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collapsedsquid · 1 year
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Students at schools across England rallied against strict new rules that stopped them from using the toilet during lesson time on Friday.
Secondaries in Cornwall, Essex, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire were all reported to have seen angry pupils rioting against measures by shaking fences, flipping desks, kicking doors, or standing on playing fields - refusing to go into class.
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“Such school protests have happened in numerous schools throughout the country and unfortunately a number of students decided to engage in a protest relating to certain school rules.”
An Essex headteacher explained that pupils “are able to access all toilets before school, break times, and after school,” and that “if a pupil requires access to the toilet during lesson time, they request a pass from their teacher.”
But students spoke up about the policy being an infringement of “human rights” and parents were supportive of their stand.
Richmond School in North Yorkshire was reportedly been locked down with some students letting off fire extinguishers and kicking down doors. Local reports said a tree was set on fire, that teachers were pushed over and windows were smashed.
And they say the kids aren't learning anything in school
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taraljc · 1 year
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So @lemonsharks and I have been trading headcanon back and forth for the last week and tonight was the realisation that the reason Lockwood (despite being orphaned at age 6) sounds so posh is because his incredibly posh extended family (who disowned his mother for marrying somebody who didn't have an ancestral seat) did what rich people always do with inconvenient small children: they sent him to boarding school.
I am basing this primarily upon my father who at age three after his mother was killed in an air raid was sent to Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory, an all boys boarding school, where he gained an RP accent that got him beat to shit on the regular when his grandparents stopped paying for Skippers and he had to go from a crazy posh boarding school to King Edward VI Grammar School in Essex.
My dad's posh accent (and straightness and whiteness) is about 97% of why he was able to emigrate to the United States in 1969 and with no university degree (having gone into the RAF at age 15) within 10 years was a massively successful VP at the number one rental car company in America, and within 15 years, the president and CEO of a large travel company.
Anyway, current headcanon is that Lockwood ran away from school MANY, MANY TIMES. And that eventually he struck a deal with the extended fam where at least he got to choose the school and he picked the one with the best fencing team.
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book recs that aren’t super difficult to find?
You know what anon fair ahahaha 😂
I’ll do my best!! (But also keep in mind I haven’t read all of these - so I can’t say much in terms of trigger warnings or how good they all are )
(But also if this about Galveston 1900: Swept Away and The Grass Widow , you can currently get kindle versions of them!) the same goes for other ones on this list , if physical copies are hard to find i either read it online or had a kindle copy (especially for the graphic novels - many have been read online or via apps that offer them )
< lesbian and bisexual women >
- Manga/Graphic Novels
* Kase- San and Morning Glories
* Beauty And The Beast girl
* goodbye to my rose garden
* our teachers are dating
* ring my bell
* love lily /love lily (depending on the site)
* impulse
* Magan and Danai
* dykes to watch out for
* jane’s world
* collectors
* renai idenshi
* tamen de guishi
*moonlight garden
* the two of them are pretty much like this
* bittersweet con panna
* still sick
*on a leash
* you are always crafty
* Sora haena
* doughnuts under a crescent moon
* a joyful life
* girlfriends (this was my first one 🥺)
* secret of the princess
* pixels of you
*roadqueen : eternal crush
* motorcrush
* always human
*kiss it goodbye
*thats Ms Bulldyke to you
* Amongst Us
*pregnant butch : nine long months in drag
*fun home
*giant days
(I’m going to stop here because I feel like it’s getting kind of long ahaha)
- Fiction books
* stuff by Bridget Essex / s.e diemer (if you want some light , cheesy and some easy reads)
* Annabel and I
* Roses and Thorns
* Crossing The Wide Forever
* sword of the guardian
* lily of the tower
* in the distance there is light
* Lancelot : Her Story
* the better to kiss you with
* she gets the girl
* backwards to Oregon
* tell it to the bees
*anne on my mind
* fire logic (it’s a fantasy series)
* luminous dead
* around the houses (I think? I don’t know if it’s OOP or not)
* love at cooper’s creek
* whiskey sunrise
*awake unto me
* shaken to the core
* water’s edge
* a hole in the world
* courting the countess
* survival instincts
* my secrets your lies
* the fate of stars
* the jasmine throne
* architects of memory
* notes of a crocodile
* legends and lattes
* princess of dorsa
*the space between worlds
* written in the stars
* the abyss surrounds us
* honey girl
* passing strange
*the lilac mines
* everyone in this room will someday be dead
Not a complete list but I’m hoping I was able to get a few different genres in there ^_^
< gay and bisexual men >
- Graphic Novels and manga
* our dining table
*restart after growing hungry
* secret xxx
* never understand
* my brother’s husband
* I think our son is gay
* check please
* fence
*bloom
* tipping over you
* the less then epic adventures of Tj and Amal
* koisuru barairo tenchou
* joou to shitateya
* zankoku na kami ga shihaisuru (definitely very intense and triggering)
* letters for Lucardo
* taproot
* what did you eat yesterday ?
