In the Trenches

@Inlemay (17712)
South Africa
August 20, 2017 10:10am CST
I know I shouldn't apologise for LIVING in REAL time not being on MyLot 24/7, but I have missed you all and the last few days I have flopped to bed from sheer exhaustion. Yes - I have been in the trenches! My hands are bruised and full of small cuts, my arms ache, my back is bent, my legs feel like wobbly rubber and my gluteus maximus is taking the strain. Our A Green at the Bowling Club was in dire need of remodelling. Apparently, its framework and structure had sunk 10cm and was sagging at the edged. So our greenskeeper thought it best to remodel and refurbish the green . . . . with the help of anyone that can use a spade (shovel) rake, wheelbarrow, pickaxe and other heavy objects. The job is taking forever - but then it's only the non-working and pensioners that are helping - we might have to check with Welfare that we are not exploiting the rights of the AGED? ha ha Hopefully, it will be over soon and I will have more time to myself . . . Who would ever have thought I would be remoulding a Bowling green?
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
20 Aug 17
It is a credit to all who have been involved that they are prepared to make the effort to help.
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
23 Aug 17
we do it for love and the respect of the game mostly - and a few good souls that will say Thank You
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
23 Aug 17
@Inlemay You deserve all the thanks that you get.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Aug 17
I hope all your efforts will be worth it in the end.
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
26 Aug 17
It might launch a new bowling career for me - ha ha ha
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
23 Aug 17
You can pat yourself on the back for your hard work and efforts to help make this possible.
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
20 Aug 17
the greens always look so relaxing to play bowls on - never imagined it could be so back breaking maintaining them
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
23 Aug 17
I am going to have a greater appreciation for the care of the greens after this - what footwear everyone is wearing, how they drop their bowls from waist height onto the ground and little things like that
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
21 Aug 17
Now I understand why you were not around. Digging is a hard work, this is how I damaged my right shoulder.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
23 Aug 17
You'll appreciate all of your hard work when you are done
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
23 Aug 17
yesterday was a good day looking over the first phase of the work we had done, the worst is over now its just topdressing and then waiting for Spring to deliver some delightful rain. We are taking today off and playing some bowls on the other green that has not yet been dismantled