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MickeyShtyles

Muckit wrote: »

Congratulations!!!

Thanks

L1985

Just want to say how much I bloody hate horse flies-they are a shower of b******ds and what's worse they actually won and I had to give up on the fencing!!! Never remember the this bad!! Only saving grace is you can usually kill the feckers as they land on you!

Limestone Cowboy

I know there are a few tradesmen on here so one of ye may be able to help me. We have a large block and plastered water tank here that holds about 7000 gallons built 60-70 years ago. It has a hairline crack in it about 4ft up along the length of a course of blocks and losing a good bit of water when full if you can get it full. Crack only came in it in the last few years and is getting longer all the time. What would be the best way to go about sealing it again? Coming under a bit of pressure the last few weeks.

mengele

L1985 wrote: »

Just want to say how much I bloody hate horse flies-they are a shower of b******ds and what's worse they actually won and I had to give up on the fencing!!! Never remember the this bad!! Only saving grace is you can usually kill the feckers as they land on you!

Is there any spray for them that u can put on urself?

kollegeknight

I says wrote: »

They might have a hologram of the dead half like what they do with an Elvis or joe Dolan concert.
Or like the film A weekend at Bernie’s

I was going to say the might dig them up

carrollsno1

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

I know there are a few tradesmen on here so one of ye may be able to help me. We have a large block and plastered water tank here that holds about 7000 gallons built 60-70 years ago. It has a hairline crack in it about 4ft up along the length of a course of blocks and losing a good bit of water when full if you can get it full. Crack only came in it in the last few years and is getting longer all the time. What would be the best way to go about sealing it again? Coming under a bit of pressure the last few weeks.

Saw the farm out here had steel bands on theres to hold it together, as regards fixing i cant advise.

Lady Haywire

kollegeknight wrote: »

I was going to say the might dig them up

Like that Famadihana ceremony in Madagasgar. Families exhume the bones of their deceased relatives, rewrap them & dance with them.

carrollsno1

mengele wrote: »

Is there any spray for them that u can put on urself?

They had stuff called DEET out here for mozzies but i thought to myself covering myself in chemicals didnt seem to bright an idea. Some people take vitamin B (12 i think) to keep them away especially when they hesd to bali, there are some alternative creams to use as opposed to DEET.
Here is the active ingredients of it

Water John

Product called Autan keeps them at bay.

Bullocks

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

I know there are a few tradesmen on here so one of ye may be able to help me. We have a large block and plastered water tank here that holds about 7000 gallons built 60-70 years ago. It has a hairline crack in it about 4ft up along the length of a course of blocks and losing a good bit of water when full if you can get it full. Crack only came in it in the last few years and is getting longer all the time. What would be the best way to go about sealing it again? Coming under a bit of pressure the last few weeks.

You could chase it out and replaster the crack.
You could try a tube of tech7 as well, squeeze it in as best you can into the crack and smather any of the excess around the crack on the inside and outside. It's great tack and an easy way out of it

Genghis Cant

carrollsno1 wrote: »

They had stuff called DEET out here for mozzies but i thought to myself covering myself in chemicals didnt seem to bright an idea. Some people take vitamin B (12 i think) to keep them away especially when they hesd to bali, there are some alternative creams to use as opposed to DEET.
Here is the active ingredients of it

Sold here as Jungle Formula insect repellent.

Some people use citronella spray and say it works too.

Base price

L1985 wrote: »

Just want to say how much I bloody hate horse flies-they are a shower of b******ds and what's worse they actually won and I had to give up on the fencing!!! Never remember the this bad!! Only saving grace is you can usually kill the feckers as they land on you!

It's nigh impossible to stop yourself from scratching a bite and you know when you do, your doomed for days

whelan2

Base price wrote: »

It's nigh impossible to stop yourself from scratching a bite and you know when you do, your doomed for days

I am on antibiotics and steroids for the mosquito bites. I got on holidays. citrene for the itchyness. Day 4 of them now. Calamine lotion works too. They are still sore. Got a cream aswell off doctor.