* Fake
* other boys
- Fiction
* Honesty
*bear , otter and the kid series
* anything by Ginn Hale
* luck in the shadows
* all that’s left in the world
* wonders of the invisible world
* the man who fell in love with the moon
* Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe
* the stone prince
* the way you are
* the prince’s boy ( by Paul Bailey)
* the god eaters (last time I checked the author had a version online you could read for free)
* survivor stories by JP Barnaby
* the living one
* brute
* when skies have fallen
* confessions of a mask
* memorial
* this is kind of an epic love story
* wolfsong
* the last Romeo
* young mungo
* Beijing comrades
* swimming in the dark
* less
* the page turner
* hide
I think I did an okay job of spreading across genres for this one too aha.
But thank you very much for the ask! I hope maybe you are able to find some on there that interest you! But as I said I haven’t read all of these so please be sure to look up revised and trigger warning lists if you are worried :)
I hope you have a great day! 💕
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catherinetcjd · 2 years
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therehavebeenstranger · 10 months
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tagged by @theresa-of-liechtenstein :) yay i love talking about me
1. are you named after anyone? my middle name is after one of my great grandfathers (first letter the same)
2. when was the last time you cried? ah the other night after seeing sweeney todd i had had many emotions that day (some very negative, some, like the ones from seeing the show VERY POSITIVE) and then i must have dropped this shmatta i had brought in case the theater was cold, this pashmina, which i'd bought in college which i'm very attached to and suddenly it was gone and hit my Emotions Limit and had a wee breakdown
3. do you have kids? no! maybe someday
4. do you use sarcasm a lot? sometimes! im more of a quips person
5. what sports do you play/have you played? when i was a little kid i played rec softball (i was terrible at it), soccer, and basketball. i fenced in high school; my weapon was sabre.
6. what’s the first thing you notice about other people? hair. then how they dress. but very much hair
7. what’s your eye color? brown
8. scary movies or happy endings? these things do not feel remotely dialectical to me. this is not an opposed question. false premise. scary movies can have happy endings. non scary media can end in tragedy happy endings, i guess?
9. any special talents? maybe writing counts? but i went to school for that. um, crochet? i can do a pretty good ramona singer impression
10. where were you born? essex county, nj
11. what are your hobbies? crochet. reading. comic books. painting quite badly. reality television. regular television.
12. do you have any pets? this is rosie she's the light of my life
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13. how tall are you? 5'2 but im loud so that makes up for it
14. favorite subject? i was an english major w a creative writing minor then got an mfa in creative writing so. english :)
15. dream job? full-time writer. so--publishing and selling lots of books, doing readings, leading workshops, judging contests. teaching at a prestigious university but somehow being famous enough to not have to do a lot of academic committee bullshit. mostly having freedom and time to make cool shit. i'd really like to make some comics too. (any artists who wanna collab hmu lol but for real for real im dying to make a thing with another person)
im supposed to tag 15 people but im just gunna tag till i get bored: @stankhead @autumngracy @bisexualbeckett @apocalypse-friend @camillekaze @hopelesslyfree @pintobordeaux @januariat
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slowroadtosantiago · 1 year
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Day 38 - Samos to Barbadelo
It was about a 12 mile day and mainly very pleasant walking.
