I get paid to do the same thing. I have said its a waste of time just bin it but many a person does not own a tree and the council now only pick the garden bins up monthly and soon to charge. Folk are saying fuck um as its not my leaves.v8-powered wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2023 2:22 pm Sat in my office at the front of the house, watching the guy over the road with his leaf blower.
Every day he blows all of the leaves from his driveway and front garden out in to the road, only for the wind and traffic to whip them up and blow back in again. For the year we've lived here, he's done it continually - will he ever learn?
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When you use your blower, do you feel the need to keep blipping the throttle? (Quite understand it on a bike of course ).Felix wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2023 4:18 pmI get paid to do the same thing. I have said its a waste of time just bin it but many a person does not own a tree and the council now only pick the garden bins up monthly and soon to charge. Folk are saying fuck um as its not my leaves.v8-powered wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2023 2:22 pm Sat in my office at the front of the house, watching the guy over the road with his leaf blower.
Every day he blows all of the leaves from his driveway and front garden out in to the road, only for the wind and traffic to whip them up and blow back in again. For the year we've lived here, he's done it continually - will he ever learn?
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Its a giving. When you get them into the corner if you go full on blowing you and up sending some back where they came from. Blip into the corner and use the tick over puff for added neatness and just as you bend down with the big hands (Bits of ply) to pick them up a gust of wind hits.Count Steer wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2023 4:54 pmWhen you use your blower, do you feel the need to keep blipping the throttle? (Quite understand it on a bike of course ).Felix wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2023 4:18 pmI get paid to do the same thing. I have said its a waste of time just bin it but many a person does not own a tree and the council now only pick the garden bins up monthly and soon to charge. Folk are saying fuck um as its not my leaves.v8-powered wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2023 2:22 pm Sat in my office at the front of the house, watching the guy over the road with his leaf blower.
Every day he blows all of the leaves from his driveway and front garden out in to the road, only for the wind and traffic to whip them up and blow back in again. For the year we've lived here, he's done it continually - will he ever learn?
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I'm sure you know what you wrote means something. I haven't quite worked what it is. It's reminiscent of the 'beat generation'. 'I blew the leaves. Blip. Then tick over. Puff. Bend with big hands. It was time for me to drive on. Bits of ply. It's a giving'. After all these years we find Jack Kerouac is alive and well and blowing leaves in Scotland.Felix wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2023 4:59 pmIts a giving. When you get them into the corner if you go full on blowing you and up sending some back where they came from. Blip into the corner and use the tick over puff for added neatness and just as you bend down with the big hands (Bits of ply) to pick them up a gust of wind hits.Count Steer wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2023 4:54 pmWhen you use your blower, do you feel the need to keep blipping the throttle? (Quite understand it on a bike of course ).
(Yeah, I know what big hands are ).
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Just tinkering and tidying the garage.
Just brought in a couple of beers from the beer fridge.
Felt shit all day so messing here is lightening my head a bit
Just brought in a couple of beers from the beer fridge.
Felt shit all day so messing here is lightening my head a bit
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That's one bar I never go in.
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Just helped my son build his Ikea Malm Chest of Drawers. Did part of it with him and then let him get on with it. All done and looking good and he is happy as he "did it". Then put up the blackout blind in the kitchen as it faces the church as the net curtains don't afford enough privacy.
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About to cook a light dinner so that we have something warm to eat.
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Had a few beers in the sun in town.
Now sat down to watch the footy.
Retirement is tough
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Cooking. It's 'Tuna Surprise'. The surprise is usually what ingredient have I forgotten but I think I've nailed it again.
(It's a baked pasta thing with an 'arrabiata sauce', fusilli pasta, tuna, mozzarella on top..grilled a bit and lots of steamed brocolli).
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Chilling out after 3 night shifts, all a bit busy with two switch offs for troubled people on Friday night, 1 on Saturday and 1 last night that meant the power was off for two hours as the real police and BTP along with a drone failed to find the trespasser. Beer o'clock shortly.
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Well, Pen could have done a whole lot better, but you ain't that bad.....
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Trying not to open my one christmas present before the morning!!
I think I'll go to bed to avoid it 'looking at me'!!
I think I'll go to bed to avoid it 'looking at me'!!
Life is for living. Buy the shoes. Eat the cake. Ride the bikes. Just, ride the bikes!!