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| » alternative we are (Go to post) | 13-06-2022 @ 12:52 | ||
| After looking at the daily growth of my daikon radishes, I've decided I won't be bothering with normal varieties any more. Tuesday last week they were the size of a cigarette butt, 6 days later they are the size of a large thumb, and lord knows how much is growing below the ground. Might be going to Cyprus in the next couple of days - bit of time relaxing fishing, fixing the gym a bit (guttering and pouring some concrete for my gazebo underneath the grape vines). Have to see if I can convince my boss that I can work there, but there's no internet at mine so i might have to hang out at my neighbour's house and at my friend's house. | |||
| » Funky Monkey's big smelly log..... (Go to post) | 08-06-2022 @ 12:19 | ||
| Back squat 160 easy Front squat - 130 x 4, headphones falling off, annoying as 6 was there Deadlift 180 x 10 piece of pish | |||
| » An old, fat fool starts a log. Hope no-one minds (Go to post) | 06-06-2022 @ 16:02 | ||
| I guessed this 5-letter word in 4/6 tries. ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 🟩⬛⬛🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Can you guess this word? https://wordlegame.org?challenge=c2xpZGU | |||
| » alternative we are (Go to post) | 06-06-2022 @ 16:00 | ||
| Yeah I have a very similar issue - got some monster purple sprouting brocolli, but I also have SuperSchmeltz kohlrabi that get up to 10 kilos each and they're kinda close. Might rip the brocolli up later on and I don't think i'm gonna have much to do with them other than compost. Lettuce I planted recently seem to have all settled in well and are growing nicely. | |||
| » alternative we are (Go to post) | 05-06-2022 @ 10:17 | ||
dannyboy73 said:broccoli has started flowering. we have gone from no heads to approx 2 inches wide overnight. Its quiet amazing to see. What we have lost I wonder? Most things we need are within nature. Oh, and all well netted.However, we have planted marrygolds which we are informed help keep the bad insects away, In the face of food shortage and sever hardship for most,Why are the governments not telling us to stop fussing our perfect lawns and grow our own food? A question worth reflecting on dont you agree Amazing news on the broccoli front - standard green calabrese? I have purple sprouting and my cheat sheet had a mix up. Purple sprouting takes aaaaaages to mature. Agree with your last statement 100%. People worrying about money for food when you can grow a fair bit with about 6 square metres of land! 1 square foot will see your parsley and corriander needs, couple of pots for tomato plants, celery takes up next to no room. Just common sense to grow your own. My Daikon radishes are forming bulbs  | |||
| » An old, fat fool starts a log. Hope no-one minds (Go to post) | 01-06-2022 @ 10:36 | ||
Post Edited: 01.06.2022 @ 10:37 AM by Funky_monkey Rick said:Game while waiting for a client in Zoom. Skin of my gosh darned teeth. XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX First time playing this - what a lucky sod! XXXXX XXX XX XXXXX | |||
| » alternative we are (Go to post) | 01-06-2022 @ 06:24 | ||
Post Edited: 01.06.2022 @ 06:37 AM by Funky_monkey dannyboy73 said:This is what hyperinflation looks like. But not here because we are, what? special? still tending your perfect lawn??? Dig it up. I honestly see ZERO point in having a patch of grass that people maintain for no point whatsoever. Hopefully it's like pubes - a thing of the past that very people have. It's just one of those things that you don't know why, but now tastes have changed. I look at the lawn thinking "how many potatoes could we have had here!?" Post Script I only just saw the video, I replied to the text only. I lived in north Cyprus, so it's not Turkey but directly affected by its economy due to them both using the same currency. If only inflation were 70%. I am in London now, earning £. The price of diesel has gone up by about 130% since December. The pound was about 20. Then it plummeted to 15, then back up to 20 as it stands now. Diesel was 10, then went to 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23. Prices are set by the govt in Cyprus, so petrol stations all have to charge the same amount. Eggs are now 2 lira each, when my gran was complaining they went up to 1 lira each in December. Milk has seen similar price rises, and is owned by the state. 