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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: chrisgixer on 01 September 2013, 20:59:04
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Now then. I rekon its a fair bet there's a few members out there that have had a fair bit of help from Mr Dtm over the years? Yes?
I know I have. And seeing as he's a clever old stick, there's probably not much that I/we can do to return a favour for HIM. :-\
But, during Newent weekend, he did mention he might need a bit of help with a project he has going. I'm not sure if he was joking, I'm sure he'll pipe up, but it might be the case that he could do with some help from us oofers ...?
Digging footings was mentioned, I think its fair to say, and that access was an issue, so might need alot of manual labour. Of course I immediately crapped me pants and blamed me bad back. However, the conversation went a bit quiet :-[ and I completely forgot to ask him about it at the evening do.
So, I may be jumping the gun and being a bit presumptuous here, but I thought it better to do something, tether than nothing.
If a master needs a hand, I'm up for it if I can. :)
If he was pulling me leg then I've just made a plumb of meself and no harms done. :y
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Of course it would help if I put it in the right blooming section. ::)
Could admin move to gen chat please? Sorry. :-[ ;D
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I thought this thread was going to be about a search for a fuse .......... :)
But up to trying to help if I can ... :)
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I'm praying he can get a mini digger down the side ally or summat, but he didn't sound like that was likely..?
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Surely he knows someone with a crane that could lift a mini digger over the roof :D ;)
Seriously, if anyone is worthy of bit of 'reverse osmosis' its our Mr. DTM :-*
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A did mention a crane. Desperately. :o ;D
Or driving a digger though a neighbours garden maybe? Sure they won't mind ;D
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You wouldn't think it, with my leather shoes and occasional suits...but I've done a suprising amount of work with family members who do this work all the time!
I'd be happy to have a go :y
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Surely he knows someone with a crane that could lift a mini digger over the roof :D ;)
Seriously, if anyone is worthy of bit of 'reverse osmosis' its our Mr. DTM :-*
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You wouldn't think it, with my leather shoes and occasional suits...but I've done a suprising amount of work with family members who do this work all the time!
I'd be happy to have a go :y
Yes Josh, I noticed from the Wycombe pics you looked like a gravedigger in that Rolls! ;D ;) :y
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Sorry guys thought it was a dogging party :-[ ;D ;D ;D ;)
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;D
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Nothing like a bit of
hard labour gentle exercise to get the circulation going :y
Be glad to help if required :y
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I can watch while enjoying a can or two :y ;D
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I'd love to help but fear it's not something I should really be doing at present :-X ::)
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I'd love to help but fear it's not something I should really be doing at present :-X ::)
Fat lot of good you are ATM. ;D :P
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I'd love to help but fear it's not something I should really be doing at present :-X ::)
Fat lot of good you are ATM. ;D :P
Indeed :-[ :-[
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Although... It depends when a Marks project is on.
You might be lucky ;)
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spine not up to digging myself, but i DO have a very good , very reasonable groundworks company in my pocket..... if we had a whip round...... ?
just had ground levelled, (far end down by 375mm , (8mx5m foundations dug, steelwork formed and concrete poured (350x450 ring beam and slab) and finished at the end of a 70 metre garden with restricted access...... all waste removed , soak away dug and refilled, services conduit laid , and so on...
for a client , whole job in at under 5 grand.
they cover the whole country as they do groundworks for a number of major retailers, (like Iceland, and Sainsbury)
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I'm in debt to MrDTM a number of times for various fixes over the years, so count me in :y
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I'm up for doing as much as my back will allow, so may have to slow down a bit as day goes on :-[
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I am certainly up for this, I dont mind grafting with a shovel and Mark certainly deserves a little help back from us :y
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I am certainly up for this, I dont mind grafting with a shovel and Mark certainly deserves a little help back from us :y
He certainly does.
A chance to pay back some favours. :)
It will be hard work I expect, but the more people, the easier it will be I guess.
Calling Oof chain gang ;D
...if its of use to him of course.
