30-09-2014, 10:21 PM
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Garden Sheds
I believe a while back, we had a thread about sheds, but this amused me today.Apparently there is actually a "Shed of the Year" competition. True enthusiasts call themselves "Sheddies"
, how about that. These "Sheddies" spend 1 year of their life in their shed! (maybe the missus locked them in)? 
Research carried out in connection with the competition found that 12% of Brits feel at their happiest when they spend time in their shed, while 23% of men claim that spending time in their shed makes them feel more masculine!!
Have we got any "Sheddies" on here to verify that?
01-10-2014, 02:58 AM
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There is a movement in Australia called 'Australian Men's Shed Association' it is ever increasing in popularity. It is a very grassroots men's organisation, sort of a WI (CWA here) for men.It is very big - locally there are a number of Mens Sheds.
01-10-2014, 07:55 PM
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I would be more the traditional shedee, don’t go in for fancy “Theme Sheds” just plenty of handy junk about, although I have a TV, security cameras, computer and printer out there, thats as fancy as it gets, but absolutely no phone, no privacy where phones are, I hate the bloody things.I don’t know where they got the masculine bit from Mups, that confuses me, what do they mean by that?, I know a woman up the street from me who loves her shed, she's even got more junk than I have and she's very handy at fixing things like lawn mowers and hedge trimmers, does some metal sculpture as well. She invited me in one day and I was very impressed, some high class junk there, her hubby is a useless lump of lard, all he does is sit in front of the TV all day, I tried to make conversation with him when I was in the house, all I got back was a few low grunts, ain't she lucky she has her shed I thought.
But I do love my old shed, both for work and messing around, always trying to think of something new and simple. It’s the only place where I can get complete solitude, nobody comes near me when I’m there, I just love it and I highly recommend it to any man or woman, great for keeping the blood pressure down too.
01-10-2014, 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Jem
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I would be more the traditional shedee, don’t go in for fancy “Theme Sheds” just plenty of handy junk about, although I have a TV, security cameras, computer and printer out there, thats as fancy as it gets, but absolutely no phone, no privacy where phones are, I hate the bloody things.I don’t know where they got the masculine bit from Mups, that confuses me, what do they mean by that?, I know a woman up the street from me who loves her shed, she's even got more junk than I have and she's very handy at fixing things like lawn mowers and hedge trimmers, does some metal sculpture as well. She invited me in one day and I was very impressed, some high class junk there, her hubby is a useless lump of lard, all he does is sit in front of the TV all day, I tried to make conversation with him when I was in the house, all I got back was a few low grunts, ain't she lucky she has her shed I thought.
But I do love my old shed, both for work and messing around, always trying to think of something new and simple. It’s the only place where I can get complete solitude, nobody comes near me when I’m there, I just love it and I highly recommend it to any man or woman, great for keeping the blood pressure down too.:-D
Good for you Jem, and may you have many more years enjoying your shed as well. I must admit, I spend many a happy hour transplanting and potting things in mine too.
And I'm pleased to say, it doesn't make me feel masculine.
07-10-2014, 03:13 AM
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I Have my shed, it's like a lot of sheds I guess, untidy but I know where everything is and I can lay my hands on anything I need from it. Occasionally I have a Shed Sorting Session where I empty the entire contents all over my lawn , sort it all out and put it back in. I also have a store room attached to our house and it is a lot more tidy. It has a fridge in it with a stock of beer in it. An old stack hi Fi system where I can play me old L.Ps and an ancient computer which still runs fine oh and some book cases where I store our ever increasing book collections.| Thread Tools | |
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