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Hello, I'm Hamish
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and this is my attempt to force
myself to learn new skills
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by promising to do a job
I have no business attempting...
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This is too hard for us.
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...with two other
underskilled employees.
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That's how we hold it
in the industry.
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I actually think it's how The
Three Stooges always held it.
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Welcome to Unskilled Adult.
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{\an8}UA Enterprises' last job was
a milestone for many reasons.
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{\an8}Not least,
for the first time ever,
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{\an8}we got paid
the full agreed amount.
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{\an8}But we also managed to not
poison 80 people at a wedding.
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{\an8}That last bit wasn't even
expressly stated
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{\an8}on the job brief,
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{\an8}but I just had a hunch
that it was important.
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{\an8}So I had a spring in my step
on this rainy morning
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{\an8}as I waited for my new staff
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{\an8}outside my newest
temporary office -
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the quiet study area
at the local library.
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Cost to the business?
Absolutely nothing.
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We just had to keep
our voices down.
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Joining the Unskilled Adult
team this week
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are two of my favourite Kiwis.
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- I got the quiet study area.
- Oh, yeah, great.
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Luisa Dal Din
has forged a career
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being the very funny co-host
of the super popular podcast,
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'We Mean Well', and creating
hilarious stuff online.
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But she's the first to admit
that this has left her
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with a pretty unique
and limited skill set.
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In terms of skills with life,
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I'm quite good at karaoke.
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I'm very good at
making sandwiches.
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I'm good at negotiating.
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Um...
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Yeah, I'll go,
"Mate, we'll walk."
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And I like to use
my hands a lot, you know?
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I think you're the right woman
for the job.
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You don't need any more skills?
I have one if you want it.
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HAMISH: What's the other skill?
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I can do a really good
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pterodactyl impression.
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(SCREECHES)
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It's good.
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Fair to say, Lu probably has
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some opportunities for growth.
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{\an8}Bret McKenzie
has been a mate of mine
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{\an8}for over 15 years,
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but I dare say
an even bigger accomplishment
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is he has won an Academy Award,
a Grammy,
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and he's one half
of New Zealand's
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fourth most popular
folk digi-bongo band,
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Flight of the Conchords.
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However, writing funny songs
for most of his life
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has left Bret in
a tricky position skills-wise.
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I would say starting jobs
is a real strength of mine.
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Finishing them is a real...
a real problem issue.
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On the form I had to fill out
for this job,
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it said, "Things you've done."
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It took me a while to come up
with something I'd done and...
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But I did remember
I fixed a bass.
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You know where you plug
the bass guitar in,
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there's a little bit...
a little hole with a little...
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You know the screw,
you know the nut,
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you know the bit that goes on...
that goes round?
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I put the nut back on
and managed to tighten it up,
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but I did it by hand
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and I could tell it's gonna
need to be repaired again soon.
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HAMISH: So the tool you used
was your hand?
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I use my hands.
Yeah, I'm a handy man. (LAUGHS)
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I should mention, I think
one of my other problems is
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I think I'm quite good
at things but I'm not.
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- You're at the right company.
- (LAUGHS)
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What a gift to this week's
client these workers will be.
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I mean, technically, we're meant
to keep our voices down
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'cause it's
the quiet study table,
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but there's no-one in here.
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I don't know, well,
should we talk normally then?
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We can probably enjoy
a normal volume.
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- OK.
- OK.
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I still feel like
you're whispering.
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- Well, we should get to work.
- (ALL LAUGH)
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We've got a job.
We're running out of time.
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HAMISH: Job description.
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"Demolish an old chimney
by Friday
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"to build a recycled
brick barbecue,
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"housing and benchtop
on a new concrete slab."
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- (GUFFAWS)
- (HAMISH CACKLES)
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- That's insane.
- (SNORTS)
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That sounds like a 3-week job.
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Three and a half grand, though.
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Mm. Doesn't seem enough to me.
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There must be a chimney.
You're demolishing this chimney.
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- So hammers.
