spreading lime - pluming over houses

[Chasingmytail]

Today weve had contractors here spreading lime. The one field is over by the town. The lime is pluming and it is a tad windy so moving towards the homes. One place is kicking off stating its gone all over their property and its dangerous and corrosive. Phoning environmental health to complain. He's nearly finished now but lack of rain etc the lime is going to be sitting on property roof, vehicles and land.

To defuse any further kicking off where do we stand on this? Obv he should of informed the residents but we didnt realise it would blow so much.

Wont be doing this again soon. But could organise some chicken poo if the moaning goes on.

What is the etiquette for this?

 

[RAF]

Bottle

 

[CPF]

Down to the contractor to sort out. He could’ve stopped and said it was too windy.

 

[davidroberts30]

be very apologetic and blame the forecast for the wrong wind direction
tell them its only crushed limestone and is completely harmless
and if they still moan say you will try a bit harder when you spread the chicken muck

 

[Chasingmytail]

Down to the contractor to sort out. He could’ve stopped and said it was too windy.

Its not too windy just unfortunately blown over a big house. The trouble is the agri land around there hasnt been treated like most and its more of a dog parkland. Theyve had it easy for so long but things are changing.

 

[onthehoof]

Tell them to go live in the city

 

[7610 super q]

Never had this trouble with prills.....

 

[steveR]

Its not too windy just unfortunately blown over a big house. The trouble is the agri land around there hasnt been treated like most and its more of a dog parkland. Theyve had it easy for so long but things are changing.

It's always the man in the Big House.....

 

[Chae1]

Neighbour had just had range rover valeted for a wedding. Still wet, contractor here spreading lime and it ended up yellow!

I offered to wash it for her at farm with pressure washer but she declined.

 

[Robt]

Today weve had contractors here spreading lime. The one field is over by the town. The lime is pluming and it is a tad windy so moving towards the homes. One place is kicking off stating its gone all over their property and its dangerous and corrosive. Phoning environmental health to complain. He's nearly finished now but lack of rain etc the lime is going to be sitting on property roof, vehicles and land.

To defuse any further kicking off where do we stand on this? Obv he should of informed the residents but we didnt realise it would blow so much.

Wont be doing this again soon. But could organise some chicken poo if the moaning goes on.

What is the etiquette for this?

Be very very careful , crushed limestone on car paintwork .... you could be into thousands in claims. This is however what insurance is for

 

[Chae1]

Today weve had contractors here spreading lime. The one field is over by the town. The lime is pluming and it is a tad windy so moving towards the homes. One place is kicking off stating its gone all over their property and its dangerous and corrosive. Phoning environmental health to complain. He's nearly finished now but lack of rain etc the lime is going to be sitting on property roof, vehicles and land.

To defuse any further kicking off where do we stand on this? Obv he should of informed the residents but we didnt realise it would blow so much.

Wont be doing this again soon. But could organise some chicken poo if the moaning goes on.

What is the etiquette for this?

Just do what shaggy said.

It wasn't me. Prove it came from your field.

It drifts about with no wind if its fine lime. @Treg could explain the benefits.

 

[Chae1]

Be very very careful , crushed limestone on car paintwork .... you could be into thousands in claims. This is however what insurance is for

Our contractors tractor that spreads lime is spotless. It gets polished regularly. @norse has the one he had previously.

 

[davidroberts30]

Be very very careful , crushed limestone on car paintwork .... you could be into thousands in claims. This is however what insurance is for

the dust that has blown will be very small particles
a hose will remove it

 

[bobk]

Always the problem with ground lime , you lime everyone else's ground too

 

[Kidds]

Go round with a leaf blower, it will get rid of it but don't wait for the dew if you do plan to do it.

 

[betweenthelines]

Don't apologise or do anything that could in any way be taken as accepting liability.

You have certainly done nothing wrong. If neighbours are unhappy, it's nothing to do with you, you paid someone to apply lime to your fields, not to peoples houses.

There is a very similar thread about digestate- I really struggle to understand why farmers feel the need to apologise for doing perfectly normal acts of farming. Do Tesco go round apologising for shopping trolleys abandoned everywhere?Or McDonalds go round giving bottles of wine to people who find a fast food wrapper in their garden?

Next thing you know, farmers will apologise for milk tankers using the roads and cattle lowing.

 

[Chae1]

Always the problem with ground lime , you lime everyone else's ground too

Prilled lime is the same. If not worse. It shatters when it hits discs.

 

[Chae1]

Don't apologise or do anything that could in any way be taken as accepting liability.

You have certainly done nothing wrong. If neighbours are unhappy, it's nothing to do with you, you paid someone to apply lime to your fields, not to peoples houses.

There is a very similar thread about digestate- I really struggle to understand why farmers feel the need to apologise for doing perfectly normal acts of farming. Do Tesco go round apologising for shopping trolleys abandoned everywhere?Or McDonalds go round giving bottles of wine to people who find a fast food wrapper in their garden?

Next thing you know, farmers will apologise for milk tankers using the roads and cattle lowing.

❄

 

[Bury the Trash]

Down to the contractor to sort out. He could’ve stopped and said it was too windy.

No, dont blame the contractor.

 

[Robt]

Don't apologise or do anything that could in any way be taken as accepting liability.

You have certainly done nothing wrong. If neighbours are unhappy, it's nothing to do with you, you paid someone to apply lime to your fields, not to peoples houses.

There is a very similar thread about digestate- I really struggle to understand why farmers feel the need to apologise for doing perfectly normal acts of farming. Do Tesco go round apologising for shopping trolleys abandoned everywhere?Or McDonalds go round giving bottles of wine to people who find a fast food wrapper in their garden?

Next thing you know, farmers will apologise for milk tankers using the roads and cattle lowing.

Technically and I’m playing devils advocate. But if your neighbour flytipped his stuff from the big house on your land what would you say? If a building site let lime dust blow all over people’s property would it be right? Just because it’s been happening for years doesn’t make it right.