We both had a good night’s sleep though are now debating whether the bites on my arms are from the midges when sitting by the river or from bedbugs as the Albergue had a duvet/quilt on the bed. I haven’t been bitten anywhere else but slept in my sleeping bag liner with my arms out.
Anyway, we had breakfast at the cafe next door before setting off about 7:40. The path followed the road for a mile or so alongside a very pretty river until we came across a bridge under some trees where the ground was covered in white fluff from the trees.
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We crossed the main road and started on a 5 mile green byway which was incredibly pretty and again reminded us of home. Along one fence people had created crosses made from sticks.
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A mile or so down the path someone had left out coffee, hot drinks and fruit for a donation, so we stopped for a drink along with some German youngsters.
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The path continued through lush greenery, passing small hamlets on the way.
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The path we had taken to and from Samos was a diversion from the main route and we joined back up in a village called Aguiada. On the map it indicated that there was a cafe there and we were gutted to find that it wasn’t open. No worries, there should be one in 700m we thought. Nope, that was closed too. Jane was somewhat miffed. In silence we trudged on towards Sarria. Eventually we came to a campsite and even though the cafe area wasn’t open we sat on their chairs for a rest and a snack from our backpacks.
In a bit we carried on towards Sarria, getting a glimpse of it through the trees. Sarria is the closest city to the 100km mark which is the minimum distance you need to get your Compostela, your certificate to say you have walked the Camino. As a consequence it is renown for being very busy and crowded with people just doing the shorter distance. It holds the record for the most albergues in one town!
As we arrived at the Sarria sign Rian popped up to walk in with us. We followed the Camino signs, crossing a river where the flowerbed on the banking read ‘Sarria 114km’.
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We also passed a massive painting on the side of a building of Elias Valina. He was a priest who died in 1989 who was instrumental in reviving the Camino in the 20th century and designing and painting all the yellow arrows on the path.
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The path took us up into the old town. We were quite disappointed with the place. I think that we were expecting it to be much more vibrant but perhaps it was the wrong time of day. We were all getting a bit peckish so stopped at a cafe for a drink and a sandwich.
We left Rian phoning a few albergues to see where there were beds available, and carried on out of town.
After initially climbing up, we then went down a steep road and across an ancient bridge, and then across a wooden bridge.
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We started a climb up a very steep hill being very quickly overtaken by two youngsters blasting out music striding away into the distance. On the way we passed an interesting looking gnarled tree before coming out into open land where after a short while we found our Albergue.
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I had a shower then gathered all my clothes together and the Albergue washed and dried them for 7 euros. Apart from my undies that’ll do me until I get home - merino wool t shirts just don’t smell!
We went for a drink then eventually a meal in the main building. Rian had found a bed here so she joined us too. Another chap whose name we have forgotten, but just call Essex man, is also staying here. We met him first in Molinaseca and our paths have crossed a few times.
After dinner we sat on some comfy chairs and had a simple conversation with a lady from Switzerland who had just started from Sarria. She only spoke a little English and my German was almost non existent but we got by with the help of Google translate.
So now we’re chilling in bed (my turn for a top bunk), with another shortish day tomorrow to Portomarin.
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It's been a hell of a year for you, darling! So, please answer any or all of the following, if you would?
End of the year Asks
Song of the year?
Album of the year?
Favorite musical artist / group you started listening to this year?
Movie of the year?
TV show of the year?
Episode of tv or webisode that defined the year for you?
Favorite actor of the year?
Game of the year?
Best month for you this year?
Something that made you cry this year?
Something you want to do again next year?
Talk about a new friend you made this year
How was your birthday this year?
Favorite book you read this year?
What’s a bad habit you picked up this year?
Post a picture from the beginning of the year
Post a picture from the end of the year
A memorable meal this year?
What’re you excited about for next year?
What’s something you learned this year?
