The boring thread.....

Scrumpy · May 02, 2024, 09:29:29 AM

Storms overnight.. The lightning went on and on..
I need to paint some of my wall again.. The rain took much of the paint off..
A bit like the Golden Gate bridge... it never gets finished..

klondike · May 02, 2024, 09:36:27 AM

Painting a wall is always a mistake. Produces never ending maintenance and most ot the time looks worse than the natural finish whatever that was.

My grandfather built a lean to against a garden wall and painted it white to give his tomatos more light. The lean to is long gone but I still have to paint that wall or put up with it looking untidy.

Scrumpy · May 02, 2024, 01:24:21 PM

It's a retaining wall.. Either side of wide steps leading down to the house..
It also continues one side to the back entrance..
Had it all been brick I would have left it alone.. but , unfortunately when we built the house we were on a tight budget so we used some breeze block..
It looks attractive when painted but bloody scruffy in the winter months..
I need to date a brick layer.. Just until a new brick wall is built..

klondike · May 02, 2024, 01:31:01 PM

Quote from: Scrumpy on May 02, 2024, 01:24:21 PMI need to date a brick layer.. Just until a new brick wall is built..

Reminds me of a divorcee who used to live over the road from where we were at the time with her child. There were gardening uncles, car fixing uncles, painting uncles galore.

Scrumpy · May 02, 2024, 01:44:04 PM

I could do with a few uncles..

Scrumpy · May 03, 2024, 10:06:44 AM

Popping out to a National Trust this morning.. Rain has stopped..

Alex · May 03, 2024, 04:17:03 PM

Drizzling here.

GrannyMac · May 03, 2024, 04:57:29 PM

And here. ☔️ I'm in town having a coffee before I meet my daughter and family for food. OH opted to stay home and watch the snooker.

klondike · May 03, 2024, 06:43:38 PM

April started nice then went downhill. I hope May doesn't follow suit.

Scrumpy · May 04, 2024, 08:58:03 AM

Sun is out.. But I don't trust it..

Alex · May 04, 2024, 09:24:17 AM

Sun out here too but it's cool, which is better than chilly

Bank holiday weekends usually bring rain ☔

klondike · May 04, 2024, 10:13:16 AM

Quote from: Scrumpy on May 04, 2024, 08:58:03 AMSun is out.. But I don't trust it..

Don't blame you. Terrible rag. Full of made up stuff as often as not.

Scrumpy · May 04, 2024, 11:14:16 AM

Tools at the ready.. coffee in hand.. Off I go..

GrannyMac · May 04, 2024, 12:35:50 PM

Waiting for a train...

Scrumpy · May 04, 2024, 01:11:37 PM

I have done some of the front garden.. Hooray..

Hope your train is running GrannyMac..