tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post8881563866539592292..comments2024-03-29T11:10:28.630+00:00Comments on Tracing Rainbows: Hanging Out With The SandmanAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-65380017420763275262022-04-27T22:09:36.471+01:002022-04-27T22:09:36.471+01:00I think some of the newer 'sandbags' don&#...I think some of the newer 'sandbags' don't actually contain sand anymore- but they have the sort of granules/gel which go into disposable nappies to absorb and retain liquidsAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-66579858282748601782022-04-27T22:08:27.193+01:002022-04-27T22:08:27.193+01:00Busy - but happy!Busy - but happy!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-40305015219862013292022-04-27T22:08:01.643+01:002022-04-27T22:08:01.643+01:00I'd forgotten those two Sandman thingsI'd forgotten those two Sandman thingsAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-84429392481798656202022-04-27T21:06:10.411+01:002022-04-27T21:06:10.411+01:00I never knew that the old hessian sandbags would d...I never knew that the old hessian sandbags would disintegrate and that they needed to be treated. Our last contact with modern sandbags was 3 years ago when the river was in flood and many of us were helping to protect a bungalow that was at risk from the high water.Bushladynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-24356946605986886882022-04-27T20:34:53.335+01:002022-04-27T20:34:53.335+01:00Sounds like you are always busy, doing something, ...Sounds like you are always busy, doing something, Angela. :)Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-55380033027043240242022-04-27T17:35:47.880+01:002022-04-27T17:35:47.880+01:00I suppose that nowadays it's good that things ...I suppose that nowadays it's good that things are biodegradable but I can imagine that they were a hazard and could collapse suddenly in heavy rain. <br /><br />One of the best memories I have from Strictly Come Dancing was Bill Bailey doing the tango to heavy metal Enter Sandman by Metallica. The Sandman comic series was epic as well.Lyssa Medanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350926829113722058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-60640472146886220822022-04-27T08:47:52.159+01:002022-04-27T08:47:52.159+01:00I imagine that many sacks are treated with preserv...I imagine that many sacks are treated with preservative nowadays. However the jute garden string I used to mark out the rows on my raised bed definitely had no preservative in it. Over the winter it completely disintegrated. Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-16117021155435562412022-04-27T08:17:37.864+01:002022-04-27T08:17:37.864+01:00I didn't know that! So...I wonder if i can com...I didn't know that! So...I wonder if i can compost all jute and hessian or only untreated?Kezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705356707599121605noreply@blogger.com