This coil of drainage pipe arrived at Rock HQ
as did this huge big digger
which despite its size managed to squeeze into small spaces
which meant Moby had to vacate the yard.
Having driven up the lane the lorry had to reverse back down it only to reverse back up it to drop its load of small rocks without blocking itself in.
In the same vein as you cant make an omelette without breaking some eggs the digger smashed the equivalent of several dozen digging trenches across the yard
and between buildings in order to lay new French drains, this one will hopefully keep the workshop dry.
The dumper was needed again as the trenches were filled with clean small rocks so the dirt needed to be added to the landscaping project... more of that in the spring when all being well a massive bank of flowers will be on display for the planned Bee project, but first plan A move the dirt.
The water gets in between the rocks and runs along the perforated pipe and out the other end.
While all that was going on, apart from freezing to death yours truly set about reshaping the huge marble worktop saved from the kitchen refit 5 years ago. It will now be windowsills in the refurnished conservatory.
It wasn't all work, I still had 21km to complete as part of the 496 challenge and the river had lowered enough for a nearly dry crossing .... yeah right.
The boys have decided that this is the ideal location for a Fort
as it affords splendid views
of any lorries approaching. I declined their request to stay out overnight. This time anyway.
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