Your day apart from gardening

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Tennessee Sipping whiskey.

Sounds good to me then. lol.

 

[Sean Regan]

Never saw the use in golf (cow pasture pool).Are you an executive? Ive been told the more educated and higher your job, the smaller your balls. basket ballers have as a general rule menial labor jobs,

Oh dear!

As if I hadn't heard that one before!

I'd never criticise anyone for the sports in which they have an interest!
But there, that's the difference between you and people like me who play golf.

In my teens I was interested in fencing (foil and epée), rugby and cricket at school, then badminton and tennis. In my thirties and forties I played squash for a club team in the north-west counties leagues and five-a-side football after work.
I didn't start playing golf until I retired. "So balls of all sizes."


I was in retail management for most of my career, departmental stores then large superstores. Then I went into the head office of my company.

Amongst my regular golf partners, are a university professor, a musician, a window cleaner, a high court judge, a bank manager and a boiler service engineer.

Golfers don't care what occupation their partners have. It isn't important.

 

[Esther Knapicius]

Speaking of golfing, @Sean Regan , never been, but the idea of walking about outside is awesome. I have played "miniature " golf with husband 3 times in our marriage of 37 years, beat him all 3 times, he refuses to play the game again. Oh well.
Reminds me of a story----one time we were staying in a "timeshare" in Florida, it had a golf course. Just off the our outside porch where I had my morning coffee was one of those holes with a flag in it. And it was close enough to hear conversations. Every morning some group with come along and play the hole. I found it interesting that sometimes the topic with the group at that hole would be "where are you from" . Gave me the indication they signed up not knowing each other, but I wondered what the Number of the hole was for that question among them to finally arrive, not number on the flag. So I went to the club house later, found out that the Number of the hole was NINE. I guess I thought it was funny that it took all the way to Number Nine before someone was curious about "where are you from".

Today is Tuesday---so its Chess Club meeting day, been going for the past month, last two meetings played 2 games each meet an won both. Probably some errands while I am out. There is a new cafe opening up, serves coffee and ice cream, I hope they know how to make the old fashioned Chocolate Malted Milk Shake, not that I need those calories, but have not had a good one in about 10 years. Anyone recall those old fashioned Ice cream parlors where the mixing tin was also set next to your glass full of the best Shake. Memories.

 

[Sean Regan]

As they say. "If you want to know what a person is really like, then play a round of golf with them."

The best and the worst of their character can come out.
Unlike many other sports, in club competitions there's no referee. You are expected to play to the rules (and there's many).
Golfers are renown for their sense of humour. It can be quite cruel, but as you're usually playing with someone you know. One that's always makes me smile, though I've never used it, was when two friends were playing in a four ball and one hit a succession of bad shots and was getting a bit upset with himself, his partner enquired. "Is everything alright at home?" It did make them all laugh.
Some people do get a bit frustrated when they aren't playing well. But for me, it's not that big a deal. Getting upset with your standard of play and kicking off, can spoil the round for a partner.

If I'm partnered with someone and they are having a bad round. I might say. "It's best to not worry yourself too much. If you can play your round and just remember your good shots, then you've the right attitude." I might add, "In your case, there weren't that many, so it won't be hard."

One comment I use occasionally and others I know have copied, in this situation.
Sometimes a partner can hit a ball badly, which might cause them to say.
"That's the worst shot I've ever played!"

I'll try to "bolster their confidence" by saying. "Don't be so hard on yourself, I'm sure it's not!"

 

[Don Perry]

Oh dear!

As if I hadn't heard that one before!

I'd never criticise anyone for the sports in which they have an interest!
But there, that's the difference between you and people like me who play golf.

In my teens I was interested in fencing (foil and epée), rugby and cricket at school, then badminton and tennis. In my thirties and forties I played squash for a club team in the north-west counties leagues and five-a-side football after work.
I didn't start playing golf until I retired. "So balls of all sizes."


I was in retail management for most of my career, departmental stores then large superstores. Then I went into the head office of my company.

