RE: dust removal

2019-11-22 Thread bulkeley
Gee and here’s me thinking it was turning blowfly’s upside down with a toothpick Don’t get too carried away people I just thought you all would like a laugh at the pic I found Bill From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of MWF Sent: Saturday, 23 November 2019

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2019-11-22 Thread MWF
Brigitte,Thank you - excellent explanation.Looks like I was not the only one wondering what "fly tipping" was.  Now we all know - don't we, Ryan.Happy Thanksgiving to all (that celebrate it) - may it be safe and memory filled!Mac-Original Message- From: Ryan Jurgens Sent: Nov 22, 2019 4:00

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2019-11-22 Thread Ryan Jurgens
Now I understand a lot more what you meant. There are areas of our city where people do the same. Just two weeks ago my neighbor suddenly had five tires behind his garage. The city is constantly fighting garbage dumped on public land and they have been installing more and more cameras. It is fun to

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2019-11-22 Thread Brigitte Graham
Mac, In UK "fly tipping" means to dump your waste (usually building materials) in a quite country lane, where no one will see you doing it. This is a huge problem here, because the council refuse dumps now charge for almost everything that you want to get rid of. Sanitary ware, plaster board UPVC w

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2019-11-22 Thread MWF
Brigitte, What does "Fly tip" mean?  To dump/dispose of it on the highway - excuse me - "motorway"?Also - Excellent point re: be sure there are no "toxic" wood shavings/chips in the pile.  I have heard that Walnut is toxic for some animals - and the specifically stated horses.  I don't know if that

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2019-11-22 Thread Steve Drake
Quick note on the booby trapped boxes. Here in the States, there have been a couple of these that are set to pop, stink, bang etc and the local cops have had a fit because a responding fireman or innocent delivery person moving the box could get hit by it. Mouse/rat traps seem to be OK but

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2019-11-22 Thread Brigitte Graham
Riding stables are often grateful for shavings for indoor riding arenas, or soggy ground on X-country courses. You have to be careful that the shavings are not from poisonous timbers for small animals. On Fri, 22 Nov 2019 at 13:28, Michael Kratky wrote: > But then again chips and dust can be a t

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2019-11-22 Thread Michael Kratky
But then again chips and dust can be a treasure to some; a few years back I was doing woodturning demos at a county fair when a youngster accompanied by his mom after intently watching for several minutes wanted to know what I was going to do with all of those shavings saying that he’d relish th