Like A Fork Through Gutter

2 Goodgymers helped an isolated person in Hounslow
Sevan
Kash
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Hounslow

Saturday 18th April

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Mrs M has 3 jobs to complete in her garden. Cutting a tree down to size, trimming the front hedge and clearing the gutter of their garden storage. They were all jobs that Mr M used to do and was no longer able to, so Kash and Sevan had come to help.

There was only 1 ladder and a set of cutters, so the pair needed some creativity to make the most of the session. Sevan took a garden chair to reach up to the gutter. Even with the chair, his eyes were below gutter level, so everything was done by touch. It hadn't been cleared in a while. There was soil - probably decomposed plants - with new plants growing in it, all of which needed to be scooped out. A small fork turned out to be the perfect tool for skewering the soil and tipping it out and down to the ground.

Kash had the benefit of the ladder and the cutters. Mrs M had asked for the tree to be around 2m high, so Kash had to take off the top 40%. Like the gutter, it must've been a while since it was last cut down to size as it was much taller than Mrs M has asked for it to be. Trimming and packing took all of the session and caused Kash lots cuts and scrapes.

After finishing with the gutter, Sevan went to the front garden and tidied up the front hedge, ticking off the last item on today's list.



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