I want to pot up some hellebores but there are goldfinch on the linseed and I don't want to disturb them
/middleagedcrisisoftheweek
(old man river possible lesbian, Thu 12 Mar 2015, 9:28, 3 replies, latest was 10 years ago)

don't get me started, I'm having a proper middle class battle over a fence which is really hampering my border planting schedule.
There's even solicitors involved.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 12 Mar 2015, 9:33, Reply)

Leyland pines
Massive massive Leyland pines. All neighbourly warfare should be conducted with gigantic hedges.
(old man river possible lesbian, Thu 12 Mar 2015, 10:16, Reply)

they've stated categorically that they believe the fence to be on my property and that I should pay for it
I've gone with a solicitors letter claiming criminal damage to my fence by the ivy on their side that has destroyed the fence in the first place. I got an email today stating they may be willing to come to an arrangement
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 12 Mar 2015, 10:40, Reply)

doesn't it say on the deeds or summat which boundaries you're responsible for?
I know we're responsible for that really handsome fence over there and the neighbours are responsible for that really shitty panel fence over there
(old man river possible lesbian, Thu 12 Mar 2015, 10:48, Reply)

Nope, checked that, no boundary markers on the land registry so they're shared boundaries.
usually get a T mark to shoe which is yours, but there's nothing. Possibly because they're old terraces so would have one stage been shared gardens.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 12 Mar 2015, 10:54, Reply)

the goldfinch, they won't mind.
Is a household budget of £600 too much to spend on wild bird food?
( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Thu 12 Mar 2015, 9:37, Reply)

a day? a week?
I dunno. It does add up though. Greedy wee fucks.
(old man river possible lesbian, Thu 12 Mar 2015, 10:15, Reply)

an annual expenditure, although during spring it feels like per day.

( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Thu 12 Mar 2015, 10:56, Reply)

I can't imagine that wild birds would be that fussy.

( Muns, Thu 12 Mar 2015, 10:29, Reply)

you'd be wrong
my mum used to make them a massive plate every morning with breadcrumbs, cubes of butter/cheese, nuts, raisins, oats and wild bird food. each breed had its favourite - the jays/jackdaws stole all the cheese (they can carry about 5 cubes each), the blackbirds liked the raisins etc.

none of them liked the wild bird food. that was rejected until the very end. if she was late with the plate, there'd be birds in the trees chacking and scolding.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 12 Mar 2015, 11:10, Reply)

It's this sort of behaviour that stunts the evolutionary process.

( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 12 Mar 2015, 11:18, Reply)

You mean that butter doesn't grow in the wild?
:O
( drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Thu 12 Mar 2015, 11:51, Reply)

Never mind that, I'm having dilemma over which very nice Pub A Couple Of Miles Away I should walk the dog to for a nice lunch of home-made chips and a pint of Adnams.

( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Thu 12 Mar 2015, 10:00, Reply)

does either one take you across any motorways?

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 12 Mar 2015, 10:02, Reply)

There might be a tractor or two passing by on one of them.

( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Thu 12 Mar 2015, 10:05, Reply)

I always wondered how people get home made chips anywhere other that at home

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Thu 12 Mar 2015, 12:18, Reply)