Made during lockdown with recycled decking boards

Last year we had the balcony on the back of the house replaced with a new metal and GRP structure. The decking was made out of plastic composite boards from Envirobuild and we had some left over. Lockdown provided some time to recycle these boards into some new projects.  These grey waterproof boards should prove to be a suitable non-rot replacement for perished wood.

One important thing to note with these boards is that the "sawdust" is in fact small micro plastic shavings. All cutting and drilling was done on a tarp so that these shaving could be collected, bagged and disposed of properly.

Thanks to Shane for the work on the trug.

Old arse trug

New arse trug

Now with beans and radishes

Pot and stuff moving trolly

 Has caster in each corner

New front for the compost heap

Electric scooter Advert overanalysed

Electric scooters - what's the fuss ?

This snap is taken from a glossy video promoting the use of electric scooters film on UK roads. Reactions:

• No helmet.
• Going wrong side of junction as shown by markings and arrow.
• Electric scooters not yet legal on UK roads.
• In frame before this one shows two people riding on same single person scooter going the wrong way up one way street. (Large white arrow on road).

The clip was probably filmed this way to use the available lighting on that side of the street. This appears to be a major triumph of marketing over both legality and responsibility. Karen is filling complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority even as I type.