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One of my customers had a blocked drain so I bit the bullet and bought
me a pressure washer with drain cleaning attachment. Cleared the drain no problem and I've just finished our patio. I think I needed one of these a long time ago. Quite fun really - back to childhood playing with water  PoP --- If you need to contact me please submit your comments via the web form at http://www.anyoldtripe.co.uk. I'll probably still ignore you but at least I'll get the message..... |
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"PoP" wrote in message ... One of my customers had a blocked drain so I bit the bullet and bought me a pressure washer with drain cleaning attachment. Cleared the drain no problem and I've just finished our patio. I think I needed one of these a long time ago. Quite fun really - back to childhood playing with water Spouse found the same. And (looks round) so did I ... .... but be careful what surfaces you use the fine jet on, it can cut through tarmac and any kind of fabric is a doddle. The voice of experience :-) Mary PoP --- If you need to contact me please submit your comments via the web form at http://www.anyoldtripe.co.uk. I'll probably still ignore you but at least I'll get the message..... |
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| One of my customers had a blocked drain so I bit the bullet and | bought me a pressure washer with drain cleaning attachment. | Cleared the drain no problem and I've just finished our patio. | I think I needed one of these a long time ago. Quite fun really | - back to childhood playing with water But in those halcyon days it was /clean/ water :-) What comes out of drains isn't :-( Owain |
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On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 16:30:58 +0000, in uk.d-i-y PoP
strung together this: One of my customers had a blocked drain so I bit the bullet and bought me a pressure washer with drain cleaning attachment. Cleared the drain no problem and I've just finished our patio. I think I needed one of these a long time ago. Quite fun really - back to childhood playing with water I've got one of those, managed to clear a half brick out of the 4" from the kitchen to the manhole! -- SJW A.C.S. Ltd. |
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Lurch wrote:
On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 16:30:58 +0000, in uk.d-i-y PoP strung together this: One of my customers had a blocked drain so I bit the bullet and bought me a pressure washer with drain cleaning attachment. Cleared the drain no problem and I've just finished our patio. I think I needed one of these a long time ago. Quite fun really - back to childhood playing with water I've got one of those, managed to clear a half brick out of the 4" from the kitchen to the manhole! That'll teach you to be careful when washing up |
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message et... ... but be careful what surfaces you use the fine jet on, it can cut through tarmac and any kind of fabric is a doddle. Just heard of someone wearing flipflops tried it on their foot and lost some skin. |
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Chris Oates none wrote:
"Mary Fisher" wrote in message et... ... but be careful what surfaces you use the fine jet on, it can cut through tarmac and any kind of fabric is a doddle. Just heard of someone wearing flipflops tried it on their foot and lost some skin. BE BLOODY CAREFULL!!! Both pressure washers and airless sprayers, as well as accidents with leaking hydraulics can inject stuff under the skin. This can be pretty minor, or it can if you happen to be unlucky lead to the loss of treasured limbs. |
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One of my customers had a blocked drain so I bit the bullet and bought me a pressure washer with drain cleaning attachment. Cleared the drain no problem and I've just finished our patio. I'd have swapped my pressure washer for your worktop jig for a weekend ;-) Surely we should get some form of tool borrowing [1] thing set up on here, e.g. i've a hydraulic engine hoist, but no concrete mixer, but i'll surely have a need for both and neither at infrequent intervals ... ! Hand tools i'll never lend as these have taken years to build up, but big plant type stuff that gets used infrequently ?! Scaffolding towers, roof crawl ladders, Kango's .... Dunno, just a thought. Cheers, Paul. [1] For beer tokens or exchange ... |
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Zymurgy wrote:
PoP wrote One of my customers had a blocked drain so I bit the bullet and bought me a pressure washer with drain cleaning attachment. Cleared the drain no problem and I've just finished our patio. I'd have swapped my pressure washer for your worktop jig for a weekend ;-) Surely we should get some form of tool borrowing [1] thing set up on here, e.g. i've a hydraulic engine hoist, but no concrete mixer, but i'll surely have a need for both and neither at infrequent intervals That's a very good idea. All that's needed to make it perfect is a method of emailing tools |
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"PoP" wrote in message ... One of my customers had a blocked drain so I bit the bullet and bought me a pressure washer with drain cleaning attachment. Cleared the drain no problem and I've just finished our patio. I think I needed one of these a long time ago. Quite fun really - back to childhood playing with water PoP Did it come with one of those turbo -jet attachments? If so it'll take paint off cars if you're not careful! |
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Ian Stirling wrote in message .. .
