Article: 138014 of soc.culture.british From: Kim Niendorf HRI.AC.UK> zlsiidafs1.mcc.ac.uk (Dave Budd) wrote: >In article <4g1fdb$22bis.bbsrc.ac.uk> Kim Niendorf HRI.AC.UK> writes: >>It's very good bait for toads. If you lay a trail of it >>along the path, you can lure them out from under garden >>sheds. Much safer than Picric Acid > **** >Been following the various shed threads on s.c.b.? >I have a feeling your knowledge of amphibian matters could provide useful >input there. They tend to get preoccupied with the structural and social aspects of shed ownership. Not one mention of the environmental consequences. I doubt whether they'd recognise a decent shed if one fell on their head. Have they *ever* looked *under* their sheds! It's a whole new world there. I'm just in the process of recovering the roof of mine. Fascinating eh? You wouldn't believe the variety of clout nails there are on the market these days. Wow! I could spend my whole saturday in Great Mills or Do-it-all. Kim -- Kim ============================================================== Don't hold me responsible for anything factual in this posting ============================================================== Article: 138157 of soc.culture.british From: Susan Spence raynet.com> Kim Niendorf HRI.AC.UK> wrote: > > [...toad stuff...] > >They tend to get preoccupied with the structural and social >aspects of shed ownership. Not one mention of the >environmental consequences. I doubt whether they'd recognise >a decent shed if one fell on their head. Have they *ever* >looked *under* their sheds! It's a whole new world there. The floors of our sheds are paved with flagstones so there's not much to see. We did find a salamander on the back steps last night however. > >I'm just in the process of recovering the roof of mine. >Fascinating eh? You wouldn't believe the variety of clout >nails there are on the market these days. Wow! I could spend >my whole saturday in Great Mills or Do-it-all. > Lino makes a great roof covering for sheds. Our spare lino looks really nice standing up against the back wall of our wash house shed, but I think we could spare a piece for your shed if you'd like. We have three different patterns available. Article: 138714 of soc.culture.british From: jefdrabcentral.co.nz (Jeff Drabble) Susan Spence raynet.com> wrote: >snip tailed amphibian stuff >Lino makes a great roof covering for sheds. Our spare lino >looks really nice standing up against the back wall of our wash >house shed, but I think we could spare a piece for your shed >if you'd like. We have three different patterns available. Two things here, Sue ; the concept of homes generally having "spare lino" is excellent ; secondly, you have displayed deep insight into the normally blokey subject of shedding. Lino roofs are simply the best of all possible roofs. The use of this material paints the owner as a deeply entrenched shedster with much to teach us all on this most satisfying of subjects. Jolly well done and I call for support in declaring you an honorary bloke. Jeff Drabble Article: 138797 of soc.culture.british From: gt8624aprism.gatech.edu (William Sheldon Simms) In article <4gfvr8$hqkcentral.co.nz>, Jeff Drabble central.co.nz> wrote: >Susan Spence raynet.com> wrote: > >>Lino makes a great roof covering for sheds. >Lino roofs are simply the best of all possible roofs. And here I was thinking the best shed roofs were slate, shingle, or raised metal. What's going on?!? -Sheldon -- W. Sheldon Simms III gt8624aprism.gatech.edu Newt's Friend / Vote Republican / End the welfare state now! Article: 139152 of soc.culture.british From: Christopher Watkins uffa.demon.co.uk> In article <4ggh94$s9gacmex.gatech.edu>, William Sheldon Simms prism.gatech.edu> writes >Jeff Drabble central.co.nz> wrote: >>Susan Spence raynet.com> wrote: >> >>>Lino makes a great roof covering for sheds. >>Lino roofs are simply the best of all possible roofs. > >And here I was thinking the best shed roofs were slate, shingle, or >raised metal. What's going on?!? > I thought any material was suitable as long as there were several holes to let the rain in. Dampness is required to encourage the rust on your tools and interesting growths of mould on the jacket hanging on the back of the door. -- Christopher Article: 139302 of soc.culture.british From: Ed Fowler gbccmail.lehman.com> Christopher Watkins uffa.demon.co.uk> wrote: snip >I thought any material was suitable as long as there were several holes >to let the rain in. Dampness is required to encourage the rust on your >tools and interesting growths of mould on the jacket hanging on the back >of the door. > >-- >Christopher A well observed point, No good shed is complete without that faintly musty smell of decomposing wood. Ed ------------------------------------------------------------ |Ed