No the Egyptian method would be to roll it on steel pipes…
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140mower
Don
My grandparents once ran a lighthouse in the Sooke area, back then it was the end of a road to nowhere in particular.......
In the photo it looks deceptively like my full size First LC1-1/2 TM (both Long Chang made).
In my best Dr. Evil voice: "I call him mini-me....."
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Still is.My grandparents once ran a lighthouse in the Sooke area, back then it was the end of a road to nowhere in particular.......
Would that have been Sheringham Lighthouse?
No. A bunch of long round rollers under the pyramid stones. When one shows up at the back, run it to the front and put it under the front. Push stone and repeat. If you angle the rollers you can turn a corner. Seriously. It's how I also got the compressor into the corner. It's still sitting on the pallet.
Awe. You gave it away.
Wait! The Egyptians had steel pipe? They were more advanced than I realized.
GROAN!!!!
Don't be too hard on @David_R8. He's young.Wait! The Egyptians had steel pipe? They were more advanced than I realized.
140mower
Don
I was pretty young back then and don't remember for sure. I have asked about it and will try and remember to reply when I know......
... That does sound familiar though.....
The Egyptians had steel pipes? I didn't know that!
I always wondered who invented the steel pipe. Who would have guessed it was a bunch of hungry homeless people in Egypt who were tricked into moving a bunch of big rocks to cover up a few extra smelly dead bodies.
Edit after reading other posts - sorry guys, was reading in chronological order and didn't notice others had already had fun with this!
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140mower
Don
It was Chrome Island, I think it was also locally called yellow rock.
Had to look it up but yellow rock it is.
Chrome Island Lighthouse
Photographs, history, travel instructions, and GPS coordinates for Chrome Island Lighthouse.
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140mower
Don
Funny, I had it pegged for the Sooke area .... I do know we used to visit old family friends in Sooke, I was probably around five years old or so. Two things stuck in my mind, one was that there was more than one hole-in-one trophy in the case. Even at that age I was impressed! The other was a pod of whales breaching every few minutes for it seemed an hour or so outside the living room window...... The last name was Whitford, Kieth was the first name as I recall. He's been gone a long time now....Had to look it up but yellow rock it is.
Chrome Island Lighthouse
Photographs, history, travel instructions, and GPS coordinates for Chrome Island Lighthouse.lighthousefriends.com
They also invented lubrication, if you fell in front of one of those big blocks of moving stone you were now,,,,,,,grease. lol