Saluki
World class procrastinator
- Location
- ...Norwich over the water.
Thank you I tried loads of things in my head but just couldn't get to that oneThat's good to hear- I Seem To Recall.
Thank you I tried loads of things in my head but just couldn't get to that oneThat's good to hear- I Seem To Recall.
GIYF!International Society for Third Sector Research, Google says so and Google is never wrong.
Reminds me of a conversation with a guy at work re buying a bike, a shortened version...Neighbour: Have you seen that stuff growing in the field ?
Me: Yep. Looks like japanese Knotweed to me ?
Neighbour: We'll have to get something done about it.
Me: Definitely.
Neighbour: I'll go out later and cut it down.
Me: Good Lord no don't do that. It'll make things worse.
Neighbour: Why's that then?
Me: Well as I understand it, if you cut it down all the bits you can't clear up will just root and we'll end up with more of the stuff.
Also what you cut down will have to be burnt, you can't stuff it in your bin. I think it will have to be a weedkiller job. Probably
over a few years too.
Neighbour: ..............................
Neighbour: I'll cut it down then yes?
Me: But that will make it worse.
Neighbour: ..............................
Neighbour: OK. .............................I'll just cut a bit down then.
Me: sigh...................................
In a similar vein, Indian sounding gentleman call centre caller to my wife...Sorry broken English speaking Indian lady from call centre, I haven't had an accident in the last three years, neither has anyone else in the family, so your slave employers in the UK can't make any money out of me.
Perhaps you should just have told the neighbour that causing it to spread can result in a fine of up to £5,000 and/or 2 years in prison (LINK)!Neighbour: Have you seen that stuff growing in the field ?
Me: Yep. Looks like japanese Knotweed to me ?
Neighbour: We'll have to get something done about it.
Me: Definitely.
Neighbour: I'll go out later and cut it down.
Me: Good Lord no don't do that. It'll make things worse.
Neighbour: Why's that then?
Me: Well as I understand it, if you cut it down all the bits you can't clear up will just root and we'll end up with more of the stuff.
Also what you cut down will have to be burnt, you can't stuff it in your bin. I think it will have to be a weedkiller job. Probably
over a few years too.
Neighbour: ..............................
Neighbour: I'll cut it down then yes?
Me: But that will make it worse.
Neighbour: ..............................
Neighbour: OK. .............................I'll just cut a bit down then.
Me: sigh...................................