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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #570 on: February 19, 2012, 11:17:07 AM »
Can we influence PS in anyway so that you win this and get to go to every live APAT  ;D

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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #571 on: February 19, 2012, 11:32:27 AM »

Can we influence PS in anyway so that you win this and get to go to every live APAT  ;D


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Actually, probably not, but throughout all my time with APAT, and through all our different sponsors and deals, I have always played on Pokerstars, so latest link up is fantastic and means we can talk about everything Stars without feeling we are cheating on APAT.

What a great world it is.  ;D
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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #572 on: February 20, 2012, 09:44:20 AM »
Grow Your Own 1

One of the benefits of moving house is that we now have a much bigger garden than before.  Jen and I have tried to grow the odd bit of veg in our old house, but I don"t think city centre living helped much.

After spending quite a bit of time clearing the garden, during which time I have raised concerns about how much Jen enjoys chopping stuff up and burning it  :o , we"ve decided on a plot to grow your own.



This is a great spot as it should stay in the sun for nearly all of the day and sits on a raised bank between our driveway and the Wimborne Estate fields next door.  There"s a bit more clearance to finish off, where I am on a one man mission versus the evil that it brambles.

Jen was reading last night how Alan Titchmarsh recommends using a flame gun when dealing with brambles (again, her enthusiasm on this point does slightly worry me)



It is tempting to go and hire one.   ;D

Anyway, once the clearance is finished, I have the job of building two 2.4m x 1.2m raised beds, ready for planting.  There"s plenty of room up there to add more if needed, although as Jen pointed out, there is only the two of us and two dogs (although they pretty much eat any fruit and veggies).

So, what will we grow ?

Asparagus, Green Beans, Lettuce, Leeks, Peas, Radishes, Onions, Potatoes, Carrots, Parsnips.

That"s still to be decided, but whatever happens, I"ll post some pics.  I"ve a feeling it could be like when people post up pictures of their newly born babies, except I"ll be posting up freshly picked baby carrots.   :D

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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #573 on: February 20, 2012, 09:52:04 AM »
Nice one Leigh - what an opportunity!!   My garden is almost totally given over to football pitch, badminton court, or whatever the current game of desire is for the kids, so no space for a veggie patch. I have a small portable greenhouse though, and that gets filled with chillies and peppers - all good fun.

As for advice and ideas.........

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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #574 on: February 20, 2012, 10:04:42 AM »
If you"re getting green fingers Leigh, I"d also go for a greenhouse - sounds like you"ve got plenty of room for one.

Last year I grew peppers, chillies, tomatoes, marigolds, sweet peas, poppies, surfinias, dahlias and much more. Not much veg admittedly, but I had some really colourful borders and hanging baskets.
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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #575 on: February 20, 2012, 10:17:07 AM »
A greenhouse is in the plans aswell, and I"m liking the thought of peppers and chillis.

Last nights frost (-5) has slightly scuppered my plans today, so I"m off to gather building materials instead.

Then I think a bit of pepper research will be in order.   ;D

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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #576 on: February 20, 2012, 12:43:15 PM »
Dawn has plans for a vegetable patch. Imma miss my meadow.



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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #577 on: February 20, 2012, 13:42:10 PM »
Vegetables come out of the ground?!  :o

I thought they just came from that bag in the freezer where you get little chunks of all your fav bits....


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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #578 on: February 20, 2012, 13:52:37 PM »
Then I think a bit of pepper research will be in order.   ;D


These are some that I grew from seed last year...



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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #579 on: February 20, 2012, 15:05:05 PM »
Wow, impressive peppers.
Very difficult to grow for us "non green fingered types".
I"d recommend getting some spuds in somewhere soon Leigh.
They don"t mind soil quality & break up the ground well.
Nothing like digging your own new potatoes.
Plant before Cheltenham week & they"ll be ready on Derby day!
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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #580 on: February 20, 2012, 15:41:14 PM »

Wow, impressive peppers.
Very difficult to grow for us "non green fingered types".
I"d recommend getting some spuds in somewhere soon Leigh.
They don"t mind soil quality & break up the ground well.
Nothing like digging your own new potatoes.
Plant before Cheltenham week & they"ll be ready on Derby day!


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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #581 on: February 20, 2012, 16:01:30 PM »

Then I think a bit of pepper research will be in order.   ;D


These are some that I grew from seed last year...





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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #582 on: February 20, 2012, 19:08:11 PM »

Vegetables come out of the ground?!  :o

I thought they just came from that bag in the freezer where you get little chunks of all your fav bits....




there are fave bits of veg? I thought veg was the stuff you had to eat cos it"s good for you, not cos it"s a fave.... ;)

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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #583 on: February 23, 2012, 16:13:05 PM »
So, the WBCOOP schedule started an hour ago.  I"ve got myself tickets to play upto ten of the events.  Each one has SCOOP added value tickets for the top 108 runners, with each of those getting a seat in the $5k added grand final.

So, what would you play ?


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Event   Date   Time   Game
1   Thu 23rd Feb   15:00   NLHE
2   Thu 23rd Feb   19:00   PLO [6-Max]
3   Thu 23rd Feb   23:00   FL Badugi
4   Fri 24th Feb   15:00   NLH/PLO [Turbo]
5   Fri 24th Feb   19:00   NLHE [Triple Shootout]
6   Fri 24th Feb   23:00   8-Game
7   Sat 25th Feb   15:00   NLHE [6-Max]
8   Sat 25th Feb   19:00   NLHE
9   Sat 25th Feb   23:00   PLO [6-Max]
10   Sun 26th Feb   15:00   Stud
11   Sun 26th Feb   19:00   NLH/PLO
12   Sun 26th Feb   23:00   Stud Hi/Lo [Turbo]
13   Mon 27th Feb   15:00   NLHE [4-Max]
14   Mon 27th Feb   19:00   PL 5-Card Draw [6-Max]
15   Mon 27th Feb   23:00   NLHE [6-Max, Turbo]
16   Tue 28th Feb   15:00   Triple Stud
17   Tue 28th Feb   19:00   NLHE [Heads-Up]
18   Tue 28th Feb   23:00   PLO [Turbo]
19   Wed 29th Feb   15:00   FLHE [6-Max]
20   Wed 29th Feb   19:00   PLHE [Turbo]
21   Wed 29th Feb   23:00   NLHE [Triple Shootout, 10-Max]
22   Thu 1st Mar   15:00   PLO [6-Max]
23   Thu 1st Mar   19:00   NLHE [Big Antes]
24   Thu 1st Mar   23:00   NL Omaha Hi/Lo
25   Fri 2nd Mar   15:00   NLHE [Deepstacks]
26   Fri 2nd Mar   19:00   PL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max]
27   Fri 2nd Mar   23:00   NLHE [Turbo]
28   Sat 3rd Mar   15:00   HORSE
29   Sat 3rd Mar   19:00   NLHE [6-Max]
30   Sat 3rd Mar   23:00   NLHE
31   Sun 4th Mar   15:00   NLHE Main Event


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Re: A Fish and his Chips
« Reply #584 on: February 23, 2012, 16:16:01 PM »
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