hiya,
Can watch grass grow till the cows come home, but put a stop to that bought a pal of mine a few pints of beer for a load of gravel and it covered the lawn a treat and with the membrane laid underneath no grass no weeds = no backache just a few planters to stick things in every now and again, just need Charlie Dimock ( preferably braless) to pop round every so often and look after my water feature and that would be job done.
thanks harry long retired.
harry_gill:
hiya,
Can watch grass grow till the cows come home, but put a stop to that bought a pal of mine a few pints of beer for a load of gravel and it covered the lawn a treat and with the membrane laid underneath no grass no weeds = no backache just a few planters to stick things in every now and again, just need Charlie Dimock ( preferably braless) to pop round every so often and look after my water feature and that would be job done.
thanks harry long retired.
There’s no flies on you Harry,you have the job sussed.When you see Charlie Dimmock,send her down here,could find her a job. 
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Sorry to say but there’s no Newkie Broon now it’s Gateshead Broon and shortly to become Tadcaster Broon going to be brewed at John Smiths in the very near future, what’s the world coming to we’ll be importing the stuff back shortly as well as coal, crazy.
thanks harry long retired.
Harry now you have sent me into depression,going to bed.
Cheers Davve.
Don’t be down in the mouth Dave, I got my wife to taste a Smethwick bitter shandy, she said it tasted ok, but I still treated her to several " Irish Mist", she loves that liqueur, back on Wednesday, then off to Huntington races with my daughter on Thursday, bye god its hard being a pensioner.
Norman Ingram:
Don’t be down in the mouth Dave, I got my wife to taste a Smethwick bitter shandy, she said it tasted ok, but I still treated her to several " Irish Mist", she loves that liqueur, back on Wednesday, then off to Huntington races with my daughter on Thursday, bye god its hard being a pensioner.
Good for you Norm. I do believe you’ve cracked it.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Yes Norm the younguns’ of today haven’t a clue how much work it takes to be an OAP, not many would be man enough to hack it.
thanks harry long retired.
Back in my bungy again, stop hiding Harry, I know you are lurking on this thread
hiya,
Me lurking Norm, my old woman does’nt allow me time to lurk, if i’m not preparing to feed her when she arrives home from work that’s a three times a day thing to start with then most of the week i’ve got a couple of grandaughters to look after, too and from nursery/school, feed, entertain and generally look after until Mam or Dad picks them up, who said us oldies are useless, it seems we still have our uses and all for a pair of socks at Christmas, i do ask for a bottle of scotch but always get socks, ah well at least my feet are warm when doing the school run.
thanks harry long retired.
Harry your kids are not silly, the socks are cheaper than a bottle of scotch, also they are thinking they want to keep you warm, not embalm you. , yes I know you would rather the latter, you will just keep throwing out hints, like handing them a empty bottle and asking if there is any chance of them getting you a full one. 
, and cough a few times and tell them it is good for your chest, if theses don’t bare fruit, just come straight out with it, and give them it from the shoulder, " Com’on you tight bu**ers, buy your old Dad a Large Bottle of Whisky". Amen
hiya,
The latest ruse my daughter uses to get out of buying me a bottle of scotch is,“but Dad my Mam won’t be happy if you make youself bad” i’ll get the blame and you would’nt want that now would you??, chance would be a fine thing, i did add go on buy me a bottle and i’ll say i’ve bought it, to which she replied no Dad that would be cheating and you would’nt be happy, yes and my old lady says i’ve got an answer for everything, and my daughter is an accountant she sure knows how to watch her own money, she makes sure none comes my way.
thanks harry long retired.
Harry, tell your daughter, has she had her call up papers, and she will say, what are you talking about dad, you say they call up women from Israel,to do their militry service. you know about money, I know about whisky, for I have drunk enough and delivered enough to know about it,and Dr klaus Klingermann has stated that whisky in moderation said it prevents what I have had from re-accuring too quickly if ever again, and you are being mean on the pretex of what your mother says,and you will rue the day, that for the sake of a few pounds, you never brought pleasure to you old pot & pan in his latter years. 
, if that don’t move her, she is a hardheart ********** lady
hiya,
Moderation Norm, I don’t do moderation, show me a bottle of Bells and i’m like a dog with a bowl of beef broth, I don’t think the daughter wants me to croak due to my love of the scotch, why?? she would’nt be able to find anybody as cheap or as daft as me to do the child minding, seems like a sober grandad is a useful asset.
thanks harry long retired.
I think I was right about you in the first instance, you are trying to inbalm yourself, but I tell you Harry, you can’t do it while you are alive, so please stop trying!
hiya,
Norm a drop of scotch is supposed to be good for the liver,if it’s true and after i’ve croaked they will have to beat mine to death with a big stick to make it match what remains of me, so i’m trying to prove if i drink enough now when the time comes everything might be transplantable, and by the way i’ve chosen how i’m going to go, at age 95 i want to be shot by a jealous husband.
thanks harry long retired.
Harry why will he be jealous, at that age, he would just think she was giving you the kiss of life, , you could not be doing anything else, or you would not get you breath.
hiya,
Norm it’s apparent you Northamptonians have never heard about old fiddles and many a good tune being produced by same, well my old mate if thats the case i’m a Stradivarius, but maybe a cello sized one.
thanks harry long retired.
Com’on Harry, you have got to be a double bass at least? , or have you lost pounds, not counting the ones at Ladbrokes, and I know what you have told me, you have been a big fiddler over the years. 
hiya,
Computer acting the goat Norm, having a job posting even a short note just out of guarantee as well, just my luck, daughter says it may be repairable she has a pal in the business who will give it a looking at.
thanks harry long retired.
harry_gill:
hiya,
Computer acting the goat Norm, having a job posting even a short note just out of guarantee as well, just my luck, daughter says it may be repairable she has a pal in the business who will give it a looking at.
thanks harry long retired.
Computer is probably full of diesel fumes Harry,seriously I hope you soon get it fixed,it’s very frustrating when they play up and you can’t post messages etc.
Cheers Dave.