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too far for me,
but if you can get a wheelbarrow down the path, you can get a small micro digger, a powered dumper helps get the spoil out.
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One thing though, would need fair bit of notice. Weekdays are not too bad, but weekend leave (if I'm working on day needed) can be an issue.
So as soon as a date is known, I'll check it/book it off.
Also, Curry afterwards? :D
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Also, Curry afterwards? :D
I'm sure we can find a curry house somewhere between Nottingham and Brakkers. In fact, the nearer home, the better, as I'm sure a Cobra or 3 will slip down nicely...
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Count me in.
I'll keep an eye on the thread as, like tunnster, need a bit of notice but more than willing to help :y :y
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I would certainly be interested in helping - OOF rises to the challenge :y :y
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ps, sundays i'm always free. saturdays i go to the saints so preferably a sunday to guarantee i can go.
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The obvious solution is to re-site Mrs DTM's tumble drier and Mark's work bench to the side wall of the garage then demolish the garage end wall (TB can organise that) so that a mini digger and dumper can drive straight through into the back garden.
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The obvious solution is to re-site Mrs DTM's tumble drier and Mark's work bench to the side wall of the garage then demolish the garage end wall (TB can organise that) so that a mini digger and dumper can drive straight through into the back garden.
Nice one Matchless, that's got us all off the hook. ;D :y
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I am certainly up for this, I dont mind grafting with a shovel and Mark certainly deserves a little help back from us :y
Once you've had the order to dig-in the rest will just have to join up the foxholes. ::) :o :P ;D ;D ;D ;D
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The obvious solution is to re-site Mrs DTM's tumble drier and Mark's work bench to the side wall of the garage then demolish the garage end wall (TB can organise that) so that a mini digger and dumper can drive straight through into the back garden.
I'm your man. Saves getting hardcore in as well then. Bargain.
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Seem's like there's a lot of bad backs on OOF.... :P ::)
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You can pencil me in too ...... I'm better at moving the full wheel barrows than filling them .... iffy back too! ;D ;D ;D
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Seem's like there's a lot of bad backs on OOF.... :P ::)
noticed that too.... thought omegas were comfy? ::) ;D ;D
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Seem's like there's a lot of bad backs on OOF.... :P ::)
noticed that too.... thought omegas were comfy? ::) ;D ;D
I suspect an age connection........ ::) ::) ;)
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I suspect an age connection........ ::) ::) ;)
I think you could be right there ..... generally speaking ;)
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Perhaps we need to open a OOF branch of Age Concern ;D
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Seem's like there's a lot of bad backs on OOF.... :P ::)
noticed that too.... thought omegas were comfy? ::) ;D ;D
I suspect an age connection........ ::) ::) ;)
I did notice that on the whole we are all middle aged tubby guys ;D ;D
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Perhaps we need to open a OOF branch of Age Concern ;D
;D ;D ;D
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Seem's like there's a lot of bad backs on OOF.... :P ::)
noticed that too.... thought omegas were comfy? ::) ;D ;D
I suspect an age connection........ ::) ::) ;)
I did notice that on the whole we are all middle aged tubby guys ;D ;D
I'm not tubby, I rather wish I was........ :( :P :P
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Seem's like there's a lot of bad backs on OOF.... :P ::)
noticed that too.... thought omegas were comfy? ::) ;D ;D
I suspect an age connection........ ::) ::) ;)
I did notice that on the whole we are all middle aged tubby guys ;D ;D
I'm not tubby, I rather wish I was........ :( :P :P
You're not middle aged either :-X :P
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Seem's like there's a lot of bad backs on OOF.... :P ::)
noticed that too.... thought omegas were comfy? ::) ;D ;D
I suspect an age connection........ ::) ::) ;)
I did notice that on the whole we are all middle aged tubby guys ;D ;D
I'm not tubby, I rather wish I was........ :( :P :P
I'm not either :y,don't yet have a bad back but a little too far away to be much use with this :-\