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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 6:24 pm
by lutonlagerlout
new job started this week , little bit of hand digging in blue clay
dug out in 8 hours by hand and 3 cube of crete poured at 3pm today,quite a productive week
LLL
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:35 pm
by local patios and driveway
Thats some fast digging tony
Micro digger = 3 hours. - hard graft = easy labour, no bad back
Im all maths tonight 
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:59 pm
by lutonlagerlout
that gaunt clay is so easy i started off with the spade but soon started using the shovel,2 lads on the barrows struggle to keep up
BCO came out and gave an ultimatum
either dig to 1.9m,or rip out 5m of hedging already 6m away that belongs to the neighbour
its such a shame that the BCOs cant just use common sense
everything is by the book
dan had a digger guy look at it and we would still have had to cut the 125mm of concrete out,plus there were assorted fence posts and a live oil line to watch for , plus the usual piss-poor access
I like getting diggers on jobs as its usually dig by 10 and pour at 1 but if its tight its tight
cheers LLL 
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:06 pm
by Pablo
Tony if I ever worked for you we'd be having a boxing match by tea break I've gone soft in my dotage but I like your style doing that all the time would keep your back strong. Blue clay was probably a bit smelly was it.
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:22 pm
by Carberry
local patios and driveways wrote:Thats some fast digging tony
Micro digger = 3 hours. - hard graft = easy labour, no bad back
Im all maths tonight
Digging by hand = keeping fit = more money when you get naked for hens :laugh:
Booked out every weekend for next 5 weeks now.
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:34 pm
by lutonlagerlout
digging is fun for me
dunno why but i enjoy it
same with pointing,love that too
I always get a machine in where there is access but if there aint out comes bullseye my trusted friend :;):
going to the allotment tomorrow, for some digging fun :;):
cheers LLL
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:38 pm
by local patios and driveway
Lmao, you are going digging on your day off tony? Haha love it. Bit of pointing on sunday maybe? :p
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:45 pm
by lutonlagerlout
i'll be pointing at the guinness pump on sunday :;):
LLL
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 10:00 pm
by local patios and driveway
Church it is then, enjoy!
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 8:14 am
by Dave_L
Wonderful, I love seeing Tony's hand-digging jobs, lovely work, neat and tidy. Good on you.
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 7:04 am
by local patios and driveway
Youve done brickwork before! Looks great
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:16 pm
by Thepinkpavingco
Cracking bit of progress for a week tony.
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:35 pm
by Kuts
Nice an tidy work there LLL.
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:52 am
by mickg
nice work there Luton
them youngen's dont understand that in days gone bye everything was hand dug and wagon's unloaded by hand too . . but that was in the days when men were men and we just got on with it without any moaning
