The Greenhouse

gergreg wrote: ↑August 28, 2020, 8:30 pm So I had a 20m eucalyptus tree (pic) chopped from behind my garage today because it hung over the garage. As soon as the lads fired up the chainsaw this old woman appears from out of nowhere, eyes all lit up. She walks over to me and straight up 'what are you doing with the wood' so I said 'I want to check over it for some nice pieces for some woodwork and a friend wants some firewood, but I'll leave some for you'. Without a word of response she wanders over to the foreman and starts talking to him.

So she disappears and comes back 45 minutes later with a trolley jack and a plate of scones for the blokes and then as they're having a break - not finished the job - she just starts helping herself. Again, out of nowhere her neighbour, also an old bugger comes scurrying over with a wheelbarrow 'I'll give you a hand' and she responds 'nah, just help yourself'.... So I'm getting a bit steamed up but let them grab a couple of loads but the final straw. They've actually set a winch around the tree and one of them has chainsawed the base and they're trying to drag a 5m section to the ground (pic) and she's in there picking up more logs. They're all yelling at her to get out of the way and she's ignoring them.

So I'd had enough. Wandered over, intercepting her. I said 'that's enough, no more' she just looks at me dumbfounded 'they said I could help myself '.. I said 'this is my land, that's my house' pointing to my house .. 'but it's strata land...' I cut her off, 'no this is my land and besides you're not even a part of this strata, you don't pay rates or strata fees for this land'.... 'oh but I know [name].... '
I just looked at her and she finally backed off. And stood 30 metres away watching them finish the job.

Now most here know me enough to know I am a petty, petty man. I spent the next two hours shifting probably a 2 truck loads of wood, just so they didn't get any more.



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T_R wrote:Another tree gone. I think I just felt it get a little hotter...

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T_R wrote:Another tree gone. I think I just felt it get a little hotter...

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gergreg wrote:

T_R wrote:Another tree gone. I think I just felt it get a little hotter...

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Are you having flashbacks to your land clearing experience for your estate? A dozen endangered species hit the bricks in Noosa and I'm guessing the wollemi pine sauna is a thing of beauty?

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gergreg wrote:

T_R wrote:Another tree gone. I think I just felt it get a little hotter...

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Are you having flashbacks to your land clearing experience for your estate? A dozen endangered species hit the bricks in Noosa and I'm guessing the wollemi pine sauna is a thing of beauty?

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-PJ- wrote:A million tress being knocked over every year to build homes..

bonehead wrote:I'm planting natives everywhere

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gergreg wrote: ↑August 29, 2020, 9:27 am

T_R wrote:Another tree gone. I think I just felt it get a little hotter...

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Are you having flashbacks to your land clearing experience for your estate? A dozen endangered species hit the bricks in Noosa and I'm guessing the wollemi pine sauna is a thing of beauty?

zim wrote:

gergreg wrote: ↑August 29, 2020, 9:27 am

T_R wrote:Another tree gone. I think I just felt it get a little hotter...

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Are you having flashbacks to your land clearing experience for your estate? A dozen endangered species hit the bricks in Noosa and I'm guessing the wollemi pine sauna is a thing of beauty?

We've all seen the T_R robes before with each patch from a previously endangered species.

gergreg wrote:

bonehead wrote:I'm planting natives everywhere

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What sort?

I grab about 30 allocasaurina (sheoak) seed pods and seeing how many I can sprout.

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zim wrote: ↑September 9, 2020, 8:02 pm Sorry to hear mate. Hope you're keeping well.

-PJ- wrote:

zim wrote: ↑September 9, 2020, 8:02 pm Sorry to hear mate. Hope you're keeping well.

Thanks zim.

His parents still live in the same house. I must go and say hello.

Terrible stuff.

Fuifui Bradbrad wrote:When I start expanding my enterprise Peej, you'll be the first on the list!

There's a brewery in Penrith who has leased a Kennards Storage-sized unit in an industrial area. Basically decked the place out with his brewing setup, and cross promotes all the local food trucks. So on set nights, he'll bring a different truck in to supply the food and they provide the drinks. It's a brilliant idea!

I think I'll need to invest in a Kegerator soon. From all accounts kegging beers is a much quicker process, because it cuts out the 6 week secondary fermenting stage

Fuifui Bradbrad wrote:Yeah I've seen YouTube videos to convert fridges to Kegerators. I want to compare the costs and see how I go. Also trying to convince Mrs Fui that I need a sink in the garage. The bathroom and Garage both share the wall where the plumbing is, so it could be done.

I could just imagine selling the place in a few years, with prospective buyers wondering why on earth someone would have a sink in the garage

-PJ- wrote:I did home brew back in the 90s. I had plenty ready to drink and plenty on the boil at all times.

Cleaning the bottles was getting me down so I stopped brewing.

The paling fence in my backyard was quite a sight. Both the top and bottom runner of the fence had 6 inch nails evenly spaced where I used to hang the bottles to dry.