Destruction, Demolition and DeconstructionThe Lone Groover says "I've just taken down a pergola with a metre-deep Russian vine over the top. It had nine birds' nests in it, and had rotted all of the cross timbers. It covered the entire lawn and needs a skip of its own." What's the biggest/worst thing you've ever taken down? Tell us your tales of demolition and wanton destruction.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 8 Nov 2012, 13:17)
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Dad's fixer-uppersDad had a Volvo 122 and a Triumph Herald sitting on the drive doing nothing but rust, in addition to Mum's Mini and his company Morris Marina that they actually drove about in.
He was going to do them up "one day", right up until the point when, one long boring summer holiday Wednesday, I was left alone in them for hours with a screwdriver, a penknife and a hammer.
I found out that both cars used some horsehair in their upholstery, that you could move the odometer with your fingers once you'd smashed the dashboard glass with a hammer, and that the walnut on a Herald's dash was only a thin veneer over what looked like pine.
Dad found out that he was never going to get around to doing them up, after being really angry for about an hour and shouting at me quite a lot.
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shinyshinyscalp less a man, more a way of life, Tue 13 Nov 2012, 13:16,
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