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ZRX61 wrote: Sun Jun 13, 2021 8:00 pm We get these buggers, about 6ft wingspan..

Adult Red Kites have a 5ft wing span, so not a small bird. Buzzards are around the same size.

Rockburner wrote: Sun Jun 13, 2021 7:36 pm ......a couple of buzzards, one of which was repeatedly being attacked by a kestrel: as in we watched the kestrel trying to drive the buzzard off on more than one occasion. I can only assume we're near the boundary of the kestrels turf, the buzzards float all over the place.

Watched similar yesterday - big old buzzard getting harassed by 2 crows, reckon the crows had a nest in the big old oak tree in the field and the buzzard got a bit too close for their liking. Giving the poor buzzard a really hard time....

Bigyin wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 12:48 am Built this over the last couple of days for a local holiday home who wanted their hot tub enclosed in a summer house....... last part of the build according to the manual is the floor but because of the circumstances after the base then the floor was next which was a bit of a challenge.

How fucking heavy is a hot tub to move with just 2 people even when its empty



and move the heavy bastard back on



taking shape



Finished

WTF put a shed around a hot tub?

It's like saying: "we KNOW it's a dirt-sex-pool, we KNOW YOU KNOW it's a dirty-sex-pool, we know YOU know WE know You know We know it's a dirty-sex-pool, we're just making it BLATANTLY bloody obvious that we USE it as a dirty-sex-pool, and we don't like you watching!"

v8-powered wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 8:59 am

Rockburner wrote: Sun Jun 13, 2021 7:36 pm ......a couple of buzzards, one of which was repeatedly being attacked by a kestrel: as in we watched the kestrel trying to drive the buzzard off on more than one occasion. I can only assume we're near the boundary of the kestrels turf, the buzzards float all over the place.

Watched similar yesterday - big old buzzard getting harassed by 2 crows, reckon the crows had a nest in the big old oak tree in the field and the buzzard got a bit too close for their liking. Giving the poor buzzard a really hard time....

The crows are always trying to drive the buzzards off around here, daily occurrence. Yesterday it was quiet enough in the evening we could hear the impact when the crow's wing hit the buzzard's, sounded like the noise you make shaking out a wet t-shirt.

The crows will also drive off the Kestrels - saw that a couple of times up on the downs last year, the Kestrel was far more manoevrable than the crow though and just treated it like an annoyance, buzzards are a little more bulky!

Never seen a Kestrel attack a buzzard before though.

Took the sodding cat to the vet this morning. After a weekend of stress about it and some weird behaviour

Stupid animal behaved fine and happy for the vet. Little sod!

Anyway, back home and she's still fine

But, she's definitely more mobile than I was led to believe she would be, so I don't think it's a good 'fit' for her to live here

Think I'll have to rehome her in a few weeks - when we can more easily see how mobile she is and make sure that what happened at the weekend was a one off

Bit gutted really but I always said I'd only keep her if she was happy here

Suns shining so I'm off out for a little walk in a bit then get stuck into some paperwork and parts finding that I didn't do this weekend

Rockburner wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 9:24 am
WTF put a shed around a hot tub?

Is it me or is it next to the front door?

Today I have sat in the upstairs office in my house, ever so slightly nauseous and dehydrated, sweating like a good 'un, wondering why I sent my mate a picture of the open bottle of Moretti yesterday lunchtime and asking if him and his missus wanted to pop over to join us for a drink or two in the garden...

Rockburner wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 9:24 am
WTF put a shed around a hot tub?

It's like saying: "we KNOW it's a dirt-sex-pool, we KNOW YOU KNOW it's a dirty-sex-pool, we know YOU know WE know You know We know it's a dirty-sex-pool, we're just making it BLATANTLY bloody obvious that we USE it as a dirty-sex-pool, and we don't like you watching!"

I did wonder why, apparently it was in the huge garden (this is a massive property that is rented out for groups of 16-20 at a time) but neighbours complained about the noise from the late night hot tub. They then moved it to the back of the house furthest away from from neighbouring houses and now put a shed round it ..... i just built it rather than figure the logic. If i was using it i would want to be able to see the sky while having a beer rather than a shed roof

gremlin wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 11:41 am
Is it me or is it next to the front door?

