I take it there's no other way round. Tunnel construction might just provide enough disturbance to bring down the whole hill!
I'm off to fix skirtings now - if I have the right size screw and rawl plugs. If not, another raid on the DIY on my way to the SM tomorrow. OH is strimming. Taken him nearly all of confinement to get to grip with motor and fuel management but worth the wait if I get my new bed this autumn. I have all sorts of treasures in pots that are desperate for a permanent home.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Tunnel on top of the road, rather than through the hill, was the general idea being touted. It's about 50 to 60 miles to get round. Good luck with the skirtings. I did all ours in the house round the corner when we extended. It was ok - most of the time
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
If that road was in Switzerland there would be a tunnel from lochside to lochside or at the very least the dangerous part would have been galleried (three sided tunnel) decades ago. I used enjoy driving it though, usually on the way to Inverary on a family jaunt. It was much faster going down than up!
There's been traffic lights on and off it for such a long time @steephill, that I can't remember the last time I drove it without any there! I think the idea was simply to do a tunnel on that stretch of road, so that any landslip basically goes over the top -in the way you're describing. All they're really doing with these pits is undermining the hill IMO.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Evening. It was muggy and sticky in work, despite the drizzle all day. Very busy work week but ‘adjusted’ my day off to create a long weekend, which should be warm and sunny.
Hope you get your wish @AuntyRach. It's been warm and dry here - as ever - but not too hot to get stuff done. Ideal really if we could just have a day or night of rain per week. Proper rain mind, not drismal - dismal drizzle.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
OH is back in Norfolk. He'd ordered a wheelchair but a 6 person buggy turned up for all the wheelchair people. Then someone wheeled him in a chair to the station.Taxi back to the Cottage. I did some shopping at Leclerc on the way back from the airport.
Son 1 and family went to an adventure park this morning, a place where you can climb about at frightening heights among trees. The children loved it. Glad I didn't have to do it. They met Son 2 and family there.
I wish it would rain too. July was the driest for over 60 years and temperatures are climbing again.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Hello everyone. Family have returned home today, so we've been clearing and cleaning and putting things away. The social distancing worked pretty well, though it was a bit hard for the children to realise we couldn't really play with them, except in the garden... the trickiest thing was having only one bathroom, but we managed, and it was definitely worth it. The weather was pretty good too, so we were able to get out for walks and outings, until last night when the rain set in - rather bedraggled children appeared from their tent at 6am today.
Hope things work out ok for Possum, @Obelixx. Difficult and frustrating for you and her.
Yes, @chicky, I'm still having trouble concentrating on a novel, and it's really irritating! I've been reading non-fiction for the last few months, including some lovely old gardening books inherited from my father, but they don't provide the "total immersion" of a good novel. I shall try again...
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I'm off to fix skirtings now - if I have the right size screw and rawl plugs. If not, another raid on the DIY on my way to the SM tomorrow. OH is strimming. Taken him nearly all of confinement to get to grip with motor and fuel management but worth the wait if I get my new bed this autumn. I have all sorts of treasures in pots that are desperate for a permanent home.
It's about 50 to 60 miles to get round.
Good luck with the skirtings. I did all ours in the house round the corner when we extended. It was ok - most of the time
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I think the idea was simply to do a tunnel on that stretch of road, so that any landslip basically goes over the top -in the way you're describing. All they're really doing with these pits is undermining the hill IMO.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Rubbishy drizzle all day long
Son 1 and family went to an adventure park this morning, a place where you can climb about at frightening heights among trees. The children loved it. Glad I didn't have to do it. They met Son 2 and family there.
I wish it would rain too. July was the driest for over 60 years and temperatures are climbing again.
Hope things work out ok for Possum, @Obelixx. Difficult and frustrating for you and her.
Yes, @chicky, I'm still having trouble concentrating on a novel, and it's really irritating! I've been reading non-fiction for the last few months, including some lovely old gardening books inherited from my father, but they don't provide the "total immersion" of a good novel. I shall try again...