Amongst my regular golf partners, are a university

Geez, you guys are certainly thin skinned. It was just a joke. I'll tell you in my confession , I meant no aggression. Not used to speaking to you uppity folk, as it was meant to be just a joke. . Yeah, I'm a bit of a poet.

 

[Sean Regan]

Geez, you guys are certainly thin skinned. It was just a joke. I'll tell you in my confession , I meant no aggression. Not used to speaking to you uppity folk, as it was meant to be just a joke. . Yeah, I'm a bit of a poet.

Who's "you guys?"

Posting a so called "joke" I didn't think funny the first time I heard it at least twenty years ago, doesn't make it any funnier.
We're not thick skinned, it's just that we don't quote other contributor's messages and post stuff that might cause offence.

 

[Esther Knapicius]

@Sean Regan , I should give golf a try, at least once in my life. The airbnb we own has a golf course for owners of the homes . I'd have to check if they have "rental" bag of clubs? LOL. Lots of folks around our house "own" their own golf cart, they are seen rolling down the little streets to the course or parked in their garage. . There are even signs about---"Golf carts" have right of way. Not sure the cost of a non-owner to play, but that does not seem to stop the guests, as they do refer to playing a round when there. The whole area is also great for biking. At this point we have not offered "free" bikes as that can be a liability. But, I have business cards to local bike rental places at the house, they deliver, with a lock and all, have the guest sign a paper.
Ok, later.

 

[Don Perry]

And yet, here we are talking about golf on a gardening forum. I watered my garden, checked on the newly planted roses and got rained on, Good for my garden!

 

[Sean Regan]

@Sean Regan , I should give golf a try, at least once in my life. The airbnb we own has a golf course for owners of the homes . I'd have to check if they have "rental" bag of clubs? LOL. Lots of folks around our house "own" their own golf cart, they are seen rolling down the little streets to the course or parked in their garage. . There are even signs about---"Golf carts" have right of way. Not sure the cost of a non-owner to play, but that does not seem to stop the guests, as they do refer to playing a round when there. The whole area is also great for biking. At this point we have not offered "free" bikes as that can be a liability. But, I have business cards to local bike rental places at the house, they deliver, with a lock and all, have the guest sign a paper.
Ok, later.

Although we're a small country, some of the members of our club have their own golf carts. The number has increased in recent years, so the club has increased the number of containers we have, for them to be stored, from one to three. But the number of these carts will be only just over a dozen. The club does have half a dozen carts for rental and the same number of electric trolleys. A handful of members bring their carts with them on trailers. I'd say 90% of the membership have push, or electric trollies, we bring with us.
During the winter for much of the time there are restriction where on the course you can drive a cart and sometimes if the course is too wet, their use is banned.

What I'd suggest you do is to go down to the golf club and have a talk with the pro.
Most golf clubs are looking for new members, particularly women as there's usually an imbalance in the membership. He might suggest a lesson to see if you like it. They can do this in a studio they will have attached to the shop. You literally "bang balls against a screen," a computer tells you "what happened." It's usually a "one on one" lesson, so there's embarrassment.
If you take to it, second-hand clubs are always available, the pro may have some and there will be a boat-load cheap on eBay.
Most clubs do "pay and play." So it need not be an expensive sport.

Here in the UK golf club membership works out at about £1000 a year. "Back in the day," I also had to pay an equivalent joining fee, but that was dropped over ten years ago.
But then you can play as often as you like.

If I had to replace my clubs, electric trolley and clothing, I'd be looking at well over £2000. It would cost some members more and others less.

So back to gardening in the dedicated thread, as this is a "Your day apart from gardening" one, before someone has another moan.

 

[Don Perry]

Although we're a small country, some of the members of our club have their own golf carts. The number has increased in recent years, so the club has increased the number of containers we have, for them to be stored, from one to three. But the number of these carts will be only just over a dozen. The club does have half a dozen carts for rental and the same number of electric trolleys. A handful of members bring their carts with them on trailers. I'd say 90% of the membership have push, or electric trollies, we bring with us.
During the winter for much of the time there are restriction where on the course you can drive a cart and sometimes if the course is too wet, their use is banned.