Fowler, Information Systems & Resources Co-ordinator | | Lehman Brothers International (Europe) Ltd | ------------------------------------------------------------ | * VOTE FOR UK.REC.SHEDS * VOTE FOR UK.REC.SHEDS * | ------------------------------------------------------------ |All views expressed are strictly my own and do not reflect| | the past, present or future views of my employers. | ------------------------------------------------------------ Article: 139657 of soc.culture.british From: Charles Bryant chch.demon.co.uk> In article <4g9kn9$osmis.bbsrc.ac.uk>, Kim Niendorf HRI.AC.UK> wrote: >...I doubt whether they'd recognise >a decent shed if one fell on their head. However a decent shed is one which *dosen't* fall on your head. Article: 140089 of soc.culture.british From: jefdrabcentral.co.nz (Jeff Drabble) Kim Niendorf HRI.AC.UK> wrote: >I'm just in the process of recovering the roof of mine. >Fascinating eh? You wouldn't believe the variety of clout >nails there are on the market these days. Wow! I could spend >my whole saturday in Great Mills or Do-it-all. The use of materials purchased from retail outlets is generally frowned upon in sheddy circles. If you must call at these establishments, may I suggest that you do your shopping in their dumpster. Jeff Drabble Article: 140090 of soc.culture.british From: jefdrabcentral.co.nz (Jeff Drabble) gt8624aprism.gatech.edu (William Sheldon Simms) wrote: >>Susan Spence raynet.com> wrote: >> >>>Lino makes a great roof covering for sheds. >>Lino roofs are simply the best of all possible roofs. >And here I was thinking the best shed roofs were slate, shingle, or >raised metal. What's going on?!? It's a matter of depth of commitment. The materials you mention are O.K as long as they create a leaky roof or some other fault, but the use of lino displays enormous sheddy imagination and must be heartily applauded. As a great sculptor "sees" his subject as already lying within a particular piece of rock, the great shedster "sees" shed written all over obscure materials which to the lay person, might pass for detritus. Jeff Drabble Article: 140252 of soc.culture.british From: David Roberts bangor.ac.uk> jefdrabcentral.co.nz (Jeff Drabble) wrote: > It's a matter of depth of commitment. The materials you mention are > O.K as long as they create a leaky roof or some other fault, but the > use of lino displays enormous sheddy imagination and must be heartily > applauded. As a great sculptor "sees" his subject as already lying > within a particular piece of rock, the great shedster "sees" shed > written all over obscure materials which to the lay person, might pass > for detritus. May I take this otterpunity to suggest the use of old carpets as a covering for sheds. Sprinkle some grass seeds on top and they look luverly after a spot of rain. David Article: 140284 of soc.culture.british From: Ed Fowler gbccmail.lehman.com> Charles Bryant chch.demon.co.uk> wrote: >In article <4g9kn9$osmis.bbsrc.ac.uk>, >Kim Niendorf HRI.AC.UK> wrote: >>...I doubt whether they'd recognise >>a decent shed if one fell on their head. > >However a decent shed is one which *dosen't* fall on your head. No no no no, this is just a shed, a good shed should always look as if it might fall upon your head. Ed ------------------------------------------------------------ |Ed Fowler, Information Systems & Resources Co-ordinator | | Lehman Brothers International (Europe) Ltd | ------------------------------------------------------------ | * VOTE FOR UK.REC.SHEDS * VOTE FOR UK.REC.SHEDS * | ------------------------------------------------------------ |All views expressed are strictly my own and do not reflect| | the past, present or future views of my employers. | ------------------------------------------------------------ Article: 140572 of soc.culture.british From: jefdrabcentral.co.nz (Jeff Drabble) Charles Bryant chch.demon.co.uk> wrote: >In article <4g9kn9$osmis.bbsrc.ac.uk>, >Kim Niendorf HRI.AC.UK> wrote: >>...I doubt whether they'd recognise >>a decent shed if one fell on their head. >However a decent shed is one which *dosen't* fall on your head. I beg to differ ! A mass produced shed, all expensive, shiny and straight, doesn't fall on your head. The true shedster rightly *expects* his organically formed, "materials at hand" shed to fall on his head and indeed will grow quite grumpy if it doesn't happen regularly. One is thus afforded the joyous opportunity to reconstruct using the materials in a completely different order. Jeff Drabble Article: 140619 of soc.culture.british From: David Roberts bangor.ac.uk> jefdrabcentral.co.nz (Jeff Drabble) wrote: > I beg to differ ! A mass produced shed, all expensive, shiny and > straight, doesn't fall on your head. The true shedster rightly > *expects* his organically formed, "materials at hand" shed