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Had a very close encounter on Friday night with the tan coloured Labrador dog that continually runs loose around the village. It ran out straight in front of my van whilst I was driving down Bagley Lane, I must have missed it by inches. This dog will, unfortunately, be run over or will cause a serious accident if the owners cannot contain it. I have seen it running loose now on several occasions over the past few weeks.

How soon do you want my £ 10.00 Ralph. Fireworks to bring in the new year was something that my late wife & I & the friends we have in the village & from further afield, that joined us on that evening, always enjoyed. If you dont get the support put my ten quid to some other good cause, the church roof, bell fund or ADAS

Hi all
Today we walked our Labrador with our two grandchildren on the public walk around Audlem river
On that walk we encountered an electric fence blocking a public right of way
There were no warning signs we had no idea if the fence was live
Our Labrador had a shock because of that electric fence
She then bolted towards the village and it it wasn't for some kind teenagers help we might have lost her I
I appreciate the farmer has a right to protect his stock
Should he really being able to erect an electric fence with no warning signs on a public wright of way

Tile with a smile Nantwich 01270 500186 or 07969 663798

Hi we've just used Chris on 07816 598017, extremely good and highly recommended

Hello. Could anyone recommend a local tiler please? Thanks.

I can certainly recommend Maylands Pantry of Nantwich. Tel 01270 625605 Mobile 07748 247199

Many thanks Sion I'm Right behind you with the asparagus, there must be a grower in England?
Back in the eighties I was at a Supermarket looking into recuperating the heat from the bakery and transferring it over the front doors as an air curtain (heat recovery). While there I thought I would buy some lamb chops, all the lamb came from New Zealand. I asked the manager why they didn't use the lamb from the fields opposite. He replied it was cheaper from New Zealand.
Now I'm not commercially inclined but the cost of shipping, fuel, the amount of pollution, refrigeration and handling, compared to walking over the road with a field full of sheep. I blame lockdown I shall have to get out more.

I'm reminded by this thread of a tragic incident that occurred in an animal by-products factory in West Yorkshire back in the late 70s or early 80s when we lived there. This is not an urban legend – I know it to be true. An unfortunate chap had retired to the facilities with his paper to attend to his daily needs and possibly more. Unbeknown to him there had been a blockage in the drainage system that led to a blow-back of methane just at the same time he lit his fag. The resultant conflagration led to his sad demise. Maybe something similar wiped out the dinosaurs mentioned earlier.
Strange what a tale of an escaped pig leads to .....

Hi

I am currently looking for a cleaner to carry out some domestic cleaning work for a few hours each week. The cleaning involves bathroom cleaning, dusting, floor cleaning.

I live in Buerton and if anybody local is interested please let me know. This will initially be for around 6mths.

Thanks
Tim

Hello, Apologies to the lady who called to the house on Monday re any Bamboo plants for sale. I do have one left – 10' tall Orange stemmed. If you would like to pop in just email & we can arrange something.

Steve Try Farm Made in the village, we have used them in the past.

I represent Wybunbury Anglers who have a good number of Members from Audlem area.
The Juniors are presently receiving Angling coaching from our qualified team.
We are grateful to Eddie Rowley, and The Audlem Charity Shop for their support.
We hope that we will see more Audlem youngsters on the next course starting early July.
Secretary, Wybunbury Anglers.

Hi
I'm looking for a local caterer who can provide nibbles/salads/rice dishes etc for a garden BBQ party – possibly about 30 people. The meat will be taken care of separately.
Thanks, Steve Elliott

Many thanks Terry, I wished I had seen your topic fifty seven years ago. At that time I was an apprentice plumber, gas and heating engineer. In those days all water and gas pipes were lead and heating pipework was steel.
One bad winter we were called to a farm were the pipes had frozen in the cow and pig sheds. My boss told me I would work in the cow shed and he would take on the pigs. Apparently cows don't bite but pigs do.
Armed with my trusty petrol blow lamp called Bertha and a small ladder (with no name) I attacked the pipes. A little tip when defrosting pipes always start from the tap and work back to the inlet. Had I known about methane I would have done the pigs. The cow shed was made of wooden slats spaced apart so as to let air in and whatever comes from a cows rear end out. I must admit it was a bitterly cold snowy day yet it was quite warm in side the shed.
Many thanks Peter.

How much methane did the dinosaurs produce.......Larger than a cow and more of them?

I can't answer Peter's conundrum but I do know the methane produced by bovines has led to sporadic reports of mayhem over the years. For example one such was reported by the BBC in 2014 . Methane gas released by dairy cows caused an explosion in a cow shed in Germany.The roof was damaged and one of the cows was injured in the blast in the central German town of Rasdorf.
Thanks to the belches and flatulence of the 90 dairy cows in the shed, high levels of the gas had built up.
Then a static electric charge caused the gas to explode with flashes of flames. Emergency services attended the farm and took gas readings to test for the risk of further blasts, said local media. They reported that cows are believed to emit up to 500 litres of methane each per day. I think my mother-in-law used to as well.

Peter,
Methane from cows as a source of global warming has become a hot topic – no pun intended. The headline that methane as a global warming gas is some 80 times more powerful than CO2 certainly grabbed attention.
From what I understand, some 30% of the methane emitted globally is calculated to come from livestock. The remaining 70% of our global methane coming from fossil fuels, landfill, rice production, burning biomass and natural release from wetlands/mosses etc.
But luckily for us all, a key fact behind the headline is that methane hangs about in the atmosphere for a relatively short period. Only some 9 years. So getting a grip on methane release from fossil fuels, landfill and agriculture will make a difference in our lifetime. This is in stark contrast to CO2 that will happily hang about doing its stuff for an estimated 300 – 1,000 years.
Blaming cows alone for global warming whilst jetting away on holiday (remember those), not insulating your home, driving a fossil fuel car and buying your asparagus fresh from Peru seems an odd stance to take in my mind.
Whilst we discuss cows , the CO2 producing industries (electricity production/heat, transport, construction, shipping etc) are no doubt relieved to see the headlines shifted to animal agriculture.

Animal mayhem seems in vogue, so may I ask a really daft question I know It could be sensitive but if you don't ask you never know. So here goes.
A lot of people have a negative opinion on our cows. They produce more methane than any other cows in the world. Here's the question,
If they produce so much methane why don't the cows ignite when a hot air balloon goes by?
Maybe the balloon has a methane meadow detector which tells the driver to turn left or right. Maybe there's enough hot air in the balloon to dilute the gases or maybe the driver turns the gas off and hopes he doesn't land on a cow pat. It's a tricky one so take your time.
Many thanks. Peter.

My experience with Cheshire East and helping get the roads in the village sorted.

https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/little-known-legal-procedure-cheshire-20579662

Hi Sandra
We are a local commercial cleaning company
3 Counties Cleaning for all your internal cleaning needs
or our sister company
Cheshire External Cleaning for all external cleaning
Please contact
Cecelia 07966167894

If Mark isn't available; I know someone but don't want to tread on Marks toes obviously. Let me know if you don't get fixed up.

Could anyone recommend a local industrial cleaning company please. Thank you.

Hi Nigel

I can thoroughly recommend a local chap called Mark, he moved all of my office equipment from work to home. He took great care of everything and was very reasonable too. His mobile number is 07833 142859.

Can anyone recommend a person with a van as I have a few large items that need delivering locally?