Son had a fitted microwave in a very inconvenient place over the main oven in the bungalow they moved into, so managed to get it out, and we have it now. It is in fact, better than the one they already had, but we use it a lot. At least husband does; since we got that and the air fryer, he does quite a lot of cooking now. I do the clever stuff still.
This down sizing thing is catching. Next door neighbour is under orders to take life a little bit easier. She has a room to redecorate. You should see the "stuff" that has come out of there. One of the large household general waste bin out for tomorrow well full and a generous amount in the half empty bin from her neighbour on the other side.
We were sat in the sun in our respective gardens this afternoon supposedly drinking coffee/coke when neighbour decided to look in her shed for space so that she could clear mower out of the greenhouse to allow for for some tomatoes which I have to pot up for her.
I suspect that this tidy up will just allow for more junk in the future as she admits to hoarding instincts. Whatever, she's lovely.
Long pause. The garden has been undergoing a redesign. Over half of what has gone/is to go is in the garden waste bin for emptying tomorrow. We are talking a hefty and overgrown shrub here that I was given free some years ago as a small monster. It's an eyesore - I saw it and thought it shouldn't be there.
gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 9245 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 25 2:46 pm Post subject:
I have started cleaning bike bits ready to sell. This is quite a long job, not just because there is a lot of it!
Things need to be cleaned, checked as ok ( if not they join the box to go to the blacksmith in Carrick Artists Collective for his artwork) identified , priced and listed.
There is a large Cycle "Jumble" in Manchester Velodrome in January usually...I won't be ready before then.
Could you take the stuff you have dealt with already to it Gz? That way you get a bit of money and a bit of room and perhaps the rest will be ready for the following year. Sounds a very long job.
gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 9245 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 25 9:24 am Post subject:
It is a long job, I should have enough by January. Hopefully I can shift two complete bikes and most of the frames before then.
I'm on the organisers list..he just emailed me about the August one, but I should be in France then, and being outside in Manchester, weather and results can be variable
I foresee another call for a local van to visit the local tip at the end of the gardening season. I couldn't carry it all on the bus (well 2 buses now) and they don't allow foot traffic into the tip anyway.
There may be a few knackered household items but not as many as the last time. Shame the family moved - they used to include my crap along with theirs periodically.
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