to fall > on his head and indeed will grow quite grumpy if it doesn't happen > regularly. One is thus afforded the joyous opportunity to reconstruct > using the materials in a completely different order. Too right, they'll be expecting the door to open and shut properly next! David At night returning, With every labour sped I sit me down The Monarch of my shed. Article: 140899 of soc.culture.british From: spalbion.engr.sgi.com (Simon Patience) In article <4gl8iu$e3gcentral.co.nz>, jefdrabcentral.co.nz (Jeff Drabble) writes: |> gt8624aprism.gatech.edu (William Sheldon Simms) wrote: |> >>Susan Spence raynet.com> wrote: |> >> |> >>>Lino makes a great roof covering for sheds. |> >>Lino roofs are simply the best of all possible roofs. |> |> >And here I was thinking the best shed roofs were slate, shingle, or |> >raised metal. What's going on?!? |> |> It's a matter of depth of commitment. The materials you mention are |> O.K as long as they create a leaky roof or some other fault, but the |> use of lino displays enormous sheddy imagination and must be heartily |> applauded. As a great sculptor "sees" his subject as already lying |> within a particular piece of rock, the great shedster "sees" shed |> written all over obscure materials which to the lay person, might pass |> for detritus. I am ashamed to admit that the roof of my shed is covered with roof felt, and tarred in addition, rendering it leak free. It brought great joy to my heart though when, over the weekend, my wife pointed out that I needed to get on to the shed roof to clear off the remnants of a storm of a month or so ago which deposited a considerable amount of a nearby tree onto the shed roof (which is flat). Needless to say, I shall find other things to do for as long a period as I can in order to preserve this very sheddy accoutrement which I feel compensates for the otherwise abnormally robust condition of the roof. Simon. -- Simon Patience Phone: (415) 933-4644 Silicon Graphics, Inc FAX: (415) 962-8404 2011 N. Shoreline Boulevard Email: spsgi.com Mountain View, CA 94043 Article: 141126 of soc.culture.british From: chorleyvms.ocom.okstate.edu In article <4h09d4$chofido.asd.sgi.com>, spalbion.engr.sgi.com (Simon Patience) writes: > In article <4gl8iu$e3gcentral.co.nz>, jefdrabcentral.co.nz (Jeff Drabble) writes: > |> gt8624aprism.gatech.edu (William Sheldon Simms) wrote: > |> >>Susan Spence raynet.com> wrote: > |> >> > |> >>>Lino makes a great roof covering for sheds. > |> >>Lino roofs are simply the best of all possible roofs. > |> > |> >And here I was thinking the best shed roofs were slate, shingle, or > |> >raised metal. What's going on?!? > |> > |> It's a matter of depth of commitment. The materials you mention are > |> O.K as long as they create a leaky roof or some other fault, but the > |> use of lino displays enormous sheddy imagination and must be heartily > |> applauded. As a great sculptor "sees" his subject as already lying > |> within a particular piece of rock, the great shedster "sees" shed > |> written all over obscure materials which to the lay person, might pass > |> for detritus. > > I am ashamed to admit that the roof of my shed is covered with roof felt, and > tarred in addition, rendering it leak free. It brought great joy to my heart > though when, over the weekend, my wife pointed out that I needed to get on to the > shed roof to clear off the remnants of a storm of a month or so ago which > deposited a considerable amount of a nearby tree onto the shed roof (which is > flat). Needless to say, I shall find other things to do for as long a period > as I can in order to preserve this very sheddy accoutrement which I feel > compensates for the otherwise abnormally robust condition of the roof. > > Simon. > > -- > Simon Patience Phone: (415) 933-4644 > Silicon Graphics, Inc FAX: (415) 962-8404 > 2011 N. Shoreline Boulevard Email: spsgi.com > Mountain View, CA 94043 I used to be ashamed of having a shed, you know, quiet in groups, not wanting to acknowledge that I had even heard of sheds. When I was a boy, back in Birmingham, one day a bunch of louts in Blue and White came down our street... WBA supporters I thought, but no, they had nasty harsh London accents and whined a lot... they painted "Chelsea Shed" and rude words on the walls of the local R.C. primary school . I assumed then that Shed had something to do with nasal Londoners and from that time I didn't mention that we had one in the back garden. I really wanted to use the shed: I wanted to set up my OO gauge trains in the shed and run them, but alas, no money and no electricity. My widowed scots mother could no more wire 240 volts than fly to the moon, thinking about it, if she had tried to wire 240V, we would have all flown to the moon, so the train set stayed in the box. Now here I am in the U.S.... many years