Back door mate on a sun trap patio ....the house has entrances on all 4 sides to access different gardens and patio areas

Bigyin wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 12:40 pm

Rockburner wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 9:24 am
WTF put a shed around a hot tub?

It's like saying: "we KNOW it's a dirt-sex-pool, we KNOW YOU KNOW it's a dirty-sex-pool, we know YOU know WE know You know We know it's a dirty-sex-pool, we're just making it BLATANTLY bloody obvious that we USE it as a dirty-sex-pool, and we don't like you watching!"

I did wonder why, apparently it was in the huge garden (this is a massive property that is rented out for groups of 16-20 at a time) but neighbours complained about the noise from the late night hot tub. They then moved it to the back of the house furthest away from from neighbouring houses and now put a shed round it ..... i just built it rather than figure the logic. If i was using it i would want to be able to see the sky while having a beer rather than a shed roof

gremlin wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 11:41 am
Is it me or is it next to the front door?

Back door mate on a sun trap patio ....the house has entrances on all 4 sides to access different gardens and patio areas

So the only thing Rockburner got wrong is the shed is to stop people listening to the sex pool rather than watching it.

Had my lamps tested for the first time in 10-12 years!

No change despite the frequent and furious wanking sessions.

Doing my bit for mythbusters.

Bigyin wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 12:48 am How fucking heavy is a hot tub to move with just 2 people even when its empty

So, from your photo, there's no waterproofing between the pool and the floor?

How long before that rots?

Thinking about moving into the fridge for a few days...

Horse wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 4:35 pm So, from your photo, there's no waterproofing between the pool and the floor?

How long before that rots?

Doesn't appear to be PT lumber either & the left rear corner doesn't appear to be resting on the slab?

ZRX61 wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 5:20 pm the left rear corner doesn't appear to be resting on the slab?

It will by the time it's full of water and two people are bouncing around

Skub wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 3:50 pm Had my lamps tested for the first time in 10-12 years!

No change despite the frequent and furious wanking sessions.

Doing my bit for mythbusters.

So it's true what Bigyin calls you ?

Yorick wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 6:04 pm

Skub wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 3:50 pm Had my lamps tested for the first time in 10-12 years!

No change despite the frequent and furious wanking sessions.

Doing my bit for mythbusters.

So it's true what Bigyin calls you ?

Handsome?

Skub wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 6:42 pm

Yorick wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 6:04 pm

Skub wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 3:50 pm Had my lamps tested for the first time in 10-12 years!

No change despite the frequent and furious wanking sessions.

Doing my bit for mythbusters.

So it's true what Bigyin calls you ?

Handsome?

I can't always tell what the bugger says.

Yorick wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 6:55 pm

Skub wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 6:42 pm

Yorick wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 6:04 pm

So it's true what Bigyin calls you ?

Handsome?

I can't always tell what the bugger says.

Let's face it,from his perspective everyone is handsome.

Skub wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 8:00 pm

Yorick wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 6:55 pm

Skub wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 6:42 pm

Handsome?

I can't always tell what the bugger says.

Let's face it,from his perspective everyone is handsome.

Ugly tree. Every branch

Horse wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 4:35 pm

So, from your photo, there's no waterproofing between the pool and the floor?

How long before that rots?

ZRX61 wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 5:20 pm

Horse wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 4:35 pm So, from your photo, there's no waterproofing between the pool and the floor?

How long before that rots?

Doesn't appear to be PT lumber either & the left rear corner doesn't appear to be resting on the slab?

Fuck me, tough crowd tonight

The timber is treated already. Its not a solid floor as we built in 5 mm gaps every third board to allow drainage for any spillages. We did suggest not having the floor and placing tub on slab due to water etc etc but customer specified the floor had to go in so the slots will allow drainage to the slab, hey ho. And its all solid and flat on the slab. First pic was just laying stuff about and not measured or levelled.



And just for clarity for Yorick to call ANYONE ugly is like standing in a green house and throwing an entire bag of gravel at every single pane of glass