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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2010 23:41:38 GMT
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Post by tod2 on Nov 11, 2010 7:09:16 GMT
Kerouac, I'm presuming those trees are Plane Trees and also produce a little round seed ball. If they are, I have one that looms over my pool. It is certainly a messy tree in Autumn! Here are some filthy pictures I took of people at work......... Scavenging is a job too........... And just when you thought your furniture would never arrive...here is the delivery truck you hired ;D
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2010 21:36:20 GMT
Outside the walls of Saint Malo, it is the time of year to use the famously cruel French pruning technique on the trees.
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Post by tod2 on Nov 30, 2010 5:44:25 GMT
I remember those walls of the old town and am happy to say I have slept inside them! Very interesting photos Kerouac. Looks like the pruning it is quite an intensive procedure.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 3, 2010 7:32:50 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2010 22:09:38 GMT
No people here, but renovating the office is hell! This is the office next door to mine. Tomorrow the computer guy removes the computers, and then they can rip out the carpet and put the new one in. Thank god that my office is already finished. (One of the reasons I went to Cherbourg and Saint Malo last week! )
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Post by tod2 on Dec 8, 2010 6:34:15 GMT
Bixa - what is the guy selling to the young girl and her father(?) Looks like 'Alice bands'? The photo of the blind man is so dear. Kerouac, are you happy in the newly renovated office - Was it just for the decor? Yesterday at the supermarket our police cavalry took a ride through the area that held the International Mountain Bike Championships about 2 years ago. It goes into a forested area. This is them clip-clopping through the carpark:
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 8, 2010 7:27:20 GMT
What nice, cheerful cops you have, Tod! Thanks for the comment on the blind street musician. I took that while standing in the middle of the street. It seemed weird and unfair to get really close for a photo. The man is selling cheese, specifically queso fresco, a type of farmer cheese. It's molded in wooden hoops or in the woven straw bands or the plastic hoops you see in the picture. The vendor takes off the band or hoop and puts the cheese in a plastic bag. (scroll down to the 2nd cheese here.)
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Post by tod2 on Dec 8, 2010 7:46:01 GMT
Yes they are always cheerful! I guess riding a horse beats driving around in a squad car ;D
Thanks for enlightning me on the roadside seller. I would never have guessed! Must be quite a nice life for a casual vendor. No overheads, no transport repairs to a vehicle or petrol costs !! We have hundreds of woman selling out of supermarket trolleys. Will have to show you.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 8, 2010 8:30:39 GMT
Those should be interesting photos, Tod. There are so many ambulatory vendors around here that most of my wide-angle photos must feature at least one. I think downtown they get moved along by the cops every so often.
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Post by tod2 on Dec 8, 2010 13:56:58 GMT
Great photo of a man at work! He sure is greasing up the road
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Post by tod2 on Dec 8, 2010 16:12:29 GMT
This afternoon snapped this woman selling from her supermarket trolley.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2010 17:47:35 GMT
Funny, tod2, the Parisian horseback police were riding on the sidewalks of the Champs Elysées yesterday. I hadn't seen them in ages.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 8, 2010 19:14:06 GMT
She is a whole market, all by herself! Do you have any big traditional markets near you, Tod? Great photo of a man at work! He sure is greasing up the road Yeah, and that doorway next to him is to a dry cleaner! There is a mechanic's shop right on that street, with its overly narrow sidewalk. It's black and sticky there and reeks of oil. Here's a picture I discarded before, but I like the inadvertent pose:
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Dec 8, 2010 19:45:37 GMT
Excellent images... I dunno if this will turn out...walking to work I saw this chap picking up litter...I liked his flourescent jacket....he was happy to have his photo taken (altho he thought I was mad...)
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 8, 2010 20:30:21 GMT
Oh, that's a great picture, with the bright reflection and all, Cheery. There he is, doing his duty in the dark and cold.
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Post by Kimby on Dec 9, 2010 0:11:54 GMT
Beginning building the deck at the lake cottage.
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Post by tod2 on Dec 9, 2010 8:05:11 GMT
Wonderful clear crisp photo Kimby I could really do with them coming over to my place and re-doing the deck - it's rotted steadily and now is almost dangerous. Speak to them nicely will 'ya? Cheery - that is a very unusual photo! the reflective parts are really reflecting!! Yes Bixa - she and hundreds more all over our city do trade on just about every corner. I must try and take some of the mother who brings her children to work everyday. Did you notice the orange telephone?? Almost every seller has a telephone line worked off a battery and supplied (not free) by our one and only telephone company. And yes, we do have open-air fresh produce markets around various locals. None near me anylonger unfortunately. I would have to travel across the city so just call in at the 4 different supermarkets near me.
