We paced ourselves and after a couple of hours back and forth we'd managed to shift 7 pallets of blocks (308 individuals blocks) which we then stacked around the hole ready for work to commence in the morning. The 12 bags of cement plus the posts which will be used later had already been taken through, so just gone 20.00hrs on Friday we called it a day and retired ready to commence battle in the morning.
After a restless night due to the aches and pains gained from moving all the blocks, morning came around too soon. It's very difficult to brush your teeth when you've got Popeye arms so after bruising my gums it was time for quick coffee and some toast whilst we waited for Gaz to arrive, a local lad who we employed to lay the block work for us. He arrived at 08.00am on the dot as promised and no sooner was he out of his car he was setting up the equipment that would ensure the block work was built up straight and true. He was quite impressed how level the base was and commented that it would certainly make his job a bit easier. After checking the levels again, confirming our plans and double checking the measurements etc, it was time to crack on with the build. I was going to be his labourer for the day and had already had instructions in mixing the perfect "fluffy" not wet mix. The first batch was soon ready and into the wheel barrow and distributed to the strategically placed boards around the hole and the ingredients for the next mix churning around in the mixer. This was to be the rhythm for the remainder of the day as slowly but surely the block work magically arose from our of the base. By the end of the day considerable progress had been made, especially when you consider that the first couple of hours was spent marking out and checking plans and levels etc.
More blocks were brought through from the drive and positioned in and around the pond (it was now no longer deemed a hole) in readiness for the next days building which was again due to commence at 08.00am.
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