Shout out to the wet trades!

[bobh]

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I've bee digging holes for fence posts.
Fecking hard,hot work for an amateur, though I'm sure I'm doing it right.
Just hate when you're almost deep enough - then hit a brick.

[nugent]

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Wet trades are wet trades cos they'd make a crap carpenter

[Jordi Culé]

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Had the week off, looked after the Dog, sat in the lounge with the aircon on, as soon as i leave the lounge its bloody boiling

Yesterday had to build the new Pool ( its slightly better than last years inflatable one, its a above ground 15ft pool with a decent frame around it, sorry i sound flash for anyone here, its not really that flash though, here it is https://www.bestwaystore.co.uk/15-x4...-pool-set.html Big enough to swim in, its a nice 4ft deep ) that took some handling to put together in the heat, its filled now and lovely to relax in, got to get myself some loungers to float around on

You don’t sound flash butt, although the way you’ve turned a thread about working in the heat to manage to give the actual dimensions of a pool you’re building does certainly make you read like one.

I’m sure that’s not the case,

You still on furlough?

[Wash DC Blue]

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I can't imagine Pheonix or Dallas being much fun in the heat

No doubt, different types of heat.
I don’t think that they get the matching humidity that we do, but it’s hot as balls (local colloquialism...don’t ask me 😁).

[Tuerto]

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No doubt, different types of heat.
I don’t think that they get the matching humidity that we do, but it’s hot as balls (local colloquialism...don’t ask me 😁).

Humidity as in DC or Cardiff?

[xsnaggle]

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I've bee digging holes for fence posts.
Fecking hard,hot work for an amateur, though I'm sure I'm doing it right.
Just hate when you're almost deep enough - then hit a brick.

Use an auger. Fast effective and not expensive. And you don't dig up anything you really don't need to.
They're great unless you hit a plastic waste pipe. One I hit working in Southampton (Which shouldn't have been there) stopped the auger dead and threw me across a car park. My buddy on the other side flew off in the opposite direction. :hehe:

[Dorcus]

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Anyone else laying blocks, plastering, rendering, laying floors in this evil weather? Or on site, general building etc? Holy Shit, this weather has almost killed me, just unloading the tools is enough to finish me off :hehe: Just to add balance, everyone working in this heat has my sympathy, we're just not used to it and move about too quickly, although i suppose that if you're in the office and they have air con, then it's not so bad.

In all fairness you're a Superhero to me Cross Eyes; being strapped to my desk in my mom air conditioned study. I've got to admit I wilt at in any form of heat and I don't do any physical work. Enjoy a barrel of cold lager on me.

[Tuerto]

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In all fairness you're a Superhero to me Cross Eyes being strapped to my desk on my study. I've got to admit I will at any instance of heat and I don't do any physical work. Enjoy a barrel of cold lager on me.

Thankyou! truth is, i'm bang average and can't do **** all else!

[Wash DC Blue]

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Humidity as in DC or Cardiff?

Northern Virginia Mate.
It’s vile at times.

[Tuerto]

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Northern Virginia Mate.
It’s vile at times.

Is Texas a drier heat? And if so, what's the difference? Sorry for the meteorological questions :hehe:

[blue matt]

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You don’t sound flash butt, although the way you’ve turned a thread about working in the heat to manage to give the actual dimensions of a pool you’re building does certainly make you read like one.

I’m sure that’s not the case,

You still on furlough?

it was only sticking poles into joints and then spreading out the liner, the point was it was hard work in this heat, which is why i mentioned it

Never really been on Furlough, stopped work at the 1st lockdown till BoJo said the construction trade should return, but worked since, still a fair bit of work down per week as some of my commercial work are having me less often, but its not a massive issue, Sure i'd like to get back to normal, but i can wait

[blue matt]

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Use an auger. Fast effective and not expensive. And you don't dig up anything you really don't need to.
They're great unless you hit a plastic waste pipe. One I hit working in Southampton (Which shouldn't have been there) stopped the auger dead and threw me across a car park. My buddy on the other side flew off in the opposite direction. :hehe:

Im using a Auger to dig " pile holes " to fill with Concrete to sit the mancave on, got to be easier than trenches, driving holes about 1/2 M deep and then just pouring 250mm trenches on top of them

[MacAdder]

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Anyone else laying blocks, plastering, rendering, laying floors in this evil weather? Or on site, general building etc? Holy Shit, this weather has almost killed me, just unloading the tools is enough to finish me off :hehe: Just to add balance, everyone working in this heat has my sympathy, we're just not used to it and move about too quickly, although i suppose that if you're in the office and they have air con, then it's not so bad.

Working from home has its drawbacks, Internet speed, claustrophobia, interruptions, same 4 walls... as well as the tedium of net meetings.

Feck all compared to you heroes out there!
I salute you all 👏

[Wash DC Blue]

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Is Texas a drier heat? And if so, what's the difference? Sorry for the meteorological questions :hehe:

I would think so, but that is an assumption.
Will check it out tomorrow.

[NYCBlue]

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I would think so, but that is an assumption.
Will check it out tomorrow.

It gets humid down there. Houston is hot and humid as ****. West Texas not so much. I'll never forget the first time I came to the East Coast. I landed in Newark, went through customs, collected my bags, etc. and then walked outside. It was 9pm on an August night. I had never felt anything like it in my life. It was like someone dropped a warm, damp blanket on me. Today was relatively cool and dry compared to earlier in the week, but it was still 29 degrees and it's 26 now at 10:30pm.