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What have you been doing today?

Long ago, I mentioned some grit appearing on our kitchen inner window sill, wondering where it might be coming from. Found it at last - there was the tiniest of gaps, between the edge of the window frame, and the timber surround/ lining. When we had the last lot of double glazing fitted, the fitters had used an inflexible caulk, the caulk had cracked, causing an almost imperceptible gap, through which grit from the cavity was dropping. We've just dug out all the caulk, and replaced with a flexible sealant.
 
We've both been busy this morning, trying to make a better job of the many yards of 2m high, green plastic mesh, along the back garden fence. We put it up, to hide the mountain of soil, piled there to clear the land, by the railway, so they could build their new compound. Our back fence, is actually four layers thick - the recent plastic mesh, then behind that, some rough chain link which I put there 40 years ago, then the original rail fence, of concrete posts, with four wire strands threaded through the posts, then beyond that, the most recent rail fence, which is a proper job - vertical steel slats, with very sharp points on the top, and 2m high.

The problem has been, the mesh can only be properly fixed along the top, via a wire strung along the top. The lower edge, had to be just pinned, with tent pegs, which pull out when ever it's windy. We got some curly steel ground anchors delivered the other day - today, we've been screwing those in the soil, and reinforcing the mesh by adding rope, across the inside face of the mesh, in a series of big V's, along the full length of mesh.

Even better, would be being able to thread something through the four layers of fence, including the mesh, but I cannot fathom how, without trespassing over the fence, to thread it back through.
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A bit more making good on the loft hatch aperture and boxing in of the chimney breast in the loft. It’s all ready to just drop into place, square up, screw and fix and then just fit some architrave round it. That’s a two man job though so just waiting for a mate to come round and give me a hand. 20 minutes max and it'll be in and working. If he can’t come round tomorrow it’ll have to be next week as we are going away on Wednesday.

Popped over the allotment after my dinner to water mine and my allotment neighbours plots as he's on holiday. Found that the pesky wood pigeons have been taking bloody great bites out of my young sprout, kale, cabbage, cauliflower and radish plants so had to hastily make up some temporary frames and cover them with some netting. If it’s not the slugs it’s the pigeons or crows or squirrels or even badgers that think they are entitled to snack on our crops. A constant battle. I needed to take a few more 8ft canes home with me but I was on my scooter. I managed to tuck them into my shirt neck, out the bottom and between my legs and held them in place on the footplate with my foot. Had a few funny looks riding home though and they kept jamming on my crash helmet.
 

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A bit more making good on the loft hatch aperture and boxing in of the chimney breast in the loft. It’s all ready to just drop into place, square up, screw and fix and then just fit some architrave round it. That’s a two man job though so just waiting for a mate to come round and give me a hand. 20 minutes max and it'll be in and working. If he can’t come round tomorrow it’ll have to be next week as we are going away on Wednesday.

It's a large hole, are you putting some sort of banister around it, for safety?
 
That’s a two man job though so just waiting for a mate to come round and give me a hand. 20 minutes max and it'll be in and working. If he can’t come round tomorrow it’ll have to be next week as we are going away on Wednesday.
He couldn't get round untill I come back now so against Mrs Motties advice, I thought I'd give it a go myself. I removed the bottom two sections of ladder to make it a bit lighter to lift into the loft. Did that and then I screwed two battens to the bottom of the frame, flush with the ceiling.

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Plan was, with the hatch closed, I was going to drop it in place onto the battens, fix one end, make sure it was square, fix the other end, open it up so that I could fix the sides. All Mrs Mottie would have to do would be to open it up to let me out of the loft. With the hatch and ladder in place I was about to put my first screw in when I realised that Mrs Mottie wouldn’t be able to open it with the battens in place! Even if I used my cordless drill to put the screws in from the loft side and gave the impact driver to her to use, there's no way she would have been able to remove the screws holding the battens in place - actually, she wouldn’t even entertain the idea. :mad: Oh well, just have to wait until next week now.
 
Going away for a little break this afternoon to Holt in Norfolk. Got the fold-ups down from the loft and pumped the tyres up. Might go for a little ride when we get there. I’ve had 'em ten years and they are still like new. Same as all my bikes - hardly used! :mrgreen:

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Did you sort the wing, drumstick and alloy or was it more serious than that?
Yeah mostly sorted. Rattle can spray job on the wing so don’t look too closely.

New wing, new alloy, 2 new tyres and new control arm. Also did new pads and discs, as I knew as I knew I was tracking it, rather than any immediate need.

The radar sensor for the cruise control also needs calibrating which is a job for Suzuki to do, so I’ve got a warning light on the dash but it drives fine.

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I need new tyres again now after Thruxton :D
 
Yeah mostly sorted. Rattle can spray job on the wing so don’t look too closely.

New wing, new alloy, 2 new tyres and new control arm. Also did new pads and discs, as I knew as I knew I was tracking it, rather than any immediate need.

The radar sensor for the cruise control also needs calibrating which is a job for Suzuki to do, so I’ve got a warning light on the dash but it drives fine.

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I need new tyres again now after Thruxton :D
5 amp battery. Show off!
 
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