Mad dogs and English men clear driveways in the noon day sun

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I’m another afternoon nearer clearing my block paving, one arm and a wheelchair I move up and down the driveway removing the soil and weeds that has built up between the blocks over the last 26 years.

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I’m insane but keep going until I win and it’s restored to it’s former glory.

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Excellent Mark. Slowly but surely you’ll get there & what an achievement that will be.

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Good job well done​:clap: :clap: Mark. Slow and steady wins the race.

Regards Sue

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Thanks Mrs5k, it’s become an obsession to get it cleaned and prepared for winter, my wife helps with the sweep up into the green waste bin but I extract it and drag my large body up and down the driveway

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Thanks Sue it’s like the stroke recovery I’m very determined. And will not give up until I reach a satisfactory level of recovery

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Firstly well done you.
I have done the same thing albeit not from a wheelchair but on hands and knees.
Far easier,which I discovered a year or two down the line is to use a pressure washer which not only removes the weeds and dirt but cleans the paving slabs to almost new condition

best wishes

Tony

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I just had to look up the origins of this phrase which I hear so often …

Now, I never knew that and I suspect, not a lot of people do.

Thanks Mark and well done :slight_smile:

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@mrfrederickson :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: well done.

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Thanks IreneFC
Not going out in the sun today and will wait for a cooler day

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Thanks Tony I have a pressure washer attachment already setup and tested to be buse on the driveway once clear aft which I will add kiln dried sand to fill the joints and driveway sealant to complete the job

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