I do not believe this is the venue for such discussions folks, thank you. David Ferrin Life is what happens after you've already made other plans. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 7:07 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] English Ivy and your foundation
> Yeah, I understand if you seriously hate someone in your neighborhood > or wherever, plant some of that stuff and once it gets going, it > apparently is pretty hard to get rid of it. grin. > > On Sep 22, 2008, at 4:29 PM, David W Wood wrote: > >> The same goes for bamboo which is even worse. If you must grow it, >> do so in >> a tub. >> >> David W Wood >> >> GUILDFORD PHYSIOTHERAPY AND SPORTS CLINIC >> MATTHEWS HOUSE >> 85 EPSOM ROAD >> GUILDFORD >> SURREY GU1 3PA >> >> T: 01483 575876 (APPOINTMENTS) >> 302691 (ALL OTHER INQUIRIES) >> >> E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> W: http://tinyurl.com/5wptcp >> >> ____________________ >> DISCLAIMER >> The information contained in this e-mail is strictly confidential >> and is >> intended solely for the individual/s to whom it is addressed. If you >> are not >> the intended recipient or have received this e-mail in error please >> delete >> it immediately. 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Delivery and >> Expense charges are excluded unless otherwise stated. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected] >> ] >> On Behalf Of Lee A. Stone >> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 4:32 PM >> To: Blind Handyman >> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] English Ivy and your foundation >> >> >> >> For those of you who have basements or cellars. this might be of >> interest. Not far from here I had a friend who passed away and she >> had >> a brick home with a full basement. when I first met her many years ago >> my sons and I used to a couple of times during the summer get out a >> ladder and pull her English ivy off the roof, gutters and down just a >> bit. Her husband had planted this ivy back in the mid 60's and it >> supposedly looked good but it was planted to keep the hot sun off >> the >> bricks during the summer. Later in the 80's she found out from >> another >> handyman that her front basement floor as well as her front basement >> wall were cracking and he could see bits of roots. well it was the >> English Ivy. she got a second opinion and that man said those roots >> which were like finger size when planted were now in different places >> bigger than a mans arm in thickness and were yes pressing and >> breaking >> up the cinder block foundation and basement floor. oky now up to the >> present. I recently found out that the new owners have tore down a >> big >> well built concrete front porch and stairs. thinking that the porch >> was >> pushing against the walls underneath. He cannot see the Ivy problem >> because they were cut off below ground level many years ago and then >> some sort of chemical was poured on the stumps. what I want to >> stress >> or suggest is do not plant this ivy or something like it by your >> house unless you have done other research . why you would ask? this >> new >> owner is going to spend upwards of $20,000 to have one wall dug out >> and >> replaced. all because of some english ivy which at the time cost less >> than $15. just a fyi from Me ..Lee >> >> >> >> -- >> By the middle 1880's, practically all the roads except those in >> the South, were of the present standard gauge. The southern roads >> were >> still five feet between rails. >> It was decided to change the gauge of all southern roads to >> standard, >> in one day. This remarkable piece of work was carried out on a >> Sunday in >> May >> of 1886. For weeks beforehand, shops had been busy pressing wheels >> in on >> the >> axles to the new and narrower gauge, to have a supply of rolling >> stock which >> could run on the new track as soon as it was ready. Finally, on the >> day >> set, >> great numbers of gangs of track layers went to work at dawn. >> Everywhere one >> rail was loosened, moved in three and one-half inches, and spiked >> down in >> its >> new position. 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