http://materialsman.com/2008/12/lean-mix-full-circle/ Construction materials and bird watching anecdotes Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:01:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://materialsman.com/2008/12/lean-mix-full-circle/comment-page-1/#comment-18 The Estimating Manager Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:47:42 +0000 http://materialsman.com/?p=34#comment-18 I liked Lean Mix when it was nice and simple. I think back to the days of West Adamston Improvement on the A96 and the A94 (now A90) Parkford to Balnabriech Improvement. We quarried our own gravel, mixed it with a sprinkle of cement and a wee drop water in the Steelfields (the white one with the huge red "M" on the side) and hauled it to the paver with 6W tippers. Good old Jim McFarlane was waiting there patiently to lay this grey mixture to perfect line and level before whacking it to death with a dirty big roller then spraying the silver stuff all over it. It was cheap, it was easy but only a few were brave enough to try it. We now have to cope with fancy new names and exotic recipes for the grey stuff. To be honest it's beyond me. I thank the Lord for the materials men of this world who keep me right in these matters. I liked Lean Mix when it was nice and simple. I think back to the days of West Adamston Improvement on the A96 and the A94 (now A90) Parkford to Balnabriech Improvement. We quarried our own gravel, mixed it with a sprinkle of cement and a wee drop water in the Steelfields (the white one with the huge red “M” on the side) and hauled it to the paver with 6W tippers. Good old Jim McFarlane was waiting there patiently to lay this grey mixture to perfect line and level before whacking it to death with a dirty big roller then spraying the silver stuff all over it. It was cheap, it was easy but only a few were brave enough to try it. We now have to cope with fancy new names and exotic recipes for the grey stuff. To be honest it’s beyond me. I thank the Lord for the materials men of this world who keep me right in these matters.

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