Always love a concrete video. Started when I was 15, now retired(disabled) at 40 with 3 collapsed discs in back🤦♂️that’s why I have so mich time to watch your videos. Fingers crossed will get an operation soon and can’t wait to get back in the game.
You made me dig out our old Ramshackle Rally guide from the 2014 rally. Went from The Lake District to Valencia via Calais, Annesy, Turin, Monaco and Barcelona then onto Tomatina festival similar to your trip. Was such good fun. Did it in a L reg convertible VW Golf that we made look like a speedboat (I’ve DM’d you a picture on IG), best car I’ve ever owned 😂
Great video Tom and even better stories it sounds like a great laugh we only, set up gigs on beaches a few time and one in a Welsh forest, for a week there were a experience of too much beer and spirits plus, lots of live bands we all knew O to be young again 👍👍
Great stories Tom! I did the Carbage run once. With a friend bought an old Daf 66, dressed it up as Camel Trophy Landrover. Stickers, roof rack, fake snorkel and all. Actually the car was really nice so my wife asked if the car could stay and she could drive it. She did for quite some years. Never had issues finding the car in the parking lot of the supermarket 😂
enjoyed the story, in those days you could fix a car with a screwdriver, hammer and cable ties! not now.those old transits were amazing, just weld few more plates on every year, kept going! triiggers transit 🤣🤣
Love the stories Tom. One of my sons and 3 of his friends did one of the rallies about 15 years ago. I had an Old Ford for parts so they got it through MOT and painted it but I can’t remember what it was meant to be. He has videos of them ramming other teams at traffic lights and generally having a laugh. By the time they finished the car was in bits but they were able to sell it to a local and fly home 😂. I was meant to go with them the following year but it never happened. I really wish I had of done it for the laugh 😂
If concreting your whole yard then I would have thought it was worth a little hoop jumping. Not sure what they will come to inspect, maybe to make sure you haven’t cut it up and sold it 😂😂. From what I have heard about these sorts of grants is that it doesn’t work out much cheaper but you have a higher spec job at the end and you haven’t had to do it yourself.
Tom talking about grants for concrete and the hoops DEFRA want you to jump through, seems the same with SFI what’s your thoughts on farming with or without SFI
We did Home2Rome with Street Safari a good few years ago. £60 on a Honda Accord, I sold it for £100 when we got back to the UK - result! We nearly got arrested in Italy for photographing vehicle number plates for one of the daily challenges - apparently it is illegal in Italy, who knew? Taking a spare wheel to St Mark's Square in Venice while dressed as St Trinian's schoolgirls and posing for the 'proof shot' in front of St Mark's in front of hundreds of puzzled tourists. Good times!
Storytime reminded me of us back in the (1988/9)day, in the local pub on Friday night bit quiet. Anyone fancy going to Alton Towers, ok. Nip home get sleeping bags etc & meet back here in 20 mins. North Lincolnshire to Alton towers, sleep outside gate in cars two 205GTi's & a 309GTi. 1st ones in for the day on the rides. Then up to the Lake district Saturday night, sleep in field gateway, farmer bangs on roof Sunday morning. Few hours round Ambleside etc but too busy. Girlfriends hadn't been to Edinburgh so Sunday afternoon over to Edinburgh for tea and then drive back home to North Lincolnshire. Girlfriends parents were a bit surprised that where we'd been and 700miles clocked, no mobile phones or sat nav either back then. Good times, spur of the moment stuff.
How did you manage that Tom? Is the Concrete Cat still up a tree 🤣? 9:35 who's that bloke in the passenger seat? Looks like a cousin of yours Tom 😜. Have I ever done a cheap car challenge? Yep. AU$2K to buy a car and drive it to the tip of Cape York -- including fuel from the designated starting point to the tip (~1500km for the "official" part of the trip)! Car made it all the way there and back -- just shy of 8,000km round trip!
I used to be friends on Facebook with a chap through a Air Gun group that did the Scum Run. I can't remember the the limit for the cost of the car to be used, but they had a few Volvo V70's, 5 Series BMW Tourer and Even a Hyundai Coupe they they made look like Lightning McClean. I ways looked like they were having a brilliant time.
Pouring rain in New Brunswick Canada this morning. My wife, daughter and I watched your video over breakfast. Loved the rally stories. Have to agree with you about the cost of the government grants, the price of jumping through hoops time and time again is expensive. Was the cat still sleeping? Thanks for sharing Tom.
What’s your source for being inspected every 3 years for concrete? Our agent has said its “yours” after 5 years 🤷♂️ We’ve laid a hell of a lot, would recommend. Perhaps the ongoing inspection will put a downer on it if it happens though
Tom, just so you know, you don't pronounce the 's' on the end of Le Mans. In fact you barely pronounce the 'n', but that's if you want to say the name like a French person. Brit's generally pronounce in Le Mon, but with a very soft 'n'. ua-cam.com/video/JYolRuNj1b8/v-deo.html I can't image anyone - even a Parisian - hanging around if 'you' asked them to leave with firm voice! Have a great trip. I have just got back from a trip to Ireland, Iceland, Greenland, New York, Toronto and back home to NZ. It was great fun, but it's nice to get home. Mind you, I'm retired and don't have a bloody great farm to run when I get back from a trip.
