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jyl 05-21-2009 05:20 PM
No danger of being called metrosexual today, then?

Danimal16 05-21-2009 05:21 PM
CONCRETE for the love of god!!!!!!!

Actually most on this board understand your idea of fun.

Danimal16 05-21-2009 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by jyl (Post 4677382)
No danger of being called metrosexual today, then?
Ahhh, what if he is wearing a thong??

red-beard 05-21-2009 05:25 PM
Do you own a wheelbarrow?

jyl 05-21-2009 05:25 PM
Good point. The pic he posted was suspiciously free of panty lines.

Pazuzu 05-21-2009 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Pazuzu (Post 4676863)
(anyone who's used a jackhammer knows what I'm talking about :D )
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Originally Posted by HardDrive (Post 4677370)
SO after getting heat stroke and throwing up, and having my forearm muscles so tweaked that they keep going into painful spasm and making me look like I'm having an epileptic fit, I got say.....it was a great day.
:)

Now...the real trick is if you actually pick that torture machine up again tomorrow ;)

MT930 05-21-2009 07:01 PM
Lots of little bits of concrete to pick up looks like quality entertainment. What happened to the Bob cat and roll off ag box? any re-bar?

HardDrive 05-21-2009 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by MT930 (Post 4677549)
Lots of little bits of concrete to pick up looks like quality entertainment. What happened to the Bob cat and roll off ag box? any re-bar?
Nope, no rebar. However, in keeping with my homes tradition of 'inexplicable half assed BS that leaves you shaking your head', the concrete starts off at 3-4 inches thick at one end, and ends up being 14 inches thick at the other?!?!?! I'm not exaggerating, sure wish I was. Why the hell would they do that? Was concrete free in 1947 when this place was built? I'm guessing there is a good cubic yard in the last 8 feet of sidewalk. Great.

Ya know, I actually have very little crushed material left. The vast majority is large 20-40 pound chunks. It was pretty easy to learn how to 'shave' larger chunks off the face.

I'm going after the rest Monday.

red-beard 05-22-2009 03:44 AM
My apartment building in Upstate NY, they used concrete to level the floor. The workman who was rebuilding the kitchen found that my floor sloped and he had 8" at one end, and 2 inches at the other. I guess it is not that expensive...

john70t 05-22-2009 06:28 AM
Aaaagh feeel yor pain(and still feeling it).

Tips:
-Take that electric back to the store and get a gas. Make sure it starts easily first.
The gas is lighter and 3x faster.
-Use the pointed bit to make holes 8-10" apart, then use the chisel to connect them. Bigger chunks and less gravel.
-Stop and relocate when the ringing turns into a thunk, or the bit will just bury itself and get stuck.
-Use the leftover chunks for bordering flower beds or shoring up slopes.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1243002427.jpg

Don Plumley 05-22-2009 07:38 AM
One Word: Dynamite.

red-beard 05-22-2009 01:48 PM
Dynamite alone will not work.

You need a fuse too!

HardDrive 05-22-2009 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by red-beard (Post 4678913)
Dynamite alone will not work.

You need a fuse too!
Wow, you have obviously never watched MacGyver.


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