Zymurgy wrote: PoP wrote I'd have swapped my pressure washer for your worktop jig for a weekend ;-) Surely we should get some form of tool borrowing [1] thing set up on here, e.g. i've a hydraulic engine hoist, but no concrete mixer, but i'll surely have a need for both and neither at infrequent intervals That's a very good idea. All that's needed to make it perfect is a method of emailing tools Some of us live near each other. And some smaller bits are practical to post. I think a new ng division for that might be a good idea: we could trade all those boxes of unused unwanted stuff as well. All the stuff left over from projects, also the stuff for projects one is never going to do . The things screwfix sent by mistake that wecant possibly do anything with. And the things we cant even figure out what they are - I've got one of those. Would it actually work? Regards, NT |
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"N. Thornton" wrote in message om... Ian Stirling wrote in message .. . Zymurgy wrote: PoP wrote I'd have swapped my pressure washer for your worktop jig for a weekend ;-) Surely we should get some form of tool borrowing [1] thing set up on here, e.g. i've a hydraulic engine hoist, but no concrete mixer, but i'll surely have a need for both and neither at infrequent intervals That's a very good idea. All that's needed to make it perfect is a method of emailing tools Some of us live near each other. And some smaller bits are practical to post. I think a new ng division for that might be a good idea: we could trade all those boxes of unused unwanted stuff as well. All the stuff left over from projects, also the stuff for projects one is never going to do . The things screwfix sent by mistake that wecant possibly do anything with. And the things we cant even figure out what they are - I've got one of those. Would it actually work? We've been a resource centre for friends and neighbours for years but only a few - others seem reluctant to ask even though they willingly lend their things if you ask. I think it's a good idea, potentially, but would need some organising and agreement, there would be expense involved. Mary Regards, NT |
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Ian Stirling wrote
Zymurgy wrote: PoP wrote One of my customers had a blocked drain so I bit the bullet and bought me a pressure washer with drain cleaning attachment. Cleared the drain no problem and I've just finished our patio. I'd have swapped my pressure washer for your worktop jig for a weekend ;-) Surely we should get some form of tool borrowing [1] thing set up on here, e.g. i've a hydraulic engine hoist, but no concrete mixer, but i'll surely have a need for both and neither at infrequent intervals That's a very good idea. All that's needed to make it perfect is a method of emailing tools Good thinking. Perfect for when HSS hire and the sheds have just closed Cheers, Paul. |
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writes One of my customers had a blocked drain so I bit the bullet and bought me a pressure washer with drain cleaning attachment. Cleared the drain no problem and I've just finished our patio. Did it take the surface off? Serious toys pressure washers I think I needed one of these a long time ago. Quite fun really - back to childhood playing with water -- geoff |
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(N. Thornton) wrote
Ian Stirling Zymurgy wrote: PoP wrote I'd have swapped my pressure washer for your worktop jig for a weekend ;-) Surely we should get some form of tool borrowing [1] thing set up on here, e.g. i've a hydraulic engine hoist, but no concrete mixer, but i'll surely have a need for both and neither at infrequent intervals That's a very good idea. Some of us live near each other. And some smaller bits are practical to post. I think a new ng division for that might be a good idea: we could trade all those boxes of unused unwanted stuff as well. All the stuff left over from projects, also the stuff for projects one is never going to do . The things screwfix sent by mistake that wecant possibly do anything with. And the things we cant even figure out what they are - I've got one of those. Gawd yes, like the bag of 6 assorted sink waste traps i've got. Shame i've only got 3 sinks (all with functioning wastes) ! And all the extra worktop [1] I had to buy as I couldn't make it out of 2 lengths by 6" .... Cheers, Paul. [1] Wilsonart "Black Granite" |
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In message , Ian Stirling
writes Zymurgy wrote: PoP wrote One of my customers had a blocked drain so I bit the bullet and bought me a pressure washer with drain cleaning attachment. Cleared the drain no problem and I've just finished our patio. I'd have swapped my pressure washer for your worktop jig for a weekend ;-) Surely we should get some form of tool borrowing [1] thing set up on here, e.g. i've a hydraulic engine hoist, but no concrete mixer, but i'll surely have a need for both and neither at infrequent intervals That's a very good idea. All that's needed to make it perfect is a method of emailing tools It's been discussed before The problem occurs when something gets broken -- geoff |
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On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 19:40:34 +0000, geoff wrote:
