Lay My Hat

I watched a program the other week on the US gold rush, the ones who really made the money were people selling shovels and sieves. Many prospectors lost everything including their lives.
Echo that to our lettings business and is it any wonder the agencies spring up to advertise. Owners Direct is hardly that, Isn't it about time LMH's took control and set up their own website advertising members properties, the real Owners Direct! ??

There was a discussion about this a year or so ago, I even contributed a license for Jomres and a domain but the general consensus was "It's too much work for a small community" and the conversation died a death.

I think the problem is that everybody's too busy mining for gold, they don't have time to make the shovels too

or here:
http://www.laymyhat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27309
Good luck fighting the corporates.

Vince wrote: they don't have time to make the shovels too

I've made a shovel. It's not your traditional design of shovel. I'm building more tools to go along with it. And I have started to dig with it. It's free to use if you want to join the dig.

Nigel G has also made a shovel, and is getting on with it too. Good on him.

russellt wrote:

Vince wrote: they don't have time to make the shovels too

And I have started to dig with it. It's free to use if you want to join the dig.

Nah, I got one of my own, thanks

I am currently trying out several of these new shovels, for which I am grateful as I haven't the required know how to make my own but am happy to do a bit of digging.

COYS wrote:I am currently trying out several of these new shovels, for which I am grateful as I haven't the required know how to make my own but am happy to do a bit of digging.

If you're not experienced with different types of shovels, mine might not be for you, it's a tool for experienced shovellers ( more of a JCB really ).

If, on the other hand, you are then crack on.

I mostly hang around these forums because I find them an invaluable tool for understanding the trials and tribulations of...er....gold miners, whether they prefer the pick or panning. What I offer isn't *really* for most of them, as it's more of a device ( struggling for metaphors now ) for people with many claims that want to own this side of their own businesses, or gold diggers or want to make money out of other miners.

Yeah, that didn't come out quite as I'd planned

Some shovels are used for the wrong purposes. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ ... r-12250712