- Demolish a chimney.
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Jackhammer maybe.
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- Oh, that one.
- Oh, and use the bricks.
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HAMISH: Use the bricks.
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That means we can't use
a jackhammer.
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We need to get
those bricks safely.
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Hmm! You're looking at a man
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who has absolutely
made up his mind
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he's buying a jackhammer.
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Could jackhammer around them,
like the grout...
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What's... It's not grout.
What's the thing around a brick?
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- Is it cement?
- Cement.
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- Mm. Mm.
- It has a different name.
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It's not cement.
It's got another name.
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Um, yep.
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It's not grout
'cause that's tiles.
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Yeah, it's sort of
a dusty stuff, isn't it?
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What is it?
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Slurry?
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That rings a bell.
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Well, I guess
the good news here is,
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as a team, we are primed
to learn things.
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I'm imagining you know,
like, in the cave eras,
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where they would have those
things that you'd go...
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Tuk, tuk, tuk!
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The cave era?
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- When people lived in caves?
- Yeah.
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- Cavemen?
- Cavemen.
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They'd go like that
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and then the brick would,
like, pop out like Jenga.
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What are you talking about?
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(ALL LAUGH)
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To get the bricks safely.
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Cave people are doing this?
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(LAUGHS) Maybe not
cave people, but, like...
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(ALL LAUGH)
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I'm beginning to realise
on this escapade
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that people's brains go
through specific stages
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and Bret had moved to denial.
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- This is too hard for us.
- LU: I know.
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(LAUGHS) Don't say that
to the client.
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{\an8}Speaking of clients,
this is them.
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{\an8}- I'm Abby.
- I'm John.
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{\an8}ABBY: And, uh,
this is our house, yep.
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JOHN: It was, like,
a miner's cottage.
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And then we were quite attached
to the fireplace, so it stayed.
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JOHN: We would like
to demolish the chimney,
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reuse the bricks
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and ideally reuse this
little cast iron oven thing
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and create a barbecue area.
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We've dug a hole so that
we could have a slab.
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We do have a cement mixer
and they're welcome to use that.
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We have a little two-on-two
basketball tournament,
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so we'd like to have the
barbecue ready for that event
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which is happening this Friday.
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Yeah, so, soon, please.
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- People are coming.
- Yeah, people are coming.
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And expect a sausage, so...
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HAMISH: "We'd like the design
to incorporate
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"surviving elements
of the old stove
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"and pay a homage to the shape
of the chimney."
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Anyway, "We want
the brick structure
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"to be built
on a brushed concrete slab."
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Wait, we've gotta do
the concrete too?
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"It probably has to be poured
early to cure in time.
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- Yeah. Yeah. OK.
- That's the first job.
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- We'll do that now.
- Straight up.
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- Yep. Oh, there's another page.
- Another page.
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Oh, my God.
Guys, there's a photo.
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- There's a photo.
- (LU SNORTS)
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LU: Oh.
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- HAMISH: That's a lot...
- LU: Of bricks.
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...of bricks to smash.
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They've got the wrong people.
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(ALL LAUGH)
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- Oh, my God.
- This sounds like a real job.
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- It's the realest, Bret.
- (PHONE LINE RINGS)
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Which is why you're sending
the team's best negotiator.
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- ABBY: Hello. Abby.
- Hi, Abby.
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It's, um, Luisa calling
from UA Enterprises.
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- How are you?
- ABBY: Oh, good, thank you.
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HAMISH: True to form,
Lu was straight to business.
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We were just wondering
how much of
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sort of, like, a homage to
the original were you after?
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ABBY: Well, just
a general shape.
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HAMISH: But then another
newly self-appointed
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Head of Department jumped in.
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Hi, it's Bret here.
I'm part of the team as well.
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I do some of the more
structural stuff.
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Um, I just had
a couple of questions.
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The concrete pad you're hoping
we were gonna place,
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is that gonna be in the location
of the current chimney
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or is that a different location?
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ABBY: It's a different location.
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How far away is that? How far...