What’s something new about your place of residence (room, home, or general location) now vs the start of the year?
Favorite place you visited this year?
If you could send a message to yourself back on the first day of the year, what would it be?
Did you keep any New Year’s Resolutions?
Did you create any characters (in games, art, or writing) this year? Describe one
Thank you, lovely Caffiend!
Song- Face It Alone by Queen. Bringing our beloved Freddie Mercury back to us one more time.
Album- Queen's re-released The Miracle Collector's Edition that my hubby gave me for my birthday.
Elley Duhe
Jurassic Park World Dominion
The Essex Serpent
I saw a 3D picture of The Twin Towers at GROUND ZERO. I thought to myself, "this sums it up."
Tom Hiddleston- Favorite actor of every year!
Game of 2022- Survival of the fittest.
None.
The Insurrection at our Capitol. War on Ukraine. My church Elder died. My Dad died. My Mom doesn't know who I am, etc...
Nothing from this year, but I would like to see Colorado Springs again.
I met a wonderful lady at church. She talked of all the states she's lived in and how her family is spread out all over the eastern US. She told me about her baking and the fruit cake she made for Christmas. After she and her husband left (we were at potluck), she returned to the bottom of the stairs, motioned for my husband to come over, (I did not see her), then she handed him her last homemade fruit cake and said, "Merry Christmas".
My husband showered me with gifts! The best one was The Miracle Collector's Edition.
I read The Night Manager Saga and I Love the Way You Lie again. Wonderful way to put all the turmoil out of your mind! I have been reading a lot of Loki fanfiction.
I am swearing like a sailor! I am truly trying to stop.
I will try at the end.
Ditto.
Thanksgiving when my kids were together with us.
World Peace! People getting along!
The eye opener for me was how hateful, cruel and harmful that some people are in this country.
We have a pug family!!! Our kids are all gone so we now have another family to love and care for! Max the dad, Angel the mom, Lilly Belle and Lila Mae the children, and JackJack the grandpa.
My sister in Lincoln, Ne.
Fence in the yard!!!
No.
Yes. A perfect mate for Loki to drive him crazy and delight the reader. She struggles with 3 personalities and has yet to learn her abilities.
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mystacoceti · 2 years
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Preliminary Glance at an American Landscape by John A. Kouwenhoven
From the Blister-Dome of the Wabash Railway’s Blue Bird, en route from St. Louis to Chicago, the spring landscape of central Illinois is one of wide, level horizons with now and then a clump of leafed-out willows or a brief row of maples or elms which have budded enough to look hazy. It is a land of pale coffee-colored fields, darkened in irregular blotches where shadows lie and in strips where a tractor-drawn disc harrow has recently passed. A lone man driving a tractor is the only human being you are likely to see for miles, but there are many other living things: cattle—black, or black and white, and still winter-fuzzy—standing or lying in the unplowed fields; pigs and sheep whose young scamper away from the fenced railroad track when the train passes, though their elders are accustomed and remain still; and quite often a pheasant, green neck feathers shining in the sun, standing close to the track, always with is back turned to the passing train, looking over his shoulder at it but not otherwise disturbed.
The only city you go through is Decatur, a momentary collection of factories, warehouses, and handsome grain elevators, and a business district with some stone buildings of modest dimensions. Most of the towns you go through are small and irregularly square, with streets at right angles to the railroad, many of which do not cross the track but stop short at earth mounds partly covered with grass. Each town has a corrugated sheet-metal grain elevator and a Quonset warehouse or two near the wooden station. The houses are wood, with fruit trees blooming in their board-fenced yards. But there are almost no people in sight, just a few cars moving in the streets or parked at the curbs. And in less than a minute your are out on the prairie again.
Occasionally the level fields are studded with shining ponds, and now and then you see small streams whose flashing surfaces are almost flush with the fields they flow through, or shallow gullies banked with tin cans and bottles which glitter in the sun. Running alongside the track all the way, three tiers of shining wires dip from and rise to the crossbars on the telegraph poles—each of the three crossbars with room for ten bright insulators, some missing, leaving gaps like broken rake teeth. Sometimes the ground bordering the track also dips and rises where the right of way has been sliced down to grade through long, flowing swells of land. But the only real break in the general flatness is a huge eroded mesa, man-made from the waste of what may be strip-mining operations, which stretches along west of the track for miles, somewhere near Reddick or Essex judging by the timetable.
