New Posts For Thread: Did My Conkers Today----https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31817749/did-my-conkers-today----Must have picked up 15 or 20 from beneath the Horse Chestnut at the bottom of the garden.There is just nothing quite like that rustle in the leaves as you search for the fallen fruit, finding it, then opening it gently to avoid iit's outer spikes.ThMust be spider season now, loads of webs spun between the flower stems in the garden. One in every outside window corner too, untill the mrs got the yard brush out yesterday.Putting them in the house to scare off spiders sounds like a bit of ground bhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31817749/did-my-conkers-today----?post_id=563470695#563470695Must be spider season now, loads of webs spun between the flower stems in the garden. One in every outside window corner too, untill the mrs got the yard brush out yesterday.Putting them in the house to scare off spiders sounds like a bit of ground bTue, 26 Sep 2023 05:27:19 -0500Forget conker contests. Been banned for 20 by the nanny state H&S crew anyway.Me and Mrs Celtic collect loads and put them all around the house to prevent spider season. The golden rule is to pick them from the ground when out of their shell, never shttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31817749/did-my-conkers-today----?post_id=563470669#563470669Forget conker contests. Been banned for 20 by the nanny state H&S crew anyway.Me and Mrs Celtic collect loads and put them all around the house to prevent spider season. The golden rule is to pick them from the ground when out of their shell, never sTue, 26 Sep 2023 05:04:59 -0500Meat Skewer Then Vinegar Steep .. The cheese cutter Types could do a bit of damagehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31817749/did-my-conkers-today----?post_id=563470629#563470629Meat Skewer Then Vinegar Steep .. The cheese cutter Types could do a bit of damageTue, 26 Sep 2023 03:35:09 -0500We used to leave them on th e hearth overnight, not too near the fire.Small hammer and a 2" nail to make the hole.Brown shoelace, two granny knots.Had a couple of real wrist wrappers in my time.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31817749/did-my-conkers-today----?post_id=563470593#563470593We used to leave them on th e hearth overnight, not too near the fire.Small hammer and a 2" nail to make the hole.Brown shoelace, two granny knots.Had a couple of real wrist wrappers in my time.Tue, 26 Sep 2023 03:09:12 -0500Too dangerous,especially gas ones.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31817749/did-my-conkers-today----?post_id=563470531#563470531Too dangerous,especially gas ones.Tue, 26 Sep 2023 02:07:45 -0500Cookers was great at primary school. Vinegar and nail polish as already mentioned. I’m sure we used to put them away for the following year too. They’d shrivel up a bit but most would harden nicely, sometimes making it impossible for an eight yeahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31817749/did-my-conkers-today----?post_id=563470501#563470501Cookers was great at primary school. Vinegar and nail polish as already mentioned. I’m sure we used to put them away for the following year too. They’d shrivel up a bit but most would harden nicely, sometimes making it impossible for an eight yeaTue, 26 Sep 2023 00:22:05 -0500oven gas mk 5 12 mins.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31817749/did-my-conkers-today----?post_id=563470391#563470391oven gas mk 5 12 mins.Mon, 25 Sep 2023 17:45:01 -0500nail laquer was the key to mekking em hard - i had one in junior school that soon got split but wud it fook fall off its perch despite many a battering - was the size of a popalley marblehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31817749/did-my-conkers-today----?post_id=563470349#563470349nail laquer was the key to mekking em hard - i had one in junior school that soon got split but wud it fook fall off its perch despite many a battering - was the size of a popalley marbleMon, 25 Sep 2023 16:47:44 -0500yes Reg it was the Colyton to Seaton tram, nice day out.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31817749/did-my-conkers-today----?post_id=563470343#563470343yes Reg it was the Colyton to Seaton tram, nice day out.Mon, 25 Sep 2023 16:32:41 -0500Swifty, where is the tram in Devon please?Only one I can think of is Seaton?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31817749/did-my-conkers-today----?post_id=563470311#563470311Swifty, where is the tram in Devon please?Only one I can think of is Seaton?Mon, 25 Sep 2023 16:14:52 -0500