Did it take the surface off? Serious toys pressure washers Our patio is paving-slab orientated. It would have to be a powerful pressure washed to take the surface off! Unless you mean surface grime and moss, in which case I can report it was very effective at taking the surface off! PoP --- If you need to contact me please submit your comments via the web form at http://www.anyoldtripe.co.uk. I'll probably still ignore you but at least I'll get the message..... |
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On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 20:28:37 +0000, PoP wrote:
On 24 Mar 2004 15:46:23 -0800, (Zymurgy) wrote: Surely we should get some form of tool borrowing [1] thing set up on here, e.g. i've a hydraulic engine hoist, but no concrete mixer, but i'll surely have a need for both and neither at infrequent intervals I've sometimes thought about this option too, but there would have to be some form of trading arrangement - borrowing tools is one thing, but the more they are used the more they depreciate, etc. What I *would* value is the occasional bit of help (and therefore implied training) for things I haven't really done much of before. Laminate flooring comes to mind - if I can't do that then I must be a complete nonce! And yet to date I haven't done laminate flooring.... I'd keep out of Great Hollands if I were you. I saw in today's paper that there was a feud beating with a pickaxe handle and a broom being found at the scene of the crime. You could always fit up the pressure washer to the Freelander and offer your services to TV Police as a low cost water cannon..... ;-) ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 22:03:13 +0000, Andy Hall
wrote: I'd keep out of Great Hollands if I were you. I saw in today's paper that there was a feud beating with a pickaxe handle and a broom being found at the scene of the crime. Fortunately I've not had any jobs in Great Hollands to date, and neither do I want any. However about 3 years ago when I got my new Freelander a guy phoned up and wanted a web site developed. I trotted off to see him - he lived on the top floor of a block of flats. Fortunately when I emerged an hour later the Freelander was still intact. I guess the pikeys and other layabouts who frequent that area were still asleep. You could always fit up the pressure washer to the Freelander and offer your services to TV Police as a low cost water cannon..... ;-) No way. Can you imagine a Freelander being propelled backwards by virtue of the water cannon on the roof?  PoP --- If you need to contact me please submit your comments via the web form at http://www.anyoldtripe.co.uk. I'll probably still ignore you but at least I'll get the message..... |
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"N. Thornton" wrote Ian Stirling wrote Zymurgy wrote: PoP wrote I'd have swapped my pressure washer for your worktop jig for a weekend ;-) Surely we should get some form of tool borrowing [1] thing set up on here, That's a very good idea. I think a new ng division for that might be a good idea: we could trade all those boxes of unused unwanted stuff as well. Would it actually work? I think it's a good idea, potentially, but would need some organising and agreement, there would be expense involved. Well, I wasn't suggesting anything elaborate, just mooting the possiblity of some form of gentlemans/persons agreement. It won't be practical to borrow a scaffolding tower from Scotland (for instance) but i'd hazard a guess that we have horrendous duplication of stuff on here that lies unused for 99.9% of the year. Tradespeople excepted of course ... [1] Cheers, Paul. [1] Reminds me of the old Snap-On sticker. "I make my living using [Snap-On] tools, please don't ask to borrow them" ! |
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Ian Stirling writes Zymurgy wrote: PoP wrote One of my customers had a blocked drain so I bit the bullet and bought me a pressure washer with drain cleaning attachment. Cleared the drain no problem and I've just finished our patio. I'd have swapped my pressure washer for your worktop jig for a weekend ;-) Surely we should get some form of tool borrowing [1] thing set up on here, That's a very good idea. It's been discussed before The problem occurs when something gets broken Name and shame, if it's not settled amicably. I mean it's not as if we're backwards at being forward on here ... Cheers Paul. |
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On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 02:06:30 +0000, PoP wrote:
On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 22:03:13 +0000, Andy Hall wrote: I'd keep out of Great Hollands if I were you. I saw in today's paper that there was a feud beating with a pickaxe handle and a broom being found at the scene of the crime. Fortunately I've not had any jobs in Great Hollands to date, and neither do I want any. However about 3 years ago when I got my new Freelander a guy phoned up and wanted a web site developed. I trotted off to see him - he lived on the top floor of a block of flats. Fortunately when I emerged an hour later the Freelander was still intact. I guess the pikeys and other layabouts who frequent that area were still asleep. No need to learn about laminate flooring then :-) ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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PoP wrote in message . ..
