Billy's Custom Concreting!

[sheeny (Al)]

One of the on going projects I have at home is concreting pathways around the extensions to the house (and to the obs). I've already got a fair bit of them done, but there's a few days work left to finish them. We had a bit of break from it over winter, but I'm keen to get it done now so that I can top dress around them and establish lawns during spring...

So today we completed a section of pathway from the new path along side the new sun room, to the old concrete area outside the mud room. Nice curved path.

I had just finished pouring and screeding, and was about the start washing up while I waited for it to go off enough to finish it, when our dog Billy decides "Beauty! A new path! I'll test it out... oh, this is good!"

He then proceeds to parade his new concrete socks around the paved patio which Kiara was in the process of washing the floor! Lot's of comment from Kiara (and maybe a little bit from me too), but no biggie, the concrete was fresh so I smoothed it over and Kiara washed the patio floor again...

So this arvo I was working down the back cutting a up a tree that fell a couple of weekends ago. It'll make good firewood next year. When I get back to the house, Lyn sends Billy out to meet me with a note stuck under his collar. It's was allegedly written by him, apologising for walking on my new concrete.

Oh, yeah... two complete sets of track up and down the new path! Of course by this time its too late to smooth it over...

Well I suppose if he though it was OK to walk on while it was wet, it must've been superb when it was firm!

I'm just glad I'm not a contractor doing this job for someone else! I'm not about to rip up the path for the sake of a few dog prints. I can live with it! Broom and paw print finish... don't tell any one, they'll all want one!

Al.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

It's all part of the Home Concreting Stamp of Approval. Cat prints, dog prints, kid prints.

[Robh (Rob)]

Al,
A wonderfully related story of frustration overcome by tolerance and implied forgiveness. A nice lesson in adaptability.

Regards, Rob

[erick (Eric)]

Curb your dog! Under about 10 inches of kerb would be best!

[h0ughy (David)]

LOL the latest in designer stampcreting

[wavelandscott (Scott)]

Many years in the future archaeology students will have an interesting tale to tell from this episode...I wonder how they will describe the tracks?

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

...What is it with pets and concrete!!??
I did a tiny job last weekend - filled in a hole 12 x 8 inches. Soon as it was poured, ginger tom (Ollie) decides to walk over it!! They are tragedy magnets!!!!
Doug

[mozzie (Peter)]

al being a brickie we also pave and do the odd concrete slabs while at carls peninsular in grafton we were pouring a slab around bbq areas on the river for people to use while skiing we had poured the slab and put the first finish and waiting for it to harded and give the slab a final rub we went to the shops to get some lunch the owner said leave the gates as they are on arrival so we went to the shops got a pie and on arriving back the cows the bloody cows seen none before there was 30 odd all ofer the slab and one was even rolling in it jesus christ noel my off sider jumped out of the truck ran down to the area picked up theses big river rocks and hurld them hit on of the cows smack in the head it got the death wobbles up and staggered out of the areas the other cows followed he went right of the deep end if ihad a gun id shoot all the cows well ive clinbed out of the drivers side looked at the slab and my mate and laugh i couldnt stop laughing if i didnt id cry rigger my mate saying the slab the slab its #$@!%^ well if youve ever seen a cow paddock with the hoof markes in the mud that was the slab a long story short we put water onto the slab and you can bring them back and re-finish them but it was under car lights late at night but we still work together and often have a laugh over that job all them years a go
mozzie

[Lumen Miner (Mitchell)]

Originally Posted by mozzie

al being a brickie we also pave and do the odd concrete slabs while at carls peninsular in grafton we were pouring a slab around bbq areas on the river for people to use while skiing we had poured the slab and put the first finish and waiting for it to harded and give the slab a final rub we went to the shops to get some lunch the owner said leave the gates as they are on arrival so we went to the shops got a pie and on arriving back the cows the bloody cows seen none before there was 30 odd all ofer the slab and one was even rolling in it jesus christ noel my off sider jumped out of the truck ran down to the area picked up theses big river rocks and hurld them hit on of the cows smack in the head it got the death wobbles up and staggered out of the areas the other cows followed he went right of the deep end if ihad a gun id shoot all the cows well ive clinbed out of the drivers side looked at the slab and my mate and laugh i couldnt stop laughing if i didnt id cry rigger my mate saying the slab the slab its #$@!%^ well if youve ever seen a cow paddock with the hoof markes in the mud that was the slab a long story short we put water onto the slab and you can bring them back and re-finish them but it was under car lights late at night but we still work together and often have a laugh over that job all them years a go
mozzie

Poor cow

[DavidU (Dave)]

Originally Posted by mozzie

al being a brickie we also pave and do the odd concrete slabs while at carls peninsular in grafton we were pouring a slab around bbq areas on the river for people to use while skiing we had poured the slab and put the first finish and waiting for it to harded and give the slab a final rub we went to the shops to get some lunch the owner said leave the gates as they are on arrival so we went to the shops got a pie and on arriving back the cows the bloody cows seen none before there was 30 odd all ofer the slab and one was even rolling in it jesus christ noel my off sider jumped out of the truck ran down to the area picked up theses big river rocks and hurld them hit on of the cows smack in the head it got the death wobbles up and staggered out of the areas the other cows followed he went right of the deep end if ihad a gun id shoot all the cows well ive clinbed out of the drivers side looked at the slab and my mate and laugh i couldnt stop laughing if i didnt id cry rigger my mate saying the slab the slab its #$@!%^ well if youve ever seen a cow paddock with the hoof markes in the mud that was the slab a long story short we put water onto the slab and you can bring them back and re-finish them but it was under car lights late at night but we still work together and often have a laugh over that job all them years a go
mozzie

[Ric]

Yep, I have a garden path with the mandatory cat prints in it as well.

I like to think of what geologists will think if they come across them in ten thousand years time .

"Ah yes, it looks like the classic prints of a Wamboin Smiladon"