Tea?

[172traindriver]

Good job you're not paying yourself by the hour then!

What would the hourly rate be?

 

[classic33]

What would the hourly rate be?

Scaffolder, roofer or general labourer?

First two don't come cheap.

 

[MikeG]

Every slate has to be fetched from a stash in the stinging nettles, scraped clean both sides to remove the ants eggs and the soil they bring up with them plus the plants that have started to grow in that soil, re-holed, then stacked on the scaffold. Three hundred year old slates are pretty friable, so each has to be inspected carefully to see if it is fit for use, then carried up the roof for laying. They're all nominally 1 foot by 2 foot, but can vary in length by over an inch, meaning some don't work with the gauge of the batten and need trimming. Then there are the cuts at the top of the roof, and the LHS. It's a slow job. It doesn't much matter, as I don't count my time . It'll be done when it's done, then I'll do something else.

 

[classic33]

Every slate has to be fetched from a stash in the stinging nettles, scraped clean both sides to remove the ants eggs and the soil they bring up with them plus the plants that have started to grow in that soil, re-holed, then stacked on the scaffold. Three hundred year old slates are pretty friable, so each has to be inspected carefully to see if it is fit for use, then carried up the roof for laying. They're all nominally 1 foot by 2 foot, but can vary in length by over an inch, meaning some don't work with the gauge of the batten and need trimming. Then there are the cuts at the top of the roof, and the LHS. It's a slow job. It doesn't much matter, as I don't count my time . It'll be done when it's done, then I'll do something else.

Think of the money you're losing, not paying yourself!!

On the other hand....

 

[172traindriver]

Good Night

 

[classic33]

Good Night

Sithi

 

[172traindriver]

Good Morning

 

[welsh dragon]

Good morning everyone.

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Morning all
A fair chilly breeze coming in through an open window, fresh but nice..

Today?
Haven't a scoob....

 

[classic33]

Good Morning

Good morning everyone.

Morning all
A fair chilly breeze coming in through an open window, fresh but nice..

Today?
Haven't a scoob....

You have thought about closing the window, stop the breeze blowing in I take it?

Morning!!

 

[Mo1959]

Morning all
A fair chilly breeze coming in through an open window, fresh but nice..

Today?
Haven't a scoob....

Still blue sky and sunshine here but there is an increasingly strong northerly wind. I had a gorgeous 2 hour walk early doors.

 

[Bobby Mhor]

You have thought about closing the window, stop the breeze blowing in I take it?

Nah, I enjoy fresh air, saves me going out
Out in five mins, the grass is getting it

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Still blue sky and sunshine here but there is an increasingly strong northerly wind. I had a gorgeous 2 hour walk early doors.

I checked Strava as I assumed you were out cruising the highways and byways...
I just checked Glasgow Airport WX, winds WNW 18
May just have a wee stroll over the golfie later....

 

[Mo1959]

May thorn is really out now.

 

[classic33]

May thorn is really out now. View attachment 349195

It's only April!