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Post by steamdrivenandy Sun Mar 07, 2021 4:25 pm

Back in '98/'99 I worked for a Christmas tree grower doing the marketing to garden centres. I shared an office with the farm manager who refused to employ local Brits because they just weren't good workers. He usually got Aussies and New Zealand guys who really put in a shift.
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Post by burlingtonboaby Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:22 pm

I used to earn £20 a week at Parfits fruit farm near Swanton Morley. (1965)All was fine until the gang masters appeared with mini buses full of pickers, I didn't hang about to see what nationality they were.
If a picker is getting a 1K a week, is this before they paid the GM and for sleeping accommodation?
Turned out overcast with a chilly breeze.
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Post by groundhog Sun Mar 07, 2021 8:00 pm

Good question I will ask him!
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Post by burlingtonboaby Mon Mar 08, 2021 5:40 am

Light early rain showers at 4.30 ish, didn't come to much, rain forecasted for later.
Have a nice day.
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Post by Askit Mon Mar 08, 2021 8:17 am

A dull, wet and cold morning. Back to unsettled weather for the next week or so looks like the daily walks will be a bit curtailed shrugg

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Post by groundhog Mon Mar 08, 2021 8:47 am

Frosty night but bright sunny morning, hopefully it will last all day! Wet weather coming along by Wednesday so need to get the gates built and up before then! Still not much interest in the nest boxes from the birds, maybe they have too much choice! wave
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Post by Askit Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:16 am

groundhog wrote: Still not much interest in the nest boxes from the birds, maybe they have too much choice! wave
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Post by groundhog Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:47 am

Love it Tony thanks allthumbz
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Post by burlingtonboaby Mon Mar 08, 2021 4:37 pm

Heavy rain showers as predicted,cooler 
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Post by burlingtonboaby Tue Mar 09, 2021 5:59 am

Heavy overnight rain, cleared around 4 ish, wet underfoot, nice walk with Tag along prom.lots of gulls.
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Post by steamdrivenandy Tue Mar 09, 2021 7:01 am

Dry overnight here, thin, indistinct high cloud as the sun rises with patches of pale blue. Birds surprisingly restrained.
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Post by Askit Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:38 am

It's the lull before the storm here, flat, dull and dry. We have the first lot of wind and rain hitting us later today with a wee break before the big storm tomorrow evening. Think we get to share that with most of the west coast, so get your hatches battened shrugg

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Post by groundhog Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:53 am

Starlit night and frost, sunny start to the day but for sure the bad weather is on the way, Best get the mowers out before it gets here! hugegrins
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Post by burlingtonboaby Tue Mar 09, 2021 9:40 am

Chilly and overcast, rain should hold of while I take the van for its test.
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Post by steamdrivenandy Tue Mar 09, 2021 9:42 am

Mower? Our grass hasn't grown since September. It'll need several more degrees C before it shifts.
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Post by Dave 418 Tue Mar 09, 2021 11:10 am

A bright if cold day here after an overcast early morning. I filled the bird bath and fountain whilst the bacon was cooking. 
After the sparrow squadron have been for there morning visit the  water is all over the floor. At one point there were eight in the bird bath.
 I have noticed a little wren like bird this last few days. Consulting the bird book it could be a female robin. The male robin hasnt been around for a while. If the workshop door was open it would sit and watch me from the garden.
It must be getting brighter because the solar fountain started to run at half ten as it does in the summer. Unless management has other plans a bit of workshop time this afternoon. I will put the heater on now to take the night chill off.
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Post by steamdrivenandy Tue Mar 09, 2021 11:26 am

Our robins went missing about three weeks ago. We have two that we often see together. One returned about a week ago, but we've not seen two together.
In December we were delighted to see a pair of nuthatches on the feeder but they've been missing for a couple of months. We've got blue * Inappropriate Word * by the gross and coal * Inappropriate Word *, gold finches and a herd of long tailed * Inappropriate Word * too. I've also seen a wren on our outdoor table but it whipped back into the hedge. That's not to mention the hooligan starlings, rooks that think they're sparrow size and fall off the feeders in an inelegant bundle. There's loads of sparrows and a male and female blackbirds plus a pair of pigeons. Sadly not a sign of a thrush.
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Post by burlingtonboaby Wed Mar 10, 2021 6:58 am

Rain finally stopped around 6, short walk out, winds ramping up again, not BBQ weather.
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Post by Askit Wed Mar 10, 2021 8:32 am

If last night was the smaller of our storms then tonight should be interesting. We got a right battering with gusty winds and heavy rain. Dry and fairly mild now so I need to get out to the the wheelie bins and garden furniture down.

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Post by Dave 418 Wed Mar 10, 2021 9:27 am

A bit warmer here but damp. I was late going down this morning so I think the birds have been and gone or they are tucked up out of the rain. 
A day in the workshop today. It’s quite nice listening to the rain on the roof and chilling out.
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Post by steamdrivenandy Wed Mar 10, 2021 9:29 am

Dull and slightly damp here but no high wind or serious rain as yet.
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Post by groundhog Wed Mar 10, 2021 10:05 am

Grey, wet, miserable and that is only me. The weather is pretty sh+t today as well! fedup
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Post by burlingtonboaby Thu Mar 11, 2021 5:39 am

Gales bringing down dead branches,wheelie bins on the loose, wooden gate broken of hinges, rain stopped long enough for a brief walk out with Tag.
Stay safe and warm.
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Post by steamdrivenandy Thu Mar 11, 2021 6:42 am

Miss Pippin woken by the bin men. Dull, wet and blustery out there. Supermarket delivery due lunchtime and Miss P's new grooming table.
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Post by Askit Thu Mar 11, 2021 8:46 am

Plenty of rain driven on by gusty winds last night but no where near the forecast storms predicted. Quiet and fairly bright now but a few days of heavy showers to come. Temperature is 12°c so pretty mild.

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