In article <l6nhqjF3evkU1@mid.individual.net>,
alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
> On 29/03/2024 09:55, Fakir Neejit wrote:

> >
> > You should take advice from Rod Speed. He'd probably tell you to make
> > sure that the top of the wellies are big enough to accommodate both
> > your legs and the back legs of a ewe.

> Isn't that just Welsh wellies?

I thought it was New Zealand that had the sheep not Oz.

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On 29/03/2024 10:15, charles wrote:
> In article <l6nhqjF3evkU1@mid.individual.net>,
> alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
>> On 29/03/2024 09:55, Fakir Neejit wrote:
>
>>>
>>> You should take advice from Rod Speed. He'd probably tell you to make
>>> sure that the top of the wellies are big enough to accommodate both
>>> your legs and the back legs of a ewe.
>
>
>> Isn't that just Welsh wellies?
>
> I thought it was New Zealand that had the sheep not Oz.

Australia has twice as many sheep as New Zealand.

In article <uu6973$8nv9$1@dont-email.me>,
Fredxx <fredxx@spam.invalid> wrote:
> On 29/03/2024 10:15, charles wrote:
> > In article <l6nhqjF3evkU1@mid.individual.net>,
> > alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
> >> On 29/03/2024 09:55, Fakir Neejit wrote:
> >
> >>>
> >>> You should take advice from Rod Speed. He'd probably tell you to make
> >>> sure that the top of the wellies are big enough to accommodate both
> >>> your legs and the back legs of a ewe.
> >
> >
> >> Isn't that just Welsh wellies?
> >
> > I thought it was New Zealand that had the sheep not Oz.

> Australia has twice as many sheep as New Zealand.

more to go round then?

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On Fri, 29 Mar 2024 21:15:02 +1100, charles <charles@candehope.me.uk>
wrote:

> In article <l6nhqjF3evkU1@mid.individual.net>,
> alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
>> On 29/03/2024 09:55, Fakir Neejit wrote:
>
>> >
>> > You should take advice from Rod Speed. He'd probably tell you to make
>> > sure that the top of the wellies are big enough to accommodate both
>> > your legs and the back legs of a ewe.
>
>
>> Isn't that just Welsh wellies?
>
> I thought it was New Zealand that had the sheep not Oz.

We both do, but they have far more per head of humans than we do

On 29-Mar-24 10:04, Fakir Neejit wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:00:52 +0000, alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> On 29/03/2024 09:55, Fakir Neejit wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> You should take advice from Rod Speed. He'd probably tell you to make
>>> sure that the top of the wellies are big enough to accommodate both
>>> your legs and the back legs of a ewe.
>>
>>
>> Isn't that just Welsh wellies?
> Certainly not! The Australians are renowned for such practices.

Kiwis point the finger at Ozzies. Ozzies make a reciprocal gesture.

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On Fri, 29 Mar 2024 22:38:12 +1100, Fredxx <fredxx@spam.invalid> wrote:

> On 29/03/2024 10:15, charles wrote:
>> In article <l6nhqjF3evkU1@mid.individual.net>,
>> alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
>>> On 29/03/2024 09:55, Fakir Neejit wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>>> You should take advice from Rod Speed. He'd probably tell you to make
>>>> sure that the top of the wellies are big enough to accommodate both
>>>> your legs and the back legs of a ewe.
>>
>>> Isn't that just Welsh wellies?
>> I thought it was New Zealand that had the sheep not Oz.
>
> Australia has twice as many sheep as New Zealand.

But they have twice as many sheep per person as we have.

On 29 Mar 2024 at 18:07:39 GMT, "Sam Plusnet" <not@home.com> wrote:

> On 29-Mar-24 10:04, Fakir Neejit wrote:
>> On Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:00:52 +0000, alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 29/03/2024 09:55, Fakir Neejit wrote:
>>>
>>>> You should take advice from Rod Speed. He'd probably tell you to make
>>>> sure that the top of the wellies are big enough to accommodate both
>>>> your legs and the back legs of a ewe.
>>>
>>> Isn't that just Welsh wellies?
>> Certainly not! The Australians are renowned for such practices.
>
> Kiwis point the finger at Ozzies. Ozzies make a reciprocal gesture.