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- ABBY: Couple of metres.
- JOHN: Three or four metres.
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JOHN: Yeah, we've just dug
a hole.
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Oh, you've dug the hole
for the concrete?
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- ABBY: Yep, so 2mx2m.
- Awesome.
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Beautiful. Uh...
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We're just talking to
our demolitions guy here.
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It's me. It's Bret. That's me.
I do demolitions as well.
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HAMISH: Bret's CV
is really impressive.
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Yeah, like, do you want what
you see in the photo all gone
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or do you want some of that
left as a homage to the...
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- ABBY: All gone, please.
- OK.
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LU: So you want
all of that gone? Alright.
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ABBY: That sounds doable,
you think?
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- Very doable.
- LU: Mm.
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- OK.
- Money wise...
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- Three five?
- LU: Ah, yes.
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HAMISH: Lu went straight
into negotiator mode.
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Yeah, and there's
no wiggle room on that one?
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ABBY: Well, I was... I'm pretty
happy with the three five.
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- OK.
- Yeah, we're happy with it.
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- We're happy with that.
- OK. Yep, we're happy with that.
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HAMISH: In hindsight,
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maybe we should not
have been in the room.
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Great, well, we'll...
we'll just go get the tools
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and, no, we'll see you
very soon.
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Probably after lunch.
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We shouldn't have lunch.
We've got too much to do.
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- (LU SNORTS)
- Sorry, you're still there.
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- Sorry. Bye-bye.
- LU: 'Bye.
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What's our engineer
doing in the background
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yelling,
"We shouldn't have lunch,
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"we've got too much to do"?
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Shhh!
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Was that a shush?
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(ALL LAUGH QUIETLY)
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We really needed
to do some research
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using council-funded
free internet - and quietly.
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(TYPES) "What is the name of
the stuff in between bricks?"
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(LAUGHS)
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Mortar. Boom! Yes!
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- LU: We've done it.
- BRET: Mortar. Mortar.
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- We knew that.
- Shhh.
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- LU: Shhh!
- BRET: Sorry about that.
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- But after that huge fact win...
- LU: Oh, no.
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- ...a fact setback.
- We've got a real issue, guys.
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BRET: What's that?
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The concrete needs to be set
24-48 hours minimum.
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We'll do 24.
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I think maybe
we should just get going.
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Bold idea, Bret, but a good one.
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So after a quick change
into work clothes,
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it was time to jump into
the work truck.
240
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- This is the truck?
- (LAUGHS)
241
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What?
242
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- (LU SNORTS)
- BRET: This is so embarrassing.
243
00:08:51,924 --> 00:08:54,304
Ha! Does it even have a ute?
244
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It does. It's got a tray,
it's got a tray.
245
00:08:56,124 --> 00:08:57,504
I thought you said
you got a ute.
246
00:08:57,604 --> 00:08:59,464
HAMISH: Once the laughter dies
down, you'll come to love it.
247
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And it didn't take long,
once they saw her features.
248
00:09:02,804 --> 00:09:04,104
That's cool.
249
00:09:04,204 --> 00:09:05,504
Do you know
what's gonna be great
250
00:09:05,604 --> 00:09:06,904
putting in the back
of this truck?
251
00:09:07,004 --> 00:09:08,064
- Cement.
- Cement.
252
00:09:08,164 --> 00:09:09,704
- LU: Yeah.
- I don't think we're gonna need
253
00:09:09,804 --> 00:09:11,264
that much, to be honest.
254
00:09:11,364 --> 00:09:13,345
We might need to do
two trips with concrete.
255
00:09:13,445 --> 00:09:15,145
- I don't think we will.
- Yeah.
256
00:09:15,245 --> 00:09:17,065
- I think we'll...
- It's only 2mx2m.
257
00:09:17,165 --> 00:09:19,105
And it's a pre-mixer.
258
00:09:19,205 --> 00:09:21,345
- Is there a fast dry?
- I'm sure there will be.
259
00:09:21,445 --> 00:09:23,445
- I like that.