Most of the time there is just the wide, flat landscape of harrow-smoothed earth, ruled into squares by lines of wire fence strung on thin metal posts (not split wooden posts, as in New England), and along the fences there is a fringe of the dry, blond husks of last year’s uncut grass, with now and then a large, unaccountable sheet of wilted brown paper caught on the wire barbs. Once in a huge, immaculate field near Symerton, roughly forty-seven miles out of Chicago, I saw a rock. It was about the size and shape of a dented watermelon, but no one had bothered to move it; the parallel harrow tracks in the smooth dirt diverged to avoid it, then came together again.
Once in a while you see white roads taped across the landscape, and if they cross the track the diesel honks at them. Once in a while you see a lonely schoolhouse, usually of wood, with a flag flying briskly from a pole in front and a yellow bus standing in the grassless yard. Once in a while a field is dotted with round metal grain bins with cone-shaped roofs, looking like a battery of stumpy, unlaunchable rockets. And once in a while, too, near one of the clumps of trees, you see a white farmhouse, with red or white barns—big barns, with ventilators on their roofs looking like little barns straddling the ridgepoles of the big ones. Near the houses tall windmills stand on spindly iron legs, mostly with broken blades in their fans, and almost every farm has a gawky television antenna in the yard as tall as, or taller than, the windmill.
This is a landscape which a century ago looked to a Chicago newspaperman like “the untilled and almost untrodden pastures of God.” Standing with a group of excursionists in the middle of the rolling prairies, the reporter, Benjamin F. Taylor, felt as if he were in the center of a tremendous dish.
Not a tree nor a living thing in sight; not a sign that man had ever been an occupant of the planet . . . The great blue sky was set down exactly upon the edge of the dish, like the cover of a tureen, and there we were, pitifully belittled.
A century later the pastures of God are well-tilled and much trodden. The prairie has become, in fact, a technological landscape: subdivided by wire fences, smoothed by tractors, tied to the urban-industrial world by wires, roads, rails, and by the invisible pulses felt in the lofty antennas. The height of those antennas measures the strength of the city’s pull. As you leave St. Louis they grow taller and taller until, in central Illinois they outtop and almost outnumber the trees. As you approach Chicago they grow shorter until, when you reach the suburban landscape of supermarkets, drive-ins, and rows of little square houses with little square lawns, they need be only small, solicitous bundles of branching wire rods attached to the house chimneys.
The prairie landscape no longer belittles man. It is still vast, and you see very few people as you watch from a train window. But man’s technology has modified everything from the texture of the earth itself to the stance of the pheasants.
This landscape, through which I last traveled three years ago, came freshly to my mind as I began to assemble and revise the essays in this book. It did so, I think, because it embodies a number of the forms and patterns which seem to me to be characteristic of a civilization based as ours is upon a distinctive blend of technology and a somewhat untidy but dynamic form of democracy. And it is with some of these characteristic forms and patterns, and the indigenous energies they express, that these essays are primarily concerned.
There are other American landscapes, some of which embody forms and patterns that seem to have little in common with those of the prairies: the landscape of Maryland’s trim and cultivated Eastern Shore: the barbaric splendor of the Southwest’s mesas and canyons; the grim and powerful landscape of River Rouge; and—more like the prairies than it first appears—the New York Skyline.
