davem1111 2,077 #7751 Posted 12 hours ago 21 hours ago, Beap52 said: Cut down an ash tree I planted 20 years ago. Ash borers got to it . There's a couple of sprouts coming up. I asked local nursery about leaving them or planting new tree. He said leave them. He said they quit selling ash trees 15 years ago but there's a belief that the borers have done their damage and moved on so they are considering selling ash again. (He may have mentioned that there are some varieties of ash that are borer resistant.) They are such a slow growing tree I'll be 6 feet under before it's 8 feet tall. We had the power company come in a few years ago and take down (at no cost to us) 5 large ash trees in our side yard that were dying and close to the power lines. This is where I've been getting most of my firewood for the last few years... Anyway, 2 of the trees we asked them to cut off about 10 feet up. Now there are shoots coming out all around the base and sides of those trees. Wondering what those will look like in 10-20-50 years.... Anyway, been very happy with the way the ash burns, at least the parts that are dense and solid. Some of it is like swiss cheese from the borers. Little A-holes.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 39,810 #7752 Posted 11 hours ago 51 minutes ago, squonk said: They split the casting in 2. I don't remember how they did it but it must have been a big hammer! Or a long handle extension. I use mine as a press with a 4' pipe extension on the handle. No breaky yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickwhitt 4,900 #7753 Posted 48 minutes ago A new massage place opened on our high street recently, now don't get all thinking that where I live is a den of vice. It's not Attercliffe for goodness sake. But I decided to give Lily's Thai massage emporium a go, support local business and what have you. I fully expected a deep sports massage, but wow. It was deep, I mean really deep. This tiny Thai lady was amazingly strong. I came out feeling like I'd accidentally wandered into the launderette and been put on a spin cycle. I'm not sure i such an establishment will take off in our vicinity, English folk are a prudish lot and when I walked out I got some disapproving stares from some of the locals. It's a legitimate sports massage place, if it had physio on the sign it would be fine. Saying it's just a massage shop makes people think it's seedy. I may have to try it again just to see lol.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
