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L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 07:18 on 31st March 2008 Oh dear Rose..nothing worse than a sick computer, glad it's well again and letting you back in here!  Are you going to put a piccie up here or are you going to stay looking like a chessman? LOL |
Peter Evans Posts: 3864 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK | quotePosted at 10:23 on 31st March 2008 Oh dear Rose, those little bugs get everywhere dont they? Give the puter a sprey with bug killer, and a quick kick. That works. |
Ron Brind Posts: 19044 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 10:47 on 31st March 2008 Talking of bugs Peter, I just enhanced your avatar pic and bearing in mind I spent nearly 21 years in the pest control industry I think you should remove that mould growth that we can see, and treat that nasty rash both above and below your lips. Perhaps you should use 'puter sprey'...pillock! |
| Peter Evans Posts: 3864 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK | quotePosted at 16:36 on 31st March 2008 Init nice to have friends? They give you all sorts of good advice. |
| Ron Brind Posts: 19044 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 19:33 on 31st March 2008 Peter, I have to apologise, to say sorry to you mate...my mate of many yea....well days anyhow! I want you to know that I am offering the olive branch from now on. Thinks....that'll keep him on my side! C'mon Peter, lets get that Andy! |
| L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 20:43 on 31st March 2008 Awwww poor Andy, can I join in? lol |
| Ron Brind Posts: 19044 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England | quotePosted at 22:21 on 31st March 2008 Lyn You mean with Peter and me, or are you looking to rough up Andy a bit? If you are concerned about Andy don't be, because by this time tomorrow (if he takes my advice in another thread) he will be floating in the north sea! |
Rose Goth Posts: 16 Joined: 20th Jan 2008 Location: Canada | quotePosted at 23:43 on 31st March 2008 Who is Andy? ...at least introduce him before he gets the boot! I must say, I have joined a variety of forums, and none is such fun as this. Never before has talking about cob stirred up such excitement. If I can stop laughinginging .ing..ing... long enough I'll attempt to adress some earlier questions aked of me, and ask a few of my own. So, as I understand it, straw is used in thatch, wattle and cob; with or without the dung?. Mud on the other hand is used in walls and not on roofs, but is most fun when slinging? ...had heard of "wattle and daub" but never knew what it was. Sounds like it is similar to cob, but with a few sticks thrown in with the mud? ...any pictures of wattle Peter? Rose |
| Peter Evans Posts: 3864 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK | quotePosted at 23:47 on 31st March 2008 Ah, the north sea. Used to fishing in the north sea. Decided to take my wife for her first sea fishing trip. But, she started trying to put me on the hook.When I screamed "What are you doing?". She said "you told me to put a worm on the hook." But I said a rag worm you fool. Her reply was "But you look like a rag you worm". I never took her again. |
| Rose Goth Posts: 16 Joined: 20th Jan 2008 Location: Canada | quotePosted at 23:47 on 31st March 2008 also, to any who care or dare to dive in; Any guess estimate or facts re. which is the older building style, cob w' thach roof or wattle and daub? or are they a regional style? Prehaps somebody decided that cob on its own was nor stable enough, especially in case of earthquake and tried reinforcing with sticks? as in enough w' the mud, heres an olive branch? Rose |
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