Grandma Susie's House of FUNNERS 'N FLOOZIES (Volume III)

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I don't like peanut butter cups. You can have them all.
 

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AC, would you believe it, there is no moisture barrier under this house of ours. It is 60 years old. Maybe they didn't build that way back then. Despite the fact that the underground water table is pretty high here (we're on the banks of an old river) there is no sign of moisture under the concrete.

So they're going to open the small crack a bit, clean it thoroughly and then fill it. You reckon that should be okay?


*fedex's pies to Tennessee*

Thankyee!! :)
 

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That's right, Rosie.

Peanut butter cups are gross.

AC thinks so. I think so. Your daughters think so.

Ergo, it is true.

Logical ROAR :D
 

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AC, would you believe it, there is no moisture barrier under this house of ours. It is 60 years old. Maybe they didn't build that way back then. Despite the fact that the underground water table is pretty high here (we're on the banks of an old river) there is no sign of moisture under the concrete.

So they're going to open the small crack a bit, clean it thoroughly and then fill it. You reckon that should be okay?

Probably . . .

It might be that your soil there has good drainage. A sandy soil usually is. Here we have clay soils, which are not.
 

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I wonder what they have in Venice.

*jazz hands*
 

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Probably . . .

It might be that your soil there has good drainage. A sandy soil usually is. Here we have clay soils, which are not.


Yep. We got clay here, which is why, according to the original plans of the house, it has a 'floating foundaton'. But somebody lied. There is no floating foundation here. But under the concrete it's river sand - no clay. So I think the clayey soil was removed and replaced with the river sand.

I can dig down 4ft in my garden, at this time of year, and the hole will fill with water in a matter of minutes. There's so much clay I'm thinking of taking up pottery. :D





Or make potted gondolas .... or sumfink. I think Venice is sitting on mud - or sinking sand. Must be, on the river of Po (or poo) :)
 

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Hi,

My name is Lavern and I'm a Peanut Butter Cup Hater too. :flag:
 

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Yay!

We're invincible!


ROAR :D
 

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It looks like Rose can have the entire world's supply of peanut butter cups.

Except one or two for Susie. She'll pre-lick anything.
 

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I never jazz hand!

*jazz hands*
 

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The aliens are here!

*runs around waving arms over head*

*collides with wall*
 

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*temporarily switches places with Wily. E. Coyote*
 

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Youz guyz are too funneh, but then I always say that! :) So glad MrW is better and resting. How iz you all besides hating PB cups? :) :Cake:s, pies gourmet pizza instead!
 

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* Makes note to shove Reese's Peanut Butter Cups under the bed @ The Asylum *
 
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