Pirate problem identified in Kentstown homes

[arcadian]

http://www.meathchronicle.ie/articles/1/37815



Pirate problem identified in Kentstown homes


When Shane Farrell, his wife Emer and son Daniel moved into their new €458,000 house at Veldon Place, Kentstown, early last year they felt that they had their dream home at last.

A year later, the house stands empty and the family have had to move out to rented accommodation. Their dream home has all the appearance that it is falling apart.

There are deep cracks in the facade of the house and the interior resembles something out of a war zone. Cracks are visible in the plasterwork in all of the rooms, and, in one place, deep splits in the blockwork are visible when the plaster is peeled back.

It appears that an excess of pirate has been used in the infill material used under the concrete floors of the house. The mineral pirate, or iron pirate, is an iron sulfide. The mineral’s metallic lustre and pale-to-normal, brass-yellow hue has earned it the nickname 'fool’s gold’ due to its resemblance to gold.

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[drm604]

1. Aarrh Matey!

:rofl:

[malaise]

2. I heard about some other pirates

who took bail out money but raised credit card interest rates today.
Where are those Navy Seals?

[drm604]

3. I think the word you're look for is "pyrite".

"Iron pyrite".

[arcadian]

4. Oh shit. You are correct.

I actually don't cut and paste articles, I transcribe them. :rofl:

[chaplainM]

5. Funny!

...and tricky!

[hvn_nbr_2]

6. Why isn't Obama fully funding the war on pyrites? nt