Now that is very cunning, for the birds. But I fail to see how the
>slugs will ignore it. Remember that 'nose' they've got. You've given me
>some more ideas though :o)
By this strawberry huller and keep storks off your strawberries
http://thecookskitchen.com/browse_5211
--
Martin
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| Jaques d'Alltrades 2005-10-23, 7:21 am |
| The message <1130020249.298258.206750@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
from "La puce" <helene@rudlin.co.uk> contains these words:
> Jaques d'Alltrades wrote:
[color=darkred]
> My gawd! Were you sitting in my dining room tonight?! That's what my
> friend suggested.
When discussing such matters it is always advisable to wear an allyhat
to prevent the rays from escaping. Rays radiate from your Brian and some
of them slip down the back of your sofa and escape into Shedspace, where
Sheddi with sensitive antennae and not wearing their allyhats are
looking down the backs of *THEIR* sofas (searching for their Stanley
knives, usually) and your every thought is known to them. HTH
> But I thought shuttering grade ply was low grade and
> therefore the whole treating thing, polythene etc... I find
> complicated. I wanted sleepers <pout>
No, it's not so pretty as the more expensive stuff, and not birch,
beech, oak or tropical hardwood-faced, and it might be made from cheaper
woods, and sometimes even it is just ordinary marine or exterior grade
rejects. The bonding is waterproof.
Buy a can of something - I'm sure some Urgler will know a suitable
product - (in the Shed we use Creomite, but that's another story) and
just paint it on.
The membrane is just the thick polythene sheet which builders lay
beneath concrete floors to prevent rising damp. After treating the ply,
cut the polythene just a bit wider than your ply, curl it over the
bottom and tack in place, putting the polythene on the soil side, of
course.
> hole-saw)
[color=darkred]
> Now that is very cunning, for the birds. But I fail to see how the
> slugs will ignore it. Remember that 'nose' they've got. You've given me
> some more ideas though :o)
They just don't 'happen upon' them, and you can surround each plant with
a ring of stripped old copper cable if you want. Actually, in the barrel
I used to have (ordinary strawberries in the holes in the side and
alpines in the top) the slugs never bothered them.
If you're going to use a barrel BTW, for watering, it pays to get a
length of plastic drainpipe and drill small holes in it, all the way
down, with more holes at the top than the bottom. Find a plastic bottle
which fits round it (with the top cut off, of course) and lash it on
tightly. Put this contraption down to the level of the lowest
strawberries and pack the soil in round it.
--
Rusty
horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/
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