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Old 03-29-2008, 08:31 AM
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Default Re: Newbie looking for basic masonry advice

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Originally Posted by dmun View Post
<snip> --- a 92 pound sack of Portland Cement.

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Geez you guys are still made of tougher stuff over there!

In Oz, the public service softies that look after us have reduced the weight of cement sacks (and most other things) from 40 kg to 20 kg -- and stuck big labels on everything saying "Heavy! Lift carefully"....

Cheers,

LMH
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