- Let's try it.
260
00:09:24,805 --> 00:09:26,985
- We... Let's get going.
- Yeah, let's go.
261
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- (ALL LAUGH)
- LU: OK.
262
00:09:29,445 --> 00:09:32,465
The tendency -
and I'm as guilty as anyone -
263
00:09:32,565 --> 00:09:33,945
but it does feel nice to say
264
00:09:34,045 --> 00:09:35,785
we're gonna do something,
then stand around.
265
00:09:35,885 --> 00:09:37,885
But we do have to go.
266
00:09:38,685 --> 00:09:39,905
Can we travel in a different car
267
00:09:40,005 --> 00:09:41,226
or you want us to go
with you in here?
268
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(ALL CACKLE)
269
00:09:43,126 --> 00:09:46,306
We were off and I had
a fun niche road trip game.
270
00:09:46,406 --> 00:09:49,146
Let's talk the maths
of concrete.
271
00:09:49,246 --> 00:09:51,306
- LU: OK.
- How thick should a slab be?
272
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The game was delivering
some troubling answers
273
00:09:53,526 --> 00:09:54,626
right from the start.
274
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BRET: This is not right.
275
00:09:55,886 --> 00:09:59,786
90 bags per one metre...
276
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Oh, my God, I think it is right.
277
00:10:01,286 --> 00:10:03,506
90 bags for a cubic metre.
278
00:10:03,606 --> 00:10:05,306
- Yeah, that's right.
- But that's a cubic metre.
279
00:10:05,406 --> 00:10:07,987
Yeah, I know but we're doing
close to half a cubic metre.
280
00:10:08,087 --> 00:10:09,867
- We are.
- Whoa.
281
00:10:09,967 --> 00:10:11,347
I don't want to show off here,
282
00:10:11,447 --> 00:10:14,507
but I actually knew in my head
that half of 90 is 45...
283
00:10:14,607 --> 00:10:15,787
...bags of concrete.
284
00:10:15,887 --> 00:10:17,667
This was gonna be a big job.
285
00:10:17,767 --> 00:10:19,627
Hopefully Bret's mind
was already compiling a list
286
00:10:19,727 --> 00:10:21,227
of all the tools we'd need.
287
00:10:21,327 --> 00:10:23,387
Do you have a hammer in here?
288
00:10:23,487 --> 00:10:25,147
Yes.
289
00:10:25,247 --> 00:10:26,587
OK.
290
00:10:26,687 --> 00:10:28,867
A saw?
291
00:10:28,967 --> 00:10:31,387
I've got a drop saw.
Like, "Brrrroww!"
292
00:10:31,487 --> 00:10:33,707
Do you know how to use that?
293
00:10:33,807 --> 00:10:36,128
- Yeah.
- Sweet.
294
00:10:37,168 --> 00:10:39,828
After a brief stop for
some tradie essentials -
295
00:10:39,928 --> 00:10:41,428
pies and sunnies...
296
00:10:41,528 --> 00:10:42,668
Wow, this is pretty good.
297
00:10:42,768 --> 00:10:43,948
...we hit the hardware store
298
00:10:44,048 --> 00:10:45,668
with one mission - concrete.
299
00:10:45,768 --> 00:10:46,948
No distractions.
300
00:10:47,048 --> 00:10:48,628
This is a nice broom.
301
00:10:48,728 --> 00:10:50,388
That's actually a cool broom.
302
00:10:50,488 --> 00:10:52,148
No, that's more like
a witch's broom.
303
00:10:52,248 --> 00:10:54,548
- That's so cool.
- No, I think we...
304
00:10:54,648 --> 00:10:57,108
- (LAUGHS) I want one of those.
- OK, sold.
305
00:10:57,208 --> 00:10:58,388
Alright, Bret's got his broom.
306
00:10:58,488 --> 00:10:59,588
And now we can make
307
00:10:59,688 --> 00:11:01,549
some concrete plans with David.
