Putting things right

[Dean Lofthouse]

When the snows were here I had a phone call for some logs, this guy lived out in the sticks on the edge of the moors and had run out of logs.

 

Being the good samaritan, I battled through snow and was the first to get through the snow to where he was and dropped off two bulk bags of logs.

 

Problem was, reversing up his drive through deep snow drifts I reversed through his gate straight back into a little ornamental drystone wall under the drift. It shift all the top stones 6" along and misaligned a few course of stone, from a little shunt

 

He went ballistic and wanted to claim on my insurance, I told him no chance and I would rebuild the wall, he said no because no-one builds stuff to his standards as he is an ex engineer (your worst nightmare) I told him no-one builds to my standards either and I have higher standards than him. I am a drystone waller, so he can like it or lump it, my offers on the table.

 

He accepted with some trepidation. So today, as promised I returned and took down the whole wall and rebuilt it to put right the damage, I could have just repaired the top couple of course but the reason the wall damaged so easily is because it was built crap.

 

Took me all day, I believe that groundies should be taught a wide range of skills, you never know when they may need them.

 

You can see how it happened, I reversed through the gate hole thinking he had a really wide drive and the towball gently hit the stone trough planter at the far side, knocking the topping over six inch and moving the planter at this side over as well !

 

Pictures show George, my groundie, "filling in".

[Mr Ed]

Anybody can build a straight line wall with that kind of slabby gritstone. You should try walling with the stone we have out here. Its like trying to build a wall with sheeps heads.

 

Personally Dean, you should have told him to stuff his wall, after driving all that way in the snow.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Anybody can build a straight line wall with that kind of slabby gritstone. You should try walling with the stone we have out here. Its like trying to build a wall with sheeps heads.

 

Personally Dean, you should have told him to stuff his wall, after driving all that way in the snow.

 

I know the stuff you are talking about Ed, bit like the stuff in the lake district, an art indeed.

 

I was very close to telling him to get stuffed after his rant.

 

I thanked him for ranting and raving at me when I was trying to do him a favour and told him not to expect anymore.

[Steve Bullman]

so was he happy with the finished result?

[Dean Lofthouse]

so was he happy with the finished result?

 

Oh yes, he even ordered more logs.

[log supplier]

dean, sorry to ask>>>>>>>> but was his house in a high risk crime area?????

 

due to the fact he has steel shuttering on his door?

 

makes you wonder?????????????????

[Dean Lofthouse]

dean, sorry to ask>>>>>>>> but was his house in a high risk crime area?????

 

due to the fact he has steel shuttering on his door?

 

makes you wonder?????????????????

 

Do you know, I've spent all day at the side of that door and never even noticed that !!

[log supplier]

Do you know, I've spent all day at the side of that door and never even noticed that !!

 

dont worry hes probley pi$$ed some1 else off

[David Humphries]

. So today, as promised I returned and took down the whole wall and rebuilt it to put right the damage, .

 

 

Jolly decent of you old chap, most Tree cutter folk would of written it orf as collateral damage.

 

 

Good on ya.

 

 

 

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[Johny Walker]

Oh yes, he even ordered more logs.

 

& how much did the logs creep up by