The Iron Heart Forum Triangle of Terror Type III Trucker Tour 2018 - Updates thread
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Jacket working hard today
The path we are laying is coming along.
Close up of the jacket
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So we managed to get millstone in on Thursday. It was a lot of effort. We could only get the it craned to the top of the garden so had to then move it on a pump truck and boards down the hill! Which was tricky seeing as it weighed 600kg
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She’s getting dirty
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So I went for a look inside the castle today.
It's hard to actually make it out from the outside because of the scaffolding but it's a proper castle I promise
We are actually going to be laying york stone inside this in a few weeks. Which is going to be pretty cool and should hopefully raise our profile as a business.
that's the ceiling above the pool area. All oak.
This is the cellar which we will also be laying York stone in.
and a few shots of the outside
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I have been wearing the jacket everyday and it's been taking a beating. I am hoping that under all the dust and dirt is some actual fading!!
How much longer have I got this for @neph93 ?
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Ok mate.
I will finish the week off in it and get it washed this weekend.
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So last day for me in this beauty.
Worked out pretty well as I started the path on my first day in this jacket and today on my last we finished it.
We used a brush in resin for the pointing, which is a god send as doing it the traditional way takes a long time!!
So if you are doing any DIY involving slabs check it out. We use it whenever we can and believe it's as strong if not stronger than cement. The other bonus is you put it in with water so can be done in the rain. Which in the UK comes in handy.Because it's Friday and a bank holiday this weekend we knocked off early. So I took the jacket and the dog for a walk
I will be putting the jacket into a hot wash tonight so once it's dry I will post some pics of it's condition.
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Great photos and the path looks fantastic. Owner is going to enjoy a nice stroll in all weathers now through that nice garden!
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Thanks man.
So the jacket is clean and looking great. I am happy to to see there is some definitive fading under all that dirt and dust
As normal with the OD it looks different in every light
@neph93 will get it all packaged up and sent out to you early next week
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Great job @spitfiredealer it looks amazing!
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After lighting fast shipping I received this beauty today…
It is in amazing condition. Really beautiful:
There’s a collection of fun stuff growing too…
And @spitfiredealer took excellent care of me…
Cheers buddy.
The Wee Heavy had suffered some leakage so things were a little damp (wabi-sabi). I just opened the bugger and necked the rest. Very tasty (if a little flat).
Fit pics soon…
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After lighting fast shipping I received this beauty today…
It is in amazing condition. Really beautiful:
There’s a collection of fun stuff growing too…
And @spitfiredealer took excellent care of me…
Cheers buddy.
The Wee Heavy had suffered some leakage so things were a little damp (wabi-sabi). I just opened the bugger and necked the rest. Very tasty (if a little flat).
Fit pics soon…
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Mini-update…
Tomorrow is the 17th of May which is Norway’s national day. It marks the signing of the Norwegian Constitution in 1814. They take this shit seriously.
As a Brit I’m mildy allergic to flag waving, parades and excessive nationalist displays, but this is Annual Funday #1 for lots of Norwegians. It is a public holiday with national costumes, lots of parades, smiling kids, ice cream, hot dogs, cake and no where near enough alcohol. Very wholesome. I detest it, but as a father of a small army I have to take it seriously so here I am baking pigs in blankets at past midnight...
The real bugger is I have to go suited and booted all day tomorrow. As I scouser the only legitimate reason to wear a suit is a court appearance so this pains me greatly. Even more so this year as I want to rock the tour jacket badly.
Fortunately I have something from Tring to tide me over, cheers Mr. Dyer, (As an aside I once spent two days off my tits in Tring when @spitfiredealer was probably about 5 years old).
No fit pics of me yet but Mrs Neph (aka Hot Ingrid) obliged…
In other news, The White Nights have set in here above The Arctic Circle. This is 1am:
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Wow, the Norwegians have perfected a special form of cruelty. A holiday involving booze, hot dogs, and wearing a suit? That's just all sorts of wrong.
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Wow, the Norwegians have perfected a special form of cruelty. A holiday involving booze, hot dogs, and wearing a suit? That's just all sorts of wrong.
There’s flag-waving, parades and patriotism. You lot would love it.
I may not have been clear, there is very little beer. You’re never offered it and if you ask there will be frowning.
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So the big day came and went… flags, funny clothes parades the lot. I missed out on the parades as I was running a cafe at my 11 year olds school this morning. My oldest boys came along to make sure I was working hard... Sebastian is 11 and Noah is 16. Noah is eating the first hot dog of the day. I’d served about 200 buy the time my shift was up.
After that it was off to meet the wife and small kids for a buffet with the in-laws. Most women recieve a «bunad» or national costume when they are confirmed at age 15. It is entirely hand made and constructed in such away that it is easy to let in and out. The idea is it will last a lifetime. Here is my wife on the right, her sister in the left and my mother-in-law in the middle. Her costume is older than me.
The costumes vary in style, colour and embroidery depending on which county your mother was born in. This one is from Sunnmøre. Hot Ingrid/Mrs Neph:
This is a mini version of the bunad of coastal Nordland worn by my nieces. The inland version swaps the blue for green.
There was good food:
I had to wear a suit [emoji849]
But the careful observer might notice a familiar item or two peaking through…
I got some beer in the end. Appropriately, a Norwegian NEIPA.
