I refuse to walk my dogs this evening.

[DogsBestFriend]

No way am I going out. I know I should but I won't do it. I've done one walk with them, no work, been to the shop and that's IT. No more.

I don't mind the sudden heavy showers, I don't mind the wind or the chill in the air, I can even run the gautlet of the dead bird and mouse by the path.

I live in THE most beautiful, picture postcard village, all cricket on the green and thatched cottages, a farm at the end of my road and beyond my garden, it's lovely. The rabbits are out in force, muntjak nearby, golden corn has been baled, the hollyhocks sway in the gardens.

It's lovely, that is, except today.

Today, some lovely little farmer Giles has been out with his big shiny new tractor preparing the soil for the next crop.

And my whole village smells of shit! :(

"Weekend now, and next week will be better. Hopefully"

You haven't met my 14 year old, Cheria! :o

Good point. Could take your mind off the smells? Good luck anyway

Nope. She might add to them though! :o

Loud, messy, cheesy-feet is going to tear apart my peaceful little world here. She's due to land any minute. :)

The good news is that she's been designated as Head Barbequer for our post-walk munchies tomorrow evening!

Just put a dab of Vicks under your nose, you'll not smell it then :)

IT'S GONE!

:o

Yay. Your local farmers have not plotted, you are lucky

Combination of cheesyfeet and muck spreading could have out-cancelled each other though... anyone willing to do that experiment?

Well, if you miss it, DBF, feel free to come round these parts for a sniff

MotherJack, you're so kind, thank you lovey, but I'm so sorry. I'm stuck here with no transport and a holidaying pooch, what can a girl do? I'd love to pop over, what a shame...

:o

To add to the general h'odour d'oevres I have stables at the back, my door fly strip broke and my house is full of flies. How can you refuse?

I wouldn't give Dummy Dog his last walk earlier as it was too hot. By the time it had cooled down enough for me to take him he wouldn't be distracted from his bone. Even when I stood with his lead in one hand and poo bags in the other.

Just. Not. Interested.

He's not called Dummy Dog without good reason

Hi Dogsbestfriend
If the smell is really bad they can put stuff in it to stop it smelling as much they dont like to do it as it costs money. My DH used to work for a poo company and they would only treat it if they had people compalining. Hope it has got better now though. It really is a horrid smell and the flys are always worse when the muck spread.

DogsBestFriend - how's your nose?
Out of curiosity (and sorry if TMI): was it a stale, cheesy smell - strangely akin to worst case scenario teenage boys' trainers/bedrooms?
If so, there's been something similar around here (which really was some kind of fertilizer - I think... it whiffed and wafted through the whole area, fields, gardens and all. As a country girl, I've never smelt the like.)
V interested that you have muntjaks around there, as well - didn't know they were as far afield as E Anglia.

DBF - quite apart from the fact I am pissing myself laughing at your descriptions...

Just to gross you out further, the smell is most likely from human sludge. The water companies have been persuading farmers to use it instead of fertilizer as it is very high in nitrates and potash and so fabulous for the crops, and at £50 tonne for the "non-smelly" stuff, it is £300 CHEAPER than Nitrogen fertilizer (which is currently around £330-£350 a tonne). The smelly human sludge is free... so the farmers are doing the math...

Sorry!

Well it smelt far more like shit than cheese QuietTiger so I reckon you have got it right... it was shit! [boak]

Tchootnika, yes we have muntjaks here - they also can be seen on the common on the north edge of Cambridge city. I haven't seen any here for a few days... they've probably been scared off by the smell of shit!

If it makes you feel any better, DBF, we managed to stink out a neighbours BBQ when DH spread it on a field opposite their house! As she's a moany old bat, who finds fault with everything and refuses to neuter her dog who wanders all over the village and hassles my spayed bitch, I don't actually care!!