...Dude down the street wants $10 each for the things. I need about 20 
Is that what they normally go for?
Is that what they normally go for?
Ever bought railroad ties?
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that sounds about right
F*ck that.
There's some tracks not too far from the house. I'll just go pry some up.
There's some tracks not too far from the house. I'll just go pry some up.
a railroad funeral for gary coleman
A very short railroad.
Edit: Damn, sniped!
Just sort of enclosing the garden I tilled in actually.
Edit: Damn, sniped!
Just sort of enclosing the garden I tilled in actually.
that's how my dad encloses his garden. works great. keep an eye on them though, they can rot prematurely from frequent garden watering (by prematurely I mean they can still last over a decade)
Ebay?
I was looking at them at Lowe's a few weeks ago for a project. I think they were $12 a piece.
May parents have had them around their patio and all around the house as planters and they last a LONG time. I remember a couple of them being replaced for rot, but the majority probably have never been replaced in 30 years. Although, my dad used to brush oil on them...
May parents have had them around their patio and all around the house as planters and they last a LONG time. I remember a couple of them being replaced for rot, but the majority probably have never been replaced in 30 years. Although, my dad used to brush oil on them...
I just picked up some at Ace for $8 a piece.
Build a fort.
I would think the tar would be bad for the soil if they are actual ties.
Where is our resident train expert monkey Potroast?
Where is our resident train expert monkey Potroast?
[Maddenvoice] Now here's a guy who knows where to find a deal on railroad ties [/Maddenvoice]
I just redid the garden edging at my parents house. I didn't use railroad ties specifically, but 6"x6"x8' lumber. Home depot charged a little more than 20 apiece. If they're a lil worn, and shorter than about eight feet, then 10 is about right....Dude down the street wants $10 each for the things. I need about 20
Is that what they normally go for?
Don't use them in a veggie garden.
Creasote is bad, Mmm'kay.
Creasote is bad, Mmm'kay.
It'll be fine.
I got ten of them in one load check out the truck.
Mud flaps dragging the ground.
Good thing those leaf springs didnt just shatter. It was a little squirrely to drive that way.
Mud flaps dragging the ground.
Good thing those leaf springs didnt just shatter. It was a little squirrely to drive that way.
i don't often like emo music, but their 2nd album was great!
the song "lowrider" just started playing in my headI got ten of them in one load check out the truck.
Mud flaps dragging the ground.
F*ck.... garden's in.
I need a beer and a nap!
I need a beer and a nap!
i hope the petroleum product they treat those ties with doesn't contaminate the soil if you plan to use any of those plants for eating.
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Don't care.
He's in Tennesseee. North Carolina gets grossed out just being next to them.
Remind me not to eat anything from that garden....
Jesus, what a bunch of pvssies.
These railroad ties are used and probably 20 years old...anything that was going to leach out of them probably did so long ago. No reason to get all chicken little about some hippie mumbo jumbo.
Oh no "creosote" is going to get me
These railroad ties are used and probably 20 years old...anything that was going to leach out of them probably did so long ago. No reason to get all chicken little about some hippie mumbo jumbo.
Oh no "creosote" is going to get me
Jesus, what a bunch of pvssies.
These railroad ties are used and probably 20 years old...anything that was going to leach out of them probably did so long ago. No reason to get all chicken little about some hippie mumbo jumbo.
Oh no "creosote" is going to get me
Although why you'd bother putting anything around that random garden in the middle of the yard is beyond me...
Well, it looks nice (IMO) and will stop me from weedwhacking all the tomato plants. Also, you can see I kind of leveled off that section compared to the grade of the yard. It'll hold water better.
Also since it's a nice, defined area, I can use it to dump all my leaves and grass in there, till it all under etc. Just one patch of soil separated from the weeds.
Also since it's a nice, defined area, I can use it to dump all my leaves and grass in there, till it all under etc. Just one patch of soil separated from the weeds.
Man... you've given this WAY too much thought. 
Are you, perhaps, a shrubber?
Are you, perhaps, a shrubber?
Shrubber ?
According to urban dictionary, no. Or at least I haven't hear too many complaints.
According to urban dictionary, no. Or at least I haven't hear too many complaints.
F*ck.... garden's in.
I need a beer and a nap!
That mailbox looks like it too has been violated by a drunken Burly.
Roger the Shrubber?
It hasn't but the act has crossed my mind. The retards in the shack across the street mounted that beauty on a 2x4. It deserves something.
my uncle had his mailbox smashed a few times by kids driving by with baseball bats. he's handy with the tools, and a crafty old stote, so he rebuilt the mailbox on a spring-loaded hinge. the next time the kids took a crack at it, it just moved out of the way and then returned itself to the factory preset location.
Now all B.S. needs is a scarecrow, which seems like a good photoshop op. Somebody chop this into his garden.
I've thought about getting one of those huge mailboxes, placing a smaller one inside and filling the gap with cement. I wouldn't care if some redneck kid broke his wrists playing mailbox baseball, I just don't want to be responsible if someone crashes into it and gets their head ripped off.
you could just put a plastic bag full of dog crap on the side of your box, then put a false siding bit up to cover it. then when they whack the box, they get splattered with crap. i suppose you could use pink dye too, if you wanted a less smelly option.
or put it over his mailbox.....you unzip his pants to check the mail.Now all B.S. needs is a scarecrow, which seems like a good photoshop op. Somebody chop this into his garden.