L1985

Base price wrote: »

It's nigh impossible to stop yourself from scratching a bite and you know when you do, your doomed for days

I never get targeted usually. Mosquitos ignore me normally as well. The only thing is they aren't itchy and I got bitten Yesterday as well. I'll have to look into a spray thou as they are having a feast at the minute.
It's feeling like the Sahara out here at the minute-crazy crazy heat!!

whelan2

Apple cider vinegar is supposed to keep them away. You put some in some lukewarm water and drink it each day

Bullocks

whelan2 wrote: »

Apple cider vinegar is supposed to keep them away. You put some in some lukewarm water and drink it each day

Any excuse for the cider

I says

Looking at the brexit proposals from May’s cabinet yesterday the route they are pushing is for alignment for goods which would suit us.
But it’s the services they need the most for the city of London to work into the eu there is no way the eu will allow a version of Hong Kong or Singapore operate into Europe without the four eu values been agreed to.
So I think it’ll be a hard brexit all round.

whelan2

Bullocks wrote: »

Any excuse for the cider

I was told this yesterday after I got all the bites. Have about 30 of them. I am not sure about the repellent sprays as I used them. I then put sunscreen over it which must have hampered the effectiveness

148multi

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

I know there are a few tradesmen on here so one of ye may be able to help me. We have a large block and plastered water tank here that holds about 7000 gallons built 60-70 years ago. It has a hairline crack in it about 4ft up along the length of a course of blocks and losing a good bit of water when full if you can get it full. Crack only came in it in the last few years and is getting longer all the time. What would be the best way to go about sealing it again? Coming under a bit of pressure the last few weeks.

What dimensions ?

Genghis Cant

Anyone passing by a Tesco store and looking for a drop of the hard stuff, Beefeater Gin 70 cl E15.
Litre of Captain Morgan and litre of vodka E20. Absolute vodka 70cl E15. Few others as well. For today only it says!

Limestone Cowboy

148multi wrote: »

What dimensions ?

At a guess about 18x10x6 internally with a internal wall tying it together aswell.

Rows Grower

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

I know there are a few tradesmen on here so one of ye may be able to help me. We have a large block and plastered water tank here that holds about 7000 gallons built 60-70 years ago. It has a hairline crack in it about 4ft up along the length of a course of blocks and losing a good bit of water when full if you can get it full. Crack only came in it in the last few years and is getting longer all the time. What would be the best way to go about sealing it again? Coming under a bit of pressure the last few weeks.

That tank owes you nothing after 60 - 70 years, knock it and build again.

Limestone Cowboy

Bullocks wrote: »

You could chase it out and replaster the crack.
You could try a tube of tech7 as well, squeeze it in as best you can into the crack and smather any of the excess around the crack on the inside and outside. It's great tack and an easy way out of it

Replastering the last resort really. The auld fella wants to put torch on felt over it. Not sure if that would work either.

Odelay

Rows Grower wrote: »

That tank owes you nothing after 60 - 70 years, knock it and build again.

Get onto the lads that built it!

I assume by the torch on, you're talking about emptying it and sealing from inside?

Odelay

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Replastering the last resort really. The auld fella wants to put torch on felt over it. Not sure if that would work either.

How about buying a bladder for it? Either that or a sheet of pit cover pushed into it and fill with water. Does the water exit the bottom?

Bullocks

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Replastering the last resort really. The auld fella wants to put torch on felt over it. Not sure if that would work either.

If it isn't riddled with cracks a tube of tech7 is what I would use . It really is good stuff to seal crack, its only about 13 euros and you could do it yourself easily i

Lady Haywire

THE ZETOR LIVES! SHE DRIVES. MWAHAHA. :D:D:D

Nekarsulm

Lady Haywire wrote: »

THE ZETOR LIVES! SHE DRIVES. MWAHAHA. :D:D:D

Video or gtfo!

Lady Haywire

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Video or gtfo!

I have her in the hayshed now so not going out to start it again. But tomorrow!

Limestone Cowboy

Odelay wrote: »

Get onto the lads that built it!

I assume by the torch on, you're talking about emptying it and sealing from inside?

Ya it will have to be emptied. Its due to be cleaned out anyway. Too much pressure to seal from the outside I'd imagine.