Well, a quick one to update y'all on happenings here at the Wilbanks homestead.
A few weeks ago I was home alone (always dangerous) and heard a horn honk outside. I went out to investigate and it was a man representing a paving company.
He said he had just finished a job, and had some material left over. He wanted to "use it up" and would make me a deal for cost. Well, our place does get a little muddy even with the gravel I have put down over the years. I dickered with him and we settled on a price (a little over $2.00 per square foot). I told him I had to leave the house in three hours, but he said he could finish by then. What happened next was pretty awesome.
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| Now Kim will have a clean place to wash her horse! |
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| I took 1/2 load of hot pavement. |
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| Very cool little paving machine. |
They came in with a bobcat tractor and started grading. The guy was good, but not good enough to immediately knock over one of my standpipes and bust a geyser at the side of the house. I quickly turned off the water, and they got on the phone to get parts. Meanwhile the fellow kept grading, as they unloaded the paving machine, roller, and other equipment.
It wasn't long before they had the pipe fixed, the grading done, and were ready to start paving. They were a well coordinated crew. All I did was stay out of the way, and take a few pictures.
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| Scene of the crime. This is where they busted my hose bib! |
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| The machine barely fit!! |
When they were done, I had quite a large piece of my driveway area paved. Now I have quite a large buffer to prevent mud and dirt from being tracked into the house. It also adds a lot to the appearance of the place. I am not at all certain I got that great of a deal...it was all so spur of the moment. But after thinking and stewing about it for a while, I don't think I got skinned. Never would have done this any other way that's for sure.
That's All!
