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Title: Donard summit tower repair
Post by: Mourneman on April 17, 2012
well having wrote at least two letters & countless email's to the M.H.T i'am asking for views about a subject from you guys.For at least the past 4-5 years now the granite seats inside donard summit tower are lying broken & smashed,indeed the inside of the tower stinks of urine & has become nothing more than a dumbing ground  ;D ,lol. Having done a wee bit of brickwork over the years i studied over the damaged caused,after a good clean up  :P it appears that the granite needs put back & repointed,all the stones look like there still intact,its just a case of arranging & securing,would anybody else have an interest in helping out if i got permission ?  ???
Title: Re: Donard summit tower repair
Post by: Spud on April 17, 2012
count me in john (work permitting as always!)
Title: Re: Donard summit tower repair
Post by: LandyLiam on April 17, 2012
i'm up for it, not carrying the blue circle though!  would i then be able to inscribe my initials on the tower  ::)
Title: Re: Donard summit tower repair
Post by: Ed on April 17, 2012
Im useless at building or handiwork - but ill help haul up some of the stuff
Title: Re: Donard summit tower repair
Post by: Drongo on April 17, 2012
Just go do it...

They prob are having some debate about the H&S of it all or something which is holding them up and they will eventually say no...

I didn't see you fix it, no one else seen you fix it...

The Mourne Wreck Your Heritage Trust won't know about it till it's set hard and who in their right mind is going to go up there and smash it all up again...?

Title: Re: Donard summit tower repair
Post by: Ed on April 17, 2012
I'm in agreement with Drongo - just do it :-)
If you require a serf to assist with materials transport let me know
Title: Re: Donard summit tower repair
Post by: phaedruswolf on April 17, 2012
Easier to ask for forgiveness than permission  ;)
Title: Re: Donard summit tower repair
Post by: Mourneman on April 17, 2012
thanks for the adviceguys,a friend of mine does some dry stone walls & block work so i'll take him up to have a wee look at in the next week or two  ;D