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Post by MartinT on Nov 21, 2020 16:33:07 GMT
..and then we washed both cars as they were filthy!
Pleasing but they'll be filthy again by the end of the week.
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 21, 2020 16:38:32 GMT
Took the boss for a hospital check yesterday
Her car *just* started - phew
Picking her up later I decided to give my car a run.
Car says "No"
Must charge battery
Washing won't be happening any time soon
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Post by MartinT on Nov 21, 2020 16:41:58 GMT
The trouble with having white cars parked under trees is that leaves fall on them, then it rains and leaves nasty brown stains on the paintwork.
Not to mention the albatrosses that take a dump over them.
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 21, 2020 18:59:30 GMT
Glad to say ours are under cover, open barn type Gannet on a stick ?  |
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Post by rfan8312 on Nov 21, 2020 19:42:38 GMT
I'm not sure if it has already been discussed here the idea of finding as large a tarp or blanket as you can find and just piling as many of the leaves onto that blanket and dragging it to a location to dump.
Edit: ok it has been discussed I see. I can say that the tarp drags 4 or 5 bag fulls. Which is great. But I guess only if there's a compost heap fairly nearby.
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Post by MartinT on Nov 21, 2020 20:04:03 GMT
Yes, we use a cubic metre rubble bag to put leaves in. If we fill it and they're wet then it's quite an effort to drag it along. We either take it to the forest across the lane or to our bonfire and burn it.
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Post by rfan8312 on Nov 21, 2020 20:38:22 GMT
Hmmm. Ok put in the bag that means that leaves are piled on top of each other which what makes it such a difficult load to drag right?
On the tarp they never pile on top of each other much because they just spread out over the tarp and then it feels weightless to drag it.
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 21, 2020 20:51:02 GMT
A tarp is another of my options.
Hoping to have only a short ish distance to rake the leaves to various areas
but thinking on there are a lot not so close to the compo heap, where they are going, so that could be a winner
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Post by jandl100 on Nov 22, 2020 4:11:29 GMT
We're surrounded by oak trees. Autumn leaves are absolutely the worst aspect of living in this lovely area (Forest of Dean). It's not called a forest for nothing.
This autumn's cunning plan is to let all the leaves come down, then collect them up. Somehow. I'm hoping for a few completely dry days. The snow shovel idea sounds promising, followed by a lawn mower run.
Fingers crossed.
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Post by MartinT on Nov 22, 2020 9:39:06 GMT
Those two snow shovels we bought years ago have paid for themselves many times over.
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Post by MikeMusic on Dec 13, 2020 11:25:24 GMT
Thought I could be done with the leaves in December.
No chance.
Jan or Feb at a guess
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Post by MartinT on Dec 13, 2020 12:00:50 GMT
This autumn's cunning plan is to let all the leaves come down, then collect them up. Somehow. I'm hoping for a few completely dry days. The snow shovel idea sounds promising, followed by a lawn mower run. How did you get on, Jerry? |
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Post by jandl100 on Dec 13, 2020 14:00:48 GMT
Errr. It still lies in my future.
Actually, I did clear the drive entrance with a snow shovel and that worked well.
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Post by MikeMusic on Dec 13, 2020 15:43:59 GMT
This afternoon I noticed the patch I cleared yesterday has a smattering of leaves already
Worse
The patch I cleared this morning also has a smattering of leaves
Looking up I see there are still more leaves to fall.
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Post by MartinT on Dec 13, 2020 15:59:34 GMT
It's endless, I tell you.
...and then the snow will come.
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Post by MikeMusic on Dec 13, 2020 19:11:46 GMT
There is an end.
Not sure when it will be for me
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Post by MikeMusic on Dec 20, 2020 13:47:25 GMT
Still more to come but I can see where I cleared with a lesser amount in those places
My upper body muscles are improving
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Post by MikeMusic on Dec 31, 2020 10:46:34 GMT
Confession time
Raking leaves this morning first thing I found myself enjoying raking and carting leaves to the compost
Dogs barking to go inside stopped that as 7.15am is too early for those noises
Zen and the Art of Leaf Raking
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Post by MartinT on Dec 31, 2020 11:10:15 GMT
We were outside again yesterday blowing and raking leaves. It seems never-ending!
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Post by MikeMusic on Dec 31, 2020 11:19:23 GMT
It is ! My am muscles are bigger than they have possibly ever been Think I can be finished sometime in February. Maybe January |
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