You mean they point the finger at themselves?

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On Sat, 30 Mar 2024 04:58:38 +1100, "Rod Speed"
<rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Fri, 29 Mar 2024 21:15:02 +1100, charles <charles@candehope.me.uk>
>wrote:
>
>> In article <l6nhqjF3evkU1@mid.individual.net>,
>> alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
>>> On 29/03/2024 09:55, Fakir Neejit wrote:
>>
>>> >
>>> > You should take advice from Rod Speed. He'd probably tell you to make
>>> > sure that the top of the wellies are big enough to accommodate both
>>> > your legs and the back legs of a ewe.
>>
>>
>>> Isn't that just Welsh wellies?
>>
>> I thought it was New Zealand that had the sheep not Oz.
>
>We both do, but they have far more per head of humans than we do

Does that mean you ozzies have to work harder to get a good looking
one?

On 30/03/2024 16:27, Fakir Neejit wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Mar 2024 04:58:38 +1100, "Rod Speed"
> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 29 Mar 2024 21:15:02 +1100, charles <charles@candehope.me.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> In article <l6nhqjF3evkU1@mid.individual.net>,
>>> alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:

>>>> Isn't that just Welsh wellies?
>>>
>>> I thought it was New Zealand that had the sheep not Oz.
>>
>> We both do, but they have far more per head of humans than we do
>
> Does that mean you ozzies have to work harder to get a good looking
> one?

They are not that fussy.

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On Sun, 31 Mar 2024 03:59:31 +1100, alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:

> On 30/03/2024 16:27, Fakir Neejit wrote:
>> On Sat, 30 Mar 2024 04:58:38 +1100, "Rod Speed"
>> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 29 Mar 2024 21:15:02 +1100, charles <charles@candehope.me.uk>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article <l6nhqjF3evkU1@mid.individual.net>,
>>>> alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>>>> Isn't that just Welsh wellies?
>>>>
>>>> I thought it was New Zealand that had the sheep not Oz.
>>>
>>> We both do, but they have far more per head of humans than we do
>> Does that mean you ozzies have to work harder to get a good looking
>> one?
>
> They are not that fussy.

Yeah, we even let you whinging poms show up here for
a while until we realised that everyone else was much
better value and brought with them vastly better food etc.

On 29-Mar-24 20:51, Tim Streater wrote:
> On 29 Mar 2024 at 18:07:39 GMT, "Sam Plusnet" <not@home.com> wrote:
>
>> On 29-Mar-24 10:04, Fakir Neejit wrote:
>>> On Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:00:52 +0000, alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 29/03/2024 09:55, Fakir Neejit wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> You should take advice from Rod Speed. He'd probably tell you to make
>>>>> sure that the top of the wellies are big enough to accommodate both
>>>>> your legs and the back legs of a ewe.
>>>>
>>>> Isn't that just Welsh wellies?
>>> Certainly not! The Australians are renowned for such practices.
>>
>> Kiwis point the finger at Ozzies. Ozzies make a reciprocal gesture.
>
> You mean they point the finger at themselves?
>
There are dictionaries out there.

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On 31 Mar 2024 at 20:07:52 BST, "Sam Plusnet" <not@home.com> wrote:

> On 29-Mar-24 20:51, Tim Streater wrote:
>> On 29 Mar 2024 at 18:07:39 GMT, "Sam Plusnet" <not@home.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 29-Mar-24 10:04, Fakir Neejit wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:00:52 +0000, alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 29/03/2024 09:55, Fakir Neejit wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> You should take advice from Rod Speed. He'd probably tell you to make
>>>>>> sure that the top of the wellies are big enough to accommodate both
>>>>>> your legs and the back legs of a ewe.
>>>>>
>>>>> Isn't that just Welsh wellies?
>>>> Certainly not! The Australians are renowned for such practices.
>>>
>>> Kiwis point the finger at Ozzies. Ozzies make a reciprocal gesture.
>>
>> You mean they point the finger at themselves?
>>
> There are dictionaries out there.

