woke up with a bump, Friday, rolled over and looked at me phone ... 05:31 .... WTF hasn't the alarm gone off?? .... old body clock is remarkably accurate when it needs to be ... had set it last night ... but forgot to check it was for all days ... and was set for weekend only
on site for seven .... shame the rest of the 'team' weren't .... half seven the guy with the gas axe turned up ....we were ready to rock ...
Originalets URL: https://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/my%20bucket%202/WP_20190920_08_13_09_Pro_zpslfljiy1j.jpghour later the gathered throng were still fannying about, as to how/who/when/what/why .... FFS ...... it is no wonder everything takes so long and costs sooooo much these days ....
was on the floor eventually by half nine ...... and on to the next lift ....
Originalets URL: https://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/my%20bucket%202/WP_20190920_09_12_48_Pro_zpsjsovfa9l.jpgLIEBHERR LTF 1035-3.1same issue .... plus everyone'd disa-fkn-ppeared
Originalets URL: https://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/my%20bucket%202/WP_20190920_09_44_07_Pro_zpsuieorfcy.jpgone lift turned into three .....so much for the RAMS .... and ....on to the next .... 4.8t of cooler
Originalets URL: https://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/my%20bucket%202/WP_20190920_11_23_29_Pro_zpsbv2pxibl.jpg...... after waiting another half an hour to get into spot, after they'd shifted the crud someone'd dumped in the way Thursday .. organisation be damned !!!!!
......and the next, after yon cooler'd gotten dropped on a
truck .... which was another half an hour late turning up
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frame and blowers out on to the road-side, ready to get transported away ... tomorrow ?? ... when they'd have to
fork it on????? the lack of organisation beggars belief. !!!!
I used to put my cranes in here almost fortnightly ... and they weren't a lot better back then ......
Steve the maintenance manager's looking at me, whilst we were waiting for the truck to arrive and says
"you're Graham aren't you ? .. thought you'd retired? " "Aye ... I had ... Russ was stuck for a hand" ...
" so're you coming back with him, in a few weeks, to put the new stuff in? " let's hope they're better organised for that lil' escapade .... two an' a half hours work and we were there for six ....... Russ had a wedding to go to in the afternoon LOL ...... beautiful day for this though ..... and the wedding
Pam collared me for a pic when i got back at lunch-time
Russ had said dress code was hi-viz ...... he sure got HI VIZ from me !!
Originalets URL: https://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/my%20bucket%202/Photo3665_zpsy6xmnahx.jpgno missing me clambering about on site Friday
aside from all the waiting about the job went smooth as silk ..... Russ said to me after
"Bet you were stood there wondering WTF he was pissing about at .... 15 min.s a leg that took him " .... I'd have had the four of 'em off in under 5 minutes for sure ... never seen anything like it .. talk about creating / wasting time use
Saturday morning shot to hell with one of those
"can you justs" .. empty the three barrows please and burn it all .....
Originalets URL: https://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/scans%202/WP_20190921_11_31_26_Pro%20redacted_zps1ppgomcp.jpgooops !!
Originalets URL: https://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/scans%202/WP_20190921_11_31_38_Pro_zpsjhcxhvrg.jpgan' tha's not fog LOL
it got a bit monotonous after the ninth barrow load ..... 'specially when I had to crack out the magic fire lighter ...
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green it wasn't having it, 'til it'd been 'barbied' a bit
she was filling 'em faster than it'd burn
but Pam eventually ran out of things to massacre just as I'd gotten well and truly kippered
Posty arrived after lunch, as I was on a box roof trying to deal with a drip with some Evode flash
band .... (for now ) ...
"get down yer and sort the washing machine ... they've arrived!" .....
"slight problem; need the oil seal too and that's coming from some where else " "Bugger !!!" Originalets URL: https://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/scans%202/WP_20190921_14_09_56_Pro_zpsw0cns8bj.jpgsat having lunch and there's this
"did you say you're going to mow the grass, 'fore it pees down for a week? " "er when did I say this?" was easier to do it than debate it and it'd give me some peace for a while ... apart from Sparty's mitherings ...so new tactic....
Originalets URL: https://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/scans%202/WP_20190921_15_58_15_Pro_zpseuvvqzpi.jpgno chance of bungee-ing him down so a bed'd be the next best thing LOL
He loved it ......
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did all the lawn and a couple of passes beside the drive, 'fore he decided he wasn't keen on the angle of operation and baled out .... the side of the drive gets a nap of the earth cut once or twice a year with the Countax and 'twas dry enough today so cut and collect in one hit
looked ok afterwards
Originalets URL: https://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/scans%202/WP_20190921_18_28_00_Pro_zpsh3hxpbxg.jpgand'll need it if it's gonna rain for a week, as forecast
lawn's not looked this good all year .....
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'gardeny' bit
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bucket' up dated so there's always more in there than i post ....
https://s1275.photobucket.com/user/v8dr ... AND-page=1just have to nose about in the various folders