Concrete mixing can be fun
Adding the rear ramp
19 November 2005
Richard did sterling work with the digger though it was shown that over a sprint, JJ, Peter and I could dig out a bag of sand and move it by hand and wheelbarrow faster than he could with the digger. He did ask for a re-match using a bigger bucket, but we declined.
By late Saturday evening the work was finished - and so were we. Well the adults were. The child went off clubbing.
Much better looking
A few days later later Jean-Jacques and I were back again to help Peter dig out another ditch for yet more piping across the courtyard.
Having discovered that I can mix cement I now got to get to use a digger. Once you get the hang of it, it is reasonably simple and adding finesse to the movements became important as opposed just getting the bucket to actually go up and down and from side to side.
The next time I get to use it I really do have to ensure that somebody else has the camera in hand.
The garden is so full of flint that it was soul destroying to even attempt to lend a hand with a pick and shovel. All you got for your effort were aching shoulders as you jarred against boulders the size of a brick at every turn. It was as though the original owner had decided to have a layer of interconnecting stones made up like a jig-saw puzzle.
JJ finished off the second half of the trench and at this point in began to rain.
The drive was officially opened and we retired once again to fête our efforts and watch the rain. Sad it may be, but the difference with the new system is so remarkable, that watching the water flowing past the house instead of into it, is a worthy past time.
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