Every Day is a School Day

[Steve]

Well I've been quite shocked today at my own ignorance! ..... yeah I know, you'll al say you knew I was ignorant years ago...... :ack2::ack2:

But my point is - I've got 2 young kids and it was my Dad's birthday earlier this week. He has an allotment and lives & breathes growing his own vegetables etc. On his request, I spent the day today with my two young'uns down at his garden patch and he thoroughly enjoyed showing them where potatoes, carrots, rhubarb, beans, onions and blackberries come from. And they enjoyed it too - can't wait for Sunday lunch!

What really shocked me was when he took us to a hazelnut tree and we picked and ate fresh nuts off the tree. Now in my ignorance, I thought hazelnuts came from (a) the middle-east, and (b) a shrub! I never realised they grow on trees that are readily accessible in the UK. I've spent 40+ years on this planet and have eaten hazelnuts many many times, but never realised where they come from. :svengo:

The nuts are lovely - still muching on the last few now.

Every day is school day.

What did you learn today?

[Hangar-7]

I thought Hazel nuts come from Sainsbury's ... well you live and learn....[IMG]http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/testvb/images/icons/icon10.gif[/IMG]

[xygax]

To check the calender properly !.....

Arriveing at the airport ....looking on the board for the fright.... and suddenly realising you have left the warm comfortable enviroment of your bed 24 hours before you needed to at 4 AM and now you have to return teh 10 miles and repeat this silly idea in the morning..... hence i am out of my pit at 0400 AGAIN..... IT's ER FAULT... for sure she should have checked... instead we had a mamoth shopping expidetion yesterday to "make some use of the time"....

Doooh !
Steve

[electricsceadu]

i just hope Hazel hasn't got any nuts


and i've found out beef burgers come from Mcdonalds :patriot::drool5::D

[Mart61]

Uncle Ben has no nieces or nephews!

[millerman]

its always nice to find out where somethings come from :)

[zoombolt]

Tis a battle to beat the squirrals to them, but hey, they need them more than we do.
Horse chestnuts are normally out around now too. If they taste like conkers, you've got the wrong tree.

Hands up all those who know how pinapples & Monkey nuts grow/come from.

No cheating now.

[msssltd]

[quote=zoombolt;531125]Hands up all those who know how pinapples & Monkey nuts grow/come from.[/quote]Can you see me holding my hand up?

Neither Pineapples nor Monkey nuts grow on trees. Monkey nuts are also known as ground nuts, which might be a clue.

But what I learnt yesterday is...




...I can at last hover nose in with some reliability...




...The cost of a Trex 250 tail boom is about £2.50...





...The Sun always shines and the wind drops...




...The day after you put your heli our of action.

[Tim Procter]

[quote=xygax;531068]To check the calender properly !.....

Arriveing at the airport ....looking on the board for the fright.... [/quote]

Fright.!!!!:D

You looking for a fright mister..:boxing_smiley::D


[quote=Steve]What did you learn today? [/quote]


I think it's a fact we all learn something new every day Steve.:cheers2:

Anyone who try's to tell you different is a liar.:)

[jiberjaber]

Also known as cobnuts in the UK ;)

[bolders]

[quote=msssltd;531132]Can you see me holding my hand up?

Neither Pineapples nor Monkey nuts grow on trees. Monkey nuts are also known as ground nuts, which might be a clue.

But what I learnt yesterday is...




...I can at last hover nose in with some reliability...




...The cost of a Trex 250 tail boom is about £2.50...





...The Sun always shines and the wind drops...




...The day after you put your heli our of action.[/quote]

LOL this is soooooooooo true

I stuffed my 450 in yesterday and the weather today is lovely. Im stuck at my folks house with no more helis other than a very bent 450 :(