Ready for the off.
The only way to put concrete where you want it.
All done in 2 hours
It’s suddenly gone very quiet here. After 4 weeks of living on the boat with no less than 3 or 4 ladies I now find myself alone. So, having never composed the blog before, despite Jan’s excellent instructions, anything could happen!!
Fi’s friend Waggy left on Sunday and has subsequently learned that she has gained a First in her engineering degree – congratulations – and Fi left on Tuesday only to discover that she is to become a Pilot Officer and Flight Commander on the University of Wales Air Squadron; an extremely talented pair of young ladies.
Jan also left with Fi to spend 10 days in UK shopping for furniture to fill our container. That makes up the trio of accomplished ladies as Jan would definitely get a First in shopping if such a degree was available.
So I am left to drink Piton beer and continue with the house build. After weeks of preparation we eventually caste the first floor on Wednesday and we are now the proud owners of a complete concrete hurricane shelter. However, Kenrick the foreman is not one to standstill and the last 2 days have been spent removing the wooden formwork and preparing the steelwork for the pillars and columns for the next floor. Despite buying myself a new claw hammer – so I could stick it in my belt like the rest of the team - sadly I have been restricted to removing the wood and de-nailing the old formwork. I have asked Kenrick when I will be allowed to actually build something and have been told that if I stay with the team for the next 3 houses, he may let me put the finishing touches to the front gate!
So that’s it for this week. The sun continues to shine, it rains occasionally, but it never lasts and is always warm, and the beer remains refreshingly cool. Normal service will be resumed next week when Jan returns.
Fi’s friend Waggy left on Sunday and has subsequently learned that she has gained a First in her engineering degree – congratulations – and Fi left on Tuesday only to discover that she is to become a Pilot Officer and Flight Commander on the University of Wales Air Squadron; an extremely talented pair of young ladies.
Jan also left with Fi to spend 10 days in UK shopping for furniture to fill our container. That makes up the trio of accomplished ladies as Jan would definitely get a First in shopping if such a degree was available.
So I am left to drink Piton beer and continue with the house build. After weeks of preparation we eventually caste the first floor on Wednesday and we are now the proud owners of a complete concrete hurricane shelter. However, Kenrick the foreman is not one to standstill and the last 2 days have been spent removing the wooden formwork and preparing the steelwork for the pillars and columns for the next floor. Despite buying myself a new claw hammer – so I could stick it in my belt like the rest of the team - sadly I have been restricted to removing the wood and de-nailing the old formwork. I have asked Kenrick when I will be allowed to actually build something and have been told that if I stay with the team for the next 3 houses, he may let me put the finishing touches to the front gate!
So that’s it for this week. The sun continues to shine, it rains occasionally, but it never lasts and is always warm, and the beer remains refreshingly cool. Normal service will be resumed next week when Jan returns.
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Great Blog Dad!!
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