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Long concrete driveway Chuck 11-15-2006
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Posted by Chuck on November 18, 2006, 3:38 am
On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 20:38:39 -0800, RicodJour wrote:

> I figure we can bang it out in three or nine years.

Oh, classic! That's the spirit!!!

Around here we have a term for what you are proposing, although it's
unofficially limited to a weekend. A "fajina" is a party whereby you give
guests food, drink and lodging in exchange for their abundant cooperation
on what otherwise would be an impossible task.

Come to think of it, I bet I know how to rip that culvert out of the
ground now. ;p

--
Chuck

Posted by RicodJour on November 18, 2006, 8:20 am
> On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 20:38:39 -0800, RicodJour wrote:
> > I figure we can bang it out in three or nine years.Oh, classic! That's the
spirit!!!
>
> Around here we have a term for what you are proposing, although it's
> unofficially limited to a weekend. A "fajina" is a party whereby you give
> guests food, drink and lodging in exchange for their abundant cooperation
> on what otherwise would be an impossible task.
>
> Come to think of it, I bet I know how to rip that culvert out of the
> ground now. ;p

Oh, sure. Go ahead and use essentially free local labor that'll have
it done in a weekend and have a big party instead of flying in some
gringos that will suck down food, drink and take up space for years.
That makes _no_ sense...for me. And, if I may say so, it's
particularly un-South American. I wish you'd reconsider. It's
starting to get cold up here.

R


Posted by Roarmeister on November 15, 2006, 7:48 pm
wrote:

>This question concerns a driveway/private road that I'm going to build on
>a steep(~20%) grade about 675 feet long.

Driveway OR runway??? :-)

Posted by Chuck on November 15, 2006, 8:56 pm
On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:48:41 -0600, Roarmeister wrote:

> wrote:
>
>>This question concerns a driveway/private road that I'm going to build on
>>a steep(~20%) grade about 675 feet long.
>
> Driveway OR runway??? :-)

I know! And there are five families that rely on this "runway" so we
really have to do something. With the sound advice I've gotten here I
feel MUCH better about the whole project coming to a happy ending. The
other parties don't know of this thread yet I'm pretty sure they will
also be put at ease when they read what we've discussed.

At present it's like a four wheel drive obstacle course. After it rains
it's very slick so sometimes you make it, sometimes you don't and you go
limping back in reverse licking your wounded pride. It just can't go on.

Chuck



Posted by Michael Bulatovich on November 17, 2006, 5:46 pm

> I know! And there are five families that rely on this "runway" so we
> really have to do something.

See my other post about a lay-by.
--


MichaelB
www.michaelbulatovich.ca



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