Or it would do if I had followed the instructions on the aforementioned tin. Today was my last day off before going back to work and the last opportunity to do anything at the plot for a couple of weeks. Given that Neil was back at work already the jobs I could do were limited to those requiring only one person and nothing too heavy duty. So that really only left the job of painting the fence.
We got some Ronseal one coat stain in ‘forest green’ at the weekend***. One slight problem though in that it said it should not be applied in damp conditions and the wood should be as dry as possible. Ok, newsflash, we are in Manchester, the whole place is ‘in damp conditions’. And let me tell you that patience is not a virtue of mine. So there I was at the allotment this morning painting the fence despite the frequent rain showers onto wood that was certainly not dried out.
Do not be fooled by the apparent sunshine. A cruel trick of the light as it was actually cold, wet and extremely windy. Which is why I only painted about 10 posts. No, I wasn’t being work shy. It struck me that if the rain continued all the paint I had applied might get washed right off again and leave a river of green coursing down the site ready to poison all that lay in it’s path. So I stopped. Who knows when the weather will allow me to resume, but in the meantime we have a snazzy bit of fence to show we tried.
*** other woodstain products are available at local diy stores
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