The Chill Out Zone

[Lancpudn]

Originally Posted by stevestrat

The warmth has finally arrived here. One drawback, I've already evicted three wasps from the kitchen.

I've just sat down in the conservatory (it's been way to warm in there for me this afternoon) and I noticed a few bees flying into a hole halfway up the back wall, then a dozen or so appeared

that hole is where something was screwed in years ago & doesn't go into the cavity, Hosepipe jobby on them.

[Lancpudn]

Originally Posted by reworht

Well - it's been a peaceful day with SWMBO missing. Apart from hanging some washing out, and bringing it back in again - I've done next to nowt. Watched a fair bit of snooker - World Championships from Sheffield. Biggest dilemma of the day was what I was going to eat for tea - was it to be .....

1. an Indian takeway?
2. a Chinese takeway?
3. a pizza shop takeaway?
4. a 'don't know, but it's not English' takeaway?

....... final decision was number 4 - I went for a half pound chilli burger with chips (I asked them to leave the salad off, 'cos it masks the taste of the chilli sauce). I'd already put a bottle of Henry Weston's 2016 Vintage Cider in the fridge, so that washed it all down nicely. Now it's the armchair - and MY choice of what's showing tonight

LOL I like your style Rod, there are two bottles of Henry's in the fridge cooling for later.

[trikey]

Originally Posted by Lancpudn

I've just sat down in the conservatory (it's been way to warm in there for me this afternoon) and I noticed a few bees flying into a hole halfway up the back wall, then a dozen or so appeared

that hole is where something was screwed in years ago & doesn't go into the cavity, Hosepipe jobby on them.

Nooo don’t kill da bees!!!

[Lancpudn]

Originally Posted by trikey

Nooo don’t kill da bees!!!

No i'm not killing bees, just scaring them off, they're the smallest bees I've ever seen. We keep getting them under the eaves in the attic.
Wasps are a different kettle of fish.

[WillyHeckaslike]

Originally Posted by trikey

My turn to play trains today, a real one this time 👍

And a very nice stealth train it looks too.

Originally Posted by Lancpudn

No i'm not killing bees, just scaring them off, they're the smallest bees I've ever seen. We keep getting them under the eaves in the attic. Wasps are a different kettle of fish.

A bee keeper might possibly be interested in helping. I had a work friend who had a relative who kept bees and he helped him on one occasion to remove a hive from someone's garden. The hive was removed intact and added to the stock of bees which were used to produce honey. Once every year the hives were taken to a secret location somewhere on the Yorkshire moors where the bees would gorge on what was grown there and they did a good job of pollinating the crop for the farmer too.

We had a wasp infestation in the garage in recent years. After a summer of constant skirmishes with them I removed the nest in the autumn when the last of them died naturally. I gather that they will not occupy a space which they perceive to be already taken by another colony and one way to trick them apparently is to blow up a paper bag and hang it in what might be a space of interest to them. You can buy ready made paper decoys for the purpose on the internet but it is something which I have yet to get around to trying.

[FLYING BANANA]

Morning all from sunny Saltash.

Out last night up to Torquay for the surprise birthday mean for Shirley, Matt’s better ‘alf. Very nice grub in the Sloop.
The Bear done the run with Allen n Val as passengers.

I’m off to the MG Owners Club breakfast meet this morning down at Trevaskis Farm Restaurant then a wee drive out. Allen is giving this one a miss as he wants to get his boat finished off, it’s going back into the water this week.

Redfive is doing the trip.

[Lancpudn]

Morning everyone, The sun is up already with wall to wall blue skies, looks like another scorcher again today.


Oh heck! I think I took a wrong turn at the fridge this morning those prunes are seriously good though

[trikey]

Morning all, another sunny one here.

[coolcat]

Originally Posted by Lancpudn

Bootiful Sir, what great weather that was for being out on the water. Was that a picture of Freddie on deck at the end? He had a great suntan, I rolled my joggers up today and the glare from the white skin almost blinded me

Nope, that was my Dad

Sadly Freddie never got to see the new boat. He was due to visit me on the day he passed away.

Here is a picture of Freddie helming our first boat from a few years back though.
A very much missed friend.

CC9J2288 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr

[coolcat]

Originally Posted by Lancpudn

Nice one Andy , I nearly bought the Norfolk & Suffolk "Wherry lines" add on pack for Train Sim, I remember seeing Lowestoft station in it.
I bought the Northern Trans-pennine Leeds Manchester add on instead.

Get it............You might see me passing by on the boat. The trains stop at Acle