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Another Workshop Time Waster: 3000 Gallon Masonry Cistern
howsitwork?:
Definitely worth putting up a few cloves of garlic around the door. Deters even the most persistant mother in law (usually) AND 15 MILES that's preety close :bugeye: :bugeye: :bugeye:
You should take all necessary precautions immediately. :whip:
Also well worth spying out the local area near the house for broom stick landing areas, then more cloves in the nearest trees.
Course the father in law will need support and might even help in the workshop, which should be encouraged as your " spending time with YOUR father dear, encouraging him to relax". Even better if he comes with you to buy essential supplies, you will not believe what you can get away with using that approach!!! :thumbup: :thumbup:
On a serious note hope all goes well.
Ian
vtsteam:
Well, I found a woodchuck had burrowed into my big storage area (supposed to be a shop) and wrecked lots of things by covering them with dirt. Undermined the concrete pad covering half of it. the tiny shop is doing better now, however, I can get into it and it is approaching some form of organization.
Just the reverse on the in-laws, Ian. Mother in law is a sweetheart. Father in law's reaction to machining projects in the past has been, "what do you want to do that for?" In unloading the moving van into his new house he criticized the fact that I was moving some heavy trunks with a dolly. He felt I should just carry them through the basement. If I try talking to him about something I'm interested in (instead of listening to him talk about the price of his phone service for 20 minutes) he will often just turn and walk away in the middle of a sentence. I haven't heard a word of praise from the man in the 22 years since I met him. I've learned to just shrug it off. Funny, I feel sorry for the guy.
howsitwork?:
What's a woodchuck?? My wood chuck holds platters and goblets on the lathe??
Why not,let father in law demonstrate how easy it is to carry the stuff and you watch instead?
Never mind, you,can get on with your stuff now!
Good luck.
Ian
awemawson:
Oddly I had to google 'woodchuck' yesterday - grandson staying for half term, and getting him to recite:
" How much wood could a Woodchuck chuck if a Woodchuck could chuck wood "
Turns out it's like a Groundhog - another American animal that I'm unfamiliar with :bang:
vtsteam:
Woodchucks and groundhogs are the same animal, just regional names. The funniest name for them is whistle pigs! They whistle a very loud warning chirp if they see a person -- usually long before you see them. They're cute if they are not undermining your foundation, or destroying your garden overnight, or your cows aren't breaking their legs in the burrows. But mice and rabbits are cute, too. Woodchuck populations can explode if there aren't enough predators around to control them, and then they become a problem. They are supposed to be good to eat.
There's a recipe in The New York Times' website that is prefaced:
"The gardener who created this dish notes that the herbs and vegetables in this recipe are available fresh from the garden because they have not been eaten by the dish’s main ingredient."
Another recipe online begins:
"Have someone else clean your freshly killed groundhog."
Which I think sounds like good advice for the potential whistle pig epicure.
Vermonter's who live back in the woods are also affectionately called woodchucks.
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