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Nick Kew · 2006-07-24T19:35:55+00:00

Well, it's that season again. Fresh produce that can be gathered from what little land remains to us. It'll be a couple of months before I can collect more luvverly juicy blackberries than I can eat within five minutes walk of the front door. But today I jumped onto the MTB and pedalled up into the part of the moors marked "danger area" on the OS maps. There I left the bike, and walked further up the moors to collect blueberries. They're tiny, and thus lots of work for little reward, but they don't fight back like blackberries. A skinny dip in the river completed a perfect afternoon out. Now I've just eaten a plate of pasta, and am about to indulge in dessert. Yum! Downside? I really ought to be catching up on some work, now it's a (very) little cooler. -- not me guv

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Nick Kew
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24 July 2006, 19:35 UTC #1

Well, it's that season again. Fresh produce that can be gathered
from what little land remains to us.
It'll be a couple of months before I can collect more luvverly
juicy blackberries than I can eat within five minutes walk of
the front door. But today I jumped onto the MTB and pedalled
up into the part of the moors marked "danger area" on the OS
maps. There I left the bike, and walked further up the moors
to collect blueberries. They're tiny, and thus lots of work
for little reward, but they don't fight back like blackberries.
A skinny dip in the river completed a perfect afternoon out.
Now I've just eaten a plate of pasta, and am about to indulge
in dessert. Yum!
Downside? I really ought to be catching up on some work,
now it's a (very) little cooler.
--
not me guv

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Paul Boyd
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24 July 2006, 20:46 UTC #2

On 24/07/2006 20:35, Nick Kew said,
Quoted message said:
But today I jumped onto the MTB and pedalled
up into the part of the moors marked "danger area" on the OS
maps.
Aren't they marked "danger area" for a reason? Like you might get shot
at or run over by a tank!
Quoted message said:
There I left the bike, and walked further up the moors
to collect blueberries. They're tiny, and thus lots of work
for little reward, but they don't fight back like blackberries.
My apple tree is groaning with apples, blackberries in my secret spot
are going to be plentiful, so a freezer full of B&A crumble this winter,
I think!
--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

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vernon levy
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24 July 2006, 21:12 UTC #3

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My apple tree is groaning with apples, blackberries in my secret spot are
going to be plentiful, so a freezer full of B&A crumble this winter, I
think!

Wild cherries are in abundance on the York-Selby cycle route

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David Martin
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24 July 2006, 22:50 UTC #4

vernon levy said:
Quoted message said:

My apple tree is groaning with apples, blackberries in my secret spot are
going to be plentiful, so a freezer full of B&A crumble this winter, I
think!

Wild cherries are in abundance on the York-Selby cycle route
Stopped by the allotment to pick the redcurrants and gooseberries on my
way home. Gave up when I had filled a tub with nigh on 2 kilos of
fruit from half of one bush. I have three, and four gooseberry bushes
that are groaning. This could be a long job.
The James Grieve in the front garden is groaning with apples. Wonder
how long before they get scrumped by the local pixies - time for a
'warning - this tree has been sprayed with insecticide' notice (despite
them being organic.)
More courgettes than we can eat - the main flush of beans should be
ready in a wek, though I can pick the broad beans now.
Sweetcorn is ripening nicely, and the barley fields are being harvested
as I ride out through the rolling glens of NCN77 (to drag it back on
topic).
...d

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Nick Kew
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24 July 2006, 22:51 UTC #5

Paul Boyd said:
On 24/07/2006 20:35, Nick Kew said,
Quoted message said:
But today I jumped onto the MTB and pedalled
up into the part of the moors marked "danger area" on the OS
maps.
Aren't they marked "danger area" for a reason? Like you might get shot
at or run over by a tank!
Heh. They're too busy flattening foreigners' homes, aren't they?
There tend to be indications of danger when applicable.
Like, red flags and nasty noises ...
Quoted message said:
My apple tree is groaning with apples, blackberries in my secret spot
are going to be plentiful, so a freezer full of B&A crumble this winter,
I think!
*your* apple tree? Well, if you have the luxury of a private
garden, what need have you to rely on *nature's* bounty?
--
not me guv

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Jim Price
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25 July 2006, 00:02 UTC #6

David Martin said:
More courgettes than we can eat - the main flush of beans should be
ready in a wek, though I can pick the broad beans now.
Here the last of the peas are ready. Broad beans finished a while ago
and the seed are drying out. The second crop of potatoes is ready as is
the first crop of shallots (used for pickling as they don't go squishy
like pickled onions). The runner beans started what looks like prolific
production last week.
Quoted message said:
Sweetcorn is ripening nicely, and the barley fields are being harvested
as I ride out through the rolling glens of NCN77 (to drag it back on
topic).
Sheep and hay is what you get to see from NCN8 here, but not recommended
this week as the Royal Welsh Show is on and the roads are a bit manic.
I'm planning to avoid it by disappearing on a loaded touring bike in the
next day or so if the teeth calm down.
--
JimP
" " - John Cage