No, in here. Right-click on a word, select "Look up 'xxxx'". Works with most
apps here.

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On 27/03/2024 22:00, charles wrote:
> In article
> <1142038961.733261828.914488.timdownieuk-yahoo.co.youkay@news.individual.net>,
> Tim+ <timdownieuk@yahoo.co.youkay> wrote:
>> Bob Hobden <hobdens@btinternet.com> wrote:
>>> On 20/03/2024 17:35, Andrew wrote:
>>>> On 20/03/2024 17:25, Bob Hobden wrote:
>>>>> On 18/03/2024 16:18, Chris J Dixon wrote:
>>>>>> I have just noticed that my aged wellingtons have started to
>>>>>> crack. They are Dunlop, probably dating from before the brand
>>>>>> name was sold.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is my choice these days between something cheap and PVC, or
>>>>>> really expensive?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chris
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you need wellies for gardening or walking, i.e. with or without
>>>>> steel toe and insole.
>>>>> I bought a pair of Dunlop Purofort Safety wellies (with the steel
>>>>> bits) for gardening in a farm suppliers and they are excellent.
>>>>
>>>> And not cheap, which is what most people want for occasional
>>>> gardening or bad weather episodes.
>>>>
>>>> For gardening all you need is 3/4 length wellies which
>>>> Argyle used to do, but their priduction was moved to
>>>> China and the quality vanished. They cracked and failed
>>>> within a couple of years.
>>>
>>> But I found the cheap ones didn't have the steel bits so not relly
>>> suitable for gardening. Having had a pair crack across the insole when
>>> digging , thought Id cut my foot in half, I always now get safety
>>> wellies. A necessity if you use a rotary mower.
>
>> I think there's "using a rotary mower" and "USING A ROTARY MOWER". I've
>> used a rotor mower for the past 40 years and never felt in danger of
>> chopping my toes off. My lawn is flat and I think the risk is minuscule.
>> If you're gonna use one on a slippery slope however...
>
> More risk with a Flymo than one with wheels
>

"Less Bovver than a Hovver"

If you are using any rotary powered lawnmower and
are pulling it backwards and trip, your immediate
reaction is to grip the handle harder, thus
keeping the engine going.

On 28/03/2024 07:18, alan_m wrote:
> On 28/03/2024 07:02, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> On 27/03/2024 22:00, charles wrote:
>>> In article
>>> <1142038961.733261828.914488.timdownieuk-yahoo.co.youkay@news.individual.net>,
>>>     Tim+ <timdownieuk@yahoo.co.youkay> wrote:
>>
>>>> I think there's "using a rotary mower" and "USING A ROTARY MOWER".
>>>> I've
>>>> used a rotor mower for the past 40 years and never felt in danger of
>>>> chopping my toes off. My lawn is flat and I think the risk is
>>>> minuscule.
>>>> If you're gonna use one on a slippery slope however...
>>>
>>> More risk with a Flymo than one with wheels
>>>
>> Especially if you grab it by the deck  to trim the hedges
>>
>
> You should use a multi-purpose tool for edge trimming the lawn and
> cutting hedges - such as a chain saw.
>
>

Surely an angle grinder with a 'chain saw' disc ?

