tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post3202611552805293913..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: An everyday story of country folk.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19127007783548367752019-05-21T15:28:02.684+01:002019-05-21T15:28:02.684+01:00You have a point.You have a point.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76770454500422988262019-05-21T04:57:52.483+01:002019-05-21T04:57:52.483+01:00It's all go. I too found a dead cat last Sunda...It's all go. I too found a dead cat last Sunday! I really don't know how city dwellers find the time to go around stabbing each other.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-26790005590878930262019-05-21T04:55:38.084+01:002019-05-21T04:55:38.084+01:00I would agree with your analysis, but I suspect th...I would agree with your analysis, but I suspect that most townies think of the countryside as boring. There are lots of different colours used for baling, but I'd never seen pink before. Have a look on Google images, I believe the Breast Cancer awareness thing bagan a couple of years ago (but not here).Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6838333847689204162019-05-21T04:52:06.212+01:002019-05-21T04:52:06.212+01:00One really needs a good balance; leaning towards t...One really needs a good balance; leaning towards the countryside.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-77593920861500779642019-05-20T20:02:41.105+01:002019-05-20T20:02:41.105+01:00As if to confirm your theory Pat at Weaver of Gras...As if to confirm your theory Pat at Weaver of Grass who also lives in the countryside reports that someone ran over her friend's cat earlier today. <br />It's all very exciting. Here the government is about to fall. Half the ministers have resigned and a vote of no confidence is in the pipeline. I don't mean UK it's Vienna, Austria. Fall out from Ibizagate affair. Bit boring apart from that. More rain on the way. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80989626977163387192019-05-20T19:58:05.213+01:002019-05-20T19:58:05.213+01:00It's like an episode of Last of the Summer Win...It's like an episode of Last of the Summer Wine over there! Expect Compo, Clegg and Norah Batty to turn up any minute. Be careful out there, squire. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17434377412948402572019-05-20T17:42:56.019+01:002019-05-20T17:42:56.019+01:00"People tend to think that nothing happens ou..."People tend to think that nothing happens out in the countryside." Really? Per-capita I suspect the countryside is much more interesting. A farmer told me that he used different coloured baling plastic to differentiate between cuts - ie first and second - and, sometimes, fields.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-305169262949344752019-05-20T16:24:35.727+01:002019-05-20T16:24:35.727+01:00There might be more things to do in the city, and ...There might be more things to do in the city, and I do love the excitement, but I enjoy my country living and seeing all the trees, farms, animals and the kindness and companionship of local folks. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8540975628801092812019-05-20T12:16:06.501+01:002019-05-20T12:16:06.501+01:00It's the same principle as finding a dozen cop...It's the same principle as finding a dozen coppers outside a house that's already been burgled.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69337727228459043122019-05-20T11:27:24.980+01:002019-05-20T11:27:24.980+01:00The barrier guards at the broken cemetery wall are...The barrier guards at the broken cemetery wall are necessary because? I guess not to keep people in. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-59467534051694114022019-05-20T10:15:04.416+01:002019-05-20T10:15:04.416+01:00Especially if they're going uphill.Especially if they're going uphill.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75625754549907328672019-05-20T09:29:50.298+01:002019-05-20T09:29:50.298+01:00its scary seeing bales on trailers with only the w...its scary seeing bales on trailers with only the weight holding them on,no ropes or straps...gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27767029947971974662019-05-20T09:25:33.137+01:002019-05-20T09:25:33.137+01:00The big round wrapped bales are not things to bump...The big round wrapped bales are not things to bump into; like hitting rock.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10882805445748172762019-05-20T08:59:55.086+01:002019-05-20T08:59:55.086+01:00There are frequent car rallies staged along our la...There are frequent car rallies staged along our lane throughout the year and they place hay bales at strategic points for protection. I am not sure I would want to hit one of those huge beasts at speed though. They are pretty solid.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58139942308941346092019-05-20T07:27:57.859+01:002019-05-20T07:27:57.859+01:00I tried to introduce the idea of a Soapbox race do...I tried to introduce the idea of a Soapbox race down the hill, but no-one was interested. Hay bales are obviously more popular.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3859256820573986972019-05-20T07:26:47.365+01:002019-05-20T07:26:47.365+01:00John's village is a village; our village consi...John's village is a village; our village consists of the church and mayor's office, with the 240 residents spread thinly about our village's 19 square Kms of farmland.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16429206769046880262019-05-20T06:53:43.601+01:002019-05-20T06:53:43.601+01:00We used to cycle that hill. I could have been wip...We used to cycle that hill. I could have been wiped out by a hay bale!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11731092559674323262019-05-20T06:52:20.091+01:002019-05-20T06:52:20.091+01:00Life where you live seems to be different to John ... Life where you live seems to be different to John Gray's village - yet very similar. Do I sense a book coming out soon??Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09487589871746402154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1667221585525078972019-05-20T06:50:06.366+01:002019-05-20T06:50:06.366+01:00Good thing no-one was standing there!Good thing no-one was standing there!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28708605673301399242019-05-20T06:33:59.261+01:002019-05-20T06:33:59.261+01:00That bale did quite a bit of damage.That bale did quite a bit of damage.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-59449437430704836702019-05-20T05:38:14.789+01:002019-05-20T05:38:14.789+01:00I was looking at some wrapped bales yesterday. The...I was looking at some wrapped bales yesterday. They really are big heavy beasts.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-33775089493146312552019-05-20T05:13:36.154+01:002019-05-20T05:13:36.154+01:00It is every balers dread when working on hills. If...It is every balers dread when working on hills. If one discharges the bale from the machine at anything other than 90° to the slope it's away and could end up anywhere. Sods law dictates it will hit a Ferrari and not a Ford.Adrian Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09061432566298145837noreply@blogger.com