Tuesday, 23 February 2010

Fire

Archive: May 25, 2008

Ok, not technically "on" my patio, but close enough, and I was on my patio when I took the picture.


I thought somebody was barbecuing for a few minutes, until I looked outside and saw the entire street was clouded with smoke.


Guessing that somebody threw a cigarette into the mulch under the trees on the sidewalk.


Some months later, I was walking along the sidewalk on the opposite side of the block, and noticed somebody had done the same thing, only it hadn't grown as big... I went into the nearby falafel shop and told them "somebody is trying to set your bushes on fire". I got a cup of water from them and put it out myself.

Friday, 19 February 2010

Mop Head

Archive: March 1, 2008


Pretty self explanatory.

Wednesday, 17 February 2010

Lint


It's been over a year since my last update, but it's such a nice day out it's time to start thinking patio again!


As much as I appreciate having clean dryer vents, having 30 floors times 5 years worth of accumulated dryer lint on my patio I appreciate less so.

I went out yesterday during the vent cleaning and lint was raining down on the entire block like ash. Two police cars were parked outside the building with flashers on. I don't know if it's related, but they were sure curious about the lint storm.

A day later, this is how it looked...


Yummy. Dunno how I'm going to get rid of it, it's caked on everything.