OneGuyFromBarlick

Good news that Tom Watson the Deputy Labour Leader, having lost over 7 stones by cutting carbs and eating more fat, has come out fighting!

https://youtu.be/uCf0Axc3OpU

Definitely, I can see her face now.

My mum didn't get Women's Weekly but a neighbour did and would pass on a few weeks worth at once. I would get to read them if I was off school for any reason.

I have two wooden mushrooms, and actually darned the heel of a sock just a couple of years ago. I didn't choose to do it, a lot of pressure was applied by the owner of the sock, he said he would do it himself!

They will be back today bringing the pressure vessel and switch. Col made a concrete base in the corner of the barn where it will be sited. He has already brought wiring through and established where the water connection will be made. Our pump should arrive midweek, and Col needs to complete his tre...

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As the water has risen up to 7m from the top we could use one of these after all Graham!

He he, might do this more often! I shall be relaxing and probably watching the tennis.

Because Sue must have clicked on the Post Icon box at the top by mistake!

Great news, it must take some getting used to!

Completely different geology to next door where they came across gritstone quite early on. There is an old quarry just up the hill in the field behind us as well. How weird. The waste that comes out is directed away in a large pipe, in our case it went under a hedge and into the field. There isn't a...

End of the day and an old flannelette sheet wrapped around the well head to prevent the dogs from peeing on the temporary electrical connection.

Seriously effective drilling rig Gloria with only shale/mudstone to drill through. The slow bit is waiting for cement to set.

Water!! Loads of it, and it's looking iron free. :smile: They have drilled to 32m, lined with the plastic pipes and filled around them with fine gravel. The water has risen 25m back up the borehole. Their pump is down at about 30m and we need to flush water through for a couple of days. We will only...

They are back again this morning, serious drilling about to resume.

He was very good, especially coping with two large dogs on their home ground. Bruce & Bertie needed a lie down after all the excitement!

Stanley wrote: ↑

13 Jul 2018, 02:11

I was pleased with the pic of you and Dennis........ One of my better snaps I think! The Lads are a credit to you......

I like the one with the ponies coming towards us and Jack moving at speed....

Shame you didn't get to see the rig in action Stanley!
The big steels are in place and grouted with cement to screen out groundwater. It takes 24 hours at least to set so the guys wont be back now till Monday when they will recommence drilling.

We had a shower of rain last night about 1.30am. The strange noise woke me up!

chinatyke wrote: ↑

12 Jul 2018, 05:55

Looks like an expensive operation.

It ain't cheap!

Day 1 as I understand it! They drilled down to about 5.5 metres and came across a cavity in the shale which was full of black water that sprayed everywhere. They have sunk steel pipes and drilled on through the cavity to dry shale. Next step is to pour cement in to seal off the water from that cavit...

Ooh, we are off!

You know sometimes van drivers can't manage to negotiate the bends in our track or even turn round without a struggle. These guys have brought 2 big 8 wheelers in, both loaded up with hefty equipment and parked up exactly where they want them, no trouble.

Busy getting everything set up.

Remarkably quick! The first source they found was full of iron, so they continued down. They reckon that the lining system they use stops unwanted water getting in. It needs a couple of weeks to settle before water testing can be done so it will be a while before we find out how pure it is. When the...

They finished drilling next door this morning and found a good source of water at 40m. There are other jobs to do but the rig should be coming here tomorrow.