On 29/03/2024 07:58, Bob Hobden wrote:
> On 27/03/2024 19:53, Tim+ wrote:
>> Bob Hobden <hobdens@btinternet.com> wrote:
>>> On 20/03/2024 17:35, Andrew wrote:
>>>> On 20/03/2024 17:25, Bob Hobden wrote:
>>>>> On 18/03/2024 16:18, Chris J Dixon wrote:
>>>>>> I have just noticed that my aged wellingtons have started to
>>>>>> crack. They are Dunlop, probably dating from before the brand
>>>>>> name was sold.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is my choice these days between something cheap and PVC, or
>>>>>> really expensive?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chris
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you need wellies for gardening or walking, i.e. with or without
>>>>> steel toe and insole.
>>>>> I bought a pair of Dunlop Purofort Safety wellies (with the steel
>>>>> bits) for gardening in a farm suppliers and they are excellent.
>>>>
>>>> And not cheap, which is what most people want for occasional
>>>> gardening or bad weather episodes.
>>>>
>>>> For gardening all you need is 3/4 length wellies which
>>>> Argyle used to do, but their priduction was moved to
>>>> China and the quality vanished. They cracked and failed
>>>> within a couple of years.
>>>
>>> But I found the cheap ones didn't have the steel bits so not relly
>>> suitable for gardening. Having had a pair crack across the insole when
>>> digging , thought Id cut my foot in half, I always now get safety
>>> wellies. A necessity if you use a rotary mower.
>>
>> I think there’s “using a rotary mower” and “USING A ROTARY MOWER”.  I’ve
>> used a rotor mower for the past 40 years and never felt in danger of
>> chopping my toes off. My lawn is flat and I think the risk is minuscule.
>> If you’re gonna use one on a slippery slope however…
>>
>> Tim
>>
> There is actually a medical term called "Mower Foot". So it's not
> uncommon. One accident and you are crippled for life.

"Flymo toes"

Alarmingly common at Easter in decades past

On Mon, 01 Apr 2024 22:23:29 +1100, Andrew <Andrew97d@btinternet.com>
wrote:

> On 27/03/2024 22:00, charles wrote:
>> In article
>> <1142038961.733261828.914488.timdownieuk-yahoo.co.youkay@news.individual.net>,
>> Tim+ <timdownieuk@yahoo.co.youkay> wrote:
>>> Bob Hobden <hobdens@btinternet.com> wrote:
>>>> On 20/03/2024 17:35, Andrew wrote:
>>>>> On 20/03/2024 17:25, Bob Hobden wrote:
>>>>>> On 18/03/2024 16:18, Chris J Dixon wrote:
>>>>>>> I have just noticed that my aged wellingtons have started to
>>>>>>> crack. They are Dunlop, probably dating from before the brand
>>>>>>> name was sold.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is my choice these days between something cheap and PVC, or
>>>>>>> really expensive?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Chris
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you need wellies for gardening or walking, i.e. with or without
>>>>>> steel toe and insole.
>>>>>> I bought a pair of Dunlop Purofort Safety wellies (with the steel
>>>>>> bits) for gardening in a farm suppliers and they are excellent.
>>>>>
>>>>> And not cheap, which is what most people want for occasional
>>>>> gardening or bad weather episodes.
>>>>>
>>>>> For gardening all you need is 3/4 length wellies which
>>>>> Argyle used to do, but their priduction was moved to
>>>>> China and the quality vanished. They cracked and failed
>>>>> within a couple of years.
>>>>
>>>> But I found the cheap ones didn't have the steel bits so not relly
>>>> suitable for gardening. Having had a pair crack across the insole when
>>>> digging , thought Id cut my foot in half, I always now get safety
>>>> wellies. A necessity if you use a rotary mower.
>>
>>> I think there's "using a rotary mower" and "USING A ROTARY MOWER".
>>> I've
>>> used a rotor mower for the past 40 years and never felt in danger of
>>> chopping my toes off. My lawn is flat and I think the risk is
>>> minuscule.
>>> If you're gonna use one on a slippery slope however...
>> More risk with a Flymo than one with wheels
>>
>
> "Less Bovver than a Hovver"
>
> If you are using any rotary powered lawnmower and
> are pulling it backwards and trip, your immediate
> reaction is to grip the handle harder, thus
> keeping the engine going.

None of mine have ever had a handle like that.

