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reddyreddy

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Scarecrows
« on: October 01, 2009, 13:45:50 »
do any of you have a scarecrow on your allotment and do you think thye work? (other than for scaring your neighbours!!)

tonybloke

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Re: Scarecrows
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2009, 15:10:11 »
the only scarecrows that actually work are the human  (living) type!!
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Re: Scarecrows
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2009, 15:37:37 »
Tone should know he's scared a few in his time.    ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Scarecrows
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2009, 16:07:26 »
Yes, lots of scarecrows because we have a competition every year.  I don't think they scare anything apart from some of our plotholders.

Especially this one

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It's a scarecrow, not a plotholder  ;)
Betty
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Re: Scarecrows
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2009, 16:29:32 »
you had CornyKev visit you? ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Scarecrows
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2009, 16:38:39 »
you had CornyKev visit you? ;D ;D ;D

LOL, nice one!!
Betty
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Re: Scarecrows
« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2009, 16:52:11 »
Betty thats not even a tad funny, anyway Tone you know I never turn up anyway.    ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Scarecrows
« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2009, 16:29:56 »
I've always been told that I look like Paul Newman so I've always attracted the birds,  ;D ;D

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Re: Scarecrows
« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2009, 17:45:38 »
I must say that that scarecrow does put yer in the mind of Tony Curtis if you squint abit ;D
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Re: Scarecrows
« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2009, 22:27:36 »
they can be fun  but we had one last year but some kids nick it around november time you can guess what four.

 

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