| A while back I helped my friend Hywel with a little project that he
was working on, and would like to let you know the story of our adventure.
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One upon a time there was a big storage tank
called "Resin", (you could tell he was called Resin because it
was written on both ends). For many years Resin lived at the local
steel foundry, and was used every day by the busy men who were making
castings. One day the foundry manager decided that poor Resin wasn't
needed any more, and should be taken away and broken up for scrap.
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An nice eco-friendly (and
slightly nutty) man called Hywel heard about poor Resin and decided to
give him a new home. Hywel was building a house far up on the side
of a hill, and needed a way to store a large amount of rain water.
Ed the farmer was sent for, to bring his tractor and trailer to move Resin
to his new home. The foundry men said goodbye and loaded Resin on to
the trailer with forklift trucks.
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A JCB had dug a big hole for Resin to live in, but nutty
Hywel only had a couple of chums to help him move Resin, and it was a bit
scary as resin was a very big boy weighing three tons (21feet long and
7feet in diameter).
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| Everyone was worried as the tractor was
brought into place, because there was only just enough room to get the
tractor between the house and the big hole. All were relieved that
the sides didn't fall in, and after just a few minutes Resin was free of
his restraints and rolled into his home with an amazing boom. |
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(full video footage was collected from two angles.
Well you might as well get £250 from one of those TV programs if it all
goes horribly wrong.)
Unfortunately poor Resin was now upside down and very sad
as he couldn't hold any water, with his large hole pointing down.
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| Ed, the tractor driver got out his ropes and
chains revved up his tractor and with a few grunts and moans Resin was
pulled the right way up again. |
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Nutty Hywel and his father helped bed Resin
into his new home, and was very proud of his new tank. Now he would be
able to store enough water (22,000 liters) to flush the toilet for a year. |
| It was a job well done, and all were happy
(or relieved), so they went home for tea. |
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Please
don't try this at home (well not without some mad but helpful
friends).
Note: Un-trendy working clothing is not essential, but it is a tradition. If
you don't have access to any, a lesser affect can be gained by getting
normal clothing really dirty. |
