29th June 2015, 01:14 PM
[weird, only the first 2 paras come up when trying 'reply with quote', so...]
...had forgotten the trowel thing, an absolute essential, although hitting the ground with the pointy end is fairer unless you reside somewhere with soils free of annoying pebbles and other hard bits?
...oh, and the ability to always catch the handle end when trowel-flipping?
...and doing the ripping-the-arse-out-of-your-trousers-when-your-trowel-catches-climbing-through-a-fence-in-a-comic-manner should also be compulsory skill
Have pretty much mastered all three, but its been a long haul!
...had forgotten the trowel thing, an absolute essential, although hitting the ground with the pointy end is fairer unless you reside somewhere with soils free of annoying pebbles and other hard bits?
...oh, and the ability to always catch the handle end when trowel-flipping?
...and doing the ripping-the-arse-out-of-your-trousers-when-your-trowel-catches-climbing-through-a-fence-in-a-comic-manner should also be compulsory skill
Have pretty much mastered all three, but its been a long haul!