tramcar trev
all manner of mechanical apparatus...
No.... and I've taken my meds toospoz said:
Is it legal?
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trammayo
Interested in vintage commercial vehicle, trams, t
tramcar trev said:Jesus if he were here he would have had his mates offering to cockatoo for him while he half inched the damned stuff.ROSS said:Yes...AND they are quite proud of the fact down under!!
Social status and all that turned on its head.
( I know..they are upside down to us)
Standby for TREV.
I've scooped it up - you can wash it.
You could sweep it up, put it in a bag, then write to the council saying you have made a dangerous section of road safe, and the bag of chippings are available for collection. If not claimed within three months, you reserve the right to dispose of the bag in safe and suitable manner.
Tarring and feathering the roads is one of the few "repairs" carried out by the county council here. The only time roads are normally swept is prior to tar spraying. It just gets swept by traffic to the verge or through your windows (haven't had window broken since I installed DG - fingers still crossed).
Other repairs are carried out by the 'pat-a-cake' method - a shovel full of tarmac and (occassionaly) a pat with the shovel back.
tramcar trev
all manner of mechanical apparatus...
Under British law I believe you could in fact hold it as unclaimed goods for 90 days then auction it off to a mate in the council for 20 times its real value..... Then By law he could pay you by cheque and put the cheque in a jar (or suitable watertight container) and advise you in writing the place of deliverance via stream, creek, burn, river or fountain and if you fail to get it because you say "what hubris is this" then the bloke who should pay you can simply cancel the cheque and keep the scalpings.... This is true, a famous legal case which established a precedent by someone who paid their council rates thus after some dispute with the Borough Council and told them exactly where to go and at what time to be there to get the cheque, the council didn't bother; proceeded to litigate and were defeated... An amendment has probably been made by this...8|trammayo said:tramcar trev said:Jesus if he were here he would have had his mates offering to cockatoo for him while he half inched the damned stuff.ROSS said:Yes...AND they are quite proud of the fact down under!!
Social status and all that turned on its head.
( I know..they are upside down to us)
Standby for TREV.
I've scooped it up - you can wash it.
You could sweep it up, put it in a bag, then write to the council saying you have made a dangerous section of road safe, and the bag of chippings are available for collection. If not claimed within three months, you reserve the right to dispose of the bag in safe and suitable manner.
tramcar trev
all manner of mechanical apparatus...
Years ago I was at Rotarua (where they call shopping trolleys "trundlers") and a guy actually stole some of the stinking (believe me rotten egg gas has nothing on this stuff) mineral water. Well it was a sight to behold; Maori elders went ballistic, after much nose rubbing and Kia Oraing the bloke was dragged off the bus and his contraband confiscated and he was given a ban on ever returning to the sacred grounds....JRinTawa said:Regardless of the legality (and even down here in the colonies it probably is illegal) from the part of my day job which involves working on the road you'll find the stuff at the side of the road will likely be very dirty compared to chip or sand from the quarry. For the small saving it's probably not worth it.
Hmm that said I have had the advantage of salvaging rocks etc from roadside jobs while on site inspections
I confess I was more interested in the brilliant manner the war canoes were made out of several trees, cut them down, carve them out but not finish them, and join the sections with a truly brilliant sort of rotational dovetail then do the final carving all with primitive tools too....
ge_rik
British narrow gauge (esp. Southwold and W&LLR)
By chance, I wear a hivis vest as part of my bespoke cycling gear, though don't usually take a broom with me.tramcar trev said:
I can never resist what seems to be a bargain, which is probably why our house and garage is half filled with junk (which might come in handy one day).
Thanks for the advice and the anecdote, Trev. My dad was a manual worker who went from job to job and ended up as storesman at the local council depot. He used to bring home all sorts of odds and ends which the dustmen had picked up on their rounds - including my first racing-bike which was held together with grease and goodwill. We had plod turning up on our doorstep on more than one occasion - but that's another story!
I suppose I just can't quit the 'scavenging' habit which is why I rarely buy anything new (even the missus is secondhand!)
Rik
tramcar trev
all manner of mechanical apparatus...
Yet it's not illegal to sell sea shells by the sea shore?
KeithT
Hillwalking, chickens and - err - garden railways.
To digress even further - as you do - grandson aged 6 now has well over 200 conkers gleaned from my drive where they are squirted by passing cars from the huge horse chestnut in the road.
Should I charge the Council 'storage'? Similarly for the knee deep impossible to compost leaves we can expect from next week onwards. Last year I filled 6 large wheeliebins with them and swept mountainous drifts back onto the carriageway to allow the traffic to 'mulch' them.
Frequently, when I put them in the bin they don't get removed because they are 'too heavy' or 'too wet'. Odd that I can move them easily although I am more than 50yrs older than the delicate flowers who shift our waste.
Should I charge the Council 'storage'? Similarly for the knee deep impossible to compost leaves we can expect from next week onwards. Last year I filled 6 large wheeliebins with them and swept mountainous drifts back onto the carriageway to allow the traffic to 'mulch' them.
Frequently, when I put them in the bin they don't get removed because they are 'too heavy' or 'too wet'. Odd that I can move them easily although I am more than 50yrs older than the delicate flowers who shift our waste.
Eaglecliff
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Should be possible to convert leaves into leafmould - put them in plastic bin liners with a few holes in them, keep them damp and in 2-3 years you'll have excellent soil improver, additive for potting compost &c. Wonderful stuff - and free!
GAP
G Scale Model Trains, 1:1 Sugar Cane Trains
Trev must be unavailable (at the International Fleet Review maybe?) so I'll chime in.ROSS said:Yes...AND they are quite proud of the fact down under!!
Social status and all that turned on its head.
( I know..they are upside down to us)
Standby for TREV.
Edit: Sorry Trev maybe I should have read page two before opening my yap. 8| 8| 8|
Work on the theory that if they didn't want you to take they would have bolted or glued it down.
Use the defence that by removing a potential skid/safety hazard you are just exercising your "Duty of Care" enshrined in most Health & Safety laws of various lands but don't take my word for it remember I have been confined to the Antipodes for the term of my natural life.
Dirty and contaminated grit....that wouldn't look right on a railway.
I'd say it's stealing. Better to find the large gravel dumps in the layby.
I've eyed this stuff up as well, but then I got a few bags off Steve back2bay6
Shame you can't buy it as it's not the cost it's the availability.
I'd say it's stealing. Better to find the large gravel dumps in the layby.
I've eyed this stuff up as well, but then I got a few bags off Steve back2bay6
Shame you can't buy it as it's not the cost it's the availability.
