Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Chatting => Frugal Living => Topic started by: muntjac on January 15, 2007, 21:45
-
had a old lady knock on my door today .she asked are you karl ,, yups mum i said , mrs obionekinobi ( not her real name ) said you may be able to help me with a bit of fencing ,,, cours i can i said , so off up the street we toddles and into the ladies house heading to the back garden before i got through to the kitchen iwas met by a fantastic looking whippet pup of just 3 montsh ,thios was the reason for the visit , she the lady needed a bit of fencing put up across one side of her back fence where she had a rockery affair ,to stop the little blighter jumping it and running amok , i tol her no problem a 10 ft by 3 ft bit of close trellis would be fine and i would do it for her no probs and let her know the cost before i started , no more than £15 to make and fit it with a couple posts letting it over lapthe older fencing,,then she asked if i knew anyone would like the greenhouse in the corner as she had no use for it anymore and her hubby had died before it was completly put up he was the gardener and she wasnt interesetd . she just wanted it gone , i said i could take it myself and i wouldnt charge her for the fence trellis , she said it hasnt got all the glass in ,no matter i said i could scrounge some panes up ,, no she siad its all here but my huby never finished putting it in ,, looking in the shed theer were some 30 odd panes of brand new glass,the gereenhouse was a 10 x 8 ft with sliding doors automatic vents with 2 benches to be finished off the wood slats having rotted this house was unused from new and had been left in its present state for 3 years ,,i told her it was sold and i will be making tha fencing and giving her a few quid extra , also putting a box of veggies on her doorstep as a thank you ,, so now folks i am now the owner of 3 greenhouses . ... but thats not the best bit .or could it be , but she said well in here ( the shed ) are all the gardening tools he had and im sure you ( meaning me ) can make good use of them , old in excellent condition still in oil rag from when he last used them was forks spade hoes rakes othe bits and bobs ,,, my orders ? to take whatever i wanted from the shed all the tools and odd tins of paint etc ,ihad to clear it all out .. i looked like i had won the lotttery at this point as there was a box of woodworking tools and oddsn ends . i knew that i just couldnt take this lot and not put a few quid her way so i just gave her £100 for all the stuff and greenhouse ... and i wil be doing the fencing ,,, so im happy she is happ[y ,,, :)
-
well done
thats the sort of luck i could do with a slice of :lol:
cheers
jr
-
You jammy old * Karl!!!! lol
Good luck to you mate!!!
-
Tears in my eyes...good man! Many another would've taken advantage...as many did try to with my old mother. Goodstuff! (this is sincere...it could sound insincere, but it isn't).
:)
-
It was a good day for you muntjac and a good day for mrs obionekinobi ( not her real name )
Nice when the world spins round so sweetly :!: :D
-
made my week afore its star :) ted
-
You made a good friend too and I bet you look out for her for ever now, wish my neighbours were as nice... :D
-
that just shows, doesnt it, that if your a nice person and prepared to put a bit of effort in and help people, that you get much more out of it. And what a nice old dear as well.
Nice one mate
-
Good luck mate.
You should have seen some of the people who tried to take advantage of my Auntie when she was living alone (fortunately she gave them a flea in their ear and called the police.)
-
id like to have 3 minutes with the basssssssssssss who beat that old fella up in his own house .. 1 minute apiece is more than enough time to make eunuchs :x
-
Nice one Karl
You are a true gentleman
Good luck mate
-
Muntjac has a quality which is becoming a thing of the past...
He knows the difference between right and wrong :!:
All we can do is try to teach by example :D
-
Last week i recieved a newsletter from my local allotment society general chit chat, when the rent is due etc plus they need some volunteers to help put up the raised beds on the plots we have put aside for disabled allotmenteers, so anyway on sunday i as popping a cheque and a note to say i was available on any sunday they want into the letterbox when two of the commitee members turned so i handed the envelope to them, 5 minutes one of them runs down to my allotment and asks if i would like a greenhouse as one has been left on a plot which has been let go. 1 minute later i was the proud owner of a 6x8 greenhouse :D
I wasn't the only person on the site that morning there was at least a dozen of us, but i think because i willing to work any sunday swung it in my favour, so my advice is do a good deed, because every good deed will be rewarded :D
-
good on ya mate n enjoy ur new plaything :lol: dont forget the camping stove and salt cellar for those summer days
-
Camping stove was the first thing i put in the shed, second was the frying pan :lol: :lol:
-
another greenhouse i got this last weekend its 8 by 6 not 10 ft as previosly listed
(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g119/Karl0101/IMG_0024.jpg)
(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g119/Karl0101/IMG_0023.jpg)
-
Karl, i'm not far behind you - picked up my third greenhouse yesterday (8x6) aluminium, with base, polycarb glazing - FOC. Was well chuffed! also had staging, pots, trays and capillary matting.
Love the freebies.
-
wow u done better than me mate i just got the hosue n glass remnants lol .. im gonna have to watch my crown here lolo
-
"had a old lady knock on my door today .she asked are you karl ,, yups mum i said , mrs obionekinobi ( not her real name ) said you may be able to help me with a bit of fencing ,,, cours i can i said..... "
That's Karma man!
I wonder if I may be gifted a shed or greenhouse?
After all I did rescue a 'Slow_Worm' hence my nick, when I first dug my alloment the other week and dug one up that as still hibernating!! Luckily I found him a nice new pad amonst some broken roof tiles!
Slow-worms are of course gardeners' friends
-
Nice one Munty! Extra greenhouses are like when you move to a bigger house with more rooms - you still manage to fill em to the brim! Happy growing! :lol: