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Old 29-02-2008, 03:53 PM
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Default Your dream allotment

What would be your ideal allotment what facillitys?
mine would be ;
Unlimited horse poo,
Unlimited compost,
water & Shed on every plot.
Power tool hire on site
Shop, loo, area for making tea & coffee.
What would be yours?

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Old 29-02-2008, 03:57 PM
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my dream allotment would have soil that didnt suit weeds but anything that I set the soil was perfect for!!!
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Old 29-02-2008, 04:05 PM
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Have most!
Lottie only 5 mins walk away.
Water on site.
Skip on site.
Free manure only 10 mins drive away.
B&Q & Aldi 10 mins walk away.
Have shed.
Have petrol strimmer.
Can borrow rotovator.
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Old 29-02-2008, 04:09 PM
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Ours have none of the facilities you mention. in honesty that's perfect to me
we have instead:
a beautiful view, peace and quiet, lots of local stables
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Old 29-02-2008, 04:27 PM
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Liv Tyler wearing nothing but a pair of wellies and a cheeky smile!

And a cup of tea for after.
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Old 29-02-2008, 04:34 PM
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Philip Glenister n Cap't Jack and hold the tea - we won't need it
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Old 29-02-2008, 04:44 PM
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mine would be next to hooters. oops did i type that out load
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Old 29-02-2008, 05:01 PM
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Philip Glenister n Cap't Jack and hold the tea - we won't need it
Sorry, Cap't Jack is already on my allotment! I've set him to work digging over my beds, without his shirt on of course!!

Oh dear, I've come over all flustered.....
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Old 29-02-2008, 05:03 PM
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I'll swap you Johnny Depp for Cap't Jack
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I'm having Angelina Jolie before anyone else does.

Other than that, a beer fridge would be top of my list, and maybe a view of the sea.
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Old 29-02-2008, 05:12 PM
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the beer fridge goes without saying(sod the carbon foot print)
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Old 29-02-2008, 05:15 PM
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Snake old boy, I do believe beer is carbon free!

I'd better add Brad Pitt to my list for Jeannine's sake. Or perhaps Damon Albarn, depending on her mood.
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Old 29-02-2008, 05:16 PM
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Can I be greedy and ask for a beer fridge and Sean Bean?

Possibly more realistically, I'd really like some sort of 'social area' for plot holders to get together.
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Don't need a beer fridge corner shop & cheap booze shop only 2 min walk.
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I'm more of a champers girl mesel - but I'm 'appy to rough it a lil
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Liv Tyler wearing nothing but a pair of wellies and a cheeky smile!

And a cup of tea for after.
Liz Taylor? Madderbat says a bit old for you?!!!
Ooops read that wrong
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Old 29-02-2008, 05:25 PM
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not when you order a kabab or pizza to go with it
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A beer fridge? So slugs prefer it cold, never knew that. My personal favourite lottie tipple is a nice bottle of red - you can drink it at lottie temperature and the bottles make good bed edgings.
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not when you order a kabab or pizza to go with it
Have mobile Pizza & Kebab shop will deliver(even to the lottie!
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I'm rather glad we don't have sheds here now...it's a rather disturbing thought that you are all tucked away in them beered and steamed up and fantasising about your dream dates.....Mind you if you don't mind the allotment spirit of sharing Paul you could send Angelina over, I expect I could spend a delightful hour watching her thin the carrots!(he says trying hard to think of something that isn't too euphemistic and involves lots of bending over)
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When you've got it flaunt it?
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(he says trying hard to think of something that isn't too euphemistic.....
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