Mary-Jane
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Clearing the garden shed - Mrs. F will be proud of me!As it's such a lovely day here and I did all my potting on yesterday afternoon and Windy Miller Jnr is currently cutting all the grass (which has grown to junglesque proportions in all the warm rain we've had for the last 3 weeks), I thought I'd finally do the job I've been dreading for months...
Clearing out the garden shed. 
It was full of rubbish and I couldn't get into it any more. So I set to at about midday and have just stopped for a bite of lunch. Then it's back to the slog of sorting, decluttering and re-arranging. I've been banging in lots of nails to hang things up on and have also been utterly ruthless in throwing things out that I've been hanging onto for years...in case it became 'useful' at any time. 
Mrs. Fiddlesticks will be very pleased with the results when I've finished. I've taken photos so will be back later...
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sally_in_wales
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Found any real treasure yet? Or just monster spiders?
I hacked a path to the compost heap and was astounded at how overgrown its got since I last went out there a week ago.
Just been really brave and holystoned the cooker top, always a bit of an undertaking with our commercial cooker. Kitchen is full of sand and a slightly singed smell now
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Snowball
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Mary-Jane, make sure that there is no hiding any junk in the corners. I shall carry out a thorough inspection next week.
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jema
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Until you clear your hovel you have no inspection rights anywhere 
I actually did do our shed last week!
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Mrs Fiddlesticks
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Heard my name mentioned...  Well done on the shed - always a facer to do.
A good clear out is so... 'cleansing' don't you think.
photos would be fun... good plan! and as Sally says have you found any treasures.
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Mary-Jane
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Treasures? We-ell...I found Gervase's missing socket set and oil funnel. No idea how they got in there - but no doubt I'll get the blame.
Other than that, just MONSTER spiders and about 89 slugs and snails lurking in damp pots. The chooks will be happy when I feed them their banquet later.
Better dash - been sent to make tea for Windy Jnr and Gervase.
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Treacodactyl
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| Mary-Jane wrote: | | Other than that, just MONSTER spiders and about 89 slugs and snails lurking in damp pots. |
Or you could pop them in the freezer for later.
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Chez
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| Treacodactyl wrote: | | Mary-Jane wrote: | | Other than that, just MONSTER spiders and about 89 slugs and snails lurking in damp pots. |
Or you could pop them in the freezer for later. |
Damn, you got there before me  .
I still have this MDS award for you, MJ. I may even dust it before I pass it on ...
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Barefoot Andrew
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| Mary-Jane wrote: | | Other than that, just MONSTER spiders |
Get any on you / in your hair / down your back?
A.
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Mary-Jane
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Right, here are the photos...
The shed before I started... 
 
The shed emptied ready for a good sweep and all the debris chucked outside...
 
All the debris gone and sorted out. 4 bags for council recycling, 2 bags and a box to the recycling centre, a few bits of wood for the fire and a barrowload of stuff returned to proper places...
 
Five and a half hours later - taaaaaa-daaaaaaa! An organised shed 
 
 
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Behemoth
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You seem to have created a space that you can fill with stuff for later, well done!
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Mrs Fiddlesticks
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WOW!! what an amazing difference. That was a huge job and well done!
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Behemoth
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Hang on, the conspiracy theorists will doubt that this ever happened and was staged in a studio somewhere. I think we'd better check the angle of the shadows and the like.
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sean
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It's not Mary-Jane posting, she'd never spell 'debris' incorrectly.
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Mary-Jane
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| sean wrote: | | It's not Mary-Jane posting, she'd never spell 'debris' incorrectly. |
Well quite...
Damn. I am very tired...
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Mary-Jane
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| Mrs Fiddlesticks wrote: | | WOW!! what an amazing difference. That was a huge job and well done! |
Thanks Mrs. F. From you, I shall definitely take that as a compliment 
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Marionb
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Wow thats some transformation  The shed looks soooo much bigger now!!
Do you have 'his'and 'hers' sheds then?
Actually that wouldnt be a bad idea.....
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wellington womble
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If I posted pics of the garage, do you think himself would tidy it?
Good job, MJ. What's next?
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Mary-Jane
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| wellington womble wrote: | | Good job, MJ. What's next? |
I wouldn't mind having a go at Gervase's two workshops, both of which need a really good clear out...but I don't think he'd let me within a million miles of them.
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wellington womble
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I should have a glass of wine, instead then!
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Gervase
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Too bloody right! 
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Mary-Jane
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| Gervase wrote: | | Too bloody right! |
*Tsk*
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happytechie
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good job MJ
care to come and investigate the back of our shed, I think there is a BBQ, an electric mower and an angle grinder in there that I could do with but I haven't seen them for ages
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Marionb
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I could probably fill at least 2 skips with the stuff OH has got in his sheds.... you can hardly get inside any of them and its a constant battle to move things back that he's moved into my way when I go in the feed shed....
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Mary-Jane
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| Mary-Jane wrote: | | wellington womble wrote: | | Good job, MJ. What's next? |
I wouldn't mind having a go at Gervase's two workshops, both of which need a really good clear out...but I don't think he'd let me within a million miles of them. |
| Gervase wrote: | | Too bloody right! |
Well he's agreed to let me tackle one of them at least...
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judith
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Brave man!
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Gervase
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What?!?! 
When?
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tiggy
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the blue dairy crate things are handy for stashing chunks of firewood in. my shed leaks is on a slant and is almost empty now. will be finally emptied and dismantled next week i hope. new shed next,old shed recycled into some other project.things always seem to take forever in kittycat mansions
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Earthmother
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You've done an excellent job on the shed, any chance of you coming to do my garage please
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