One of my customers had a blocked drain so I bit the bullet and bought me a pressure washer with drain cleaning attachment. Cleared the drain no problem and I've just finished our patio. I think I needed one of these a long time ago. Quite fun really - back to childhood playing with water PoP Hi PoP We were having a conversation about this very thing yesterday! Fed up with calling out drain clearers (second time in three months!) we've decided to buy one of these also. Which one do you have? Max |
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geoff wrote in message ...
The problem occurs when something gets broken That and other issues will occur with any trading system. Just plan ahead - take a deposit for example. We know each other on here more than most places, but there is still room for mishaps, disagreements etc. But at the end of the day if youre sensible about it youre going to gain more than you lose, ie what you lose will be less than the value of the stuff youve borrowed thus avoided buying. I think it sounds like it has good potential. Reminds me a bit of Lets schemes. Regards, NT |
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"N. Thornton" wrote in message om... geoff wrote in message ... The problem occurs when something gets broken That and other issues will occur with any trading system. Just plan ahead - take a deposit for example. We know each other on here more than most places, but there is still room for mishaps, disagreements etc. But at the end of the day if youre sensible about it youre going to gain more than you lose, ie what you lose will be less than the value of the stuff youve borrowed thus avoided buying. I think it sounds like it has good potential. Reminds me a bit of Lets schemes. That seems to revolve round baby-sitting though ... Mary Regards, NT |
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On 26 Mar 2004 01:36:17 -0800, (Maxine Mallory)
wrote: We were having a conversation about this very thing yesterday! Fed up with calling out drain clearers (second time in three months!) we've decided to buy one of these also. Which one do you have? Champion CPW1600, bought in Focus DIY for £69 (then another £50 for the drain cleaning attachment - ouch!). They do more powerful ones but this baby did everything I asked of it. PoP --- If you need to contact me please submit your comments via the web form at http://www.anyoldtripe.co.uk. I'll probably still ignore you but at least I'll get the message..... |
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On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 16:27:48 +0000, PoP wrote:
On 26 Mar 2004 01:36:17 -0800, (Maxine Mallory) wrote: We were having a conversation about this very thing yesterday! Fed up with calling out drain clearers (second time in three months!) we've decided to buy one of these also. Which one do you have? Champion CPW1600, bought in Focus DIY for £69 (then another £50 for the drain cleaning attachment - ouch!). They do more powerful ones but this baby did everything I asked of it. PoP Taking up proctology as well? ;-) ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 19:51:03 +0000, Andy Hall
wrote: Taking up proctology as well? ;-) I had to look the word up on dictionary.com. No PoP --- If you need to contact me please submit your comments via the web form at http://www.anyoldtripe.co.uk. I'll probably still ignore you but at least I'll get the message..... |
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PoP wrote in message ... Our patio is paving-slab orientated. It would have to be a powerful pressure washed to take the surface off! Unless you mean surface grime and moss, in which case I can report it was very effective at taking the surface off! I'd seriously consider getting the patio cleaning attachment ( rotary). I find it works about 5 times as fast and the mess is greatly reduced. Regards Capitol |
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message ... On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 16:27:48 +0000, PoP wrote: On 26 Mar 2004 01:36:17 -0800, (Maxine Mallory) wrote: We were having a conversation about this very thing yesterday! Fed up with calling out drain clearers (second time in three months!) we've decided to buy one of these also. Which one do you have? Champion CPW1600, bought in Focus DIY for £69 (then another £50 for the drain cleaning attachment - ouch!). They do more powerful ones but this baby did everything I asked of it. PoP Taking up proctology as well? ;-) proctology? Mary .andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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says... "Andy Hall" wrote in message ... On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 16:27:48 +0000, PoP wrote: On 26 Mar 2004 01:36:17 -0800, (Maxine Mallory) wrote: We were having a conversation about this very thing yesterday! Fed up with calling out drain clearers (second time in three months!) we've decided to buy one of these also. Which one do you have? Champion CPW1600, bought in Focus DIY for £69 (then another £50 for the drain cleaning attachment - ouch!). They do more powerful ones but this baby did everything I asked of it. PoP Taking up proctology as well? ;-) proctology? Mary You REALLY do not want to know -- Mike |
