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Building the workshop

Omnibuswoman

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After three visits to our plot (two ten day trips and one long weekend) we have made quite a lot of progress with building the workshop - in no small part thanks to this site and the generosity of members in sharing wisdom and advice. I've learned a huge amount, and am delighted with what we have achieved so far. Below are some photos of the work in progress which largely speak for themselves.

 

We had help in the first tranche from my son and his friend who had finished Uni for the summer, as well as from my parents who live nearby. The second and third visits were just us with my parents, when they were not playing bowls. We have a new-found admiration for builders and others who have manual jobs - the stamina needed to perform physical work continuously over an 8 hour day was a shock for us desk-jockeys. And the weather gods were not always kind - the first visit saw torrential rain and high winds for the first five days, and our most recent trip was during the heatwave where we were working in 34C heat for much of the day. Noah's Ark to Raging Inferno. Spending time on the plot has been useful from the point of view of considering the design of the house, and how life might be for us living there. We realised that the south-facing aspect means fierce and unmitigated sunshine, so we will need to ensure we have sun-shading in some form over the balcony to stop us from frying in the middle of the day, and to reduce solar gain through the bifold doors. Having seen the distant views towards Dartmoor from the roof of the workshop (the equivalent of our first floor of the house), we have amended the window in the second floor from a velux to a dormer in order to create a corner where we can sit and take in the views. This will be part of the minor amendment application that goes in shortly.

 

Here are the photos of the work in progress... (many of the photos I have are in HIEC format, so I wasn't able to upload)

 

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Omnibuswoman
1 hour ago, Ferdinand said:

Good to see.

 

With that sweeping action, Curling is indicated.


ooooh, a future Olympic competitor maybe!!

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SteamyTea
5 hours ago, Ferdinand said:

Unfortunately, your closest curling rink is probably somewhere like Gretna Green.

Or a proper one in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada.

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Rules of Curling

  • Teams of four take it in turns to curl two rocks towards the target area with the scores being counted after all 16 rocks have been sent down the ice.
  • International matches have a time limit of 73 minutes per side with two timeouts lasting a minute each. 10 minutes and one timeout are permitted per extra end in the event of a tie.
  • The stone must be released its front edge crosses a line called the hog. Foul throws are removed from the ice before they have come to rest or in contact with other rocks.
  • Sweeping may be done by two members of the team up to the tee line, whilst after that point only one player can brush. After the tee one player from the opposing side may also sweep
  • A stone touched or moved when in play by a player or their broom will either be replaced or removed depending on the situation.
  • The team to go first is decided by coin toss, “draw-to-the-button” contest or, in Olympic competition using win-loss records. Subsequently the team that failed to score in the previous end has the advantage of going last, called the hammer throw.
  • A team may concede if they feel they cannot win, although depending on the event and stage of event they may have to wait until a certain number of ends have been completed.
  • Fair play is of huge importance so there is a culture of self-refereeing with regards fouls and this is a big part of curling.
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Ferdinand
13 hours ago, MikeSharp01 said:

Yes we have one in Kent - odd isn't it!

 

Creative farm diversification by someone with background?

 

Not as if there is much local competition ? .

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