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Oliver Hudson Surveying️ 3 months ago

Hi @followers. It’s been an interesting few weeks since my last post. Surveys in places like Beverley and Swanland, so not too far afield of late, and not too many defects to report on, which is great news. You know how I worry about perished underfelt beneath the bottom rows of roof tiles? Well, it was a delight to see combed and vented PVC eaves protectors installed to a 1980s bungalow in Swanland following perishment of the original bitumen underfelt – great job! As you also know, I sometimes come across mice and rats, but more commonly evidence of their presence, such as droppings and bait boxes. Got a slight shock when I shoved my head through the access hatch to see this poor blighter. Almost turned me vegetarian again. Sometimes it’s really hard to inspect roofs, especially when the sun is shining right back at you. Nice problem to have though. I occasionally see defensive weapons next to beds, and particularly enjoyed this elderly lady’s choice of baseball bat – nice manageable size, bit like a sawn-off shotgun in that sense, not too unwieldy. Surveying aside, a couple of weeks ago I thought I’d broken my hand sparring with my regular sparring partner Pawel – an ill-timed Gedan Uke sweeping block by me against a brutal Mae Geri Keage front kick by Pawel resulting in the back of my hand taking the full force of his shin. Fortunately just bruising and burst blood vessels making it look much worse than it was, so I was only out for 24 hours. Insane pain and dizziness at the time though! And finally, it was good to have a week off in hotter climes during half term, which may have involved me doing a little sand-surfing and getting intimate with the most beautiful camel, who I’m going to call Kamila, on account of her magnificent eyelashes. She couldn’t get enough strokes, scratches and cuddles, smelled wonderful and didn’t spit at me once. What a lady! #surveyor #surveyors #surveying #eastyorkshire #hull #kingstonuponhull #Beverley #mice #desert #camels #eyelashes

Oliver Hudson Surveying️ 3 months ago

I can't believe this is my first post of 2025 - apologies for radio silence, it's been a busy month of surveying, karate and harmonica playing! Anyway, time for a quick surveying update. It's been a pleasant surveying period (Beverley, North Ferriby, Raywell, Howden, North Newbald to name a few), with hospitable vendors, who have often fuelled me with good coffee and occasionally biscuits, which has been very welcome in this cold weather, and is often not offered (vendors don't want me there, of course, it's the buyer who is paying me to be there), which is absolutely fine and fair to be honest! Several HUGE nests in lofts recently, a mixture of wasps and honey bees I think, beautiful to behold, and fortunately abandoned! One property advertised nice and clearly its crazy canine occupant, which was most kind, although there was no dog to be seen, so probably no longer with us. Note to self - buy one of these plaques for our house, as our Coco is a raving lunatic. This enormous stunning old tree was in Howden - great to see that it has been honoured, preserved and protected, and it adds so much character to the new build development surrounding it. Some attractive tumbled-in brickwork within the upper stonework gable wall of a house built around 1720 - fabulous to see! A couple of active woodworm infestations to loft timbers over the last few weeks (Common Furniture Beetle), as evidenced by the 'frass' (yellowish powder) around the beetle flight holes. As I may have mentioned before, frass is actually woodworm poo! As I was surveying a property in North Newbald, this aircraft suddenly appeared in the sky. I wondered if it was Donald and Elon heading into space for a long romantic weekend... #surveyor #surveyors #Surveying #eastyorkshire #hull #kingstonuponhull #howden #northferriby #Beverley #northnewbald #wasps #bees #biscuits #coffee #woodworm

Oliver Hudson Surveying️ 5 months ago

Christmas came early for me this year, having been invited to play in the opening number at a gig at The New Adelphi Club in Hull last week, a hell of a Christmas gift after starting harmonica lessons only 18 months ago. Such a cool venue and great to explore backstage and warm up in the green rooms. We got a wonderful welcome from the Adelphi team and it was an honour to meet Paul Jackson, owner and founder of this unique independent underground music venue that has hosted some incredible artists over its 40-year history, including Oasis, Green Day, Kaiser Chiefs, Radiohead, The Stone Roses, Supergrass and Travis, to name only a few. I played harmonica in Dr. Feelgood’s “Down at the Doctors”, alongside Ukulele Bill AKA ‘The Ukulele One’ on uke and vocals (Adelphi regular), Rob from Somerset on guitar, Kieran (Adelphi regular) on bass, and Karl (Adelphi barman) on Djembe drum, who had to leg it back to the bar as soon as we’d finished. Jim, Adelphi’s sound engineer of 39 years no less, somehow pulled it all together as we’d never met or rehearsed and ran out of time for a sound check. I give myself about a 4/10 - nerves got the better of me, not so great for spontaneous improvisation and good breathing – but all good experience. My teacher has already torn it to shreds! Another 5,000 hours of practice and hopefully I’ll be ready to play blues alongside the likes of the late great Muddy Waters. Here’s a clip if you fancy a listen… https://youtu.be/zp79nalHQzU. The theme of the evening was the humble Ukulele, and there were some outstanding covers played by Hull Ukulele Group, including The Beautiful South’s “Don’t Marry Her”. So grateful to Ukulele Bill and Adelphi for my first (paid for!) gig - an honour and a privilege - and to Karl for keeping me well watered with Guinness!