All around the house is a dust ball now! boss is not happy!! so i am out with the sprinklers watering everything down.

super f--d off the guy who is supposed to supply the drive way metal has let me down. 

i talked to him 3 weeks ago and ordered 80 ton of split stone aggregate for the drive and car park area. and locked it in for today to be delivered... 

did not happen! 

sometimes... i feel i work with idiots... !!

 i talk

i plan

i confirm

i call a day before

and still they dont do whats asked for!!

what do ya do!!! 

 i know !!! bash your head against a block wall because at least you get a result!!! 

 

7 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

sometimes... i feel i work with idiots... !!

 i talk

i plan

i confirm

i call a day before

and still they dont do whats asked for!!

what do ya do!!! 

 i know !!! bash your head against a block wall because at least you get a result!!! 

Technically that is considered recognition where I am from mate! 

Not good recognition necessarily - since you will tell them to bugger off to any potential future customers that ask you for a recommendation. I am sure COVID is the convenient excuse. 

Look at it this way, more quality lager time mate! 

18 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

All around the house is a dust ball now! boss is not happy!! so i am out with the sprinklers watering everything down.

super f--d off the guy who is supposed to supply the drive way metal has let me down. 

i talked to him 3 weeks ago and ordered 80 ton of split stone aggregate for the drive and car park area. and locked it in for today to be delivered... 

did not happen! 

sometimes... i feel i work with idiots... !!

 i talk

i plan

i confirm

i call a day before

and still they dont do whats asked for!!

what do ya do!!! 

 i know !!! bash your head against a block wall because at least you get a result!!! 

 

Been there, done that! And that’s why I do everything I can on my own! 

Managed to get my mach 1 mustang mate from the club who is a trucker to bring me in 20 ton of split stone , and I will justA have to wait for the rest 

Edited March 17, 20224 yr by 64 kiwi boni

5 hours ago, Last Indian said:

Been there, done that! And that’s why I do everything I can on my own! 

yes me too mate, but i dont have access to aggregate or a truck n trailer unit that can move 30 plus ton of metal.

i COULD go to my local landscaping shop and pay $110 per metric ton for the metal( and they have it sitting waiting ) i need but why would i do that when i can get a contractor price at $46 per ton including delivery 

times that by the 80 ton i need...big dollars,,,, and you have to remember i have to answer to the boss as she pays the bills and is all ready banging on about how much this new room is costing.... even though its her project ...🙄

 i have cars sitting outside that need to be in the garage but i am not allowed to extend my shed till the new room is done   

once again ! 

 happy some thing 

happy... um ur. i forget !!!

Mind you I do have some cool toys to do the job 

Edited March 17, 20224 yr by 64 kiwi boni

little up date!

boss got home.

saw the metal and says.... whats with this dairy farm shit !

i explain... it is not dairy farm track metal !! 

i flatten a section and pull out the hose a wash down the metal/fines mix... 

all of a sudden the boss can see its a blue grey split stone surface.....

happy wife

Honestly ! the things i do!!🙄

 

for anyone reading this and wondering what the heck he is banging on about.

 we live rural. i dont have mega dollars to concrete the heck out of my back yard/ drive way .

this is my Kiwi solution to a property that is all pumice.

Mate - we're all hearing you. You plan meticulously, arrange for stuff to turn up, synchronise the delivery with the excavator dude and all it takes is for one piece of the puzzle to fall down. It's because all the tradies don't NEED your business - they can pick & choose. When I was at school, if you were academic (like me) then you went through high school. If you were not quite so academic, you went to trade school. Back then, it was assumed that in order to get a 'good job' you needed a formal education. Well, that certainly backfired. Now the tradies rule the roost and because their work is government standards regulated, woe betide anyone who dares to do their own minor electrical or plumbing.

Anyway, I'm sure it will all work out. Looking good so far.

Yip I was told by one of my teachers I would come to nothing in my life .... 

haha. Well 30 years later that same  teacher had me fix her instantaneous electronic water heater! 

