Mundane News

[woodbutchmaster]

No longer in SW France?

I'm still based in Occitanie , specifically the Lot. The urge to move on is much diminished in fact we are kind of taking the first steps towards buying an old (very old) water mill. This being France it could take quite a while

 

[tyred]

They're back and peering down another manhole cover further down the street. Mitsubishi L200 on cone duty today.

 

[Illaveago]

As it must now be Sunday we forgot to put out our bins which would be Friday !
I looked out of our bedroom window to see that the neighbours had put theirs out .
Panic! I rushed to get dressed to put them out . Did it !

 

[mybike]

Is there an extra zero in there, or do you live in a palatial mansion?

No, that's what we were told. It's a bungalow that has bedrooms added in the roof.

 

[Tenkaykev]

No, that's what we were told. It's a bungalow that has bedrooms added in the roof.

Perhaps try a long reach garden sprayer ( Spear and Jackson have a 5 litre sprayer with a wand that you can extend indefinitely with extra screw on pieces ) couple this with something like " Wet and Forget " which I've had good results with.

 

[mybike]

A guy in a yellow jacket spent about ten minutes peering down a manhole cover and now they're lifting the cones and signs again.

Are you sure you're not expecting a celebrity visit & they're checking for bombs in drains?

 

[PeteXXX]

No, that's what we were told. It's a bungalow that has bedrooms added in the roof.

Do they intend to put scaffolding up? Most roof or high up stuff isn't / can't be done using ladders due to elven safety.

 

[rockyroller]

You made a note of which button, for next time it happens?

hehe, yes!

 

[mybike]

Perhaps try a long reach garden sprayer ( Spear and Jackson have a 5 litre sprayer with a wand that you can extend indefinitely with extra screw on pieces ) couple this with something like " Wet and Forget " which I've had good results with.

It might need some force.

Do they intend to put scaffolding up? Most roof or high up stuff isn't / can't be done using ladders due to elven safety.

Yes, that puts the cost up, we've got six gables, so it's a bit complicated.

 

[PeteXXX]

I accidentally crunched my Sherbet Lemon instead of sucking it.

 

[Tenkaykev]

It might need some force.

The sales pitch for " Wet and Forget " is that you just spray it on and leave it, over a period of several weeks the rain and wind cleans the moss and mould.
Might be worth a try for very little outlay. ( a controlled experiment on an easy to access part of the roof to see how it compares to an untreated part )

 

[biggs682]

That's the rear garden edged.
Bug box secured against the fence ready for the bugs

 

[DCLane]

I've just tried to rescue a bumblebee that caught itself in a spider's web in my conservatory (behind my 'spare' work desk/worktop)

I failed

 

[Tenkaykev]

I think it is ! it is the old big version . It is deep down inside with highly polished wall so when you shine a torch in there it's . Arrrgh!
I think there are 2 rows of 25 pins.
It is going to have to be planned very carefully . My brother told me to earth myself , the pliers and the camera to prevent a static discharge. I will need to find my head magnifying thingy . Not that I need to make my head look any bigger !
Oh ! And lots of crossed fingers .
The camera has previously taken some good pictures . I bought it cheap with a fault and thought I had fixed it . It was a cheap way of getting a battery, charger and strap plus a camera if I could fix it . I haven't given up yet .

Just had a rummage in my drawer of bits that might possibly come in useful one day🤔 Found an assortment of memory cards from a Sony chewing gum shaped one to a Micro USB.
Some of them are in MB not GB!

 

[oldwheels]

I've just tried to rescue a bumblebee that caught itself in a spider's web in my conservatory (behind my 'spare' work desk/worktop)

I failed

I keep a clear plastic tub and a bit of card handy for such occasions. Comes in handy for bees stuck inside a window as well.