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Old 06 May 2015, 19:26   #1
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Post hole shovel

Anyone got one in the Portsmouth/Southampton/Fareham area that I could borrow for a week?
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Old 06 May 2015, 20:11   #2
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Andy, do yourself a favour and get down HSS and hire a petrol powered hole bore.

We had to do some post and rail at our place just after we moved in, was an absolute breeze and would have taken days without it!!
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if you mean one of these then i have one its in the workshop Boat Central at Foulksies and you are welcome to borrow it.
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Andy, do yourself a favour and get down HSS and hire a petrol powered hole bore.

We had to do some post and rail at our place just after we moved in, was an absolute breeze and would have taken days without it!!
Thanks for the idea Howard but I've only got 6 concrete posts to erect.
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if you mean one of these then i have one its in the workshop Boat Central at Foulksies and you are welcome to borrow it.
Cheers Stu, that'll be great! I'll give you a ring or pm you later.
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there should never be an excuse not to use petrol powered tools!!!
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there should never be an excuse not to use petrol powered tools!!!
You are right But I blame my practical nature verses economics
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if you mean one of these then i have one its in the workshop Boat Central at Foulksies and you are welcome to borrow it.
Stu, you're PM's are full and it would appear I have an old phone number for you (or you are ignoring me )
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Hi Andy
I'm offshore went Sunday so phone won't work. Back Tuesday Aberdeen then back home Friday for 7 days



Yeah p's full and are likely to stay that way for a while
Jasper has shovel at our hut in Foulksies .It's on the left as you drive in just opposite the Slipway.

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email offshorestu@live.co.uk

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I'm offshore went Sunday so phone won't work. Back Tuesday Aberdeen then back home Friday for 7 days

Yeah p's full and are likely to stay that way for a while
Jasper has shovel at our hut in Foulksies .It's on the left as you drive in just opposite the Slipway.

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Take care Stu
Oh bugger! I bought one today as needed to get work underway this weekend.

Thanks for the offer though.
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