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Jonnyboy



Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 28, 06 2:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Just ordered 100tons of topsoil at �4 a ton, plus �200 quid for a days lorry and digger hire.

Ouch.

tahir



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 28, 06 2:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

100 tons

Jonnyboy



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 28, 06 2:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

yep, our drive used over 250 tonnes of rock, and that's before the small stuff went on.

If you look at a 10ton dump trailer on a tractor, it aint that big.

tahir



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 28, 06 2:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Yeah, tou're right, we used over 8 tons in teh greenhouse (and muck too)

Jonnyboy



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 28, 06 2:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

tahir wrote:
Yeah, tou're right, we used over 8 tons in teh greenhouse (and muck too)


I might need more then.

tahir



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 28, 06 2:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

WE used that much because it's on a slope and we've made it level inside.

Nick



Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 28, 06 2:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

You used that much because you appear to have bought most of Essex.

tahir



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 28, 06 2:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

nickhowe wrote:
You used that much because you appear to have bought most of Essex.


Shaddapayou face Gorilla girl

Jonnyboy



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 28, 06 2:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

tahir wrote:
nickhowe wrote:
You used that much because you appear to have bought most of Essex.


Shaddapayou face Gorilla girl


I see you avoided answering the question.

(looking foxy Nick)

Nick



Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 28, 06 2:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

In real life, my forehead is bulging slightly, red and peeling, because I've got sunburnt, and it hurts. The avatar is flattering.

Jonnyboy



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PostPosted: Fri May 12, 06 9:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Did I say 100tons? Turns out we needed 240 tons to give a depth of 6 inches for the garden and orchard, and 12inches for the vegetable plot.

Mind you, used double the amount but got it for half the price, so things turned out alright in the end.

Nick



Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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PostPosted: Fri May 12, 06 9:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

So, me moaning about having to shift 5 tons isn't going to get much sympathy, is it?

judith



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PostPosted: Fri May 12, 06 9:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

nickhowe wrote:
So, me moaning about having to shift 5 tons isn't going to get much sympathy, is it?


Particularly since it was only 2.5 tons earlier this morning.

Nick



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PostPosted: Fri May 12, 06 9:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Oh, the other half is going to be delivered today, I hope. Managed to shift about a ton last night, but it's much harder going this morning. The only difference I can see is I had a slight Stella haze last night. Is it too early to half a couple of pints of wife beater, do you think?

tahir



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PostPosted: Fri May 12, 06 9:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

240 tons

I've only had about 30 so far

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