The most endearing and comfortable landscape, to me, is in Vermont, where I spend the summers on a farm which lies like a large green saddle blanket on the small of the back of a mountainous ridge along the western border of the state. Eastward from the farm you can look down in the domesticated Vermont valleys of Pawlet and Dorset, with pasture clearings running well up the enclosing slopes. Westward you look out over a widening, open-ended valley where the tree-hidden village of Rupert lies, where dogs bark distantly in the evening, and where an occasional light blinks through the trees after dark. At the far, open end of the valley the D & H Railroad comes down from the north and curves westward into New York State toward the Hudson and the Susquehanna. You cannot see the trains but when the wind is right—when rain is coming—you can hear the imitation steam-whistle which the railroad, in tune with the new industrial sentimentality, has substituted for barking horns on its diesels. And beyond the valley’s open end the continent rolls gently westward through the Mohawk Valley and then invisibly onward past the Great Lakes, lifting easily across the prairies and plains. You can believe that if the atmosphere were glass-clear and the earth did not curve you could see two thirds of the way to the Pacific, for there is nothing high enough to block the view till you come to the Laramie Range and the Big Horns. Closed and friendly to the east, open and inviting to the west, it is a likable landscape.
It is, I suppose, the landscape of this eastward-and-westward-looking Vermont farm, superimposed upon the landscape of New York’s skyline, which controls the point of view from which I have looked at America. But the characteristic landscape of the America I have looked at in these essays seems to me to be the “interminable and stately prairies,” as Walt Whitman called them, ruled off by roads and fences into mathematical grid. They have become, as Whitman thought they would become, the home of “America’s distinctive ideas and distinctive realities.” They produced Abraham Lincoln and the city of Chicago—both of which are ideas as well as realities and both of which seem to me, at least, to be distinctively American.
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memories: au!never went to essex
Had Lachlan never gone to Essex, he would have played college football, for sure. Got his degree in business like he always thought he would, and moved to Maine. He would have started a business— landscaping —and had a family. He would have lived that ideal white picket fence, nuclear family life that his parents had given him. Clean cut, no scars, no torture or fear or paranoia. He'd just be your average guy living in a small suburban town. And, how he wishes he could have been so inconsequential.
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Fencing Brentwood
With over 30 years of experience, Met Concrete Supplies have become one of the leading suppliers of Fencing in Brentwood.
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Fencing Supplies Brentwood- Trust The Experts, Trust Met Concrete Supplies
Met Concrete Supplies have been supplying fencing to the Brentwood region for over 30 years in the manufacturing and erection of all aspects of domestic, commercial and bespoke fencing products. It can be easily assumed how the knowledge they are in this stream of business from their experience. If you are in Brentwood and need fencing supplies, you need to contact Met Concrete Supplies for the best fencing supplies in Brentwood. Contact them today for top-quality fencing supplies in Brentwood, today.
We pride ourselves on being a local business and providing fantastic products, quality prices, and great customer service. With great customer service comes great responsibility. Responsibility for consistent quality maintenance of fencing supplies in Brentwood is number one and next the brand image is important for us too.  
Our aim is to become the most trusted fencing supplier with the best quality fencing supplies for both domestic and commercial use in Brentwood. 
Trust the experts, trust Met Concrete Suppliers. 
The Leading Fence Company In Brentwood
Pro Fence Supplies In London
Affordable Price
100% Satisfaction
We have an in-house supply of premium quality materials and our warehouse is fully stocked year-round from corner posts to gravel boards. Due to our in-house supply, you shall experience no delay in our delivery and get work done on time, every time. As one of the best fencing suppliers in Brentwood, MET concrete supplies provide you with the best fencing materials in Brentwood. And they are the best fencing supplies in Brentwood, because they are experts and well-skilled in this domain of fencing construction and supplies.
How It Works
Step 1
First of all, our team of fencing supplies Brentwood will need to take some measurements and details from you in order to produce you a quote. 
If necessary, we will come on site to quote you. 
Step 2
Next we will design and develop your fencing based on your measurements and quotation provided. If you have a design of your own choice, you can share that with us, and we would love to provide the exact or modify it according to your need before beginning the work.
This will be completely bespoke if necessary. 
Step 3
Once we have designed and constructed your fence to the specifications, you are free to come pick it up or quest us to drop it off. 
However, if you need it installed, we would be happy to offer a friendly hand!
Why Choose Us As Your Fencing Suppliers In Brentwood?
