kalos Posted April 11 #57301 Share Posted April 11 Got our annual travel renewal insurance quote this morning and was fearing the worst due to the claim we made for Mrs K on the Azura last year and increases due to inflation etc. Was very surprised when the price came in almost £5 less than last years price. Going on how we were treated when we needed to use them , think we will stay put 🙂 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splice the mainbrace Posted April 11 #57302 Share Posted April 11 14c bright with a light breeze here at the moment. Getting ready to spend 4 days watching the Masters golf, like tennis I only watch the major tournaments but love it when they are on, part of my sporting year. However I need to contact Sky to go through the 18 month charade of getting their renewal price down, it’s very annoying, I’ve been with them for 32 years and they have VIP this and that but not on renewal price for loyalty. I accessed my blood test results online yesterday for statin lipids, liver and kidney analysis and all is ok apart from slightly low sodium and high 2.3 mmol hdl (good) cholesterol. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twotravellersLondon Posted April 11 #57303 Share Posted April 11 1 hour ago, Snow Hill said: We have been watching, tonight will be the time to face Claude and see their plans ripped apart, most of them in this series have not impressed me at all I would have fired more each show, but that would have left a gap in the schedules for few weeks. 😂 Today the weather is fine... 12˚C and overcast... we have a Heron sky... a grey sky... not just any grey.... but a true grey-grey... the purest, unblemished, undifferentiated grey. (idea pinched from Black Adder) Keenly awaiting to find out tonight which of the Apprentice potential titans of industry and commerce with their global ambitions just about to be realised with an influx of capital... Can; 1) do sums, 2) understand accounts and 3) tell the difference between fact and fiction. (The "prize" is almost enough to put a deposit on a bed-sit in some parts of London... or alternatively buy a few dilapidated lock-up garages in the outer suburbs.) Perhaps the winner's plan is compete with the five star "Milliways Restaurant" better known as the Restaurant at the End of the Universe... Bet that some of the "business plans" are less realistic! Hope all are well 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 11 #57304 Share Posted April 11 (edited) 1 hour ago, Bloodaxe said: Sorry but it is not a a good time of the year to trim trees, we never touch ours until we are sure the young birds have flow the nests. Autumn is the best time anyway to cut back the Summer growth and any dead wood It was only our conifers that were trimmed. Edited April 11 by grapau27 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted April 11 #57305 Share Posted April 11 1 minute ago, grapau27 said: That's has maybe still say it should not be done in nesting time, plenty of time before August, not just my opinion shared by the R S P B. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted April 11 #57306 Share Posted April 11 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Bloodaxe said: That's has maybe I still say it should not be done in nesting time, plenty of time before August, not just my opinion shared by the R S P B. No need for the capital's. I have my opinion you are entitled to yours. . Edited April 11 by Bloodaxe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 11 #57307 Share Posted April 11 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Bloodaxe said: That's has maybe still say it should not be done in nesting time, plenty of time before August, not just my opinion shared by the R S P B. The sides just have a tiny bit taken off. It is the tops which are over 15 feet high that are trimmed. The birds nest inside the conifers are unaffected. I am very bird friendly and we have numerous varieties of birds in our back garden and the conifers are a big source of food like aphids etc Edited April 11 by grapau27 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 11 #57308 Share Posted April 11 (edited) 4 minutes ago, grapau27 said: Edited April 11 by grapau27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted April 11 #57309 Share Posted April 11 (edited) 15 minutes ago, grapau27 said: The sides just have a tiny bit taken off. It is the tops which are over 15 feet high that are trimmed. The birds nest inside the conifers are unaffected. I am very bird friendly and we have numerous varieties of birds in our back garden and the conifers are a big source of food like aphids etc That's fine but the Birds are still going to be affected if sitting on eggs or feeding young, no offence intended Graham just my thoughts, pleased that you care for the birds has we do. Edited April 11 by Bloodaxe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caullkhead Posted April 11 #57310 Share Posted April 11 Any songs for fog? Can just make out my neighbours & st Just has completely vanished now! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindylooellalouise Posted April 11 #57311 Share Posted April 11 2 minutes ago, Caullkhead said: Any songs for fog? Can just make out my neighbours & st Just has completely vanished now! Fog on the Tyne Lindisfarne 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted April 11 #57312 Share Posted April 11 14 minutes ago, Caullkhead said: Any songs for fog? Can just make out my neighbours & st Just has completely vanished now! Now that's a hard one ,can't think of any ,must be my brain fog 🙃😉 Oh yes just remembered two horrible songs by Kate Bush and Radiohead.. Think they were called ..Fog 🙂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted April 11 #57313 Share Posted April 11 1 hour ago, Caullkhead said: Any songs for fog? Can just make out my neighbours & st Just has completely vanished now! I can see clearly that Levant has gone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete14 Posted April 11 #57314 Share Posted April 11 2 hours ago, Caullkhead said: Any songs for fog? Can just make out my neighbours & st Just has completely vanished now! Is the folk song ‘One misty moisty morning’ acceptable? