Popular Post Marty Posted February 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, dughlas said: There's no rush. Y'all know if he's wearin' plaid he's one o'mine. To say otherwise is in the words of his Imperial Texyness ... Drew will probably now just get upset that you didn't title him "His Imperial Texyness" (with the capital H) 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dughlas Posted February 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2021 1 minute ago, Marty said: Drew will probably now just get upset that you didn't title him "His Imperial Texyness" (with the capital H) If he nukes me I'm blaming you. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marty Posted February 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2021 (edited) I'll be manning a helpline (from home, using a special App on my smartphone) for two hours starting in about ten minutes time. After that, I'll do my best to post a photograph showing my garden progress (or lack thereof) today. Edited February 4, 2021 by Marty Tidying up 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Page Scrawler Posted February 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2021 11 hours ago, Drew Espinosa said: Morning y'all! Hey, Drew! 7 hours ago, Drew Espinosa said: Morning Sexy! And... No comment. Watching drilling documentaries again? 1 hour ago, dughlas said: Took mum out to a nearby breakfast/burger/bbq place for lunch. Sounds good. I might have Morgan pickup some burgers from 7 Monks Taproom. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marty Posted February 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2021 So, I started today by clearing the worst of the ivy that was growing on end of outside of the end of the stone wall. I'm a bit concerned that the ivy has damaged part of the wall. This photograph will .likely show you what I am talking about: Although they are not in any immediate danger of falling, there are some large stones that have shifted slightly, probably as a result of ivy stems growing between them. The stems thicken as they age, and thus move the stones. It looks as though some stones have actually already fallen in the past. I'm thinking that I may have to get a "professional" in to make the end of the wall safe. I wouldn't want the local kids climbing on the wall and hurting themselves from the loose stones moving. I'll make a few enquiries tomorrow. 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dughlas Posted February 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2021 17 minutes ago, Marty said: So, I started today by clearing the worst of the ivy that was growing on end of outside of the end of the stone wall. I'm a bit concerned that the ivy has damaged part of the wall. This photograph will .likely show you what I am talking about: Although they are not in any immediate danger of falling, there are some large stones that have shifted slightly, probably as a result of ivy stems growing between them. The stems thicken as they age, and thus move the stones. It looks as though some stones have actually already fallen in the past. I'm thinking that I may have to get a "professional" in to make the end of the wall safe. I wouldn't want the local kids climbing on the wall and hurting themselves from the loose stones moving. I'll make a few enquiries tomorrow. This photo is proof of why letting ivy or anyother creeping vine grow on masonry is not wise. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert1434 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 36 minutes ago, Marty said: So, I started today by clearing the worst of the ivy that was growing on end of outside of the end of the stone wall. I'm a bit concerned that the ivy has damaged part of the wall. This photograph will .likely show you what I am talking about: Although they are not in any immediate danger of falling, there are some large stones that have shifted slightly, probably as a result of ivy stems growing between them. The stems thicken as they age, and thus move the stones. It looks as though some stones have actually already fallen in the past. I'm thinking that I may have to get a "professional" in to make the end of the wall safe. I wouldn't want the local kids climbing on the wall and hurting themselves from the loose stones moving. I'll make a few enquiries tomorrow. You be careful Marty please 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marty Posted February 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, dughlas said: This photo is proof of why letting ivy or any other creeping vine grow on masonry is not wise. Here's part of a screenshot from Google Maps Street "Street View" that was taken in August 2009 of the back of my property: You can see the ivy at the far end of the wall. It was already overtopping the wall at that time, so it's had more than another eleven years to wreak its havoc. You may remember me sharing a photo last April or thereabouts showing ivy overtopping the wall to the left of the gate. Thankfully that hadn't had as many years to damage the wall. You'll maybe also notice that the public road hadn't been lowered at that stage, and so there is no ramp up to the gate... 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marty Posted February 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2021 1 minute ago, Albert1434 said: You be careful Marty please I will, Albert. I promise. And thanks for your concern. