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Heavy lifting
Or rather, pushing: this morning, we had a tonne of rock and two tonnes of pebbles delivered, ready for when we re-do a patch of the back garden. (It was a cheap batch that a company had in, and wouldn't be able to re-stock at the same price, so it made sense to get it now and keep it until spring.) The delivery driver (sigh) completely ignored the instructions in his notes, and came down the hill. I was slightly hopeful that he wouldn't be able to stop at the bottom* and might drive through and smash the fence around our stableyard (which needs replacing) but it was not to be. He did nearly get stuck, though.
My cunning plan was to have him leave the pallets in the garage, as the drive is concrete and that would keep them out of the way. Unfortunately, I'd not quite realised how much of a slope there was.... All three of us pushing and pulling managed it, although we did have to unload some of the rocks before we could get it moving.
* We had snow last night and this morning:
We've also had the outside windows washed, and the gutters, window frames and weatherboards cleaned. We opted not to get the conservatory done, as it was a lot of money, and it now looks incredibly filthy in comparison, but there you go.
My cunning plan was to have him leave the pallets in the garage, as the drive is concrete and that would keep them out of the way. Unfortunately, I'd not quite realised how much of a slope there was.... All three of us pushing and pulling managed it, although we did have to unload some of the rocks before we could get it moving.
* We had snow last night and this morning:
We've also had the outside windows washed, and the gutters, window frames and weatherboards cleaned. We opted not to get the conservatory done, as it was a lot of money, and it now looks incredibly filthy in comparison, but there you go.