30+ Years Experience
We have over 30 years of experience within the fencing industry in Brentwood meaning that we have the knowledge and expertise to help you with all aspects of your project, commercial or domestic. 
At Met Concrete, we pride ourselves on our knowledge and are always happy to provide our expert opinion when needed. 
So if you are looking for expert fencing suppliers in Brentwood, feel free to get in contact to to have an outstanding fencing design from fencing supplies Brentwood for your residential or commercial building. 
Quick Turnaround Time
Our turnaround time within the industry is second to none. If you place an order with us, whether it’s big or small, as long as we have all the products in stock, we will make sure that it can be turned around within the hour if needed. 
This has meant that we have become recognised as the leading fencing supplies in Brentwood and further afield. 
If you need a trusted fencing supplier with a quick turnaround time, trust Met Concrete Supplies. 
Great Customer Service
Our customer service within the industry is second to none. 
Due to our 30+ years of experience and our superior product knowledge, we can provide you with fantastic customer service that won’t be beaten anywhere. Our reputation is the main reason behind our 5-star rating on google. We build our reputation by providing excellent quality work to our customers. Our reputation is not the result of a one-day work but of 30 years of experience, which we try our best to hold on to. Our client’s satisfaction is more important than the money we charge for the work. That’s why we provide premium quality service at an affordable rate. We are always there for our customers, and they can contact us for consultation if they are planning to build a fence. As leading fencing supplies Brentwood, we will be happy to help and guide them.
If you are looking for advice and a fencing supplier in Brentwood that won’t be beaten in terms of customer service, then look no further than Met Concrete Supplies. 
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acleanhousewashing · 1 month
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How High Pressure Cleaning Can Improve Your Home's Curb Appeal
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The quality of your home is constantly up against a legion of issues: dirt, grime, airborne pollutants, mildew and mould. These compromise curb appeal and harm the condition of your house.
Bacteria counts in Greenwood Creek are above EPA standards at Route 133/Old Essex Road and decrease further downstream. This indicates that an upstream source is contaminating CNR. To know more about High Pressure Cleaning, visit the A Clean House Washing website or call 0419778863.
Whether you’re preparing your home for sale or just looking to improve your curb appeal, residential high pressure cleaning is an effective way to get the job done. The process uses water sprays to remove dirt, grime, mildew and loose paint from exterior and interior surfaces. It can also help protect your family’s health by removing allergy triggers like pollen, dust mites, and mould spores.
Hiring bond cleaners in Ipswich to pressure wash your home’s exterior is an excellent idea if you want to improve your home’s value. Dirty and stained walls will look unappealing to potential buyers, and can cause them to lose interest in your property. Regular washing will keep your home’s surface in good condition, prolonging its lifespan and enhancing its curb appeal.
In addition to making your property look cleaner, high pressure washing can also eliminate oil stains from driveways and carparks. It can also be used to remove slippery moss and algae from pathways and patios.
When you have a shopfront, office building, restaurant or warehouse that gets covered in dirt, grime and pollutants, high pressure cleaning can help. It’s particularly useful for removing stubborn stains like paint, oil, grease and chewing gum from concrete surfaces.
Using chemicals in conjunction with high-pressure water can also be very effective for some surfaces. This can kill moss, mildew and algae down to the roots, so they don’t return as quickly.
A dirty roof can be unattractive, but it can also reduce energy efficiency and increase your cooling costs. A regular high-pressure clean by a licensed Ipswich professional can keep your roof looking good, improve its longevity and reduce the need for replacement.
However, using too much pressure can cause damage, so it’s important to hire a qualified and experienced Ipswich high pressure cleaner who uses contractor grade cleaners and the right amount of pressure. They’ll know which areas need gentle cleaning and which require more power.
For industrial properties, a high pressure cleaning service is an effective way to remove moss, mildew and other organic growth. This not only looks bad, but it can also damage the surfaces and leave them vulnerable to water damage. Regular cleaning with a professional high pressure cleaning company will prevent this and protect your building, save you money and improve health & safety standards.
