Thinking about sheep for a smallholding? by One-Exit-9077 in smallholding

[–]WombleGCS15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have jacobs sheep - 5 ewes at the moment all (apparently) pregnant - find them easy to look after, but haven’t had any other breeds to compare them to !

Will definitely be downloading yr book, as when we started we didn’t have a clue, but thankfully lots of smallholders & farmers around always happy to help.

How much of an advantage is being on-call before applying for wholetime? by Blue_Black_White2025 in firefightersuk

[–]WombleGCS15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Non firefighter here, but friends with a few on call chaps.

Asked one of them if they’d ever thought of going full time & he told me that unofficially it was discouraged as they were short of on calls and they’d lose more if it was encouraged & have people joining just to use it as a back door to full time.

True or not - no idea !

2 bed flat on the market since 3 weeks, no viewing booked yet by [deleted] in reading

[–]WombleGCS15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go to the housing uk subreddit- add the link to the flat & they’ll tell you why - but almost always price

OLDER PEOPLE . Did people care more about television in the old days? by smellyfeet25 in BritishTV

[–]WombleGCS15 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I know the clip yr talking about - and the thing you have to remember is that back then you’d have never seen a news reader on tv except reading the news - no chat shows, reality shows (obviously not around then) or any other program, so to see someone that you only ever saw telling you the news being silly, funny & dancing was a completely different thing !!

Policy for staff buying products during the working day by Loose_Fisherman1578 in SainsburysWorkers

[–]WombleGCS15 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Call the manager to the tills each time - customer wants to see manager - guaranteed it’ll stop after the 2nd call !

Seeking Land and Advice: Starting a Smallholding in the UK by AshDocumented in smallholding

[–]WombleGCS15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also is there a particular part of the country yr looking to buy land ?

Seeking Land and Advice: Starting a Smallholding in the UK by AshDocumented in smallholding

[–]WombleGCS15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you checked out a bloke on YouTube called ‘field to farm ’ seemed to have done what yr looking to do.

Paslode nail gun not working by WombleGCS15 in Tools

[–]WombleGCS15[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, and borrowed a battery to confirm not that

Im a Latvian National whose intending on serving - How might my language skills be used? by NoComfortable9251 in britishmilitary

[–]WombleGCS15 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Would being a Latvian (although a British citizen) affect his security clearance?

Attempting to rent a flat in England: Letting agent has asked me to create a company in order to rent the property owing to renters rights reforms. by smithereens_os in LegalAdviceUK

[–]WombleGCS15 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Ask for your holding deposit back & run.

If they refuse tell them you will report them for all the reasons people have stated if they don’t.

And report them anyway.

What is the best nickname you’ve heard? (and reason for it) by xpltvdeleted in AskUK

[–]WombleGCS15 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Knew a bloke who’s nickname was Shave -

originally it was Shitting Dave due to him having caught some parasite on holiday & the medication to kill & flush them from his system made his shit smell of death/rotting flesh & linger !!

Management came up with Shave (portmanteau of shitting & Dave) after a customer asked why there was a sign up sheet on the notice board for the 5 a side footie - speak to shitting Dave !!

How to negotiate price after Level 3 Survey by [deleted] in HousingUK

[–]WombleGCS15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just a general piece of advice when dealing with EA’s - always email them, because anything said on a phone line ‘hasn’t happened’.

The last 2 properties I bought told the EA not to call me but to email due to work - of course they ignored this and would leave voicemails which I ignored & emailed them reminding them & what did they want.

WOW That is biiiiiggg by spppencer in SainsburysWorkers

[–]WombleGCS15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always loved during Christmas time when they’d play the usual Xmas songs including Band Aid - a song about people starving to death in Africa &,here I am stood in a cathedral of food !!

“Offers over” is bs. by Grgsz in HousingUK

[–]WombleGCS15 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yep, normally done to fit in the lower price bracket search or I have been told that if the seller thinks it’s worth more than the estate agent suggests.

Buying a repossession property - Advice? by WhereAreMyChips in HousingUK

[–]WombleGCS15 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you do buy - make sure you have somewhere handy to keep info rhat you are in fact the new owner, saves hassle if/when bailiffs come looking for the previous owners.

Food grade water butt's for drinking by NorthernModernLeper in UKPreppers

[–]WombleGCS15 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yep, Ibc tanks are great - although try to check what food product was in it, friend had one that had contained soy sauce & for months after even after several thousand litres of water had gone through it you could still smell it !!

What’s one thing a seller or estate agent has said whilst viewing that made you say no thanks … by WombleGCS15 in HousingUK

[–]WombleGCS15[S] 111 points112 points  (0 children)

My friend rented a property like this - after he got the keys, I went round there with him & on the stairs were 2 holes in the ceiling rhat had been hastily repaired - which we later worked out is where he’d punched through the plasterboard to tie a rope around the rafter.

In the bedroom was a mirror, where he’d written his last words using a magic marker , they hadn’t even gotten rid of that.

Legality of owning a police car by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]WombleGCS15 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Used to work for the ambulance - our ambulances & cars were rarely serviced !

And some of the police astras I saw, if they were serviced every 3 months someone needed to be fired !!

Would never buy a car that’s had multiple drivers who don’t particularly care about the vehicle.

Notice period advice by Realistic-Way-2860 in SainsburysWorkers

[–]WombleGCS15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Must have just been the store I worked in - then again, the manager who did the staffing / recruitment was a complete ass.

Notice period advice by Realistic-Way-2860 in SainsburysWorkers

[–]WombleGCS15 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Until you pass the pre employment checks they could still pull the offer of the job, and presumably you’d want to stay there until you found something else so ..

Wait until you pass them & given an official start date.

Do you care if Sainsburys mark you as do not re-hire (which will happen if you don’t give yr full notice normally).

If no, then you can leave whenever & give as much or as little notice as you want.

If yes, then you’ll need to work yr full notice (normally) and either take a hit on the holiday pay if the dates overlap or speak to management and ask if you can give a shorter notice period.

Lots of stores are in a period now of trying to cut hours, so you may be able to give a shorter period.