Spring 2013
Sorry if the website and blog seemed to have disappeared the
last few days. A client had been on site last week, spoke to us on the
weekend and went back yesterday to fill in the booking form. Thankfully he called
when he couldn't get into the site. Apparently … a hosting glitch.
We have had our earliest start ever with a survey mid-February N of
Calgary, thanks to a Chinook and a +10C day. Frost was much less of an issue than we expected
due to lots of snow cover on this one much the same as one we finished in early December.
Both these off-season surveys make us more apt to try surveys thru winter when they are close to
home, and as long as we get a good Chinook for a day or 2. Living in MB till a few years ago that just would
have never happened. Rule of thumb for us is if
its above freezing and the client can pound a ½” rebar 2 feet into the ground
we should be able to work with no issues.
Spring is about to get very busy and this year is back to
normal with early surveys starting in southern AB and SK again. Last year we
left AB to get started on surveys in SK and into MB as the ground was thawed there a lot
earlier than here.
For this season and with snow in some areas our main rounds may be delayed a little. To cover the bookings we have nowand if we don't split N and S, we will need to do at
least 2 loops travelling east on # 1 thru to MB and then back on HWY 16 from Russell, MB thru to Westlock before heading back south. Right now we are still adding to both loops based
on urgency but the 2nd round won’t
be started till May or so. In the meantime we hope to get surveys done here in
the south before we head out on the first one.
Best of Spring ! Call before your Drill Book early to Save !