Fresh Concrete and no cat attack. Lucky. Thanks for the share on the stories, I had heard about the Tomato fights but good to see it again....
Recon you and Colin are keeping abc concrete going😁
I believe it's called ABibbyC concrete. :)
Last time I left a comment I was going to apply to become a volenteer on the Watercress line....I got the job, I start in two weeks. Thanks Tom....
Best of luck!
Always love a concrete video. Started when I was 15, now retired(disabled) at 40 with 3 collapsed discs in back🤦♂️that’s why I have so mich time to watch your videos. Fingers crossed will get an operation soon and can’t wait to get back in the game.
I noticed Tom didn't use any rebar in that concrete. Is that OK?
"Why does my Lager smell like feet?!?!?" - Tom's barley consumer.
You made me dig out our old Ramshackle Rally guide from the 2014 rally. Went from The Lake District to Valencia via Calais, Annesy, Turin, Monaco and Barcelona then onto Tomatina festival similar to your trip. Was such good fun. Did it in a L reg convertible VW Golf that we made look like a speedboat (I’ve DM’d you a picture on IG), best car I’ve ever owned 😂
@@jonathanplace amazing how many people have done it
I’m amazed that you kept Portland the cat away from that wet concrete 😂
Story Time with Tom sounds like a good playlist title. Nice chatty video.
Toms story time was very enjoyable 😂👌🏻
Tom Lamb Travels 😜 great story memories, old days were so much better! Any concrete cats 😼
Enjoyed that story time Tom, looking forward to seeing how the baler air jet project comes on…
Coming soon!
I did enjoy Story Time With Tom.
You’re very innovative with great initiative, the country needs you.
Great video Tom and even better stories it sounds like a great laugh we only, set up gigs on beaches a few time and one in a Welsh forest, for a week there were a experience of too much beer and spirits plus, lots of live bands we all knew O to be young again 👍👍
great story
Great stories Tom! I did the Carbage run once. With a friend bought an old Daf 66, dressed it up as Camel Trophy Landrover. Stickers, roof rack, fake snorkel and all. Actually the car was really nice so my wife asked if the car could stay and she could drive it. She did for quite some years. Never had issues finding the car in the parking lot of the supermarket 😂
Great video Tom
Loved the stories, great video as ever.
Interesting story Thanks
Excellent video!
13:08 great content again no 4 leggeded fury 🐈⬛ meowing at you and your fresh concrete this time
Loved the story time. With the concrete, there must be a cat, no?
A minute before I got the notification for this video I thought "I wonder when Tom Lamb is going to post a video.." and then DING! YAY!
Nice video again Tom very instresting
Tom and a tornado... I'm here for it!
enjoyed the story, in those days you could fix a car with a screwdriver, hammer and cable ties! not now.those old transits were amazing, just weld few more plates on every year, kept going! triiggers transit 🤣🤣
Love the stories Tom. One of my sons and 3 of his friends did one of the rallies about 15 years ago. I had an Old Ford for parts so they got it through MOT and painted it but I can’t remember what it was meant to be. He has videos of them ramming other teams at traffic lights and generally having a laugh. By the time they finished the car was in bits but they were able to sell it to a local and fly home 😂. I was meant to go with them the following year but it never happened. I really wish I had of done it for the laugh 😂
Best channel on UA-cam.
A lesser spotted flying Furze, but no concrete cat 🤔
If concreting your whole yard then I would have thought it was worth a little hoop jumping. Not sure what they will come to inspect, maybe to make sure you haven’t cut it up and sold it 😂😂. From what I have heard about these sorts of grants is that it doesn’t work out much cheaper but you have a higher spec job at the end and you haven’t had to do it yourself.
just been in ireland and there were a load of old mercs on a rally from germany
Great stuff!! I think there's only you and Colin that could make a video about concrete really interesting
As a kid I used to ride around on the side of JCB up and down the rd everywhere. Probably go to prison for it nowadays 🙉😫
Better than Jackanory Tom thank you for not just farming video. Colin needs to design a outside passenger seat for the JCB LOL
Yes mate, Thoroughly enjoyed story time, Life, the adventure. 😄👍
Glad you enjoyed it
And not one mention of Chris Bibby😂 Colin have a word.
It's not approved Concrete without Dave's stamp!
@@davidquirk8097 I haven’t checked to
See if he’s been back
Nice to hear your stories Tom. Anyway where's the Cat? No footprints 👣 😅 ❤
Of course, More Stories!
Those hover boots Colin was wearing certainly avoid riding on the side of the JCB
Tom Lamb, a man with a past!
