Ton of Slate

[gness]

Just had a ton of plum slate delivered. Chap said it would look lovely when it was washed. He gave me a sideways look when I asked him if that wouldn`t bu99er up the washing machine. Anyway, going like the clappers now to get it down before the hosepipe ban. Any volunteers?

[commoner]

lol.....my kind of humour gness....and you wouldn't beleive the number of sideways looks and rolled eyes I get..wonder why?...(especially from my OH)...<G>

...sorry but not into volunteering for owt....got caught too many times in the RAF ;-)

[gness]

If you want sideways looks and rolled eyes for our sense of humour commoner try living in Canada. Lovely people but I came close to deportation more than once. Sun`s out. Back to slate.

[Canary42]

Just leave it out in the rain (if we ever get any).

[gness]

The amount of rain we get here Canary I`d do better employing the local kids to spit on it.

[commoner]

My son lives in Canada and on one visit we went to play golf on an Indian(sorry Native Canadian) reservation.......my lad threatened me with violence and worse if I came up with any "topical" jokes...mmm....and I just wanted to wear an arrow through my hat!...well, maybe he had something there?

[Canary42]

:)

[gness]

So you know well what I mean, commoner!

[Noraq]

what is 'plum' slate? please.

[rowanwitch]

http://www.google.co....UoAQ&biw=1024&bih=586

[mccfluff]

as long as i'm fed and watered i'll help

i want scallops and cider :-)

[rowanwitch]

if you were near me I'd help just for the cider had a couple of pints at the weekend and have the taste for it now...

[Noraq]

Thanks for the link Rowan. xx

[gness]

N. As RW said but presently being called "pain in the bum plum slate." May have been a tad over enthusiastic when I ordered a ton. Question is....do I haul it round the back for another feature or.......start a neighbourhood cairn in the front garden?
Scallops can be got and daughter in West Country is sending cider.
Taking my back off for an acupuncture session now.

[rowanwitch]

lay it thicker than recommended.... and keep some to top off containers... set aside an area of flowerbed for a scree garden and put the slate there with alpines growing though it in little pockets of bare soil...

[gness]

Thank you Rowan. Back garden slopes so a scree garden area would be nice. Hadn`t thought of that. Have just used old patio slabs to make a path at the bottom so I guess I could surround those with slate rather than the pebbles I was going to buy.

[rowanwitch]

better to keep it all the same and spend the money you were going to spend on pebbles on some larger chunlks of slate as a decorative feature