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Kuts
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Post: # 77286Post Kuts

Just after Christmas I was buying some stuff from b&q, looked at the cement and noticed it was going out of date that day. Brought this to the attention of the manager an he said I could have the rest of the pallet for £40(think there was 56 bags):D

joydivision
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Post: # 77288Post joydivision

That must have been some fast laying... :;):

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Mikey_C
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Post: # 77324Post Mikey_C

just used a plastic bag of cement that was 2.5 years old, when mixed, as all mortar should it went hard.

the paper bag I used was only 1.5 years old so it is impossible for me to draw any parallels!!

Kuts
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Post: # 77328Post Kuts

I was on a big(for me 500+sqm) sett job so they went within 3 days.
Went into Keyline for my next pallet load and noticed some out of date and asked for a discount...............no chance:D

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Post: # 77331Post lutonlagerlout

was standing outside the boozer tonight and saw a londonstone transit pick up go past at roughly 7 pm?
was it one of your steve?
london road luton?
didnt have time to get a picture but defo said london stone
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Post: # 77332Post haggistini

Delivering samples no doubt, I recived mine 2 days ago and I must say I'm very impressed with the presentation and the products. This should give customers a better picture of how these products can work together thanks Steve .
P.S. I tried to guess the stone before I looked at the info on the back I had about 60% right the lighter limestone and sawn products caught me out.
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Post: # 77333Post Dave_L

Kuts wrote:Went into Keyline for my next pallet load and noticed some out of date and asked for a discount...............no chance:D
Keyline?! Robbing b'stards!
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Bob_A
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Post: # 77341Post Bob_A

Kuts wrote:I was on a big(for me 500+sqm) sett job so they went within 3 days.
Went into Keyline for my next pallet load and noticed some out of date and asked for a discount...............no chance:D
So I assume they are going to pass out of date stuff to someone else, maybe deliver it and scarper.
OK if it's only just out of date it won't matter but why should the customer have to bail out the shops stock mismanagement free of charge.

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Post: # 77451Post lutonlagerlout

had a hellish couple of weeks weather wise
got 1000 bricks in for the current job laid 100 and client decided they didnt like them :(
so off to sunny stansted twice yesterday picking up bricks
only 200 miles of diesel
we have 900 of the other bricks going cheap which i have given dan first refusal ,if he dont want them we are open to offers
anyway rain stopped at 12 today so we lashed up a few of the new bricks
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doorway i bricked up for a mate saturday
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uncle peter's new moustache
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separated at birth?
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just had a massive cloudburst in luton ,i live on top of a hill and the road is like a river :(

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haggistini
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Post: # 77464Post haggistini

Ha ha nice tash pete.... Bastard wet week ! Seen the sun today at about 4 o'clock for the first time.....
Fecking slow trying to get stuck in to this town hall job,i had to include a "pick" in the method statement today . The paper work is mental for every task!

Excavating for water harvest in court yard
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Tight acsess for plant but it's doing the job
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Some serious paving ahead if they can understand that slabs are heavy we are strong and they gotta go in so quit fecking typing and get us fecking laying!
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DNgroundworks
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Post: # 77467Post DNgroundworks

Your brickwork is awesome Tony, i can do most things building related, plastering, roofing, block and stonework, paving, but for some reason i make a hash of every brickwork job i attempt :0

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Post: # 77472Post local patios and driveway

How much is cheap tony?

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Post: # 77473Post lutonlagerlout

£100 but messr dig dug dan is picking them up in the morning :;):
i dont want to think of the cost,£350 for bricks £160 for palletline
arghhh
a few years ago i would have put them in a lock up
and they would still be there
not anymore
move on
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Post: # 77495Post dig dug dan

£100 but messr dig dug dan is picking them up in the morning :;):
i dont want to think of the cost,£350 for bricks £160 for palletline
arghhh
a few years ago i would have put them in a lock up
and they would still be there
not anymore
move on
LLL :)


pleased to report, said bricks were collected this morning
took them back to the yard, and threw out some leftover blocks i am never going to use to make room for them!
cheers tony!
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Post: # 77502Post lutonlagerlout

its a steal ,its a deal its the sale of the century :;):
glad that at least someone will get the use out of them
if we had palleted them back to travis it would have cost us another £250 with haulage and restocking
cheers dan
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