On 2024-04-01 19:52, Rod Speed wrote:
> On Mon, 01 Apr 2024 22:23:29 +1100, Andrew <Andrew97d@btinternet.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 27/03/2024 22:00, charles wrote:
>>> In article
>>> <1142038961.733261828.914488.timdownieuk-yahoo.co.youkay@news.individual.net>,
>>>     Tim+ <timdownieuk@yahoo.co.youkay> wrote:
>>>> Bob Hobden <hobdens@btinternet.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 20/03/2024 17:35, Andrew wrote:
>>>>>> On 20/03/2024 17:25, Bob Hobden wrote:
>>>>>>> On 18/03/2024 16:18, Chris J Dixon wrote:
>>>>>>>> I have just noticed that my aged wellingtons have started to
>>>>>>>> crack. They are Dunlop, probably dating from before the brand
>>>>>>>> name was sold.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Is my choice these days between something cheap and PVC, or
>>>>>>>> really expensive?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Chris
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Do you need wellies for gardening or walking, i.e. with or without
>>>>>>> steel toe and insole.
>>>>>>> I bought a pair of Dunlop Purofort Safety wellies (with the steel
>>>>>>> bits) for gardening in a farm suppliers and they are excellent.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And not cheap, which is what most people want for occasional
>>>>>> gardening or bad weather episodes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> For gardening all you need is 3/4 length wellies which
>>>>>> Argyle used to do, but their priduction was moved to
>>>>>> China and the quality vanished. They cracked and failed
>>>>>> within a couple of years.
>>>>>
>>>>> But I found the cheap ones didn't have the steel bits so not relly
>>>>> suitable for gardening. Having had a pair crack across the insole when
>>>>> digging , thought Id cut my foot in half, I always now get safety
>>>>> wellies. A necessity if you use a rotary mower.
>>>
>>>> I think there's "using a rotary mower" and "USING A ROTARY MOWER".
>>>> I've
>>>> used a rotor mower for the past 40 years and never felt in danger of
>>>> chopping my toes off. My lawn is flat and I think the risk is
>>>> minuscule.
>>>> If you're gonna use one on a slippery slope however...
>>>  More risk with a Flymo than one with wheels
>>>
>>
>> "Less Bovver than a Hovver"
>>
>> If you are using any rotary powered lawnmower and
>> are pulling it backwards and trip, your immediate
>> reaction is to grip the handle harder, thus
>> keeping the engine going.
>
> None of mine have ever had a handle like that.

On my Flymo, if you yank it backwards, yes you tend to pull on the
safety trigger, but the back of the mower tends to dig into the lawn,
trying to lift the front of the mover off the ground. But that movement
is restricted by the pivots of the handle having a limited range of
movement, and the back stays in firm contact with the ground.

nib

On Sat, 30 Mar 2024 16:59:31 +0000, alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk>
wrote:

>On 30/03/2024 16:27, Fakir Neejit wrote:
>> On Sat, 30 Mar 2024 04:58:38 +1100, "Rod Speed"
>> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 29 Mar 2024 21:15:02 +1100, charles <charles@candehope.me.uk>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article <l6nhqjF3evkU1@mid.individual.net>,
>>>> alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>>>> Isn't that just Welsh wellies?
>>>>
>>>> I thought it was New Zealand that had the sheep not Oz.
>>>
>>> We both do, but they have far more per head of humans than we do
>>
>> Does that mean you ozzies have to work harder to get a good looking
>> one?
>
>They are not that fussy.

Possibly not, but the sheep will be.

On 02/04/2024 18:50, Fakir Neejit wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Mar 2024 16:59:31 +0000, alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> On 30/03/2024 16:27, Fakir Neejit wrote:
>>> On Sat, 30 Mar 2024 04:58:38 +1100, "Rod Speed"
>>> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 29 Mar 2024 21:15:02 +1100, charles <charles@candehope.me.uk>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In article <l6nhqjF3evkU1@mid.individual.net>,
>>>>> alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>>>> Isn't that just Welsh wellies?
>>>>>
>>>>> I thought it was New Zealand that had the sheep not Oz.
>>>>
>>>> We both do, but they have far more per head of humans than we do
>>>
>>> Does that mean you ozzies have to work harder to get a good looking
>>> one?
>>
>> They are not that fussy.
>
> Possibly not, but the sheep will be.

Not the ugly ones

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