What I'd suggest you do is to go down to the golf club and have a talk with the pro.
Most golf clubs are looking for new members, particularly women as there's usually an imbalance in the membership. He might suggest a lesson to see if you like it. They can do this in a studio they will have attached to the shop. You literally "bang balls against a screen," a computer tells you "what happened." It's usually a "one on one" lesson, so there's embarrassment.
If you take to it, second-hand clubs are always available, the pro may have some and there will be a boat-load cheap on eBay.
Most clubs do "pay and play." So it need not be an expensive sport.

Here in the UK golf club membership works out at about £1000 a year. "Back in the day," I also had to pay an equivalent joining fee, but that was dropped over ten years ago.
But then you can play as often as you like.

If I had to replace my clubs, electric trolley and clothing, I'd be looking at well over £2000. It would cost some members more and others less.

So back to gardening in the dedicated thread, as this is a "Your day apart from gardening" one, before someone has another moan.

My apologies

 

[Sean Regan]

Playing golf yesterday, on one hole we had to look for one of my partner's ball. He'd driven it just a few yards off the fairway into the rough. Just grass, but four or five inches high, so you'd have to be almost standing over it to see it.

There are thousands of trees around our golf course, many over 100 years old. In the area we were searching there was one about three feet across which divided into two trunks, about four feet off the ground. Nestling where they divided, was a mallard duck on her nest. She just kept perfectly still. Her colouring almost matching that of the bark of the tree so hard to see. We wouldn't have noticed her if we hadn't been looking around the tree for the ball. We quietly moved on, finding the ball a few yards further on.
We get a lot of birds on or around our course. Canada geese, (they are a pest), crows, pheasants, woodpeckers, two flocks of parakeets, moorhens, herons, the occasional kingfisher, (we've a lot of lateral streams and a few ponds).
They know we aren't a threat to them. The pheasants can amuse as they will often stand a few yards away from you guarding their "patch."
They are obviously wary of foxes, but few are around during the day. We know when they are about as they occasionally leave footprints in the bunkers.

A few years ago there was one that used to hang around the tenth tee, as it knew players often stop there for a drink and something to eat before they start the back nine. It usually got thrown something, like a bit of a sandwich or a biscuit.

 

[pepper]

Most of my day putting my pepper plants into bigger pots and doing some spring clean up. Now I am relaxing a little before I make supper.. pan fried cod with cauliflower and brussel sprouts. It's a treat for me

 

[Sean Regan]

I did a job today that I'd been putting off for a while.
One of my jukeboxes, needed one of its motors servicing.

This one.

Although it's fifty year old technology, jukeboxes are quite sophisticated.

They have four electric motors. The suspect one turns the record carousel. Lately it had been running a bit slow, so it would occasionally trip out. Much like modern electrical consumer units with their mini-breakers, this has three trip switches.
Getting the motor out is a nightmare.

Firstly I had to disconnect and remove the front panel which houses one fluorescent, the big 12" bass speakers and my little 60w heater, which I use to stop it getting too cold in the winter. To be able to see anything.

Then the rear panel.

Then get at the motor secured to the chassis by three bolts. You can't even see them here the access is that restricted.

It would be impossible to get a spanner on the bolts, you need, "spinners," a socket on the end of a screwdriver type handle. You're doing it mostly by feel.

Once out it's ready for disassembly. They used quality motors back in the day.

The brushes are out and the commutator removed for cleaning.
A need for some rubbing down with fine emery paper.

Then the little gearbox needed the old grease removing and new packed in. Even in the sixties and seventies they were using nylon gear wheels for some things.

Job done. The hardest part was putting the motor back again. It took me three hours from start to finish.

The jukebox industry declined in the sixties and is no more.


This is where this one was made in 1976.

 

[pepper]

Been a good day! Got some work done and picked up some corn cobs at the grocery store. I have no idea where ripe corn came from in Canada but I am having a corn on the cob supper tonight lol! I love corn on the cob.

 

[Don Perry]

I made a huge pot of Charro Frijoles this morning . Skipped the serrano peppers and used jalapeños instead. Wow, ! It's really hard to stay out of those until supper. Gonna make buttermilk cornbread from scratch to go along with that.