henry d Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Just nosey as I`m filling the swimming pool,well paddling pool 10x6 and 300 galls Pimms anyone ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertie2 Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Same here Henry, watered the garden for 4 hours last night filled the 10' x 6' pool up for the kids this morning and plan to water front garden tonight! Who said its grim up north, at least we have water! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 you may have water but here in the south east we have swimming pools,paddling pools are for washing ones feet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 paddling pools are for washing ones feet have you seen the size of Hawkeye,s feet. they need a swimming pool each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertie2 Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 you may have water but here in the south east we have swimming pools,paddling pools are for washing ones feet It aint no good if your not allowed to fill them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted July 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Just out............magic I`m as wrinkled as a prune............a fat,hairy,pastey but very happy prune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ratcatcher Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Hasnt stoped me filling up our 15ft swimming pool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 if you got to fill it then do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Got in from work a 7pm put the sprinkler on the lawn and its still on? cheers KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 fill my pool with evian dont you know,at least down here we have another month of summer.soon be winter up north.two things make my day,openeing the cutrtains and seeing a cloudless sky then watching the weather and seeing its at least ten degrees colder up there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted July 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Digger - It`s the concrete and tarmac that provide your heat that and the smog. Don`t think we can`t fix the weather forecast up here just to keep you lot back down there(25" tomorrow)and you are also taught to think that Cornwall is warm and sunny,whereas it is wet and full of my in-laws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertie2 Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Do any of you southerners know who first spread the word that it was grim up north? Well it was a northerner who as us all, love this land so much it was said to keep you lot down there as to not spoil our tranquility! If there were a god he would name the north his true home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 henry,its not smog,its us rich londoners burning fivers instead of charcoal.i saw monarch of the glen once and i know its fiction because the sun was shining for more than half an hour.that said there was an element of truth in the fact the owner of the estate was English.oh and the women in it were really fit,got any houses up for sale near you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted July 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Not a one mate............plenty of grouse moors for sale though stop burning those fivers and you may be able to afford one,ask Lord Cadogan or his son Lord Chelsea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 i thought it was spelt more,as in you buy one and it just costs more money year on year ? saw a fly today,send your midges its regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted July 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Thats the west coast..........not enough whisky breath to kill the tykes . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 will send some pigeons your way mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 The trouble with the hose pipe ban is its full of holes the loop kind. I watched a programme on this the other day. We are currently on the ban but are aloud to use the hose to top up a swimming pool or jet wash a patio but we are not aloud to use a sprinkler, hose the garden or the car. However, stictly speaking, we are aloud to fill a watering can with a suitable length peice of hose. The length is undetermined just so long as it is suitable. In addition, there is nothing to stop us from putting the hose in a watering can and walking the garden with the can being constantly fed by the hose, just so long as the the can is watering the garden not the hose. Crazy eh?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 Bad news for anyone working in London this week. It is predicted it will be 37 degrees on Wednesday, man that IS hot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ratcatcher Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 Bad news for anyone working in London this week. It is predicted it will be 37 degrees on Wednesday, man that IS hot try living in it m8, its 33 today, and im roasting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 We have a hosepipe ban and it is seriously dry around here. Walking along the side of a wheat field over the weekend, there were cracks in the ground 1-2 inches wide and 50 yards+ long. My lawns are brown, except where the septic tank soakaway goes and a few of our smaller cherry trees look in need of intensive care. We have water butts collecting rain off the garage roof, which is then transferred into other butts standing near by, but they don't last that long in a hot spell. I might investigate what it would cost to have a tank put in the ground, to take the Winter rainwater that comes off the cottage roof and currently goes to soakaways. A small pump and I might have enough to see my gardens through a dry Summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 Bewl must be nothing more than a mud pit by now Cranfield? KR, I know what you are saying, I can't beleive I am typing these words, but I am going into the office on Wednesday just because it is cooler than working from home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 cranners,a submerged tank shouldnt cost too much to install.as with all things the money is in the ground work.if you can drive a mini digger so much the better. days hire of digger - £90 cost of pipes from house to tank (assuming you want 4" pipes ) @ £10 per m inc fittings. cost of tank ? pass but not sure what size you want.if i were you i would over dig the hole and put a soakaway under the tank to allow the overflow to drain away,that way you neednt worry about the level of water.most councils now insist upon honey comb block built soakaways as hardcore ones may silt up over time.not really relevant as you wont need p/p and the tank will collect the sediment.the pump should cost no more than £45.id recommend placing it a quarter of the way up the tank to avoid blockages. hope this helps ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 Cheers digger, I appreciate the information. Metal tanks are cheap round here, plastic and fibreglass tends to be more expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 www.plasticbarrel.moonfruit.com no prices but gives you an idea of sizes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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