Using a jet or pressure washer without the correct knowledge and skill can lead to disastrous results. Not only can it be difficult to find the right pressure to use, but there are a number of different types of surfaces that require different techniques and nozzles. Some surfaces, such as brick or stucco, are delicate and can be damaged by excessive water pressure. Others, such as painted fences and concrete surfaces require lower PSI levels to avoid damaging the surface. The key to success with these surfaces is the use of chemicals, which kill bacteria at their source and keep them from returning.
The tanks at your commercial property or industrial site can quickly start to look scruffy if moss, grime and dirt build up. A professional cleaning service can clean your tanks on a schedule to keep them looking good and shielded from the elements and potential damage.
For businesses linked to hospitality a regular high pressure washing service can help eliminate harmful bacteria and keep the area odour free and safe for employees and customers. The experts can also apply animal friendly chemicals that do not leave odours or residue. To know more about High Pressure Cleaning, visit the A Clean House Washing website or call 0419778863.
It is very easy to rent or buy DIY pressure washing gadgets but a knowledgeable expert knows how to adjust the water PSI level and the type of chemical cleaner required for different surfaces. Using the wrong chemicals or the wrong water pressure can blast off exterior rendering and plaster, strip weather proofing sealant and etch brickwork and concrete. The experts will also have the proper safety equipment and experience to work safely up high.
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aslanproperty · 1 month
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Enhancing Curb Appeal: DIY Projects for Property Maintenance in Essex
In the vibrant county of Essex, where homeowners take pride in their properties, enhancing curb appeal is more than just a cosmetic endeavor—it's an investment in your home's value and aesthetic charm. While professional services offer convenience, there's a sense of accomplishment and cost-effectiveness in tackling do-it-yourself (DIY) projects. From simple enhancements to more elaborate transformations, here's a comprehensive guide to DIY projects for property maintenance in Essex that will elevate your home's curb appeal.
1. Landscaping Revamp:
Introduction to low-maintenance plants suitable for Essex's climate.
DIY tips for lawn care, including mowing, edging, and fertilizing.
Creating inviting flower beds and borders with seasonal blooms.
2. Exterior Painting and Maintenance:
Choosing weather-resistant paints for Essex's unpredictable climate.
A step-by-step guide to refreshing exterior paintwork and trim.
Repairing and repainting fences, gates, and outdoor structures.
3. Driveway and Pathway Refurbishment:
Cleaning and sealing concrete or paved driveways.
DIY techniques for repairing cracks and potholes.
Adding decorative touches with gravel or brick edging.
4. Porch and Entryway Upgrades:
Enhancing the front porch with new lighting fixtures and seating.
DIY projects for reviving or replacing worn-out doors and hardware.
Adding character with personalized house numbers and welcome mats.
5. Window and Siding Maintenance:
Cleaning and restoring the exterior of windows and frames.
Repairing damaged siding and giving it a fresh coat of paint.
Installing window boxes or shutters for added charm.
Conclusion:
Enhancing curb appeal through DIY projects is a rewarding and proactive approach to property maintenance in Essex. By investing time and effort into these projects, homeowners can boost their homes' visual appeal and increase their resale value and pride of ownership. The possibilities for DIY property maintenance are endless, from revitalizing landscaping to refreshing exterior features. So, roll up your sleeves, gather your tools, and embark on a journey to transform your Essex home into a picturesque haven that exudes charm and elegance from the curb. With dedication and creativity, you can achieve remarkable results that will leave your neighbors in awe and make your home the envy of the neighborhood. To learn more about enhancing your property's curb appeal through DIY projects in Essex, please get in touch with us for personalized advice and assistance. We're here to help you transform your home into a stunning showcase of beauty and charm.
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petnews2day · 2 months
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RSPCA hunt for potential witness after cat carrier thrown over fence
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RSPCA hunt for potential witness after cat carrier thrown over fence
Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now The RSPCA is appealing for witnesses after a cat in a pet carrier was hurled over a fence, into an Essex garden. The charity was contacted by a member of the public, who found the three-year-old ginger cat inside the […]
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