Wanted free

I know it's a big ask but I hope you take it as intended, anyone on WW got any off-cuts or old peace's of imitation grass OK if used before, of any quality that they would like to get shut off free, as I would like some for a project I'm doing to try as you know it's expensive new, only need to cut 12"/15" wide strips 0ff no problem about length, Thank's for just looking

Sorry Dougie I have no asto turf to offer but, If you remember, I asked for a friend of mine about the work going on in the Holy Trinity Church grounds,
Well that person went there today and another person with a strimmer was cutting grass, My friend filled 2 large bin liner bags with real grass and left them there for collection,
So fill your boots Dougie, real grass freshly cut, wrapped and ready for,
' click and collect'
sorry mate, little joke, I know its no good to ya, could't resist, I hope you get some,

Dougie when I wanted some, I phoned the DW indoor football place and asked them what they did with there worn out grass.
They said they had some in a skip at the side of the building and I could help myself to it.
Trouble was it was in heavy big pieces and hard to get out of the skip on my own.
A lot of these carpet places now sell it so ask them if they have any cut offs

Thank you both for your reply I know for sure if you had any you would have helped me out, will sort it out some way ,
Tom nice to see they went helping tell them to go on a Saturday mornings and meet the volunteers they are a lovely happy bunch

Is that plastic grass not 'slippy' when it rains ?

Dorothy & Bernard got their grass stolen Grass Pinched

I couldnt read the article because its saying I have a ad blocker, so can you tell me what area of Wigan is grass stealing going on.

There is a man in our Lane who has a lovely rich green lawn and the bottom 2 foot section is plastic grass, This is because he has trained his dog to wee there so it won't spoil the real grass,
clever hey ?

That's awful for the old couple,Scholes is very bad with druggies at the moment

Arfur,same here re-doggies..our back garden is patio so when we got our little Gizzie hubby sent for a strip of fake grass and Gizzy went straight to it to wee etc..sorry I'm no help to you Dougie and hope you get some help soon.

Mick

I don't know where abouts in Scholes Dorothy & Bernard live, but I doo know that in a similar incident, £3000 worth of artificial lawn was stolen from a council house in Petticoat Lane at Higher Ince

I had a German shepherd show & obedience train Bitch, I was told first thing you must do as a pup was to section an area off in the garden and always put her in there before going anywhere Morning,Afternoon or Night, you must never take her out for a walk till she as re-leaved herself both ways,

Dougie, y'know that smashing bloke over on the Wigan rejects site MAC,
well he has a roll of placcy grass you can have,

Well done to Mac,wished I could have helped our men use the best & only order exactly what they need it's so expensive

Tom--Hope you told him what you think I was wanting it for, If he still wishes to donate I would be over the moon, Tom thank you for your help it seems still waters run deep, if you give me a ring to make some kind of arrangement for me to pick it up that would be fine

I think I remember you saying what you are doing with it, Best be careful at your age though, I'll bring it round when Mac lets me have it,

soft mick the grass thieves come from miles lane shevington

Dougie, I'm picking the grass up from Smashing Mac Tomorrow, I'll drop it off at yours, No need to answer the door, I'll lay it at the side of your house and you can set it as you like, Mac sends his compliments,
What a smashing Bloke Mac is, not many about like him

Mission complete Dougie now has a lovely carpet of green of artificially grass, That Mac is a realy Smashing guy,

Very helpful chap is Mac, he helped me out a while ago.
Whilst not agreeing with him all the time he is sorely missed on here.

I'd like to meet this Mac chap, he sounds like a scholar and gentleman, If only everyone would be so helpful and considerate, This messageboard is a unique place, a shelter from troubled winds, an oasis in the desert ,
Oh Joyous day that startuth in the morning light,

Creep

Mac-- if you look on here thank you for the turf it's all done and dusted, Tom you thank him for me, If it's all right with the Volunteers I will try to do all the bottom section one thing for sure I'll not be taking that artificial turf up that Mac gave me, I've been looking after the path and grave long before they started the clean up, just tested it out by our grave for looks