25% increase in the price of chicken the other day, and it's seen about 125% price rise in the last year. 70% inflation is a big fat lie, I reckon they adjusted it to their "higher minimum wage". You get 25% more money, things cost 105% more, they say it's "only" a 70% inflation rate. If they mean 70% inflation in April alone, I can believe that. When she says Erdogan is doing the opposite of what finance experts say, this is exactly why the country is up 5h1t creek without a paddle. He is the only reason why the country is so bad. His autobiography states that he studied finance at some university, but they have no record of him even applying to said university. "His official biography says he received a degree in 1981 from the Department of Economic and Commercial Sciences at Marmara University. The problem was, no such department ever existed at the university." | |||
| » Starting again... (Go to post) | 01-06-2022 @ 06:22 | ||
LessThanLuke said:Keep finding myself forgetting what I have done so gonna re start this s**t. Liar! | |||
| » Funky Monkey's big smelly log..... (Go to post) | 01-06-2022 @ 06:13 | ||
| Thursday 26th? Back squat to 160 x 1 easy Tons of triceps Bit of biceps Tuesday 31st May Back squat to 155x7 Front 130 easy Deads 177.5 x 10. Grip strong, lifts easy, cardio lacking | |||
| » Funky Monkey's big smelly log..... (Go to post) | 24-05-2022 @ 15:56 | ||
| Monday 23rd May Back squat 150 x 1 162.5 x 1 175 x 1 - absolute grinder Front squat 130 x 1 loooong pause Deads 175 x 10 sumo belted Biceps 17.5s x 12? 15? Some overhead tricep stuff/light shoulder press | |||
| » alternative we are (Go to post) | 23-05-2022 @ 13:55 | ||
| I think you have your own compost bin - right? I refuse to pay for dirt. | |||
| » Funky Monkey's big smelly log..... (Go to post) | 20-05-2022 @ 11:14 | ||
| Back squat Warmups 152.5kg x 8. DEAD Front squats 137.5kg x 1 Paused at the bottom - max Deadlift 217.5kg. Came up OK, held at top for about 10-15 seconds until I put it down. Bar wasn't going anywhere until I said so. Grip never felt this good. | |||
| » alternative we are (Go to post) | 18-05-2022 @ 13:52 | ||
| Got about 35 daikon radishes in the ground yesterday, and maybe 25 rainbow chard. Got 10 lettuce seedlings that need to be planted, and 5 or 6 superschmelz giant kohlrabi. Snowball turnips looking like the turnip part itself is now growing, about the size of a golf ball now, up from marble last week. 2 more weeks? | |||
| » Funky Monkey's big smelly log..... (Go to post) | 17-05-2022 @ 14:12 | ||
| Back squat 130 x 1 145 x 1 155 x 1 172.5kg x 1 Front squat 125 x 1 140 x 1 - I'm back! Deadlift Warmed up to an easy 190 and 210 Wanted a single at 217.5kg but my brain wasn't functioning so I loaded about 225kg, which was stuck to the floor Few singles flying at 180 Hammer curls 3-4 sets of high reps | |||
| » For those 'working' from home - do you actually do much work? (Go to post) | 16-05-2022 @ 15:17 | ||
slimsim said:I used to waste 1.5hrs a day commuting. On the downside it can be a be s**tty with the lack of social interaction. You do need to be discplined though. I've never once turned my tv on in 8years of WFH BUT when I'm quite I do now take some mornings/afternoons off if my diary allows it. It's not unusual for me to sit in front of my laptop even when I've no actual work to do, just because I'm 'supposed' to be working. I agree about the commute - approximately 2 hours of my day is spent commuting. With regards to the lack of social interaction being a downside - I'm on the autistic spectrum, so that's a massive bonus for me. I also hardly ever turn the TV on, but I do spend a lot of time pottering about in the garden - just sowed about 20 daikon radish and 20 rainbow chard. Like you, I generally sit in front of the laptop; today I've had to check every 15 minutes to press a button whilst the database automatically imports stuff. | |||