owl Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 Glad he has settled in ok. Relieved that your tests are nothing to worry about, Alex. My tracking partner is amazing and a very good friend to us. She is going to take down my leylandii hedge with her chainsaw. She has done them before. It will take several months to dispose of all the wood and foliage but we can take our time. My gardener will not be pleased as he insisted that every bit of root has to be dug out or several trees would grow from it. This is rubbish. I didn't believe it at the time, and have researched it online. It is indeed rubbish, they will only grow from cuttings. Not sure whether I have a cowboy on board or someone who knows nothing about gardening. Possibly a bit of both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Posted August 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 I had 3 huge ones in my tiny garden. I cut them down, chopped them up and took them to the skip, only took a few hours. they didn't grow again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 I am impressed, Jazz! Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Posted August 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 I had hired the chainsaw for overnight, so when I took it back 4 hours later, he thought it was faulty. he was amazed when I said I had done it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 I don't think we will be as quick as that, seeing as we have 41 to come down. That is the hedge which has been clipped back to 10-12 ft. There are another 19 at the end next to the cemetery which are 30-40 ft tall but we are leaving those. During my research on this dreaded conifer, I learned that leylandii has a whole section to itself in the Anti Social Behaviour Act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Posted August 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 so many neighbour rows over them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantan Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 There's limited free access on Ancestry over the bank holiday weekend if it's of use to anyone. I've already found a few records for ancestors I didn't have much on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 Yantan, my brother has started looking at my grandads family...to be honest, it holds no interest to me at all but i have given him all the info we have and mum is talking to her aunty whilst she is in ireland Jazz, glad Harry has settled in well Owl, i can fully see why people go nuts over hedges and trees and stuff....must be quite frustrating but fair play to you and your neighbours agreeing which to remove and which to leave Alex, pleased there was nothing to worry about well i am unsupervised this weekend Lol...this could get messy Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 Thanks Yantan, might give it a go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantan Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 Thanks Yantan, might give it a go. If you get stuck with how the site works or anything else genealogical give me a shout. I've used Ancestry.com for years and have been researching my family tree for almost 25 years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantan Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 I've had words with a man with two chihuahuas in the park when I took Archie down there for an early walk. He was shouting at both of them as I came round a bend in the path. Archie had already gone round and at first I wasn't sure if he was shouting at his own dogs or Arch. I didn't like the tone but then when one of the little Chi's didn't respond he lifted his leg & swung it back as though to kick the dog but I shouted at him before he made contact. I told him that was no way to treat a dog especially one so small and just look at the size of him. He just got really smarmy sweet with me but I told him to watch himself because he'd end up being reported. I have never seen him or the dogs before and as it's bank holiday weekend chances are he was a visitor. Now I am worried about those tiny dogs with him and wonder if I should have said or done more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 marion, you said something...that is more than most do, you never know how someone will react to your intervention...you let him know that it isn't right, chances are if he does it again the next person will hopefully big a big animal loving bloke my brother has been doing my head in messaging me all morning about family history...ahhhh, he has found a lot of the family in ireland, he has been quiet for 30 minutes so hopefully he will leave me alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Beginning to see my late auntie's point of view. She tinted her hair because people talked down to her if she left it silver. There have been a few instances recently, and I am wondering if I should change my hair colour to see if it makes a difference. Green? Purple? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 oooo oooo oooo i can do you blue, pink, purple, blonde...what do you fancy??? ahhhh just go rainbow coloured Lol. Mine needs dyeing at the moment, i will wait until i can get it cut though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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