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"Mike" wrote in message t... In article , says... "Andy Hall" wrote in message ... On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 16:27:48 +0000, PoP wrote: On 26 Mar 2004 01:36:17 -0800, (Maxine Mallory) wrote: We were having a conversation about this very thing yesterday! Fed up with calling out drain clearers (second time in three months!) we've decided to buy one of these also. Which one do you have? Champion CPW1600, bought in Focus DIY for £69 (then another £50 for the drain cleaning attachment - ouch!). They do more powerful ones but this baby did everything I asked of it. PoP Taking up proctology as well? ;-) proctology? Mary You REALLY do not want to know Look, I do a bit of archaeology, if it's akin to the Lloyds Bank turd it won't bother me. Mary -- Mike |
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On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 22:18:44 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote: "Andy Hall" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 16:27:48 +0000, PoP wrote: On 26 Mar 2004 01:36:17 -0800, (Maxine Mallory) wrote: We were having a conversation about this very thing yesterday! Fed up with calling out drain clearers (second time in three months!) we've decided to buy one of these also. Which one do you have? Champion CPW1600, bought in Focus DIY for £69 (then another £50 for the drain cleaning attachment - ouch!). They do more powerful ones but this baby did everything I asked of it. PoP Taking up proctology as well? ;-) proctology? Mary An enematic experience....... ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 21:23:06 +0000, PoP wrote:
On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 19:51:03 +0000, Andy Hall wrote: Taking up proctology as well? ;-) I had to look the word up on dictionary.com. No PoP Two other opportunities for you a - Chewing gum removal - Roots of plants like ivy on walls after the plant has been pulled away (taking care if it's an older property of course). Safety glasses and waterproof overall definitely needed. ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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Andy Hall wrote: Two other opportunities for you a - Chewing gum removal - Roots of plants like ivy on walls after the plant has been pulled away (taking care if it's an older property of course). Safety glasses and waterproof overall definitely needed. And a good mask, that green slime on walls/fences/paving is toxic, Guillain-Barré syndrome is one LETHAL problem those toxins can cause.... Niel. |
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On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 23:36:16 +0000, Badger
wrote: Andy Hall wrote: Two other opportunities for you a - Chewing gum removal - Roots of plants like ivy on walls after the plant has been pulled away (taking care if it's an older property of course). Safety glasses and waterproof overall definitely needed. And a good mask, that green slime on walls/fences/paving is toxic, Guillain-Barré syndrome is one LETHAL problem those toxins can cause.... Niel. Yes.... but GBS, while serious, is not an automatic death sentence by a long stretch of the imagination. I happened to study this for another reason a few months ago. There are about 1500 cases a year in the UK, 80% make a full recovery and 3% die - mainly the elderly. Generally the individuals already have compromised health and the toxins can be from a wide variety of sources. We are not quite talking about Kaercheritis here, but obviously this is something to bear in mind..... ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 21:48:14 -0000, "Capitol"
wrote: I'd seriously consider getting the patio cleaning attachment ( rotary). I find it works about 5 times as fast and the mess is greatly reduced. Already got that - I added it later in the day. Another £29..... PoP --- If you need to contact me please submit your comments via the web form at http://www.anyoldtripe.co.uk. I'll probably still ignore you but at least I'll get the message..... |
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On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 22:54:01 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote: Look, I do a bit of archaeology, if it's akin to the Lloyds Bank turd it won't bother me. http://www.dictionary.com And I didn't send you there..... PoP --- If you need to contact me please submit your comments via the web form at http://www.anyoldtripe.co.uk. I'll probably still ignore you but at least I'll get the message..... |
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message ... Two other opportunities for you a - Roots of plants like ivy on walls after the plant has been pulled away I wondered about that while looking at the defaced garage wall from this kitchen this morning. But it's breeze block which I'm not sure would stand much chance with a water jet. I think I'll just order it to be painted ... Mary |
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