What are you doing today ?

[Barlow Boy]

Playing for Hornsea vs Selby at midday.

Some roughians in Selby mate, stay safe

[The Subhuman]

Some roughians in Selby mate, stay safe

I like their dates

[1964white]

Some roughians in Selby mate, stay safe

Home match at Hornsea mate.

Won our rink 18-13 in a very tight match

Our other rink won 19-16

Two other matches on too, one team from Redcar who got battered, I think the score was 72-24 to Hornsea,

[DDB220]

I have taken this week off simply because I have so much accumulated leave I was forced to by my firm. The Mrs as expected created a list of jobs. I have been painting for 3 days. New fencing arrives tomorrow for me to put in. Old concrete posts have to come out - so that will be me flirting with A&E. Too old for this s**t and too Northern to pay someone to do something I can do myself…….hopefully.

My Mrs wonders why I don’t seem to take much time off unless we are going away. What I would give for a week of doing f**k all, actually just a day would be nice.

[wilsdenwhite]

I have taken this week off simply because I have so much accumulated leave I was forced to by my firm. The Mrs as expected created a list of jobs. I have been painting for 3 days. New fencing arrives tomorrow for me to put in. Old concrete posts have to come out - so that will be me flirting with A&E. Too old for this s**t and too Northern to pay someone to do something I can do myself…….hopefully.

My Mrs wonders why I don’t seem to take much time off unless we are going away. What I would give for a week of doing f**k all, actually just a day would be nice.

I always breathe a sigh of relief if I'm doing fencing and the posts coming out are concrete rather than wood. You're laughing with concrete as a bit of muscle and the correct push n pull action usually does the job loosening them up. Stubborn posts require a good boot. I used to hate it when replacing wood posts and it snapped off leaving a foot of it in the ground but I learnt ways to get them out eventually.

I always think the tougher a post to get out, kudos to the fella who put them in. Not that you appreciate that when you're struggling getting them out.

[DDB220]

I always breathe a sigh of relief if I'm doing fencing and the posts coming out are concrete rather than wood. You're laughing with concrete as a bit of muscle and the correct push n pull action usually does the job loosening them up. Stubborn posts require a good boot. I used to hate it when replacing wood posts and it snapped off leaving a foot of it in the ground but I learnt ways to get them out eventually.

I always think the tougher a post to get out, kudos to the fella who put them in. Not that you appreciate that when you're struggling getting them out.

Aye shouldn’t be too difficult whilst the ground is soft. Will just have to wait and see how much concrete they used when they put them in. They are only 4ft or so above ground. Because the dog keeps jumping the fence and goes wandering I am changing them to accommodate 6ft panels. I am not sure 5ft would have been enough so for a few extra quid for panels I went with the safer option.

[CUSSIE01]

Aye shouldn’t be too difficult whilst the ground is soft. Will just have to wait and see how much concrete they used when they put them in. They are only 4ft or so above ground. Because the dog keeps jumping the fence and goes wandering I am changing them to accommodate 6ft panels. I am not sure 5ft would have been enough so for a few extra quid for panels I went with the safer option.

You could just lift the whole fence out in one go here as the ground is sodden, torrential rain again this morning.

[Broad Ford]

Old concrete posts have to come out - so that will be me flirting with A&E. Too old for this s**t and too Northern to pay someone to do something I can do myself…….hopefully.

I'm replacing rotten fencing when the sun is out. Sod new fence posts, I've gotten large jubilee clips to fasten through the old council concrete posts and around new wooden uprights. Easy to level and so far so good.

Hissing down here in WY, week off work, Macular edema is healing nicely and looking forwards to summer.

[DDB220]

Aye shouldn’t be too difficult whilst the ground is soft. Will just have to wait and see how much concrete they used when they put them in. They are only 4ft or so above ground. Because the dog keeps jumping the fence and goes wandering I am changing them to accommodate 6ft panels. I am not sure 5ft would have been enough so for a few extra quid for panels I went with the safer option.

Spoke too soon about it being easy - 4 feet of post above the Ground 5 feet below. Why didn’t they just grind off a couple of feet. Only need 3 feet below ground. Problem for me is they have to come out as they are boundary posts for 6x6 panels and I have no margin for placing the posts elsewhere. Add some tree stumps, and big roots and decaying posts that keep breaking when trying to get them out and it equates to a real headache.

I am too old for this s**t,
I might get the wallet out.

[Jaydog]

Spoke too soon about it being easy - 4 feet of post above the Ground 5 feet below. Why didn’t they just grind off a couple of feet. Only need 3 feet below ground. Problem for me is they have to come out as they are boundary posts for 6x6 panels and I have no margin for placing the posts elsewhere. Add some tree stumps, and big roots and decaying posts that keep breaking when trying to get them out and it equates to a real headache.

I am too old for this s**t,
I might get the wallet out.

27 years a fencing contractor and I have never heard of 3’ in the ground.
Maybe for 10’ fence.
Not your one.
3’ in
No
4’ above & 5’ below

[DDB220]

27 years a fencing contractor and I have never heard of 3’ in the ground.
Maybe for 10’ fence.
Not your one.
3’ in
No
4’ above & 5’ below


Jay what is your rule of thumb on concrete posts ?

[Jaydog]

How do you mean?
Depth?

[CUSSIE01]

Don’t get your thumb caught beneath one.

[CUSSIE01]

Off to Belfast for a father/daughter day out.

[ShaunL]

Home match at Hornsea mate.

Won our rink 18-13 in a very tight match

Our other rink won 19-16

Two other matches on too, one team from Redcar who got battered, I think the score was 72-24 to Hornsea,

72 ? How many ends do you play ?

[1964white]

72 ? How many ends do you play ?

Only 21 ends in the Indoor county matches.

18 in the league matches. I've been playing two matches on Monday's recently, so 36 ends in the day.

[Madron]

Spoke too soon about it being easy - 4 feet of post above the Ground 5 feet below. Why didn’t they just grind off a couple of feet. Only need 3 feet below ground. Problem for me is they have to come out as they are boundary posts for 6x6 panels and I have no margin for placing the posts elsewhere. Add some tree stumps, and big roots and decaying posts that keep breaking when trying to get them out and it equates to a real headache.

I am too old for this s**t,
I might get the wallet out.

Did you consider feather edge rather than panels? More room for manoeuvre and a stronger fence.
Never liked panels when I was landscaping.
Also , taking out concrete posts with attached lump can sometimes be easier with a breaker, rather than trying to take it out in one lump. Depends on strength of the concrete, but it can break up in chunks. 5' crowbar is invaluable to lever it out.
You sure its 5 feet in the ground ?

[CUSSIE01]

Another stupid o’clock flight

[hector]

Another stupid o’clock flight

That explains why you were up and online at Hector O'Clock

[1964white]

Another stupid o’clock flight

What time will you arrived at Leeds, Cussie?