The Grey Room

Atavachron wrote: I was thinking the level of discourse here would be a little higher...I can see that mayn't be the case.

On the contrary - when men get to 'a certain age' priorities change; at the moment, Steve has hit upon a subject many of us find to be of great import - ie, where we store things we will get round to fixing "one day".

I for one will get round to taking a photo of my shed "one day"
    

Jim Garten wrote: Atavachron wrote: I was thinking the level of discourse here would be a little higher...I can see that mayn't be the case. On the contrary - when men get to 'a certain age' priorities change; at the moment, Steve has hit upon a subject many of us find to be of great import - ie, where we store things we will get round to fixing "one day". I for one will get round to taking a photo of my shed "one day"

bhikkhu wrote: I rent an apartment, so I can't have a shed. Does my storage locker count?

Only if it contains at least 2 nearly empty tins of paint (each of which must be at least three years old and of a colour you cannot stand), and a rock which used to be a half used sack of cement until it got damp...


    
    

Edited by Jim Garten - October 30 2006 at 12:37

I'm in my 30s so I'm caught between the Grey Room and the VL...maybe someone should start a 30-ish room. Maybe not.
    

Edited by Atavachron - October 30 2006 at 13:27

bhikkhu wrote: Atavachron wrote: I was thinking the level of discourse here would be a little higher...I can see that mayn't be the case.      But sir, this is high level discourse. I'm actually a little jealous. I rent an apartment, so I can't have a shed. Does my storage locker count?

Edited by mystic fred - October 30 2006 at 14:00

How about "Beware. Guard Dog" sign on the shed, like my father has?

mystic fred wrote: bhikkhu wrote: Atavachron wrote: I was thinking the level of discourse here would be a little higher...I can see that mayn't be the case. [IMG]smileys/smiley26.gif" align=middle> [IMG]smileys/smiley36.gif" align=middle>      But sir, this is high level discourse. [IMG]smileys/smiley2.gif" align=middle> I'm actually a little jealous. I rent an apartment, so I can't have a shed. Does my storage locker count? [IMG]smileys/smiley36.gif" align=middle>       this will be perfectly valid if you follow these conditions......   1)  your locker must be painted green.   2)  the door must have a strong padlock, with a key labelled "shed".   3)  the aforesaid tins of paint, bits of wood, a garden implement, 1st marriage wedding album - the one your 2nd wife thought you had thrown away  (and other items such as forgotten 70's pop albums and/or 70's porn magazines).   4) have "this is my shed - private" painted on the top.     ps the rock solid bag of cement is an optional item (so's the wedding album if you only had one wife).     [IMG]height=17 alt=Smile src="http://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley1.gif" width=17 align=absMiddle>

Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure my ex destroyed our wedding photos before the divorce was even final.

I've got the lock, and I'll get to work on the other items.

Atavachron wrote: I'm in my 30s so I'm caught between the Grey Room and the VL...maybe someone should start a 30-ish room. Maybe not.

A truly english garden shed must be made of wood with a mineralised felt roof.  It must be painted infrequently and the corners of the roof should be beginning to rot.

Heavyfreight wrote: A truly english garden shed must be made of wood with a mineralised felt roof.  It must be painted infrequently and the corners of the roof should be beginning to rot.

As the owner of two sheds, I wonder if you can clarify this for me...

Is the installation of a wasps' nest still compulsory?