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Simon Brooke
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25 July 2006, 08:12 UTC #7

in message <[email hidden]>, David
Martin (') said:
The James Grieve in the front garden is groaning with apples. Wonder
how long before they get scrumped by the local pixies - time for a
'warning - this tree has been sprayed with insecticide' notice (despite
them being organic.)
'This tree is regularly sprayed with dihydrogen monoxide'. True - and
effective.
--
[email hidden] (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/
;; Generally Not Used
;; Except by Middle Aged Computer Scientists

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Paul Boyd
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25 July 2006, 08:28 UTC #8

Nick Kew said the following on 24/07/2006 23:51:
Quoted message said:
Heh. They're too busy flattening foreigners' homes, aren't they?
There tend to be indications of danger when applicable.
Like, red flags and nasty noises ...
No, they can't rely on that these days, as they have to cater for the
vision impaired and hard of hearing!
I don't know if they're still there, but years ago on one of the roads
crossing Salisbury Plain there were warnings about tank crossings, but
that road users have priority. Yeah right! If I saw a tank bombing
towards the road at 30mph, he is going to be given priority whether he
wants it or not! (Perhaps "bombing" was not the best choice of word
here...)
Quoted message said:
*your* apple tree? Well, if you have the luxury of a private
garden, what need have you to rely on *nature's* bounty?
Well, technically my landlord's apple tree that pokes out of a sea of
gravel (what a waste of space!). I don't think he will be coming down
from Oxford to pick them though :-)
--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

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Geraint Jones
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25 July 2006, 09:03 UTC #9

"David Martin" <[email hidden]> wrote:
| More courgettes than we can eat - ...
There's a tautology lurking in there somewhere.

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joboils@spam_less_hotmail.com
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25 July 2006, 09:03 UTC #10

Nick Kew said:
Paul Boyd said:
On 24/07/2006 20:35, Nick Kew said,
Quoted message said:
But today I jumped onto the MTB and pedalled
up into the part of the moors marked "danger area" on the OS
maps.
Aren't they marked "danger area" for a reason? Like you might get shot
at or run over by a tank!
Heh. They're too busy flattening foreigners' homes, aren't they?
There tend to be indications of danger when applicable.
Like, red flags and nasty noises ...

[snip]
And signs saying "Danger Aea"....
Still, never mind, it won't just be you who is tagged with an
"Irresponsible cyclist" in the headlines or people's minds, it'll be
all of us.

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Email address hidden
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25 July 2006, 09:18 UTC #11

Paul Boyd said:
Nick Kew said the following on 24/07/2006 23:51:
Quoted message said:
Heh. They're too busy flattening foreigners' homes, aren't they?
There tend to be indications of danger when applicable.
Like, red flags and nasty noises ...
No, they can't rely on that these days, as they have to cater for the
vision impaired and hard of hearing!
I don't know if they're still there, but years ago on one of the roads
crossing Salisbury Plain there were warnings about tank crossings, but
that road users have priority. Yeah right! If I saw a tank bombing
towards the road at 30mph, he is going to be given priority whether he
wants it or not! (Perhaps "bombing" was not the best choice of word
here...)
they are still there although the danger on that road tends to come
from the way people drive on it. I don't pass there often but I have
never seen a tank
best wishes
james

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gjt70
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25 July 2006, 09:39 UTC #12

Paul Boyd said:
On 24/07/2006 20:35, Nick Kew said,
Quoted message said:
But today I jumped onto the MTB and pedalled
up into the part of the moors marked "danger area" on the OS
maps.
Aren't they marked "danger area" for a reason? Like you might get shot
at or run over by a tank!
Quoted message said:
There I left the bike, and walked further up the moors
to collect blueberries. They're tiny, and thus lots of work
for little reward, but they don't fight back like blackberries.
My apple tree is groaning with apples, blackberries in my secret spot
are going to be plentiful, so a freezer full of B&A crumble this winter,
I think!
While riding home yesterday I happenned to ride under an apple tree
while a rather large (and particularly tall) lorry was passing by. I
was somewhat less than impressed by 'natures bounty' as a dozen apples
fell from the tree!
Gordon

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Pinky
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25 July 2006, 09:49 UTC #13

"Paul Boyd" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
My apple tree is groaning with apples, blackberries in my secret spot are
going to be plentiful, so a freezer full of B&A crumble this winter, I
think!
--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/
Blackberry wine is more to my taste. Making apple wine is a bit more
physical but is still excellent plonk
Trevor A Panther
In South Yorkshire,
England, United Kingdom.

