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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: skyarrow on May 06, 2010, 01:27:05 pm

Title: Holliday Beach
Post by: skyarrow on May 06, 2010, 01:27:05 pm
well i am going to be working out of town for the next month in a little town called Holliday beach so figured i would make a thread for this big job we are starting my dad is bringing his laptop so i should be able to post pics for yall what we are doing is drilling a new water well for this small community it will have 12" casing and be around 300' deep. the up side is i get to fish every nite and i am bringing my bow building eqip to build my cousin a bow  ;) so i will have plenty to do while i am off the lady that manages the RV park we are staying at told me that her son is a pro Knapper i will get his real name tonite when i get down there she sed his nick name is Paleo thats what the other Knappers call him i will keep yall posted ttyl time to load drilling mud and get down to the job


sterling
Title: Re: Holliday Beach
Post by: skyarrow on May 07, 2010, 11:03:53 am
well my dad left his laptop at home but no worries i will post pics later rite now we are down about 145ft with the test hole the TD of the test hole will be 400ft. should get that down today and then tomarrow we will run an electric log of the hole to see if there is any salt water welk back to work ttyl                                sterling
Title: Re: Holliday Beach
Post by: sailordad on May 07, 2010, 12:51:35 pm
would that be paleoleo from PP?
Title: Re: Holliday Beach
Post by: skyarrow on May 07, 2010, 02:59:15 pm
not shure the lady left to kansas to visit him she should be back next week i will ask her if i recal his first name was joe cant remember the last name
Title: Re: Holliday Beach
Post by: makenzie71 on May 07, 2010, 03:13:44 pm
well i am going to be working out of town for the next month in a little town called Holliday beach so figured i would make a thread for this big job we are starting my dad is bringing his laptop so i should be able to post pics for yall what we are doing is drilling a new water well for this small community it will have 12" casing and be around 300' deep.

And the really interesting thing about this story is that I made your pump.
Title: Re: Holliday Beach
Post by: butterbean on May 07, 2010, 07:41:58 pm
paleoaleo is from California, I think.
Title: Re: Holliday Beach
Post by: mullet on May 07, 2010, 09:27:32 pm
 Paleoaleo is from Calif. It is Tom Mills, founder of Paleo Planet.
Title: Re: Holliday Beach
Post by: sailordad on May 07, 2010, 10:50:03 pm
i had  no idea,just remered hearing that name over there
Title: Re: Holliday Beach
Post by: skyarrow on May 10, 2010, 02:23:27 pm
here is a few pics of the job we are doing had to come home for a few days to load some more equipment for the job

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Title: Re: Holliday Beach
Post by: skyarrow on May 10, 2010, 02:25:58 pm
and here is what i cooked the wife when she came down for mothers day on the bay ;) mmmmmm

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Title: Re: Holliday Beach
Post by: skyarrow on May 10, 2010, 02:31:05 pm
i should have some more pics soon and the manager lady hasnt come back yet for me to ask her what her sons name is :( her last name is Waffle but i am not shure if his last name is
Title: Re: Holliday Beach
Post by: skyarrow on May 10, 2010, 02:43:53 pm
and some more pics on mothersday back at camp

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Title: Re: Holliday Beach
Post by: skyarrow on May 10, 2010, 09:18:02 pm
and another pic of camp

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Title: Re: Holliday Beach
Post by: aero86 on May 10, 2010, 10:20:41 pm
did you ever finish the bow for yourself??
Title: Re: Holliday Beach
Post by: skyarrow on May 10, 2010, 11:06:23 pm
did you ever finish the bow for yourself??
no not yet that will be next i figured this 25# bow will give me some good practice  i am almost to the short string already and its going good once i get back from this big job i will get the axe made  ;) ttyl


sterling
Title: Re: Holliday Beach
Post by: skyarrow on June 01, 2010, 09:29:06 pm
well the casing is set and  gravle is being pumpd rite now as soon as i can get to a comp i will post pics ttys
Title: Re: Holliday Beach
Post by: mullet on June 01, 2010, 10:14:38 pm
 Cool pictures, Sterling. I sure don't miss standing behind the turntable when one of those Pull-Down chains break. ;)
Title: Re: Holliday Beach
Post by: skyarrow on June 01, 2010, 11:44:42 pm
lol indeed