Thread: (WA) Working bee @ Dingo's

Sounds great Juffy!! Look forward to seein you all... will try to get hold of a new whipper snipper sometime this week maybe even a lawn mower but I dont think the assets are gonna be done till the following week since shes held it up a week by not going up to her lawyers to sign the damned thing... so probably not... but will work something out somehow or other!

Will get the pool cleaned up and some mounts on the deck chairs so we can kick back in there under the shade when its too hot and have a few quiet ones while cooling off

Ive set the camper up over Chrissy for my nephew and his missus but they didnt come and Ive not taken it down yet (dont want to put it back in the shed yet) so if some want to kick back and stay the weekend theyre welcome to use that for snoring

Anyway look forward to seein whoever rocks up!

Cheers
Shane

Ding how many and how big are these logs, you got a picture? You got a yahoo maps link to show where your place is?

I am still on but waiting to hear back from some earthmovers who have logs for me to mill. I am tied to them as they piled the logs up instead of laying them out so I have to be on site the same day as them. Will confirm as soon as I can.

Cheers,
Burnsy

Gidday Mike
Mate the logs are varying lengths and thickness... Im starting to think its not worth it for someone to come mill them and I will simply chainsaw of lengths and give it away... keep a few peices for myself but most will go

Ive just spent the last hour in the shed... sorry fellas thats a bloody shammozzle and I just cant get motivated to tidy or clean it... I got there in the hope of sorting it before anyone arrived... started at one end of the long bench and sorta tidied it a little lost interest started to roll the compressor back to its corner near the welder lost interest and then just looked around at the bloody thing... its giving me the irrits! Hate being in there now just cant seem to get moving on tidying or sorting let alone doing anything cobwebs everywhere dust everywhere shyte everywhere!!! I GIVE UP!

Im totally disinterested in the tools machines timber veneers or any of it... so remember you said you would think about the bandsaw and a few others Juffy? when your ready mate they can go.

As to the yard... fluck it! Im done... it IS too much for me and as with the shed I just cant seem to get focused motivated or inspired to do a damned thing out there!

So come or dont come your choice but Im over the stinking place and will put it on the market hopefully this week... as long as she signs the damned papers and the banks sort themselves get whatever I can for it and move on.

Im just totally over the damned place Im one bloke and the work thats needed in the shed with the house and with the 2 acres is way over my abilities... at this time one day perhaps I will be back on my feet enough but by then it will be gone... such is life

Cheers
Shane

Originally Posted by Wild Dingo

So come or dont come your choice but Im over the stinking place and will put it on the market hopefully this week... as long as she signs the damned papers and the banks sort themselves get whatever I can for it and move on.

Im just totally over the damned place Im one bloke and the work thats needed in the shed with the house and with the 2 acres is way over my abilities... at this time one day perhaps I will be back on my feet enough but by then it will be gone... such is life

Dingo, it always looks that way when it's too much for one person - rebuilding our pool retaining wall looked like an impossible job, so I let it sit there for ages. A couple of friends came around with a Kanga and we rebuilt most of it in 5 hours.

Chin up, we'll have a good bash at it on Saturday.

Originally Posted by Wild Dingo

Gidday Mike
Mate the logs are varying lengths and thickness... Im starting to think its not worth it for someone to come mill them and I will simply chainsaw of lengths and give it away... keep a few peices for myself but most will go

Sorry to have to bail but if the logs are not really worth it I won't make a special trip, things are a little tight at the moment so it suits me better. If the logs are still there next time I am passing through I will call in and we will sort them out then.

Good luck with the cleanup if it does go ahead guys.

Ding, do you have a neigbour with a tractor mounted slasher that you can ask to help you out with the bulk of the block? They make light work of what you are describing. Even if you have to pay for a couple of hours it would be cheaper than copping a fine from the council for not slashing before the fire season. Might be one of those cases where a carton of beer saves a lot of manual labour and grief.

Cheers,
Burnsy

Juffy

I am in the Morley area but I can drive to your place on the morning, just PM me the address. Pity Burnsy can't make it, but that's life. Looking forward to catching up with Pops and Geoff and it would be great to see Shane again but will understand if we don't. If Ding can't get hold of a whipper snipper has anyone got one (or two) we could take with us?

Regards

Larry

Originally Posted by Larry M

If Ding can't get hold of a whipper snipper has anyone got one (or two) we could take with us?

Regards

Larry

I've got a reasonably beefy electric one which I was planning on taking down, along with the mulcher. If anyone's got another 50m extension cord it would come in handy, I can base myself out of Dingo's shed and run around with that. Might see if my dad's petrol jobbie is functional as well, if it is I'll nick it.

Sadly we can't just throw the mulcher into a thicket and wait for it to run around by itself.

Will PM you.

Sorry was a tad ahem shall we say outta sorts this morning? I had a wee "moment"? ...Okay sorry you wont be making it Mike but its cool next time eh? No wukkers

As to the local with a slasher... yeah good luck with that eh I dont know any buggar here if I did I would have done it... sadly not likely so all by hand Im afraid... if I can when things have settled and I finally decided to stay... IF... I'll be buying a small tractor and some attachments so this doesnt happen again and a slasher will be one of them!!

Ive got a couple of 20mtr extentions Juffy... one we will run to the shed for power the other will be free but 20mtrs aint gonna get yer far eh!! might have to bring the sheilas down with their scissors and get them to give the rest a haircut the HARD way!!

Anyway Im breathing again so no worries see yer when yer gets here!!

Cheers
Shane

Nice to have you back Shane

Larry

Ding,
You've got mates you didn't know you had all over Oz.Bit far for me to come.Pity though as I've got a chain saw, a bill hook and a reaping hook, and lots of experience slashing bloody kikuyu from around timber stacks.
Keep smiling, and it's your shout for the bangers on the barbie!
Jim


"Give without remembering, receive without forgetting"

Whew... finally got back from the "day" trip to Albany to take my sisters gear down to my elder sisters place... left 3 days ago!!!... major radiator and water pump issues... has set me back a few bob already and no doubt will set me back a fair few more in the coming week

Sooo its on still???

Strewth... man dont know how Im gonna manage the tucker side of things but will do my best... we will have 3 extra bodies in my younger sis has decided to hold off going back to her sons in Mandurah thence to Broome for a few days to help out and my eldest son and his partner are here so 3 extras!!

Okay see yers when yer rock up!!

Cheers
Shane

Oh and Lig mate Im just starting to realize that!

Bloody oath we're on, Dingo. We're not letting you run away now.

I think we've got 5ish coming with a couple of possibles. We'll rig tucker one way or another - I assume Brunswick has one of those wonderful modern conveniences called a supermarket-open-on-Saturdays.

See you about 9am.

The Camera don't forget the photo's

you know Ding by the pool supervising

Yep, no pics, it didn't happen. Wish I was close but too far away but will be thinking about you. Hope the weather is kind to you.