RE: RE: was heavy sod, now concrete removal

Ugh.  How handy are you w/ a sledge hammer?   But you're kind of a small gal aren't you, so that may not work?

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Theresa- yahoo" <tchessie@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Thu, 26 Dec 2002 20:05:06 -0800

>I'm afraid these are really set in the concrete very well.  And I want the
>concrete gone too.   We may be talking about a jack hammer to get it out I'm
>afraid.
>
>Theresa
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
>Behalf Of Donna
>Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 7:43 PM
>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>Subject: RE: [CHAT] RE: was heavy sod, now concrete removal
>
>
>Might want to run an ad in a local paper... giving away flagstone, you
>dig out and remove. Not sure if it would work in your area of the
>country, but around here... it is gone in a day. Heck if I was few
>thousand miles closer.... I would be at your doorstep :)
>
>Did find in similar circumstances, if you can get something under the
>flagstone, they usually will break free of the concrete... depending on
>how long they have been there and how well it was constructed to begin
>with. Of course concrete here tends to breakdown with the winter
>heaving.
>
>Donna
>
>I was being pretty creative building raised beds over a
>> One other
>> project I do want to do in spring it to dig out a "ramp" that the
>former
>> owner put in.  Basically they cemented flagstones to cover the side
>> sloping
>> area of the yard.  Looks so-so, but it is slippery when damp and
>someone
>> (like me) is going to kill themself on it one day.  And besides, why
>have
>> cement when you can have plants instead!!  Not sure how we will get
>rid of
>> the stuff, but I'm willing to give it a try.  Anyone have any concrete
>> removal experience here?
>>
>> Theresa
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
>> Behalf Of Pamela J. Evans
>> Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 6:47 PM
>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> Subject: RE: [CHAT] RE: Theresa, found the perfect thing for you.....
>>
>>
>> Couldn't you use the sod to make berms?  That's what I've done w/ all
>the
>> sod I've lifted to make new beds.  Made a berm down the whole North
>> property
>> line to divert all the runoff from that trashy auction next door.
>Works
>> great.
>>
>>
>> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>> From: "Theresa- yahoo" <tchessie@yahoo.com>
>> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> Date:  Thu, 26 Dec 2002 18:26:32 -0800
>>
>> >hey- I want to ride the tractor some of the time!  I used to love
>mowing
>> the
>> >lawn on my mom's riding mower when I was a kid and we lived on an
>acre
>> (that
>> >now seems huge to me- sad isn't it?)  I have a feeling that unles
>David
>> is
>> a
>> >multimillionaire, then having us pool our money won't work either!
>So
>> >David... have you been holding out on me?  Should we have bid your
>> fortunes
>> >to buy a city on Ebay??
>> >
>> >We aren't supposed to overload our garden waste barrels either, but
>there
>> is
>> >no way I could have a compost area large enough for the amount of
>stuff I
>> >create.  Maybe once I have everything exactly as I want it.... haha-
>I
>> know
>> >that will never happen- I can always think of something else to buy,
>> move,
>> >change, etc.  So, sometime before 2 weeks go by and the garden waste
>> truck
>> >returns, I have to haul some of the sod out of that barrel and throw
>it
>> in
>> >(forgive me!) the trash barrel.  Then they will take it all away.
>P.S.
>> I
>> >already know what I want for Christmas next year- one of those
>> chipper/leaf
>> >shreadder things.  Using the lawn mower the chop up leaves just isn't
>> very
>> >fun- you get half asphyxiated (sp?)from all the dust it creates.
>> >
>> >On a brighter note- I finally got the bedside tables stained today
>and
>> >hopefully I'll get the first coat of varnish on tomorrow.  What I
>really
>> >want it the other 2 walls fo the bedroom painted tomorrow!  Doubt it
>will
>> >happen though- my hands/joints are killing me just from the staining.
>> >Whomever called me a young one, needs to trade hands with me- mine
>simply
>> >don't work like they used to and it is very annoying!
>> >
>> >Theresa
>> >Sac, CA zone 8-9.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
>> >Behalf Of Donna
>> >Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 6:10 PM
>> >To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> >Subject: RE: [CHAT] RE: Theresa, found the perfect thing for you.....
>> >
>> >
>> >I think you and David need to pull your money together and buy
>this....
>> >I could see it now... a gardening city! And David gets to ride the
>> >tractor! :)
>> >
>> >Here, we have to bag all yard waste... and you can't put anything
>heavy
>> >into a paper bag :(.... You need to start a compost section for this
>> >type of thing. I send my weeds to where DH works.... the animals love
>to
>> >munch on them, all other stuff goes into a compost area.
>> >
>> >Donna
>> >
>> >>
>> >> If I had won the powerball jackpot- I probably would have bought
>this!
>> >> Then
>> >> I would have lots and lots for room to plant things.  And I
>wouldn't
>> >have
>> >> to
>> >> deal with the ding-dang "green waste" guy refusing to take my
>barrel
>> >> because
>> >> it was too heavy!
>> >
>> >> Theresa
>> >> Sac, CA zone 8-9
>> >> raining and very dreary here
>> >>
>> >> Got just the thing for you to buy!
>> >> Donna
>> >>
>> >> WANTED: NEW OWNER FOR RUSTIC CALIF. TOWN
>> >
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