Dave Hounddriver Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 Never, NEVER lean against these concrete walls you see all around the Philippines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hounddriver Posted March 20, 2011 Author Posted March 20, 2011 Oops, too late. Someone leaned against or peed on this one too many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 Nice one Dave! One would have to suspect construction in general (roads, bridges, high rise) are not builtto code or for that matter, repeated urination....he, he. And thank you for allowing us to finally see the face behind Mr. Hounddriver. One of these days, maybe you could explain the name as well.Respectfully -- Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hounddriver Posted March 20, 2011 Author Posted March 20, 2011 Nice one Dave! One would have to suspect construction in general (roads, bridges, high rise) are not builtto code or for that matter, repeated urination....he, he. And thank you for allowing us to finally see the face behind Mr. Hounddriver. One of these days, maybe you could explain the name as well.Respectfully -- Jake Actually, that is not the face of the Hounddriver. It is another member here who usually goes on walks around the neighborhood with me. I did not name him in case he does not want that said but I expect he will show up and add his 2 centavos.As to my name, well its easy, I drove a 'Hound for a 30 year career before retiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 Nice one Dave! One would have to suspect construction in general (roads, bridges, high rise) are not builtto code or for that matter, repeated urination....he, he. And thank you for allowing us to finally see the face behind Mr. Hounddriver. One of these days, maybe you could explain the name as well.Respectfully -- Jake Actually, that is not the face of the Hounddriver. It is another member here who usually goes on walks around the neighborhood with me. I did not name him in case he does not want that said but I expect he will show up and add his 2 centavos.As to my name, well its easy, I drove a 'Hound for a 30 year career before retiring. Oops, my bad Dave. Anyway, I had to google "hound driver" and came up with websites referring anywhere fromtruck drivers to some "hound drivers needed in a video game". I'm going to go out on the limb and assume thatyou bred and trained hound dogs for hunting purposes. I once saw a documentary on how elaborate the calls orwhistles from the hunter to command various maneuvers (including stealth) to his hunting dog. Amazing!Respectfully -- Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hounddriver Posted March 20, 2011 Author Posted March 20, 2011 I'm going to go out on the limb and . . .This link may make it more clear. I guess its just the guys in the industry who use the term.Its a pic I 'borrowed' from someone else's photo album but it gets the point across. Thanks to whichever fellow 'Hound driver posted it if you read this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted March 20, 2011 Posted March 20, 2011 Well guys, I guess I really ambushed this post and went off topic into the twilight zone. Let's see, how do I recover.....?The original photo of a collapsed wall was due to Dave's driving a Greyhound bus like a rabid dog and crashed into it.Prior to that, the foundation of the wall was further weakened by Jake's repeated caustic urine shower.OK judge, whack my pee-pee -- Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hounddriver Posted March 21, 2011 Author Posted March 21, 2011 (edited) It just occurred to me, as I looked at these pictures again, that not a single one of the concrete hollow blocks used in the broken wall appears to be even cracked. I have heard many, many foreigners here complaining about the poor quality of the building blocks used here but these pictures show that they are more than adequate for the job.Here is a video I found which shows how the local filipinos make concrete blocks. In this video they are using: 16 cans sand (20 liter can) + 1 bag cement = 54 to 55 pcs hollow blocks. Edited March 21, 2011 by Dave Hounddriver install youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art2ro Posted March 21, 2011 Posted March 21, 2011 Yeah Jake,Even when you got off topic, that picture of a hound driving a bus, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucewayne Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 (edited) It just occurred to me, as I looked at these pictures again, that not a single one of the concrete hollow blocks used in the broken wall appears to be even cracked. I have heard many, many foreigners here complaining about the poor quality of the building blocks used here but these pictures show that they are more than adequate for the job.Here is a video I found which shows how the local filipinos make concrete blocks. In this video they are using:16 cans sand (20 liter can) + 1 bag cement = 54 to 55 pcs hollow blocks. In the Cebu area, they get 100 4" blocks from 1 sack of cement.The fence was heavily stucco'd and they use 1 part cement mix to 3 parts sand to make that.As long as the stucco doesn't erode or break, the wall will last for quite a while, but cannot be used as a load bearing wall. Edited March 26, 2011 by Kuya Lee Please post below the last [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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