CLOSED -Hooray Hall. Adventures of a Handyman.

[Angelic]

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From whence did he fall?

He didn't fall from anywhere. It was the bench that fell.

[Angelic]

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From last winter was it?

The had (I believe, 15ft-20ft snow drifts up there last year - they've had to put up more fences this year to try to stop it drifting so much.

Oh Fook! Get out the Snow Ploughs. Looks like the Skiing season will start early this year. (load of silly boogers with planks on their feet trying to kill themselves).

It's cold here and a bit showery but not as bad as that.

Regards all, Handy

According to the silly bogers on my FB page, it'll be all go by the weekend *sigh*

[Handyman]

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Hi all, just a quick post before lights out.

Only just finished work again. I wanted to finish the bathroom tonight, painting is done just a new carpet to lay. I thought I was doing well until I got called out at 10 o'clock to sort out a leaking pipe in the hall. By the time I had drained of all the water tanks and isolated the leak it was after 11.30

As it's only in the guest wing the repair proper can wait until morning. Drying out the £40 per square meter carpets will be a different problem

Makes me smile when I think I have just carpeted out 2 bathrooms for £45

So another late on for me. Back in the morning.

Regards all and hope you are not too cold as there is a heavy frost tonight. Handy

[Handyman]

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Hi all, If your wondering why I haven't posted anything for a few days it's not because Mrs Handy is back home but that I have been super busy.

Now some folk have a nice address like the Old Barn, The Old Rectory or some such like. The Handy's Cottage is "The Old Pig Sty"

Not that we live in squalor or anything (Mrs H might disagree with me) but that's what our cottage was until around 30 years ago.

The Hoorays thought it must have been built in the 80's but in reality that's when it was made habitable. My research has proved it was built @ 1780 at the same time as the second wing of the big house.

The second owners wife used it as a Buddhist Temple complete with a life sized Golden Buddha. The last owner used it as a dormitory for her sons when they were on Holiday from Marlborough College.

So as you can imagine maintenance is pretty high in order to keep it in good repair.

In regards to work in the Hall and Gardens, I managed to rescue the carpet after the leaking pipe. I could have fixed the leak as well but I left that job to the plumber as he is insured should anything go wrong.

Lady Hooray has bought me a new Ride On Mower, It's terrific there is only one problem that now I can cut all the Lawns and Paths in one day she thinks she might be able to cut my hours to a 4 day week next year

I spent a full day shovelling 3 tons of Sh1t Compost onto the new Rose Garden then digging it in quickly as one of my Lab's has a liking for rolling in it.


I have also laid a replacement cable for the fountain pump. I thought I might have been able to use the old cable to pull the new on through the pipe that runs under the lawn.

Not a chance I had to dig the old one out and then try to re-lay the turf so that it didn't look like I had dug up half the lawn.


So that's been my life for the last week. I only put the paint brush away at 9:30 this evening.

Regards to all, Handy

[Angelic]

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Nice mower...maybe you should break it so you can keep your hours?

[swanfan]

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I have visions of Handy praying to Buddha now.

[Johanino]

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Guys........psycho alert...

Night staff on my local acute ward saying there's no conspiracy...

Got 10 tonne of manure handy for the local side door handy?

SC

[Handyman]

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I have visions of Handy praying to Buddha now.

Are Buddhist's allowed to drink Scrumpy. I can't imagine myself in the Lotus position contemplating my navel.

[Handyman]

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Guys........psycho alert...

Night staff on my local acute ward saying there's no conspiracy...

Got 10 tonne of manure handy for the local side door handy?

SC

Oh Dear SC, I take it that you are on one of your little sojourns again. PM me the address and I will get you the ten tons of compost as requested.

Take it easy and keep us posted as to how you are getting on.

Regards and best wishes, Handy

[Johanino]

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Are Buddhist's allowed to drink Scrumpy. I can't imagine myself in the Lotus position contemplating my navel.

or lady's navel tee hee

Oh Dear SC, I take it that you are on one of your little sojourns again. PM me the address and I will get you the ten tons of compost as requested.

Take it easy and keep us posted as to how you are getting on.

Regards and best wishes, Handy

Don't tempt me Handy LOL...tuesday okay outside the acute ward side door when they launch their smoke free indoors policy

Manure would be my preference though...about 6am in the dark preferably. Block the side door Nice and warm Or lady hooray in her drawers?

Boy I'm giving myself bad mental images

Waiting on stuff coming from china. Am not hopeful....

SC

[Johanino]

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Have just given the charity shop my latest bag (cos it was PU) with ......My favourite cheap perfume (virtual brands Mademoiselle - gotten for £1 from the chemist) in it

and to make matters worse I think I have an infection on my derriere from depot shot on Thursday....Hard to sit down it's that bad

Only bit of good news is that I got iMovie half working yesterday

the results are

From the VV I sold on Thursday....

More groovy vids to follow LOL

And my parcel from china finally came....

SC

[Handyman]

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Hi all, is it another late night or early morning.

Must be morning and I have to be up in 4 hours

SC, I tried to deliver your ten tons of Sh1t Compost this afternoon, but got tuned back at the Border just past Berwick on Tweed.

Apparently Alex Salmon has passed a decree that the Scots are to take no more Compost from the English as they have taken all they can manage ever since the Norman Conquest.

It turns out that the Scots are planning to send us some of their own as they have a surplus as well.

So If I'm ever going to get this delivery to you it looks like I will have to smuggle it over.

An Air drop is out of the question unless I can persuade some of the Inverness seagulls to lend a hand.

By road seems favourite, but how to disguise the pong of ten tons of the West Country's finest.

All around the countryside from Chesterfield to Cheddar, the Folks all cry as he walks by, He's a Champion Muck Spreader.

Regards all, Handy

[Johanino]

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Argh Mr Salmond....LOL

Nope I didn't want it this am...I wanted it tomorrow man

You got the day wrong tee hee

I think you're tired Handy cos you're sounding as lateral as me when I'm tired.

Me? I just made myself a cuppa using caffeinated instead of decaf at 4am - that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it...

So will be zombied later LOL

And it's holidays tomorrow so I will have to find a way to pack despite being being over tired LOL

At least my £5 BT went through to CCF ...Yay they're getting another £168 DV tomorrow (so long as all my giros go in)

SC

[CleverClogs (RIP)]

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Sh1t[/S] Compost this afternoon, but got tuned back at the Border just past Berwick on Tweed.

Apparently Alex Salmon has passed a decree that the Scots are to take no more Compost from the English as they have taken all they can manage ever since the Norman Conquest.

It turns out that the Scots are planning to send us some of their own as they have a surplus as well.

Are you sure they'd not done so already, in the form of (link) 'Sir' Malcolm Rifkind, KCMG?

(The acronym after his name is rendered in civil service parlance as 'Kindly Call Me "God"'.)

[Handyman]

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Early night for Handy (yes I call this time early).

We are hosting the Hunt Breakfast in the morning. I hope we get a few sab's visit as well.

I intend to dress for the occasion. I have been out this evening and bought a new pair of Wellies. I will christen them when I clear up the mess that they will undoubtedly leave.

Lady H want's me to take some photographs so get ready for a few tomorrow evening. I have been for a long walk this evening trailing a large bag of aniseed, lets see what happens when the hounds get a sniff of that. Note to self, must make sure that Shadow the Cat is safely out of the way before they let lose the hounds.

Regards all, Handy