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Title: Hell in earth?
Post by: Flighty on June 28, 2009, 08:13:33
Is your allotment Hell in earth?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8119428.stm

Mine certainly isn't!
Title: Re: Hell in earth?
Post by: OllieC on June 28, 2009, 08:20:22
Interesting article - I'm amazed at quite how well he manages to miss the point!
Title: Re: Hell in earth?
Post by: kt. on June 28, 2009, 08:29:54
His heart was never in it from the beginning.  An interesting point was made about the queen claiming to now have an allotment.  He is probably correct on that.  I do like some of his expressions...  "going into combat with nature"
Title: Re: Hell in earth?
Post by: OllieC on June 28, 2009, 08:34:26
Ah yes, good point about the queen.
Title: Re: Hell in earth?
Post by: shirlton on June 28, 2009, 09:17:16
He is just like the council worker who came to our allotment site last year. Steve and Carol had just taken the plot next to ours and had just started their first patch.The bloke came up to them and said" Your fighting a losing battle there mate what with the weeds and the vandals etc.Some of the folks on here spend all day here ya know thats why their plots look ok. Its a waste of time, dont know why you bother. We often talk about this happy go lucky bas***d
Title: Re: Hell in earth?
Post by: BarriedaleNick on June 28, 2009, 09:20:52
Well his glass is certainly half empty
Title: Re: Hell in earth?
Post by: Sparkly on June 28, 2009, 09:49:18
I think the issue is that some people take on a plot thinking it is all going to be easy. They are not looking for the long term rewards and not prepared for the potential difficulties. Then, when it isn't easy they give up.
Title: Re: Hell in earth?
Post by: Unwashed on June 28, 2009, 16:40:52
I'm still motivated by the thought of Felicity Kendal.
Title: Re: Hell in earth?
Post by: jonny211 on June 28, 2009, 19:20:37
Those glasses made her extra-hot  :-*
Title: Re: Hell in earth?
Post by: cornykev on June 28, 2009, 19:25:49
 :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P
Title: Re: Hell in earth?
Post by: betula on June 28, 2009, 21:07:11
I think there is a lot of truth in what he has to say.

The difference is he had no passion for his hobby.

A lot of plot holders give up for this reason.