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Hedge Marathon Progress and then back to C2FM.

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TbaeMetric Marathon
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This is my second load.I had trimmed all the way round for the first load.This 2nd load is 25% of hard hand lopping and substantial hedge reduction of height and width.I started this exercise as part of Floss’s Blooming June Quest on the 10/06/20.So a month on and I am hoping to finish the remaining 75% and 3 more loads like this by the end of August.Hopefully more of the hedge will accommodate machine cuts.By the way some of the monster hedges in the pic are not mine.

I am hoping to have 4 months remaining of 2020 to complete C2FM.

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Bluebirdrunner profile image
Bluebirdrunner

You are a real trooper Tbae, doing a great job there. Mrs Tbae must be very pleased with the results of your hard work.

The runs will wait and you will enjoy them I know! ⭐👌

🏃‍♂️🌹xxx

Tbae profile image
TbaeMetric Marathon in reply toBluebirdrunner

Think she is happy I am out in the garden and from under her feet.

The black birds will look after me Jan.

Can’t wait to go from the couch(5th time C25k)all the way through to FM.

Got to count your blessings Jan,devastation for some poor souls all around us,young and old.

Hope things working out for you.

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AlMorrHalf Marathon

My goodness me Tbae, that is some load of garden refuge and hedge cutting, you have been very busy indeed. you can't run and do all that gardening as well. Take it easy if you can, it does look an awful lot of hard work.

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TbaeMetric Marathon in reply toAlMorr

You know all about hard work Allan, you have done your bit.

Really looking forward to getting this ✅ off and back to trotting.

Saw one of your posts on Weekly highlights.Enjoyed reading it.

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AlMorrHalf Marathon in reply toTbae

That was probably the one that I reported running my 17th virtual parkrun which coincided on the same day as my first year since running my first parkrun at Dunfermline, I have also ran 17 official parkruns, 13 of which were ran at Dunfermline, the other 4 being near Coatbridge at Drumpellier Parkrun where I got my two best times of 30.55 and 30.56 for a 5K, the 30.56 time was ran in a temperature of -6C/21F on Saturday 30th November, St Andrew's Day.

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathon

Just think how much more running you could do if you had a fence instead! 😲

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TbaeMetric Marathon in reply toKatnap

This made me smile Katnap.

Over the 32 years have thought about it.

Came down in favour of retaining the 80 year old hedge.Neighbours are not what they used to be.Don’t cut the hedge so would not take care of a fence neither.🙈😂

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IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathon in reply toKatnap

Haha 🤣🤣

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TbaeMetric Marathon in reply toIrishprincess

🤣🤣👍

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roseabiUltramarathon

Wow! Go Tbae!!!!!! 😍💥

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TbaeMetric Marathon in reply toroseabi

Thanks Abi.👏👏

Been watching you speeding all over,the hills don’t even slow you down.

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon

Ooof! There's a lot of effort right there Tbae!

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TbaeMetric Marathon

The marathon lesson for me Linda is, you just have to keep going, keep on keeping on.Onwards and Upwards.

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IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathon

That’s a lot of work in those bags Tbae! Do you have to do this every year? 😭

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TbaeMetric Marathon in reply toIrishprincess

About a 100 bags for 2 trims in a season IP.I am hoping this hedge downsizing will buy me a few years IP of less work and more trotting.

Hope all well and good for you.

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IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathon in reply toTbae

Blimey, I think Katnap ’s suggestion is sounding better and better.....

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TbaeMetric Marathon

To pull these 80 year old hedges out with a JCB would basically leave me with a start again job/ wreck the garden.Would have to clear the site, ( including 18 trees),erect 200m of fence inside or on top of the Welsh dry stone wall,and then landscape again.

Not going to happen IP, I’ll leave that decision for the next owner.🙈🤣🤣👍

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Sandraj39Half Marathon

Well done Tbae - you look like a very tidy gardener too!👍🙂

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TbaeMetric Marathon

Aww thanks Sandra.I like to clean up as I go.As an apprentice in industry it was drummed into you to maintain a clean and safe area.Aluminium Smelting could be a hazardous business.

Hope everything coming along nicely Sandra.

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Buddy34Half Marathon

A lot hard work going on there Tbae , I'm impressed how tidy it is . I'm a bit of a tidy freak🤣🤣 tidy home, tidy mind 👍

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TbaeMetric Marathon in reply toBuddy34

Aww thanks Buddy.

Yes I am a bit weird Buddy,daft as a brush really and when Victor Meldrew gets out of his box.🙈But I can’t bear tripping over stuff.⭐️👏👏💪🙏💥

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