Well it's been a while, but not a huge amount to report if I'm honest. Neither time, money or mojo are things that are particularly forthcoming at the moment - I'm hoping that now spring summer is starting to spring (?) it'll help things along
I'll pick up where we left off, and then see what memories are jogged by the camera roll
A huge massive thank you to raumer &co for getting me out of a hole, or two to be more precise! These ones...
![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/dino/b8b59624600d.jpg)
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The car would 100% still be there if it weren't for Ed and his generosity. It was quality watching the heap just get unceremoniously slung from its shallow grave - but even better to meet some new friendly faces
![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/dino/f8791fe63b6e.jpg)
What next? Ah yes...
![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/dino/df909c0c7972.jpg)
Rodents (squirrels most likely) - the joy. For the good lady's bday I promised the projector would be up in our bedroom, and for once met expectation
![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/dino/0adc4c9391cc.jpg)
Fresh off the back of that success, I wanted to get the corresponding loft boarded and start filling it with all our excess toot
Alas, I suspect that wouldn't be a good idea if I ever want to retrieve it in tact in future... This has all been chewed through, and every day I hear the damned thing rooting around. I don't really do animals, much less understand them, so got some pest control quotes. This in turn led to "I'll happily do it, but they'll keep getting back in - you need a roofer to get the bottom rows of tiles properly bedded down to prevent access", which in turn led to "*sucks teeth* I know you don't want to hear it, but needs a new roof. Can do it various ways to keep it cheap as possible, but needs full job doing". Same verdict from at least three quotes, something I sort of knew needed doing but hoped we could avoid for a good while yet.
Since I've not started on any of the key jobs, yet the bill is still going up, I've been focusing on what's largely free - gardening. We'll be throwing a birthday part soon (,time flies...) so that helps with motivation
What's got me to get my act together and "finish" this post (I've been starting drafts since March!) is that over the course of several lunch breaks and a couple of evenings I've now cleared this...
![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/dino/a58bbeedf344.jpg)
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Random junk = 8 bags + trailer
Weeds = 3 large bags
Soil = 8 bags
Hardcore = 10+ barrow loads
Scrap wood = plenty for the bonfire
I almost forget, we found this beauty too. Not a cesspit - fortunately, just a surface water drainage pit which looks to have been built at the same time as the property. No longer functional it seems, so might see if I can do something cool with this. Any ideas?
![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/dino/4d5af731df04.jpg)
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Apologies for the dreadful update / write-up, hopefully some more interesting stuff to come up soon. Golf MOT expires this weekend, and it's currently filled with water
Reason for clearing that outbuilding is to hopefully relocate some of the stuff out the garage and make space for the Golf to reside..
Cheers,
Rob
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![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/dino/a4477fe029a1.jpg)
I'll pick up where we left off, and then see what memories are jogged by the camera roll
A huge massive thank you to raumer &co for getting me out of a hole, or two to be more precise! These ones...
![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/dino/b8b59624600d.jpg)
![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/dino/e7f8021737ef.jpg)
The car would 100% still be there if it weren't for Ed and his generosity. It was quality watching the heap just get unceremoniously slung from its shallow grave - but even better to meet some new friendly faces
![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/dino/f8791fe63b6e.jpg)
What next? Ah yes...
![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/dino/df909c0c7972.jpg)
Rodents (squirrels most likely) - the joy. For the good lady's bday I promised the projector would be up in our bedroom, and for once met expectation
![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/dino/0adc4c9391cc.jpg)
Fresh off the back of that success, I wanted to get the corresponding loft boarded and start filling it with all our excess toot
Alas, I suspect that wouldn't be a good idea if I ever want to retrieve it in tact in future... This has all been chewed through, and every day I hear the damned thing rooting around. I don't really do animals, much less understand them, so got some pest control quotes. This in turn led to "I'll happily do it, but they'll keep getting back in - you need a roofer to get the bottom rows of tiles properly bedded down to prevent access", which in turn led to "*sucks teeth* I know you don't want to hear it, but needs a new roof. Can do it various ways to keep it cheap as possible, but needs full job doing". Same verdict from at least three quotes, something I sort of knew needed doing but hoped we could avoid for a good while yet.
Since I've not started on any of the key jobs, yet the bill is still going up, I've been focusing on what's largely free - gardening. We'll be throwing a birthday part soon (,time flies...) so that helps with motivation
What's got me to get my act together and "finish" this post (I've been starting drafts since March!) is that over the course of several lunch breaks and a couple of evenings I've now cleared this...
![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/dino/a58bbeedf344.jpg)
![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/dino/5d550a0da921.jpg)
Random junk = 8 bags + trailer
Weeds = 3 large bags
Soil = 8 bags
Hardcore = 10+ barrow loads
Scrap wood = plenty for the bonfire
I almost forget, we found this beauty too. Not a cesspit - fortunately, just a surface water drainage pit which looks to have been built at the same time as the property. No longer functional it seems, so might see if I can do something cool with this. Any ideas?
![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/dino/4d5af731df04.jpg)
![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/dino/8059b1746ac7.jpg)
Apologies for the dreadful update / write-up, hopefully some more interesting stuff to come up soon. Golf MOT expires this weekend, and it's currently filled with water
![:-[](http://storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/embarrassed.png)
Cheers,
Rob
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