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Post by tod2 on Dec 20, 2010 13:15:32 GMT
More woman selling from their makeshift corner stalls. The guy in the red cap has just bought a "loose" - that is 1 cigarette. It is supposed to be illegal to sell them that way with heavy fines. I bet no-one has ever been fined for such a stupid rule!: This woman brings her two children to work everyday. Feeding time for the little one:
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2010 17:47:03 GMT
Here is the man who cleans the snotty noseprints and greasy fingerprints at the age 3 level of the department store windows at 7 a.m. I have learned over the years to stop pressing my nose against the glass.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 23, 2010 2:39:40 GMT
Beautiful landscape behind your workers, Kimby. Boy, lots of stuff the same as here, Tod, except that you seldom see requisitioned store trolleys. That little girl in pink is a cutie. Nice picture, Kerouac, and rather poignant, too. From Oaxaca, a flower seller ~~
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Post by Kimby on Dec 24, 2010 15:53:23 GMT
Wonderful clear crisp photo Kimby I could really do with them coming over to my place and re-doing the deck - it's rotted steadily and now is almost dangerous. Speak to them nicely will 'ya? With the weather conditions we have been having lately, I'm sure they'd RATHER be working in your hemisphere than ours, tod! (Good thing we have a fixed bid, rather than paying by the hour, because everything s l o w s d o w n in cold weather. Manual dexterity is NOT enhanced by wearing gloves!)
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Post by Kimby on Dec 27, 2010 18:28:37 GMT
The insulation contractor was called back to increase the depth of the sprayed-in foam to that which we had contracted for. He ran out of the yellow foam and switched to blue, making it easy to check that he had indeed re-done all of the stud spaces. Over this goes fiberglass batt insulation. Hopefully, we will be warm enough when all is said and done.
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Post by mich64 on Dec 27, 2010 18:50:28 GMT
Interesting Kimby. We share a cold climate. My husband has been restoring our home on the lake and when he takes down any wall inside that is an exterior wall, he is updating the insulation as well and we use the fibreglass insulation and then a plastic vapor bearier tacked to the studs. Some people are now using the foam but I have never seen the two been used together. Perhaps you get much colder than we do? January temperatures for us are usually between -25 and -35 (sometimes -40). These temperatures are in centigrade not farenheit. Cheers, Mich
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Post by Kimby on Dec 27, 2010 19:37:53 GMT
Our winter temps range from -25 F to 50 degrees F (-32 to 10 C), but it's usually between 10 and 35 F (-12 to 2C) on a normal day. The lake cottage is at 6400 feet elevation, just under 2000 meters, and it can be windy.
The theory of using spray foam is that the "dew point" will occur within the foam, preventing condensation within the fiberglass insulation in the wall cavity. IF there is enough foam (2 inches minimum), hence the callback to add more foam.
With this system, you do not use another vapor barrier because it could trap moisture (from leaky windows, roof, broken pipes) in the wall cavity with no way to escape, leading to mold. We'll see how well it works. Our current house, built in 1986, is insulated as you describe, R-19 fiberglass with a plastic vapor barrier, though we also used 1" of foamboard on the outside to bring it up to R-25.
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Post by mich64 on Dec 27, 2010 20:20:20 GMT
How interesting, I will share this with my husband tonight, he is always looking for ways to conserve energy and after the New Year he will begin a renovation of our third bedroom which is on the main floor and has two exterior walls. Last winter he renovated the upper level which has our bedroom and ensuite and another spare bedroom. If I am successful with learning to add pictures I will show you the process. Cheers! Mich
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 27, 2010 20:48:33 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2011 21:11:23 GMT
People rushing to work!
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Post by tod2 on Jan 29, 2011 13:42:15 GMT
Two of the most interesting photos seen for a long time! Bixa, your shot from the 'elbow position' is very unusual and Kerouac's take on the blurred ' ant people' is really great!
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 16, 2011 18:05:56 GMT
Los inutiles ~ Waitstaff ~ Market ladies ~ My delightful coffee lady ~
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