Day 1412 Heavy lifting day

23rd June 2021

I had to collect a dresser that Kelli had bought on Marketplace, but first I had to sort out my paving slabs. I had been thinking about the problem most of the night, I had a solution, but I had to see there were some that they had left.

I needed nine slabs to continue the path up to the area where the pool would be, I could then a different slab to cover that.

I explained my idea to the guy at the landscape supply, he got on the phone to another person at the yard.

He then told me that they could scrimp together those nine paving slabs.

I agreed to drive to the main yard to collect those and to view an alternative sample that I could use everywhere else.

That was promising, I would still have to wait for them but at least I could finish the path.

I got to the house to collect the dresser, and it was bloody heavy, all of the furniture I have had to handle myself have all been like this. Fortunately the lad selling the piece was able to help get it into the truck, driving back was the easy part.

I had to get it out straight away so that I could transport the slabs.

Kelli was in no fit state to help me move the dresser out of the truck.

I pulled it out about half way which enabled me to remove half the drawers, I then pull it out further to remove the rest. The next challenge was to move the dresser into the garage. I laid a large flattened cardboard box on the ground and lowered the dresser on to it.

I was then able to drag it into the garage without doing any damage to my body.

I drove up to the yard which was about a thirty minute journey, and found the site office.

I explained what I had come for, and he showed me what they had left.

On the pallet were eleven paving slabs, one was chipped the other was a bit uneven in the centre, but he said I could take them.

He also showed me a slightly darker grey sample which I could live with, so as I grunted away loading the slabs he went back to the office to a my amend the order.

I had forgotten just how heavy the stones were, but I loaded all the slabs into the truck.

The back wheels sank under the weight, and the drive back was uneventful, I couldn’t wait to carry the buggers into the back garden, yes, it’s sarcasm.