passed, I went to medical school. Our house seemed to get smaller with the children, and when study space, quiet study space was at a premium, my wife said: "What about a shed ?" thought I... "But it would have to have electricity and insulation and a heater and maybe an air conditioner for the summer and a large, solid shelf along one side (for arguments sake, one that could carry a OO railway ) so that I could have my heavy medical books" OK says the wife, so we have it built. Then we look at the covenant for our development "No Sheds Allowed" then we look at the neighbour across the street, the one in charge of covenant enforcement..... They have a shed Oh Joy. But the OO train is still in the box, kind of a sheddy ending I know. And the shed needs painting. David Article: 141301 of soc.culture.british From: scmayorschp2.anu.edu.au (Sherry Mayo) A while back in the shed thread someone mentioned that a true shedster could never be shedless for long. This put me in mind of when I was a student and my student accommodation meant that I couldn't have a shed. Shortly I joined the caving club and was given the job of looking after the club caving gear. I went to the appointed place to find that I had unknowingly taken charge of a wonderful shed. It was old and musty, made from corrigated iron and board with an ill-fitting door and an alternative entrance too if you squeezed between 2 of the boards making up the walls. No organised gear-store this, it was full of items of unknown providence and purpose, strange bits of metalwork covered in cobwebs, a bucket of ex-sump oil in case anything needed lubricating, and all the vaguely useful stuff was stored in such a way that you couldn't extract any of it without initiating a cascade of odd wellington boots and other miscellaneous items. I spent many happy hours in there doing nothing in particular other than enjoying the ambience and the smell of cave mud, and it sustained me through my student years. Now some might say that that it's purpose as a gear store meant it wasn't a true shed, but it's complete lack of utility and organisation (which I did my best to maintain) gave a great aura of shed-ness. I think mysterious forces had been at work to unite me, a shedless person through no fault of my own, with the nearest available shed. Sadly I am shedless once more and the cave club here in Canberra has a gear store that is far too organised and efficient to have anything of the shed about it. Sherry -- Sheridan C. Mayo | Crystallography, Diffuse Scattering RSC, ANU, Australia | http://rschp2.anu.edu.au:8080/Welcome.html scmayorschp2.anu.edu.au | Caving, Crypto & PGP, X-files, and more. Article: 141378 of soc.culture.british From: jefdrabcentral.co.nz (Jeff Drabble) David Roberts bangor.ac.uk> wrote: >May I take this otterpunity to suggest the use of old carpets >as a covering for sheds. Sprinkle some grass seeds on top >and they look luverly after a spot of rain. Well yes, David, this is a fine otterpunity. You've not been off for a sly shink in the dred have you? Jeff Drabble Article: 141515 of soc.culture.british From: David John kglc.demon.co.uk> In article <1996Feb27.210747vms.ocom.okstate.edu>, chorley vms.ocom.okstate.edu writes > Now here I am in the U.S.... many years passed, I went to medical >school. Our house seemed to get smaller with the children, and when study >space, quiet study space was at a premium, my wife said: "What about a >shed >?" > > thought I... "But it would have to have electricity and insulation >and a heater and maybe an air conditioner for the summer and a large, solid >shelf along one side (for arguments sake, one that could carry a OO railway >) so that I could have my heavy medical books" > From you description, David, I doubt this could, by any stretch of the imagination, be classified as a shed -- sorry. In fact, this building seems far better appointed than my house. Any chance of a swap this summer? Your shed for my house; 3 months would be nice. -- David John Article: 142369 of soc.culture.british From: jefdrabcentral.co.nz (Jeff Drabble) scmayorschp2.anu.edu.au (Sherry Mayo) wrote: snnnn......... >I went to the appointed place to find that I had unknowingly taken >charge of a wonderful shed. It was old and musty, made from corrigated >iron and board with an ill-fitting door and an alternative >entrance too if you squeezed between 2 of the boards making up the walls. ............ipppp This is a lovely tale, Sherry. Shediness just snuck up on you, didn't it? When I lived in Australia I only had two sheds, Australia being not quite as sheddy as this country. I see you're from Canberra. Didn't they ban sheds there when they banned all visible advertising from the city. Maybe you could take it up with Little John Howard, the shiny new P.M, he's quite sheddy. Jeff Drabble