Oh Mr Twostroke, how could you be so harsh, That Mr Mac ,Tomplumb and Dougie have helped to restore a desolate place of rest into a better place of remembrance for hundreds of local people, Too many young un's today just throw their McDonalds papers in the road without a care, These members of this message board are, out to make a difference,
respect,

Thick creep

It looks terrible Dougie, it stands out like a sore thumb, there will be complaints by others people who go to the graveyard to visit there departed friends and relatives

Thank's Mick -:D]- wouldn't worry may not get the go a head to continue,

That looks much better,nice & clean thanks to MAC a true gentleman who I've met at a member of WW Funeral

Dougie it shouldn't get the go a head to continue, your daft idea might look OK in sunny Beverley Hill were they have white marble graves.
But its not OK in ancient cemetery with old weather beaten neglected gravestones.
If you want to brighten the place up plant lots of crocus and daffodil bulbs and other ground covering plants like sedums.

I think the vicar will have to be told about this, and maybe the bishop too

You would have though Dougies good rejected friends would have ask what he wanted the fake grass for and advised not to go ahead with his daft idea.

Hi Mick -- Till you've seen the place don't come out with things like that,

if you both think they are a fly-by- night bunch of cowboys think again they have gone into it and know what they can and can't do, as for the grass I did that on my own bat they know nothing about it yet , it's just in front of my Mam&Dad grave

Dougie, it looks very neat and tidy, don't take any notice of the Shevvy moaner.

Dougie, you are doing a good job, THEY, never saw that graveyard last year, It was waist high with grass, weeds and uncared for , Tommy 2 pokes is just having a 'pop' cos he's got no punters in his taxi, tuther mon is a wind up merchant who never does anything positive,
keep on keeping on Dougie, I know you are a caring human being, good on ya pal,

Im not saying they havent worked hard to clean up the graveyard Dougie, its you daft grass idea that is out of place in this graveyard.
What is going to happen to it when its windy it will be blown away and end up wrapped around somebody's grave.
If you still think it looks nice lay some more, but fist ask the vicars is it OK and I bet he says no.

And the bishop won't be too chuffed either

Anyone for golf

Disrespectful, granadascruggs1936

Dougie have you pinned it down ? There are special ones you can buy on Amazon then it won't move in the wind,you don't need a video of it wrapped round a headstone.

Then wind works in mysterious ways and move things a bigger and heavier that a strip of fake grass.
What will happen if Dougie goes to the expense of buy special pins from Amazon to anchor it, is the pins hole will get enlarged overtime and it will become loose, it will be like a poor neglected worn out flag flapping on its pole.

Mine is pinned down & believe me I live in the windiest street and it never moves & if Tomplum would like to call on me I'll give him some pins for free & he can pass them on to Dougie

nanaJ--Thanks for the offer and I would like to get back to you on that one if and when they give me the go a head, I would like to a sure you all I was part of a safety team so all that would be sorted, first the ground changing from soil to grass is same level, weed retention placed under grass and well fastened down

Duggie

The vicar wants a word with yoo

Im a very good friend of Dougies, and I enjoy running errands so would it be OK for me to pop round to pick the pins up.
Forgive for laughing but I do find it very funny that Wigans premier turf queen has fake grass.
Thats a bit like having a vegetarian butcher if you ask me.

TOM--NOT YET THEY MAY NOT GIVE THE GO A HEAD I fastened it down with 4" nails will never move

TTS--I think I've said before my Mam was the second in the new section and I had a word with the then Rector Abbott 40 years ago , nothing will be done other than what you see

Ok Dougie no problem just let me know & I'll ask Tom to collect them,they're longer than your 4" nails & they're green

I've sent for a sample piece of the cheaper stuff hoping to foot the bill myself if OK I would get a piece 3 x 4m =120"by160"=10 strips at 16"x10 foot at a cost of £ 84

Dougie I found myself in Platt Bridge yesterday and saw a roll of grass stood up outside of the shop.
They might have some reject grass going cheap https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Shopping---Retail/Wigan-Carpets-Flooring-1742911205721877/

Mick-- you never stop to amaze me with your help, are you now trying to get me shot

Im not with you Dougie.

Dougie, wouldn't your grass look beter with smallish rocjkery rocks painted white running down the grass on either side?