Trees And Other Things

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  1. Joe Riley

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    You're scaring everyone.

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    It's the rainy season here. There is no gutter on one side of the garage out in the country. The rain from the roof is washing the dirt out under the concrete slab, and down a small bank....This cannot be good.

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    There are a lot of pieces of drywall left over from the closet remodel that need to be gotten rid of, and in town you have to haul it to the landfill. I'm thinking about breaking it up into small pieces and using it to fill in beside the concrete slab.

    Drywall is mainly gypsum. Pulverized drywall can be used to condition soil if it is acidic, like the clay soil is here. It does not decompose quickly in water like I thought it would. (I tested it. ;))

    I think I'm going to try it... Kill two birds with one stone?
     
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    Nancy, you amaze me.
     
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    I'm just thinking out loud to see if there is some downside I missed. Maybe someone will chime in and say, "BAD IDEA!"

    Thinking is not doing. But If I post that I'm going to do something here, it's more likely to get done, although it might take years. lol

    You amaze me with your stories. :cool:
     
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    My Christmas tree.

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    Maybe a sheet of heavy plastic along that side would keep the dirt from washing out? .... or some 2 ft wide, rippled fiberglass panels.
     
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    Thinking out loud again....I do have both of those. Plastic underneath some filler might be a good idea. If it were on top, I think it would be hard to keep from blowing around. It's on the west side, a 30' long wall.

    The best thing would probably be a big load of gravel. I just dread trying to get someone to deliver some, and they would dump it in a pile, and I'd have to shovel it. :p

    Another option is bales of hay/straw. I do have some good hay bales Rusty refuses to eat, that I should get rid of. It pains me to use it for that, because it was expensive. Not logical thinking. I used hay bales under the front porch roof at the cabin a few years ago for the same reason. It has completely disintegrated now.

    I'll see how hard it is to chop up that drywall and then decide.
     
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    Old wall to wall carpet would absorb the water and prevent erosion while you are learning how to install a 30' gutter and downspout.

    Good luck!
     
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    Bea, it's funny you suggest a carpet. There is a heavy old Persian style rug rolled up on the front porch in town that someone gave me. It turned out to be too stained to use. About 12' long.

    If I could cut it in half, I would get rid of that out there too. Since you mentioned it I'll give that another thought.

    As far as gutters... Nope. Gutters need to be cleaned out.
     
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    Peerless in the Pines: 1923
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    Circa 1923. "Peerless touring car at Lake Tahoe (California)." Rolling on Kelly Balloons. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin.
     
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    Great picture, @Joe Riley. Looks like they've got the front end tied down.
     
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    The notes say: "Peerless was an upscale make, but those hood latches are a type that shakes loose pretty easy, thus the rope through all four latches, to keep them fastened."
     
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    Dear Diary,
    I could write 5 pages of the play-by-play details about installing the light fixture in the closet. Let's just say It took the equivalent of a whole day. :rolleyes: It's an LED light. Unbelievably bright. How do they do that?

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    I have never had a project like this. Every time you try to do one little thing, two cans of worms open up, as if someone gives you an electric shock whenever you try to get back to it. What's that called in psychology---negative reinforcement?

    Three coats of polyurethane on the floor. More later if necessary.

    What's left are baseboards and a door facing (it didn't even have these before), and the dreaded clothes rod(s). :confused:
     
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    It may turn out so nice, that you will use it as a guest room for short visitors!
     
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