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HBS Guy wrote:No, no tractor here. Block is only 825sqm.
Thinking of a ride on mower and some attachments eventually. Gorse and broom seedlings likely to pop up from the acreage across the road from my block.
An indolent cleric frae May
His roses allowed to decay.
His wife, more alert,
Bought a powerful squirt
And said to her spouse : "Let us spray".
Sprintcyclist wrote:I was thinking of it more for the different attachments.
Can you get them to dig holes or make swales or whatever ?
HBS Guy wrote:Sprintcyclist wrote:I was thinking of it more for the different attachments.
Can you get them to dig holes or make swales or whatever ?
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Don’t know yet, Sprint. I am not going to leave a nice expensive ride on mower in the garden shed unattended!
I reckon this guy I know, with a proper tractor, can dig the swales and deep scarify the soil making it easy to dig holes. Idea is to save time. Love to get it all done in 10 days leaving me two Saturdays to take it easy and a day or two to do some exploring (i.e. wine and cider tasting.)
I also told Mum I would take lots of photos and make a slide show of the trip down (trip back up will be hellacious because of lack of sleep in cabin on ferry! Christ some blokes can snore! I was sure the bloke on the bunk below me had died!) around my block showing digging and planting and the trip to and from my block to town centre, etc.
............. his guy I know, with a proper tractor, can dig the swales and deep scarify the soil making it easy to dig holes ..............
HBS Guy wrote:I think so.
Will send him an email tonight, see if I can book him for early april.
Sprintcyclist wrote:I always look after people who do work around our place.
Sprintcyclist wrote:John - I have done that sort of work.
It is really hard work, you don't earn a normal salary.
If someone shows some consideration, it makes a big difference.
johnsmith wrote:Sprintcyclist wrote:John - I have done that sort of work.
It is really hard work, you don't earn a normal salary.
If someone shows some consideration, it makes a big difference.
I know it's hard work. Especially in the middle of summer.
It's not just gardeners though. When I was painting it was amazing how some people looked after you. I've had clients have a cooked BBQ and a case of beer ready for me and the crew every lunchtime for the whole time we were painting his house (inside and out).
Another had a fresh home made cake ready for us every morning tea time.
I can give many examples, but these two stick out in my mind. I always made sure to take extra care when painting, and cleaning up afterwards, for these people.
miketrees wrote:What?
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