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Tryanything
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You sure thats not the hidyhole for your scotch 
It will make it easier if you tie a lengh of string round the bottleneck for retrieval
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Geewizz
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I'll actually be putting a miniature bottle of Monkey Shoulder in the end of the wall before I seal it up. Traditionally, the dykers used to have a dram to celebrate the end of a wall and they would put the empty bottle into the wall. I always put a bottle in the wall when I repair one or build a decent sized stone wall. As this wall has some real stone in it I've decided to stick a bottle in it too.
I also stick a new coin into the mortar on steps and patios that I build. Who says the Scots are all skinflints?
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Hoovie
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Joined: 27 Jul 2007
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Location: East Devon
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| Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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I'll actually be putting a miniature bottle of Monkey Shoulder in the end of the wall before I seal it up. Traditionally, the dykers used to have a dram to celebrate the end of a wall and they would put the empty bottle into the wall. I always put a bottle in the wall when I repair one or build a decent sized stone wall. As this wall has some real stone in it I've decided to stick a bottle in it too.
I also stick a new coin into the mortar on steps and patios that I build. Who says the Scots are all skinflints? |
I bet the invoice to your customer will have an entry for "Consumables" and for "Misc: £0.02p 
What is Monkey Shoulder?
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Geewizz
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Are you supposed to itemise invoices? 
Monkey Shoulder is a Whisky. It's a blend of Speyside malts. I got given over 100 miniatures of whisky, rum & cognac as a tip from a customer a few years ago.
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Grockle
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Location: Devon
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:11 am Post subject: |
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| Geewizz wrote: |
I'll actually be putting a miniature bottle of Monkey Shoulder in the end of the wall before I seal it up. Traditionally, the dykers used to have a dram to celebrate the end of a wall and they would put the empty bottle into the wall. I always put a bottle in the wall when I repair one or build a decent sized stone wall. As this wall has some real stone in it I've decided to stick a bottle in it too.
I also stick a new coin into the mortar on steps and patios that I build. Who says the Scots are all skinflints? |
As I have built a stone wall too, could you please send me lots of whisky and coins so that I can finish the job off properly. 
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Geewizz
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Freezing fog has put a stop to everything on this project and it looks like we're in for a few days of inaction before the temperatures will allow any further progress. 
Here's how it's looking now ...
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| One of the gateposts is nearly completed and the end of the new drain is poking up from behind where the other pillar will rise. |
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Steve the Gas
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Is it part of a battlement to keep the English out 
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Geewizz
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It does look rather daunting from down the hill. It will look less of a monstrosity when it is rendered, the ground level is brought up again with soil and fruit trees are planted against it.
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Geewizz
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The weather has been shockingly cold. We haven't had a whole day above freezing point for 10 days so I haven't done much in the way of building. The paving has arrived and I've been shifting stone and rubble around in preparation for the long awaited thaw.
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gentleman jim
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I reckon its a series of fishponds with cascading waterfalls..... 
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Geewizz
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That would be rather cool, Jim. There's an existing pond and waterfall around the back which I'm due to renovate next year and I've been asked to build a new pond in the lawn next to this project in the near future too.
Judging by the rain that's banging against my window right now, there may be a few water features when I get there tomorrow morning.
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Geewizz
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I nearly had whole day without rain today. Better still, the forecast for the next few days is fairly good so i should be able to make some serious progress now. Here are some pics of the state of play at the end of today's shift. I hope you're playing along at home.
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