Re: [gardeners] Cement mixer
George Shirley (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Wed, 13 Jun 2001 18:11:21 -0500
Thanks Lucinda. Miz Anne generally uses the hoe so the neighbor quipped that
would make her an "old hoer." Neighbor got a dose of the evil eye and a tongue
lashing, all in fun of course.
George
lneuru wrote:
>
> Lee Valley sells them, George.
>
> http://www.leevalley.com/home/main.asp
>
> They want you to turn your cookies on (hoe, hoe, hoe, isn't that funny) to
> buy stuff, but you can browse their site without.
>
> Their stuff is very good. What isn't is pretty obvious - yuppy gardening
> tools. If they say an item will work, it will do exactly that and exactly
> how they say it will. I have never been disappointed.
>
> Use their little mixer and you won't hoes up your project.
>
> OK, I couldn't control myself when I saw no jokes......
>
> Lucinda
>
> ----------
> > From: George Shirley <gshirl@bellsouth.net>
> > To: Gardeners List <gardeners@globalgarden.com>
> > Subject: [gardeners] Cement mixer
> > Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 3:31 PM
> >
> > Here's a question for everyone. A few years back I noticed a cute little
> green
> > "keg" with a black top in one of my catalogs. It was a manual cement
> mixer, had
> > vanes inside to keep the mix flowing. You were supposed to put the
> concrete mix
> > in it, add the proper amount of water, screw on the lid then roll it
> around the
> > yard to mix it. Now I can't find the catalog, nor any mention of the
> mixer on
> > the net. Anyone have an idea where I might find one? I'm really getting
> tired of
> > mixing this stuff in a #3 washtub with an old hoe. (No jokes about hoes
> either.)
> >
> > George