...has finally died - been with me 2 years and the bottom fell out today!!

RIP Bucket

:O i cnt keep a bucket for more than two days the apprentice has a thing bout breaking them

Sorry for your trouble mate.whens the funeral?

Funeral was tonight - tossed in a skip, was emotional.
I intend to keep my gauging stick forever though!!!
Even if it looks like a 2m long cocktail stick in 10 years time!!!

Did it kick it

asda are selling them for £4 m8,get a new one.

Originally Posted by brian c

asda are selling them for £4 m8,get a new one.

it's too soon Bri, please show some respect for the old one

Originally Posted by doug boardley

it's too soon Bri, please show some respect for the old one

That one got me

Hope you gave a salute as you walked away

I was proper gutted!! Truly!
Breaking out the Gorilla tomorrow but it wont be the same.
How do you time-served peeps get over the inevitable like this?

Originally Posted by macten

I was proper gutted!! Truly!
Breaking out the Gorilla tomorrow but it wont be the same.
How do you time-served peeps get over the inevitable like this?

You just remember the good times Macten, remember the good times!

Macten, your brothers in the trade on this side of the Atlantic feel your pain and wish your bucket Godspeed on its way to Bucket Valhalla.

I love getting hold of dryliner's buckets when they're finished with them, good for water and big floors but for normal usage a good 10l adhesive bucket is hard to beat.

The squad I served my time with never washed out buckets, always tapped them out when the adhesive set - you usually got a week or two out of a bucket before the apprentice put the hammer through the side of it. Amazing the time you save yourself in the day by washing a bucket clean at home time.

Just last week I had to throw my glue bucket of 5 years away.
Did aa job for a very wealthy client ,had to use quickset mixed alittle too much up , had nowhere to throw and the drive home was 90 mins,

Now my 5 year old water bucket has taken its place and i have a new clean bucket in the stable as well.

Im not tight, just got attached to my buckets , weve done plenty of jobs together and made lots of money.

Trev

You're all making me feel bad now! I go through them weekly! Although I have had my BAL one for a couple of months but only because I filled it with fixings and haven't got round to emptying it

I go through the cheap small focus builder buckets quickly....but my larger mixing tubs i try to look after...

Great forum. Its funny how we can get attached to buckets and maybe trowels but rarely get the same level of fondness for a level or nippers.

R.I.P mate, and when you feel right and had time to reflect. Get out there and get your self a new, younger, fitter bucket with a strong bottom and a tight handle. Itll knock 5 years off ya

Retrieved it from the skip yesterday - it didn't seem right just lying their next to a pair of old toilets. I'll dispose of it when I'm ready

Recylce him/her, I think he/she would like to come back as a spacer or even a wedge

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBHdZj-qkeQ]YouTube - There's A Hole In My Bucket[/ame]

You're a day late, look at page 1, keep up Dave

...still funny.

A photo of Macten's bucket has been found!

Surely it can still serve in some way, eh?

Nice one Rob...

Originally Posted by macten

I was proper gutted!! Truly!
Breaking out the Gorilla tomorrow but it wont be the same.
How do you time-served peeps get over the inevitable like this?

ten buckets all exactly the same removes some of the hurt and guilt when changing over......but it only numbs the pain....

i go through about 5 buckets a week b&q £1 each always have good intentions to clean out but never seems to happen only gorilla tubs i look after!