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joboils@spam_less_hotmail.com
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25 July 2006, 10:00 UTC #14

On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:39:20 GMT, gjt70 <[email hidden]>
Quoted message said:

Paul Boyd said:
On 24/07/2006 20:35, Nick Kew said,
Quoted message said:
But today I jumped onto the MTB and pedalled
up into the part of the moors marked "danger area" on the OS
maps.
Aren't they marked "danger area" for a reason? Like you might get shot
at or run over by a tank!
Quoted message said:
There I left the bike, and walked further up the moors
to collect blueberries. They're tiny, and thus lots of work
for little reward, but they don't fight back like blackberries.
My apple tree is groaning with apples, blackberries in my secret spot
are going to be plentiful, so a freezer full of B&A crumble this winter,
I think!
While riding home yesterday I happenned to ride under an apple tree
while a rather large (and particularly tall) lorry was passing by. I
was somewhat less than impressed by 'natures bounty' as a dozen apples
fell from the tree!
Gordon
Sorry, Isaac Newton got there before you.

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David Martin
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25 July 2006, 10:32 UTC #15

Quoted message said:
Paul Boyd said:
Nick Kew said the following on 24/07/2006 23:51:
Quoted message said:
Heh. They're too busy flattening foreigners' homes, aren't they?
There tend to be indications of danger when applicable.
Like, red flags and nasty noises ...
No, they can't rely on that these days, as they have to cater for the
vision impaired and hard of hearing!
I don't know if they're still there, but years ago on one of the roads
crossing Salisbury Plain there were warnings about tank crossings, but
that road users have priority. Yeah right! If I saw a tank bombing
towards the road at 30mph, he is going to be given priority whether he
wants it or not! (Perhaps "bombing" was not the best choice of word
here...)
they are still there although the danger on that road tends to come
from the way people drive on it. I don't pass there often but I have
never seen a tank
I'd presume that if tanks were crossing there would be a number of
redhats around to ensure public safety etc..
Never seen one live when I have been crossing the plain.
...d

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Tony Raven
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25 July 2006, 11:32 UTC #16

Geraint Jones wrote on 25/07/2006 10:03 +0100:
Quoted message said:
"David Martin" <[email hidden]> wrote:
| More courgettes than we can eat - ...
There's a tautology lurking in there somewhere.
You must be from Yorkshire to read that into it ;-)
--
Tony
"Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using
his intelligence; he is just using his memory."
- Leonardo da Vinci

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Tony Raven
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25 July 2006, 11:35 UTC #17

Pinky wrote on 25/07/2006 10:49 +0100:
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Blackberry wine is more to my taste. Making apple wine is a bit more
physical but is still excellent plonk
I've never succeeded in making either of those - the Blackberry stops
working the moment I try to squeeze the juice out and the Apple is too
big to fit in the fermenting flask ;-)
--
Tony
"Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using
his intelligence; he is just using his memory."
- Leonardo da Vinci

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David Martin
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25 July 2006, 11:38 UTC #18

Tony Raven said:
Pinky wrote on 25/07/2006 10:49 +0100:
Quoted message said:
Blackberry wine is more to my taste. Making apple wine is a bit more
physical but is still excellent plonk
I've never succeeded in making either of those - the Blackberry stops
working the moment I try to squeeze the juice out
"But it doesn't do pictures.."
Quoted message said:
and the Apple is too
big to fit in the fermenting flask ;-)
"There's only one button.."
A couple of whines for you, or is that just sour gripes?
...d

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Tony Raven
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25 July 2006, 11:51 UTC #19

David Martin wrote on 25/07/2006 12:38 +0100:
Quoted message said:
Tony Raven said:
Pinky wrote on 25/07/2006 10:49 +0100:
Quoted message said:

Blackberry wine is more to my taste. Making apple wine is a bit more
physical but is still excellent plonk

I've never succeeded in making either of those - the Blackberry stops
working the moment I try to squeeze the juice out
"But it doesn't do pictures.."
Quoted message said:
and the Apple is too
big to fit in the fermenting flask ;-)
"There's only one button.."
A couple of whines for you, or is that just sour gripes?
'Ave you got fork 'andles to drink it by?
--
Tony
"Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using
his intelligence; he is just using his memory."
- Leonardo da Vinci

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Rob Morley
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25 July 2006, 19:43 UTC #20

In article <[email hidden]>
Simon Brooke said:
in message <[email hidden]>, David
Martin (') said:
The James Grieve in the front garden is groaning with apples. Wonder
how long before they get scrumped by the local pixies - time for a
'warning - this tree has been sprayed with insecticide' notice (despite
them being organic.)
'This tree is regularly sprayed with dihydrogen monoxide'. True - and
effective.

That only works if the target audience can read ...

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