Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jun 21, 2007 10:39 am Here's one to amuse everyone!!
Well....all was well to start this morning...til the moron driving the truck carrying the bulldozer/digger has managed to have it fall off his truck!! (no-one hurt or damage done - except to the digger!) They will probably need a crane to retrieve it from where it has fallen!! So.......doesnt look like we will be starting today!!!!!!  Built Porter Davis "Dromana" 2007.  31 May 2007 1,041 Member Re: Good Start!!! 3Jun 21, 2007 10:48 am Hard not to laugh, but it is kinda funny. 
You have to post a pic! 06 Jan 2007 236 Bronze Member Re: Good Start!!! 6Jun 21, 2007 12:25 pm  mattwalkerMaybe I will up that to $200 on myself!! Matt don't forget that any betting on such things is fraught with danger. After all, you have posted the map of where you block is located, so is there anything stopping any "competitor" from going down there and doing some sabotage to slow you down? 
Especially if you up the bet further  ))))Re: Good Start!!! 7Jun 21, 2007 1:12 pm  Vlad76 mattwalkerMaybe I will up that to $200 on myself!! Matt don't forget that any betting on such things is fraught with danger. After all, you have posted the map of where you block is located, so is there anything stopping any "competitor" from going down there and doing some sabotage to slow you down? Especially if you up the bet further ))))lol  Re: Good Start!!! 8Jun 21, 2007 1:17 pm Vlad76 mattwalkerMaybe I will up that to $200 on myself!! Matt don't forget that any betting on such things is fraught with danger. After all, you have posted the map of where you block is located, so is there anything stopping any "competitor" from going down there and doing some sabotage to slow you down? Especially if you up the bet further ))))Damm you guys....just when I was going to head over and saw through all his framework!! Built Porter Davis "Dromana" 2007. Re: Good Start!!! 9Jun 21, 2007 1:17 pm CookiemonsterHard not to laugh, but it is kinda funny. You have to post a pic! Hope to get one...the neighbour said she will take one for us!! Built Porter Davis "Dromana" 2007. Re: Good Start!!! 11Jun 21, 2007 2:00 pm Love the pic!
I'm pretty sure that was him!!! No idea how they managed it.....is'nt the heavy machinery supposed to be secured to the truck?????  Built Porter Davis "Dromana" 2007. 31 May 2007 1,041 Member Re: Good Start!!! 12Jun 21, 2007 2:05 pm  Yak_ChatThe bulldozer fell off the truck !!! What a classic!!!!! Sure it wasn't "Bill SteamShovel" and he was a bit eager to get to work today Steve He looks like he's fallen over a few times already. Re: Good Start!!! 13Jun 21, 2007 2:10 pm Hey Cookie, I'm lukcy I cross both age gaps Muppets and Mr Squiggle.
And yes Bill was known to fall off his shelf all the time. Hence the joke. And Vanderlay - yep they strap them down with chains and turn buckles, so either someone forgot to strap it down after working on it in the yard, or they had a chain break, and then the others just started to let go. or the truck dirver was trying to be a rally dirver on the way.
Steve Re: Good Start!!! 14Jun 21, 2007 2:17 pm Yak_Chat or the truck dirver was trying to be a rally dirver on the way. Steve Bit of that we think - it is a steep turn at the top of the access road, but 4 other houses around us have had big trucks and machinery when building with no issues!! You would think if they were doubtful they would just unload at the top and drive the bobcat down!! Built Porter Davis "Dromana" 2007. Re: Good Start!!! 15Jun 21, 2007 4:28 pm Well, it seems the bobcat has been rescued and removed!! So no work on the site today!! Mind you, we only know all this cause of the neighbour....have heard nothing from PD about it Obviously we dont expect to hear about every little thing that goes wrong...but maybe about a big thing like that!!Built Porter Davis "Dromana" 2007. Re: Good Start!!! 16Jun 21, 2007 4:37 pm 10 points for the funniest post I've read in a while.....still laughing!!!!
Vanderlay, hope things improve, if anything it’s given everyone something to laugh about. Poor old BILL…..hahahahaha Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Good Start!!! 17Jun 21, 2007 5:05 pm Thanks Michelle!!
Glad to give everyone some humor!!
Apparently they cut the corner turning down the access road and that side of the road had been just dug up by telstra a couple of days ago....so the truck just sank on one side and the bobcat tipped off! Anyway...they will have another one up there tomorrow and will unload at the top and just drive the bobcat down the hill!!! So....take two tomorrow! Built Porter Davis "Dromana" 2007. Re: Good Start!!! 18Jun 21, 2007 5:17 pm Sorry….it just got funnier by the mention of TELSTRA!!!!!
Its looking like Comedy Capers…..when their due next, have a movie camera ready, could be good viewing. I can’t laugh, my first husband dropped his favourite piece of machinery (backhoe) off the back of his truck on the Highway, at the busiest set of lights we had at the time. Lucky the car behind him had sense not to park to close…… It took a whole 24 hours for the town to find out….. I still laugh about it. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Good Start!!! 19Jun 22, 2007 9:32 am Vanderlay,
Looks like the $100 I paid the guy to sabotage things so I could get in the lead worked out. (I work at Telstra)
Never mind, you can borrow ours when we are done.
See you at slab down
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