I charged her appropriately 

I hope you drove the Hellcat over there and jumped out wearing a tuxedo and brandishing a plumber's wrench muttering about how the show is going to start soon and this has really put you out.

You showed her.

Got the roller/compactor in yesterday and flatten the stone 

and with a little water it’s looking good 

 

Got the 2 stormwater sumps boxed and concrete poured yesterday 

I went with a exposed aggregate theme 

And while on the shed roof cleaning the gutters out I got a birds eye view 

Looks good brother

It does look good. I like how there are vehicles in various states of disrepair scattered about the property - it's like you planted a spark plug and then up popped a Pontiac.

1 hour ago, Fitzy said:

It does look good. I like how there are vehicles in various states of disrepair scattered about the property - it's like you planted a spark plug and then up popped a Pontiac.

mate you know how i like cars!! can you see 17 of them ??? no! 

because i hide them really good 

Like little automotive easter eggs 

I got a call at 7.30 am this morning from the truck driver delivering the stone that should have been here last Wednesday !!

”hi mate 

where do you want this metal “ !!

long story short 

it’s pissing down here in Taupo nz this morning ! Like river running down the drive stuff !!! 

I tell the trucker where to dump the metal 

here’s the pictures 

I got 28 ton dumped on the drive 

and another 28 ton dumped for the bobcat to spread 

That sucks for groundwork bud. But wow that's a beautiful piece of property bro!

i love living in the country, i was bought up on a farm and its my 

go-to after all the bs life deals out in any working day.

wrongway, i was very lucky to get the opportunity to buy this place 17 years ago. i could not afford to buy here now!! 

 

Edited March 23, 20224 yr by 64 kiwi boni

After the metal arrived last week i had to wait till this Monday to get my digger mate back with his bobcat, digger and roller to get this driveway and court yard sorted! and its DONE. we ended up with another 69 ton of split stone

 and once compacted its as hard as concrete!

It looks brown and dirty but once its rained on all the fines will wash in and i will end up with a blue/grey stone finish. i will need to go around all the edges that the roller could not get too and use a plate compactor to "push in" all the stone to flatten it, its super course 40mm( inch and a half) but with lots of fines in it.

 

Edited March 30, 20224 yr by 64 kiwi boni

On 3/23/2022 at 5:09 PM, 64 kiwi boni said:

i love living in the country, i was bought up on a farm and its my 

go-to after all the bs life deals out in any working day.

wrongway, i was very lucky to get the opportunity to buy this place 17 years ago. i could not afford to buy here now!! 

 

You said it! We bought our small acreage about 6 years ago and there's no way I'd ever have a chance of purchasing around here now. Although I moan and carry on a lot, I KNOW I'm lucky.

Your driveway looks great.

Looks great bro! 

Great news! my frames and trusses that where ordered in December will be delivered this week!! Finally !!!🙄

 next issue is when we will see the cladding!!!

The gib board ( your guys call in dry wall) will be here in may!! and that was ordered in December too !!

everything is justA sooooo slow now!! Thanks covid and building boom !

Not as slow as that Bonnie of yours! What's happening with the tranny? Please tell me it's good news.

1 hour ago, Fitzy said:

Not as slow as that Bonnie of yours! What's happening with the tranny? Please tell me it's good news.

I wish !!!! No news yet 

Frames and trusses have finally arrived   🍻🍻🍻🍻

now its time to work my arse  off again, but i have a trans to sort, more work on my driveway, have to do gas work tomorrow( saturday) ( sunday bill will be here to put the jetaway back together)

have a mates birthday tomorrow night.... ( lots a beers n bbq)

so the construction  is going to have to wait. i am going wrap up the frames and trusses and work on getting them up next week 

Edited April 8, 20224 yr by 64 kiwi boni

That missus of yours is a slave driver. Do what I do: put on a crash helmet and some padding and then tell her to f@#k off and leave you alone. This method works for me, although I still get bruised a bit. Thank goodness beer is there to soothe the pain.