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[Barrychuckle]

I've had a call today to say the gate has finally been installed on the land which will allow access. Next job on my list is to tidy it up a bit as it's extremely overgrown, then hopefully the bench. I plan to sort a combination lock when I can next get up there, but in the meantime there is no lock if anyone fancies a nose around and can navigate the jungle there. I'll caveat that by saying you do so at your own risk so be very careful as the ground is quite uneven!

 

[maltrab]

I've had a call today to say the gate has finally been installed on the land which will allow access. Next job on my list is to tidy it up a bit as it's extremely overgrown, then hopefully the bench. I plan to sort a combination lock when I can next get up there, but in the meantime there is no lock if anyone fancies a nose around and can navigate the jungle there. I'll caveat that by saying you do so at your own risk so be very careful as the ground is quite uneven!

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Perfect, I will be able to get my large van close to the gate as I now have 3 mattresses to get rid of

 

[maltrab]

It's very close to the spot where we filmed one of the C&W spin off plots

 

[Barrychuckle]

Perfect, I will be able to get my large van close to the gate as I now have 3 mattresses to get rid of

I'm more worried about you swinging on the gate, and trying to claim compo when you fall off!

 

[captain clutterbuck]

I guess you were counting off the days until it was installed and used the standard 5 bar gate method to do so as you clearly can see it was obviously late because it was a actually a 6 bar

 

[Graham]

I think Barry got seduced by the special offer, buy 5 bars & get one free.

 

[Barrychuckle]

I think Barry got seduced by the special offer, buy 5 bars & get one free.

I'm ashamed to say I know very little about gates, do the bars on gates represent seniority like the army stripes? Foggy would be proud of me.

 

[Onslow]

Perfect, I will be able to get my large van close to the gate as I now have 3 mattresses to get rid of

That hits too close to home : ) Best laugh I've had for awhile.

Mattresses may be needed to buffer trio stunts and mishaps.

 

[theatrically_inclined]

I've had a call today to say the gate has finally been installed on the land which will allow access. Next job on my list is to tidy it up a bit as it's extremely overgrown, then hopefully the bench. I plan to sort a combination lock when I can next get up there, but in the meantime there is no lock if anyone fancies a nose around and can navigate the jungle there. I'll caveat that by saying you do so at your own risk so be very careful as the ground is quite uneven!

Although I was filming there at the weekend, I decided not to embarrass Barry by filming his plot, as it does look neglected, and didn't want that saving for near perpetuity on video!

 

[Graham]

You must have got there before Terry arrived with his load of mattresses. Overgrowth should be flattened now!

 

[Barrychuckle]

Letting it growing wild is all the rage at the moment according to Monty Don!!!

I'll be getting up there to tackle it in November I think, that said I don't think it'll be permanent solution. Perhaps I should get it all tarmacked!

 

[theatrically_inclined]

Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot

(Big Yellow Taxi, Joni Mitchell)

 

[ferret]

Letting it growing wild is all the rage at the moment according to Monty Don!!!

I'll be getting up there to tackle it in November I think, that said I don't think it'll be permanent solution. Perhaps I should get it all tarmacked!

 

[Barrychuckle]

Thanks Ferret but I think I need one of these instead

 

[captain clutterbuck]

Thanks Ferret but I think I need one of these instead
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The one Tom left with Barry and then had it returned after Glenda complained is available for work after being left unemployed when the show ended.

 

[Adrian Morris]

I'm more worried about you swinging on the gate, and trying to claim compo when you fall off!

Maltrab can never resist a five bar gate. Just like Compo.

 

[Adrian Morris]

The one Tom left with Barry and then had it returned after Glenda complained is available for work after being left unemployed when the show ended.

There must be more than one by now. Tom's associate Mrs Avery picked up the fact the billy goat he bought was in fact pregnant.

 

[Adrian Morris]

Letting it growing wild is all the rage at the moment according to Monty Don!!!

I'll be getting up there to tackle it in November I think, that said I don't think it'll be permanent solution. Perhaps I should get it all tarmacked!

We could all practice our Art of Concealment. Who's bringing the rattle?.

 

[captain clutterbuck]

There must be more than one by now. Tom's associate Mrs Avery picked up the fact the billy goat he bought was in fact pregnant.

You are correct Adrian , the goat's sibling was born and grew to be a fine Billy but it chose another profession rather than follow his mother and is now an accountant living in Upperthong . It decided that the stage and TV was not for him and had no desire to Act the Goat!

 

[maltrab]

Well, that's a really good quality gate you had there Barry, there was just enough room after we dumped the dozen or so mattress, to get it in the wagon.