Moan, moan, moan----get it off your chest or have a chat

[Martin Baxendale]

I drop the g 

Paul I could imagine you on Neighbours 

I don't have a problem with people dropping the g as part of their normal, eg regional, speech pattern. It just grates when I see and hear a BBC reporter or news anchor who you just know is obviously public school educated and/or Oxford/Cambridge graduated, very  middle class, deliberately dropping the g as an affectation. Like "look at  me, I drop my gs. I've got street cred." It just sounds so false.

[Gwenblack]

When are we , as keen gardeners going to get Joe Public to recognise that one of our favourite flowers is Anemone   not ANENOME?,  Then we must work on those who believe that a donkey says," Hee Haw"  and get them to listen carefully to the beast who always says  "   HAAAW   Hehaw, hehaw, hehaaaw"

[Tony Willis]

I drop the g 

Paul I could imagine you on Neighbours 

I don't have a problem with people dropping the g as part of their normal, eg regional, speech pattern. It just grates when I see and hear a BBC reporter or news anchor who you just know is obviously public school educated and/or Oxford/Cambridge graduated, very  middle class, deliberately dropping the g as an affectation. Like "look at  me, I drop my gs. I've got street cred." It just sounds so false.

This is like the current ruling political class dropping t in words to sound like their working class voters even though they have been to Public School ,University and never had a job outside of a political party.

[Anthony Darby]

When are we , as keen gardeners going to get Joe Public to recognise that one of our favourite flowers is Anemone   not ANENOME?,  Then we must work on those who believe that a donkey says," Hee Haw"  and get them to listen carefully to the beast who always says  "   HAAAW   Hehaw, hehaw, hehaaaw"

Does 'e a'ways do that Gwen? ( I know hee haw about donkeys)

[Lesley Cox]

John, I'd bet that if your Dutch friend were to commit a burglary and be caught, there'd be plenty finger-printing facilites in Halifax. Why don't the embassies subcontract to the Police dept?

[Anthony Darby]

Blin'kin' ridiculous state of affairs John! My fiasco at the Glasgow passport office, when trying to get a replacement passport for our son James, was just a minor blip compared with that! We were recommended by our Post Office to go to a certain photographic shop in Stirling as they were guaranteed to produce the correct image. The photo failed on several counts - too small an image and a visible shadow being the major ones. I had to phone home and get Vivienne to put James on the next Glasgow train, collect him at Queen Street railway station, return to the passport office and get his picture taken in one of those 'Mickey Mouse' photo booths. The result passed muster and we got the passport!

[annew]

It took me three attempts to get my passport application accepted last week. They didn't like the background colour of the photo, then they said my eyes were in the wrong place!!!

[Maggi Young]

Fancy that! And I can vouch for the fact that Anne's eyes are, in  fact, neatly on either side of her nose.... just like everybody else's ...... wonder where they're meant to be?

[Michael J Campbell]

Maybe they thought that she worked in a Bank and should have had eyes in the back of her head to keep a watch on the top brass.

[Anthony Darby]

 

[johnw]

John, I'd bet that if your Dutch friend were to commit a burglary and be caught, there'd be plenty finger-printing facilites in Halifax. Why don't the embassies subcontract to the Police dept?

Especially if it were the Dutch consulate that was broken into!     Yes indeed, subcontract or have an embassy staffer visit the provinces for a day every few months.

Anne - I trust you did not move your eyes, they are perfectly lovely as they are.

johnw - drizzle, rain fog and grey the day long.

[Paul T]

I drop the g 

Paul I could imagine you on Neighbours 

Mark,

Nah, I'm not young and pretty enough.  Hmmm.... then again, there's always the evil older guy in every soap opera isn't there?  Or I could be the father in a new family that moved into the neighbourhood....... except still not pretty enough. 

[Lvandelft]

More bad news on the jobs front, of particular interest to growers of alpine plants.....This extract from today's issue of Horticulture Week Daily  ( sic)...
Administrators appointed to sell Whiterigg Alpines
by Magda Ibrahim
HortWeek.com
09 April 2009
 
The largest alpine grower in the UK - Whiterigg Alpines - has appointed administrators to sell the business and assets.


Paul Flint and Brian Green from KPMG Restructuring in Manchester have been appointed joint administrators of Whiterigg Alpines Limited, the Chorley-based grower and supplier of alpine rockery plants.

The business, which employs 91 people at its Lancashire base and has a turnover of circa £4.5m, is the largest alpine plant grower in the UK.

Whiterigg Alpines supplies more than 200 garden centres around the country, including Wyevale.

The business continues to trade with the existing workforce under the control of the joint administrators while a buyer is sought for the business and assets.

KPMG Manchester associate partner Paul Flint said: "As we are now entering one of the busiest parts of the year for companies in the horticulture industry, we will be working closely with the existing workforce at Whiterigg Alpines to trade the business as a going concern. We would encourage any parties who may be interested in acquiring the business and its assets to contact us as soon as possible."

MERRY CHRISTMAS … I’m very doubtful about that.

see:
http://www.hortweek.com/news/bulletin/dailybulletin/article/974844/?DCMP=EMC-

I feel very sorry for the working people there, who believed they have a steady job since in August Mr. W. bought back this nursery and is driving in his brand new BMW through half of Europe 

[gote]

A banker is a person who lends you an umbrella but takes it back if it starts to rain.
What I read is that the business needs cash to finance the immediate deliveries and the banks refuse or procrastinate.

I have a guy who owns me 25.000 in royalties. He has sold the full next year's production and needs to have stock in the yard when the spring rush sets in but the bank will not lend him money using his present stock as collateral in spite of the present stock being sold to a reputable customer with delivery and payment to be in the spring.
His liquidity is low since he last year expanded the production facillities in order to cope with demand.
So. The bank does not finance his planned build up of stock so he cannot pay my peanuts.
A thriving business with a certain future is being held up by bankers who gladly lend to anybody who wants to buy another flat TV set.
UNCHEERS
Göte

[art600]

Poor me  My electrics failed completely at 1600 on Christmas Eve.  My neighbours were very helpful and I used their phone to book an emergency service (24hr 365 days)  Went back to my house to await the man who did not come.
My neighbours knocked on the door at 0900 and invited me to have toast and tea.  Phoned the emergency company and they said "Tried to phone my neighbours but had taken down their number incorrectly"  Could not get anyone to come out today - 365 days cover  - but could book someone to come 0900 Boxing Day.  I grabbed the opportunity, packed some food and descended on my sister for the rest of the day.  At least I am warm, hot food and can help her with some furniture moving - an ill wind etc.

I hope the electrics can be fixed - think it is the main circuit breaker in the fuse box and will probably need a more modern box fitted - as the second test against S Africa starts tomorrow and there is football to be seen.