Are you working tomorrow or not ?

[mickg]

had a great day today no sign of any ice or snow where we are working, thinking of wearing my shorts and a tee shirt tomorrow

[lutonlagerlout]

surprised you use hardcore nigel?
unless i crush it myself I dont trust the suppliers
I find hessian is ok for frosty nights but little use when you get the minus 5 jobbies that we have had the last 10 days

been out insulating and tacking today
devil finds work for idle hands and all that :;):
cheers LLL

[rimexboy]

Good to see your out getting some jobs done, it's all money at the end of the day.

They say its going to be +10 next week

[rab1]

still no snow up here

[Nigel Walker]

LLL

By hardcore I mean Dpt type 1. We have got 3 quarries all within 15 miles. All with very good limestone type 1 . Ex works about £9 per ton. Delivered about £11 per ton for minimum 20 ton loads
Never touch crushed or recycled stuff . Not worth the risk especially when the type 1 is at those prices !

If I double up the hessian it works to around minus 5-6. On a job beginning December when we had minus 10 overnight, we doubled up hessian and then laid heavy haulage tarps over the drive. Worked a treat

I have been looking for some heavy duty frost blankets that can re rolled up and re used. Local bm ordered me a roll. It was just polystyrene first sign of wind it would have torn to shreds.

[lutonlagerlout]

best i can get here is around £23 per tonne for minimum 10 tonne delivered
but nearest quarry is miles away
sand we get cheap here as there are quarries all around us
if i was inclined i could drive 10 miles to leighton and pick up grit sand for £12 a tonne
LLL

[henpecked]

I know our council are not. No bin collections all week, even though the roads are clear and it beginning to thaw. :O

[rimexboy]

Henpecked our road was an ice rink but give the council credit they sent a grit lorry down the day before bin collection day, but it may have just been coincidence

[Tony McC]

I came back from a meeting in Manchester on Tuesday night, around about 10:30pm, on the M62 heading towards Warrington at a steady 80mph (my speedo is out by at least 10mph Mr Poliss man, sir), and I got overtaken by a Lard Rover with a snow-plough attachment on the front!

I swear that blade was no more than 150-200mm off the ground. Imagine hitting one of them bumps where the M62 goes over Risley Moss and the tip of the plough digging into the blacktop at 90mph!

[henpecked]

Henpecked our road was an ice rink but give the council credit they sent a grit lorry down the day before bin collection day, but it may have just been coincidence

No ice ring all week, the gritters were out Monday and cleared the snow from the roads, still no collections. Followed the council 'Twatter' feed and everyone's saying 'get them out spreading grit then!!!'

[rimexboy]

Yer make you right, it's probably down to good old health and safety

[London Stone Paving]

still no snow up here

Pull the other one Rab, its permanently snowing in Scotland :laugh:

[Dave_L]

Have only done two days this week, rest of it has been in the office pricing and dealing with general admin.

I'm hoping to get out and see a few people tomorrow, all in all a very frustrating week. (And expensive)

[lutonlagerlout]

your lucky dave we have had a fortnight of sub zero round these parts
LLL

[GB_Groundworks]

just priced a 540m2 200mm reinforced slab in a factory be a nice bit of work in a warm factory in this shity weather if it comes off