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visit to the site on 20th January 2004

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truck ready for filling
truck ready for filling		 faster than by shovel
faster than by shovel		 most of it goes in
most of it goes in		 white box to reduce weight at the back
white box to reduce weight at the back
Hugo holds the signal off so the winch driver knows it is safe to proceed.
Hugo holds the signal off so the winch driver knows it is safe to proceed.		 passing over the turntable
passing over the turntable		 up the hill again - note white box
up the hill again - note white box		 the new absorption trench (bottom)
the new absorption trench (bottom)
not much room to swing a cat (-apillar)
not much room to swing a cat (-apillar)		 base gravel and RELN drain in place - top trench
base gravel and RELN drain in place - top trench		 further along the top trench
further along the top trench		 barn window installed
barn window installed
barn window detail
barn window detail		 view through the barn window
view through the barn window		 lower set of barn doors secure
lower set of barn doors secure		 rear cladding - up hill
rear cladding - up hill
rear cladding - down hill
rear cladding - down hill		 barn wall and side door
barn wall and side door		 retaining wall
retaining wall		 lower section of the retaining wall
lower section of the retaining wall
retaining wall detail - dirt from trenches
retaining wall detail - dirt from trenches		 retaining wall path to small room door
retaining wall path to small room door		 lunchtime
lunchtime		 winch detail
winch detail
wagon needs a push onto the incline
wagon needs a push onto the incline		 not pushing, just following
not pushing, just following		 sometimes needs a small push on curve
sometimes needs a small push on curve		 nearly done
nearly done
no need to push on the 1 in 3 gadient!
no need to push on the 1 in 3 gadient!		 back down the slope
back down the slope
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David Cameron 28-Feb-2004 01:57
Richard, I've always been impressed by your attention to detail but now I'm truly amazed at the level of commitment to environmental principles and the application of engineering skill and improvisation displayed by these efforts at KG Road. The entire project reminds me of the pioneering spirit of the gold rush era transplanted into the twenty first century. I think we need to have a chat, however, about the amount of sediment that all this excavation is exposing and whether all your concerns about retaining topsoil and maintaining weed free seed banks aren't completely overridden by the graphic scale of the operation on edaphic stability of the site as a whole. Still, I admire your commitment to principle in this regard as in all other regards. Congratulations once again.
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