Today at work

[Gator]

It will be winter hill I can see at the moment, I think @Gator is a bit further up country so will be looking down to Bolton. I’m looking across to the east at it.
We did have smoke from sadlelworth moor blowing across us the day before which is good few miles away, it was like a haze all afternoon!

Not had any smoke the winds just in the right direction, which make a change

 

[mixed breed]

Never been an office type of person.. I enjoy the view to much.. I would say there's nowhere I'd rather be..

but that would be a lie, right now I'd prefer to be on that seat

 

[RobFZS]

They call it a satellite branch, 1 rep 1 parts guy and a small workshop. It’s surprising what parts stock they carry though. And really helpful on the phone.
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Abit bigger than that, there's that grumpy old parts guy, Keith doing sales along with Baldini and then Baldini's sons are in the workshop with a few other lads.

 

[Phil P]

Abit bigger than that, there's that grumpy old parts guy, Keith doing sales along with Baldini and then Baldini's sons are in the workshop with a few other lads.

Sorry I only ever see Mike in the stores, probably only go once a year for parts though

 

[Bill the Bass]

Helping a friend today in the Grand Parade at The Royal Norfolk

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What’s that green stuff?

 

[JP1]

What’s that green stuff?

Reckon they must have been irrigating that for the duration for the show jumpers....................... those belted galloways had their heads down almost constantly

The rest of the site was yellow and dusty ..................

 

[JP1]

 

[Chris Cook]

Another glorious week in this pleasant and peaceful land of ours. The sun is shining, the skies are blue and if I hear one more person tell me it’s too hot I will scream. That said, I am sure a little water will not go amiss, so long as it is for a few hours between midnight and 4 am!!

Works at Chipping Campden have been going on at a blistering pace, the sub-base is down, drains and manholes in, railway sleeper to be used a parking bay markers arrived yesterday, at this rate the lads will be finished ahead of schedule. Just as well really as the week after next we start on a site in Lydney where it will be all hands on deck!

The lads have finished at Cheltenham racecourse. A happy Groundsman who can now go on holiday safe in the knowledge that all the work is done and after a bit of watering you will never know we have been there.

Our oldest and youngest have been carrying out culvert and drainage repairs at a farm near Stratford. The existing drains and culvert were damaged after the installation of a new utility pipe. The farmer was so glad to get the go-ahead for the works to be done he could not wait to get the crop off and wanted to take full advantage of the good weather.

We carried out another drain survey on a very old house near Stratford; the lads lifted a manhole cover to find a very deep well, still with its pumping gear in. Not sure how long it was since it was last used but we are guessing that it is the original water source from the 17th Century when the first part of the house was built. Our job does get interesting some days!

Another fabulous week chaps, thank you all once again for your graft in this weather, it is muchly appreciated. Have a brilliant weekend, mind the sun and if you are at a loose end Saturday don’t forget it’s the last night of the Shipston Proms!!

 

[Hurdle bunter]

 

[Wombat]

Nearly there, just to button up with chalk for another 80m and it's beer time

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

Bit more done in between popping bales (many many popping bales)

 

[Ukjay]

Never been an office type of person.. I enjoy the view to much.. I would say there's nowhere I'd rather be.. View attachment 687656 but that would be a lie, right now I'd prefer to be on that seat

Good to see even the more experienced tradesmen / women have some bales that go south

 

[Karliboy]

your only couple of miles away as the crow flies over the hillView attachment 687648

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They look like the turbines above littleborough ?

 

[Gator]

They look like the turbines above littleborough ?

Either there or Clivager
Think Clivager is more to the right

 

[Gator]

Bit more done in between popping bales (many many popping bales)
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Least you made a load Up in the end

 

[Karliboy]

Either there or Clivager
Think Clivager is more to the right

Littleborough I think ?? The valey sides are not steep enough for cliviger.
I’m guessing your Shaw/Oldham /somewhere near the M62 way Looking at the views. ( grand views by the way ).

 

[Gator]

Littleborough I think ?? The valey sides are not steep enough for cliviger.
I’m guessing your Shaw/Oldham /somewhere near the M62 way Looking at the views. ( grand views by the way ).

Just other side of the M62 over the hill, before Shaw. If I go 4 fields over I can see the ones at clivager

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Doing other folks work today. Moved dad's hay from Wednesday this morning

Then spent this afternoon helping a neighbour whose baler control box has done a "British Leyland worker" and withdrawn it's labour

Our place is the tiny dry patch in the middle distance amongst all the trees

 

[Karliboy]

Just other side of the M62 over the hill, before Shaw. If I go 4 fields over I can see the ones at clivager

Ah right I know now.
The other half plays rugby for littleborough.
They had a float in the milnrow carnival last week.

 

[Fraserb]

Tidying up the edges today