I wish I thought of it earlier, turning the straw blower thing into a vortex cannon. to see if it works
Think Olly blogs and Tom pemberton both have had the concrete grants
Theres one called The Shitbox Rally here in Australia.
Tom talking about grants for concrete and the hoops DEFRA want you to jump through, seems the same with SFI what’s your thoughts on farming with or without SFI
I’m going to talk about it on a podcast next week
Plenty of time for the cat to make an appearance
well thats 14 minutes i'll never get back
We did Home2Rome with Street Safari a good few years ago. £60 on a Honda Accord, I sold it for £100 when we got back to the UK - result!
We nearly got arrested in Italy for photographing vehicle number plates for one of the daily challenges - apparently it is illegal in Italy, who knew?
Taking a spare wheel to St Mark's Square in Venice while dressed as St Trinian's schoolgirls and posing for the 'proof shot' in front of St Mark's in front of hundreds of puzzled tourists.
Good times!
Excellent
Concrete cat incoming 🦈🦈🦈
Ace vid tom.
Any news on the drone you had to send back?
Thinking your idea about the air blaster will take off should get copy right on it
Storytime reminded me of us back in the (1988/9)day, in the local pub on Friday night bit quiet. Anyone fancy going to Alton Towers, ok. Nip home get sleeping bags etc & meet back here in 20 mins. North Lincolnshire to Alton towers, sleep outside gate in cars two 205GTi's & a 309GTi. 1st ones in for the day on the rides. Then up to the Lake district Saturday night, sleep in field gateway, farmer bangs on roof Sunday morning. Few hours round Ambleside etc but too busy. Girlfriends hadn't been to Edinburgh so Sunday afternoon over to Edinburgh for tea and then drive back home to North Lincolnshire. Girlfriends parents were a bit surprised that where we'd been and 700miles clocked, no mobile phones or sat nav either back then. Good times, spur of the moment stuff.
Love it
Hope there is a warranty on those tyres
How did you manage that Tom? Is the Concrete Cat still up a tree 🤣?
9:35 who's that bloke in the passenger seat? Looks like a cousin of yours Tom 😜.
Have I ever done a cheap car challenge? Yep. AU$2K to buy a car and drive it to the tip of Cape York -- including fuel from the designated starting point to the tip (~1500km for the "official" part of the trip)! Car made it all the way there and back -- just shy of 8,000km round trip!
With all the concrete you are putting down, what drainage arrangements are you making? Are you going to get a big swimming pool? 😁
You and Collin should do a rally ! Bet you wish you had the MK1 transit now as you can't get them for £100 any more!
Cracking video tomato tom lamb Did you tell the old boy what his car got up to 😂😅
I used to be friends on Facebook with a chap through a Air Gun group that did the Scum Run. I can't remember the the limit for the cost of the car to be used, but they had a few Volvo V70's, 5 Series BMW Tourer and Even a Hyundai Coupe they they made look like Lightning McClean. I ways looked like they were having a brilliant time.
Where’s the cat, that’s the question!
Tom, raw as rope comes to mind 😂
Pouring rain in New Brunswick Canada this morning. My wife, daughter and I watched your video over breakfast. Loved the rally stories. Have to agree with you about the cost of the government grants, the price of jumping through hoops time and time again is expensive. Was the cat still sleeping? Thanks for sharing Tom.
The rally stories were great! How many were on your team/crew? Anyone we might know?
4 of us
Disappointed that there was no concrete cat😭
It could be even better with some expert interviews or insights.
By hell Tom you’ve been busy this last week or so good on ya but I’ve got to ask ya where the ell did ya get them bloody sunglasses. Good Lad 👍
@@bendunham-pv2nf pit viper sent them to me
Did you keep the cat off the concrete this time?
Yer
I fear for the cats welfare after no apperance in a concrete vid!
Have you put it in Collins tunnel?
Did the cat walk on the concrete 😮
I didn't accept concrete grant, to many hoops as you say.
What’s your source for being inspected every 3 years for concrete? Our agent has said its “yours” after 5 years 🤷♂️
We’ve laid a hell of a lot, would recommend. Perhaps the ongoing inspection will put a downer on it if it happens though
@@1605Will maybe I’m wrong just said they can come check any time up to 6 years ?
2:16 Who's he ? New worker ?
What time do you get up in the morning every day?
@@SkyPilotXSX 5/6
Tom, just so you know, you don't pronounce the 's' on the end of Le Mans. In fact you barely pronounce the 'n', but that's if you want to say the name like a French person. Brit's generally pronounce in Le Mon, but with a very soft 'n'. ua-cam.com/video/JYolRuNj1b8/v-deo.html I can't image anyone - even a Parisian - hanging around if 'you' asked them to leave with firm voice! Have a great trip. I have just got back from a trip to Ireland, Iceland, Greenland, New York, Toronto and back home to NZ. It was great fun, but it's nice to get home. Mind you, I'm retired and don't have a bloody great farm to run when I get back from a trip.