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marty Posted February 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2021 Later this afternoon I moved inside the garden to remove the ivy from that side of the wall, and also to make a start on cutting back the boundary hedge. I took this photo showing that corner of the garden when it was almost totally dark, so apologies for the not great quality: There's still a bit of ivy to clear off the inside of the wall, but I'm not going to remove any more from the far end of it until I have got advice as to how to best stabilise the stones. I've made a very small start on tidying the hedge itself. It looks as though down through the years several attempts have been made to block the hedge with chicken wire, plastic screen-like wire, and even (now completely rusted) chain link fence. None of these seem to have been erected on fence posts; more just pushed against the hedge and tied back with bits of wire. I hope to remove them all, as they otherwise will prevent me from cutting the hedge as low as I'd like to. But I can see them being difficult to remove, as brambles, ivy, and the hedge itself, have grown through them in lots of places - and the bottom few inches of them are buried under the accumulation of years and years of rotting leaves... 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headstall Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, Marty said: Later this afternoon I moved inside the garden to remove the ivy from that side of the wall, and also to make a start on cutting back the boundary hedge. I took this photo showing that corner of the garden when it was almost totally dark, so apologies for the not great quality: There's still a bit of ivy to clear off the inside of the wall, but I'm not going to remove any more from the far end of it until I have got advice as to how to best stabilise the stones. I've made a very small start on tidying the hedge itself. It looks as though down through the years several attempts have been made to block the hedge with chicken wire, plastic screen-like wire, and even (now completely rusted) chain link fence. None of these seem to have been erected on fence posts; more just pushed against the hedge and tied back with bits of wire. I hope to remove them all, as they otherwise will prevent me from cutting the hedge as low as I'd like to. But I can see them being difficult to remove, as brambles, ivy, and the hedge itself, have grown through them in lots of places - and the bottom few inches of them are buried under the accumulation of years and years of rotting leaves... Looks to be a great view through the opening. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert1434 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 I agree Gary 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 13 minutes ago, Headstall said: Looks to be a great view through the opening. 12 minutes ago, Albert1434 said: I agree Gary And I'll be interested to see if you still think the same when I have opened the view up even more... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marty Posted February 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2021 The number of the beast... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert1434 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Marty said: The number of the beast... Look its Drews number Edited February 5, 2021 by Albert1434 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marty Posted February 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2021 Well, it's after 1:00 am here. Good night, all! Gonna leave you with some Iron Maiden. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Page Scrawler Posted February 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2021 1 hour ago, dughlas said: This photo is proof of why letting ivy or anyother creeping vine grow on masonry is not wise. On US-31, there's a house on the corner where the turnoff for the hospital is located. It's small, two stories with yellow brick. I think it must be owned by an elderly woman, because the garden outside is....well. The house has ivy growing up the wall which faces the highway, and it seems to be cut back every 4-5 months or so. It might look attractive, but I always wonder about the structural integrity of the building. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert1434 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Man the tuna came great 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headstall Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Marty said: Well, it's after 1:00 am here. Good night, all! Gonna leave you with some Iron Maiden. Sweet dreams, Marty. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert1434 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Engelbert Humperdinck, Who Has COVID-19, Asks for Prayers as Wife Struggles with Virus and Alzheimer's 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Albert1434 Posted February 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2021 This is for Val! 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Marty Posted February 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2021 8 hours ago, Albert1434 said: Man the tuna came great Thank Cod for that! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marty Posted February 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2021 2 hours ago, Valkyrie said: @Bucket1, this explains it! Michael Marshall Smith is one of my favourite authors. He's written under a number of pseudonyms, including Michael Marshall, M.M. Smith, and Michael Rutger. His horror/science fiction novels, written as Michael Marshall Smith, are my favourites. I particularly liked Spares, One Of Us, and his debut novel Only Forward. There's also a collection of short stories, What You Make It, which had some very interesting, and sometimes quite disturbing, chapters. I believe that was only published in the UK, but the chapters were included later in a much larger collection of short stories (More Tomorrow & Other Stories) which was sold outside of the UK. I also enjoy the more "modern day" novels that he writes as Michael Marshall (The Straw Men and Blood Of Angels spring to mind. But I have to say that his horror/sci-fi novels are my favourites. Thanks for reminding me of him, Val! I must dig his books out and give them another read. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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