Smell vinegar in Bristol? That will be the weed killer

The BT website is running a story about Bristol today using vinegar as part of a trial to control weeds, rather than using Glyphosate.

Very commendable I would say, I use it where I can, the only other options for weeds are pulling or chopping which are not always successful on paved areas.

I use half a litre of value white vinegar at the strength it is sold in this country with a dash of washing up liquid in a hand trigger sprayer or in a bigger sprayer I up the washing up liquid. The washing up liquid helps the vinegar stick to plant leaves. Best to use it on a dry day when there is going to be some sunlight or heat afterwards in my experience.

Dont be tempted by stronger vinegar the acid level could burn you if you get it on your skin.

Remembrance is continuous

Yesterday I went along to a friend and customers 90th birthday tea which was lovely. I met some folk I had lost touch with and swapped stories and we caught up remembering each other and hoping it wouldn't be so long till next time.

This morning I had just stopped at a site to carry out some ecology work and my mobile phone peeped. I checked a text, a very special customer also well advanced in years passed away this morning a very special lady. I stopped what I was doing and toasted her from my bottle of juice.

Bless you Molly.

Im gonna have a rant

So this morning I went out early to do some ecology work at two sites, one close to Royston the other close to St Albans. The driving was lovely and quiet all the way until I left St Albans for home, by then it was well past nine and people were getting out and about.

Why do people need to rush around all over the place, why do they need to dive from the far lane to the kerbside lane of a three lane roundabout in the space of twenty metres weaving between cars at a stupid speed just to get down a slip road.

Why when I am tootling along at 60 do in the kerbside lane to they speed up close behind me before indicating and then moving to the middle lane.

And why do so many drivers not know what that funny stick thing is below the steering wheel that makes a greenish light twinkle on and off on there cars dash.

To me its symptomatic of the pressure people are under to work and make money at all costs, nothing is sacred anymore and I'm not just talking about religion.

There is a saying, stop the world I want to get off, I think I sympathise with the person who wrote it!