They’re also in Germany now, as mandated in every EU country, but I don’t have to deal with them because there’s also a heavy culture of reusable glass bottles (Mehrweg Flaschen) distributed in standard reusable crates. Everything has a deposit so you always bring them back when refilling.

I don’t mind them either but get yourself cheap cable pliers and cut the tether when you need to, or pour into a cup instead of drinking from the bottle.

Wenn du jemand siehst am Lebensmittel klauen… nein, hast du nichts gesehen!

Cet horrible “design” d’un autocollant sur une voiture SUV entièrement zébrée (y compris siège et fourrure sur le volant) pour faire la pub d’une boîte publicitaire

1/ Pack the Supreme Court with corrupt judges

2/ commit blatant crimes

3/ ???

4/ Profit!!

I agree, the leaf shape looks like a Althaea officinalis, also known as Marsh Mallow, of the same family as the Hibiscus

Thank you so much!

the Monday when my “weekly” post was due, we had 2 additional layers done, but it was very same-y and not really worth posting, so I thought I’d hold off until we finish the whole thing.

We ordered this device to inject the mortar:

and some powdered iron oxide to give a darker tone to the mortar, we like it better with the color of the bricks. When all this arrives, we can continue

Erfolgreiche Testifizierung

fantastic solution, bravo :D

<3

Cheers mate, I needed to share the joy ^^

It now reads like a 4th grader diarrhoea diary

I always pack several tablets of dehydrated water with me so if I’m running out, I can just dissolve a couple to have something to drink or cook with

I’m in Germany yes, that’s a good idea, thank you. The person who sold us the bricks took them out of a building in a village near Karlsruhe, he might know more about the story of that place, we definitely plan on sending him pictures of our construction and we shall ask if he knows more.

Yet, some of my favorite communities are Mildly Interesting and Mildly Infuriating.

Most definitely!

Oh yeah good question! That’s not staying like that. According to the building theory books I read a jointing in an arch can be anywhere between 5mm and 10mm of mortar inside (1/4’ to 1/2’) and up to 25mm outside (1 inch)

The empty space will be filled completely with mortar next week. It was a huge mess when laying the bricks vertically against the wooden formwork, we noticed how ugly it looked when moving it off after laying the two first slices.

The plan is to use some kind of piping bag and inject the mortar precisely in the gap, then smooth it uniformly. There are different shapes, we haven’t decided yet which one we will use:

Thank you! It will be nice to leave something tangible behind, and we learn many new skills along the way