March 18th, 2010

Knocked a few posts in to make a storage area for the remaining posts. Spent ~2hrs taking the post basher off the tractor, it is so heavy that one false move and it would be over, hopefully without me under it! I have tied it to a post with wires so I trust that it will be safe. Spent the next few hrs rebuilding the subsoiler, several trips to Browns later and I am in business. It only just clears the ground when the linkage if fully raised. Managed to drive to Gawcott without ripping up the road.

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March 17th, 2010

at 2pm I can declare that I have finished the bashing. I am so relieved and exhausted.

1,000 Intermediate posts
280 End posts

Done!

Now I have the box sections to make
~6000 nails to knock in
39,000m or 24 miles of wire to pull and tension

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March 16th, 2010

Keep getting "twangers" ie the post goes in apparently straight and as I lift the weight at the end the tension is released and the post "twangs" Not sure why, perhaps stones? You can see from the photo that the basher was absolutely straight, but the post is at a slight angle.

Should finish tomorrow as I down to the last 5 rows.

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March 15th, 2010

Weather still nice and the ground is getting hard. I am planning to put the summer tyres on the Landrover this weekend. Finished the driving the posts for the box sections at the top of the vineyard today. Getting there....

4:2 victory against Buckingham Blues. One for me and a hat-trick for Ricky. great result.


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March 12th, 2010

More post bashing, the forecast was for showers. Took this photo at 11:30. still only resulted in a light shower.

March 11th, 2010

Guess where my hand was - near miss! I thought it was weak as it did bow as I bashed it.

Met Darren this morning at Cox and Robbinson. He has kindly given me a small bale of straw for the chickens.

Still cold at nigh with a -2DegC frost this morning at 6:30. The day has been good and dry.

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March 10th, 2010

Guess what? yes more post bashing. Just got to keep going. I think that the end is in sight!

The electric board changed the telegraph pole outside our house today. I now have 3 new gate posts and a source!

Quick count up and I have ~318 more to go. I should be finished by the end of next week and then at last I will be able to start som of the other jobs.

The Canada Geese are back again.

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