I used to be a rock climbing instructor in the forces- but I am still looking for a safer route up onto the gutters.

Good job I have 2 son-in-laws.

My problem is that I turn into one of the "Harry Enfield" characters whenever I get them to do a job- "You don't want to do it that way"- so I just have to point them in the right direction and go away. And then when they have done the job- I go back and do it properly.

Have a Willow tree that needs to come down in the garden and I know when the pair of them do it for me- The 3 adjacent trees are going to get wrecked and the Chicken coup that is under it will need rebuilding.

Edit---The majority of houses in Britain are brick built. Not a great deal of repairs to be done to the fabric of the house except painting the few bits of wood and clearing the gutters. And about the only pest we would get is woodworm in the rafters and the close proximity of the neighbours. Just like the houses in the attachment. This is a vilage called Firle and no ne of the houses pictured is younger than 100 years old. Just hope my 25 years old Brick and mortar house will last this long


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