tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post4517975961453499889..comments2023-10-17T12:05:26.540+01:00Comments on Razor-blade of Life: Z hasn't quite got over an annoying morning Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-12319291393361698562013-04-09T19:54:52.592+01:002013-04-09T19:54:52.592+01:00Hello, Nick - yes, my son used to be the local gre...Hello, Nick - yes, my son used to be the local greengrocer and I was one of his chief growers...which was the reason I needed three huge greenhouses and a lot of veg garden. We ate the misshapen stuff.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-44811555758117092912013-04-09T14:05:17.529+01:002013-04-09T14:05:17.529+01:00The whole self-sufficiency grow-your- own fruit an...The whole self-sufficiency grow-your- own fruit and veg thing is very attractive until you realise how much work is involved in doing the growing! I content myself with buying as much home-grown produce as I can from our local greengrocer, rather than the shipped-across-the-world stuff from the supermarkets.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-54695828478009261582013-04-09T13:20:48.485+01:002013-04-09T13:20:48.485+01:00We're all volunteers, the cheque came from the...We're all volunteers, the cheque came from the treasurer and I daresay the chairman will be fed up when she realises. Sending it back will cost me as much as sending it on - grumbling about it got it out of my system and I can be good-humoured again!<br /><br />A wood store, Jane! - but they've been chopped down and, as you suggest, some serious weedkiller will be used when they start to sprout again. And thank you very much for your thoughtful suggestion. I've got a standing invitation to visit my sister, but there's too much on here at the moment - however, plenty of relaxation planned for later in the year. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-74084600975768123572013-04-08T23:24:40.973+01:002013-04-08T23:24:40.973+01:00Do you have anything much near the brambles? Could...Do you have anything much near the brambles? Could you set a bonfire around and under where they are growing? Then, when new shoots emerge, cover them in salt, or use a strong glysophate solution, whichever is your preferred method. Do you need a little break? Just a bit of time away somewhere quiet to sort out your thoughts.janerowenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00295097968168916092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-41032267256868440242013-04-08T23:22:23.384+01:002013-04-08T23:22:23.384+01:00You are too kind, but that is the Z way. I would h...You are too kind, but that is the Z way. I would have sent it back with a note reminding the lady that the check goes to a different address. That is the only way some people learn.<br />Chopping brambles or pruning are great ways to get out one's fustrations. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-4959582047133983782013-04-08T18:22:06.711+01:002013-04-08T18:22:06.711+01:00Unfortunately, it's the CAF bank (for charitie...Unfortunately, it's the CAF bank (for charities) in both instances, so I'd be charged, if they'd do it at all. I work by being friendly and co-operative - look, if a stranger was short of change in a car park, I'd give them a quid to help, I'm not going to fuss about the price of a stamp. <br /><br />It was a sandwich lunch, there was plenty and the numbers had already been given in - she'd booked by email so had been included in the numbers.<br /><br />The afternoon has been quite okay, too much time spent chopping at brambles to be able to feel really cheerful!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-47134905413049809122013-04-08T18:08:12.916+01:002013-04-08T18:08:12.916+01:00You are far too nice.
If someone did that thing...You are far too nice. <br /><br />If someone did that thing with a cheque to me I'd simply send them an email or leave them a phone message very sweetly pointing out that she'd sent it to the wrong person and either she can send me an sae for it to be returned to her, or trust me to destroy the cheque so that she could send a new one to the person to whom it should have gone. Why should you be 50p (minimum 2nd class) plus envelope plus time out of pocket?<br /><br />I am convinced that people only behave like that because no-one ever calls their bluff and people have mopped up behind them for years and years. I know several Nice Ladies like that. <br /><br />Actually, I'd probably have refused to let her have lunch on the day had she failed to order/pay when she should (and, in a lot of venues these days, catering is done to exact numbers, so she wouldn't have been able to assume she'd have some).<br /><br />But, I'm nowhere near as nice as you :)<br /><br />But, you should be able to pay a cheque into another bank account, if you have the details of that account. The bank for either the cheque or the receiver must be the bank you pay in at, or you'll be charged. Them's the rules these days... although perhaps not in Norfolk...Blue Witchhttp://blue-witch.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-61035302252850388632013-04-08T17:01:34.942+01:002013-04-08T17:01:34.942+01:00I sympathise with that last frustration. The inab...I sympathise with that last frustration. The inability of certain people to follow simple instructions is a source of mystery and annoyance to me too. <br /><br />I hope the rest of your day was an improvement on the morning.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10600329429654831610noreply@blogger.com