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawn47 Posted April 11 #57315 Share Posted April 11 3 hours ago, Caullkhead said: Any songs for fog? Can just make out my neighbours & st Just has completely vanished now! A Foggy Day in London Town Avril 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Megabear2 Posted April 11 #57316 Share Posted April 11 A Foggy Day by Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett depending on your preference. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawn47 Posted April 11 #57317 Share Posted April 11 Hello all, I'm late today. We've been taking advantage of the the lovely weather and I have 3 loads of washing gently blowing in the sunshine. Frank has trimmed the front hedge and cut the front lawn. I've transplanted the Geranium cuttings into peat pots and now we're having some lunch. I remember when we would be busy in the garden all day, but now we have to pace ourselves and do a little each day. I'm just thankful we can still do it. I hope @indiana123 is getting on alright. Enjoy the lovely day and look forward to another one tomorrow. Sorry @Caullkhead Avril 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete14 Posted April 11 #57318 Share Posted April 11 Paul McCartney and the fogs chorus? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Megabear2 Posted April 11 #57319 Share Posted April 11 Sun, sun, sun here we come!!!! Better late than never it has finally arrived. Maybe the grass can get cut tomorrow... Meantime my amazing tulips have opened overnight. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaJane Posted April 11 #57320 Share Posted April 11 3 hours ago, Caullkhead said: Any songs for fog? Can just make out my neighbours & st Just has completely vanished now! We also had thick fog here in Polzeath this morning. It’s now cleared, but still very grey and gloomy. Sunshine is promised for tomorrow and it’s looking much better for next week too. Just hope the forecast is right for a change! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted April 11 #57321 Share Posted April 11 5 hours ago, Bloodaxe said: That's has maybe still say it should not be done in nesting time, plenty of time before August, not just my opinion shared by the R S P B. Our last house had a conifer hedge and in the 40 years we lived there we never had any birds nesting in it, we often had blackbirds nesting in the hawthorn hedge, but never the conifer one. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshirephil Posted April 11 #57322 Share Posted April 11 Lovely and warm here, we had our annual trip to Halifax today, we like to see how the Piece Hall is developing and have a good mooch before our morning coffee and cake. All is well. I stopped off at Sainsbugs in Huddersfield on the way home as their petrol is 138.9/L which is the best around. As we were there we popped into the supermarket as there is always a few bits required. I see they are now pulling the same stunt as Tesco and over inflating prices to then reduce them by using the nectar app. Since retirement we are much more aware of prices and who has the better offers and I will definitely not be using Sainsbugs for anything other than fuel. I usually moan about th'ASDA prices when we do our once a month shop there but by gum they beat Sainsbugs hands down on our usual purchases. So nice we sat out earlier in nice sun prior to a stroll, the fields are far too wet to walk at the moment, some of the lanes and paths are tricky but the sun and gentle breeze seems to be helping. Best wishes for @indiana123 hopefully a positive post soon. Keeping up with bacon and weather themes currently airing. 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Megabear2 Posted April 11 #57323 Share Posted April 11 We have a large Red Robin hedge at the front of the house which we have cut in February and September. I used to worry about birds nesting in it - we had blackbirds the first few times - but sadly as we live on a main road they all got killed every time. I therefore made the decision to actively discourage them and I'm pleased to say they've moved to the back garden and every year they nest in our neighbours holly tree but use our water features for baths and drinks, for us the best of both worlds. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Megabear2 Posted April 11 #57324 Share Posted April 11 5 hours ago, grapau27 said: The sides just have a tiny bit taken off. It is the tops which are over 15 feet high that are trimmed. The birds nest inside the conifers are unaffected. I am very bird friendly and we have numerous varieties of birds in our back garden and the conifers are a big source of food like aphids etc Beautiful shades of green, it looks very restful. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted April 11 #57325 Share Posted April 11 (edited) 41 minutes ago, terrierjohn said: Our last house had a conifer hedge and in the 40 years we lived there we never had any birds nesting in it, we often had blackbirds nesting in the hawthorn hedge, but never the conifer one. Robins, Blackbirds and Sparrows are regular nesting in ours well way from the house. It's very dense and helps to protect them from the Sparrow hawk and Magpie. Edited April 11 by Bloodaxe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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