308
00:11:01,649 --> 00:11:03,829
{\an8}Um, mate, we've got
a big concreting job on.
309
00:11:03,929 --> 00:11:05,909
{\an8}- Right. How big?
- Big.
310
00:11:06,009 --> 00:11:07,789
And then these two
concreting professionals
311
00:11:07,889 --> 00:11:09,269
had a very straightforward chat.
312
00:11:09,369 --> 00:11:10,949
So are you going with
the concrete bags
313
00:11:11,049 --> 00:11:12,949
or are you going with
raw material with cement?
314
00:11:13,049 --> 00:11:14,589
What do you mean
"raw material with cement"?
315
00:11:14,689 --> 00:11:16,229
No, no, bags. Easiest.
316
00:11:16,329 --> 00:11:17,789
So have you done
the calculations already?
317
00:11:17,889 --> 00:11:19,389
- HAMISH: Yeah.
- Of how many bags you need?
318
00:11:19,489 --> 00:11:21,829
Well, we reckon 2x2m
is the slab.
319
00:11:21,929 --> 00:11:23,349
- Yep.
- 10cm thick.
320
00:11:23,449 --> 00:11:25,349
- Yep.
- Is about 45 bags.
321
00:11:25,449 --> 00:11:26,669
You're spot-on, yeah.
322
00:11:26,769 --> 00:11:28,230
The road trip game had worked.
323
00:11:28,330 --> 00:11:30,270
Concrete was sorted. I thought.
324
00:11:30,370 --> 00:11:32,230
So you still want to go
with the bags
325
00:11:32,330 --> 00:11:34,310
or are you gonna go with
the raw material?
326
00:11:34,410 --> 00:11:36,110
- LU: The easiest option.
- What's the raw material?
327
00:11:36,210 --> 00:11:38,550
So you get rock and sand
328
00:11:38,650 --> 00:11:39,910
and then all you gotta do
329
00:11:40,010 --> 00:11:42,310
is mix your cement
with the rock and sand.
330
00:11:42,410 --> 00:11:45,190
HAMISH: So you will make up
a large amount...
331
00:11:45,290 --> 00:11:46,550
- Yes. Yep.
- ...of the sand?
332
00:11:46,650 --> 00:11:48,710
You'll just custom-make it?
Can you deliver?
333
00:11:48,810 --> 00:11:50,030
- Yes.
- Can you?
334
00:11:50,130 --> 00:11:51,390
- Yep.
- Game changer.
335
00:11:51,490 --> 00:11:52,750
Bang! Alright.
336
00:11:52,850 --> 00:11:54,590
Well, David delivering
means no loading the truck,
337
00:11:54,690 --> 00:11:56,951
so, yes, we locked in
his raw materials plan.
338
00:11:57,051 --> 00:11:58,991
But Lu's business
spidey senses were tingling.
339
00:11:59,091 --> 00:12:02,351
I think that's his homemade one
and he wants to get rid of it.
340
00:12:02,451 --> 00:12:04,351
Yeah, he's making us homemade...
No, I think it's cheaper.
341
00:12:04,451 --> 00:12:05,711
I trust him.
Do you guys trust him?
342
00:12:05,811 --> 00:12:07,031
- Yeah, I trust him.
- I don't.
343
00:12:07,131 --> 00:12:09,711
And you don't trust him.
I thought he was pretty good.
344
00:12:09,811 --> 00:12:11,071
I don't trust him.
345
00:12:11,171 --> 00:12:13,911
OK, formerly concrete plans
crumbling a little bit.
346
00:12:14,011 --> 00:12:16,031
So, can I just ask
another question about the...
347
00:12:16,131 --> 00:12:18,471
What's the advantage of
you pre-mixing everything
348
00:12:18,571 --> 00:12:20,231
and dropping off versus bags?
349
00:12:20,331 --> 00:12:24,592
It seems like it's one less step
if we just buy bags of cement.
350
00:12:24,692 --> 00:12:26,032
Well, if you want
the rapid set, yes.
351
00:12:26,132 --> 00:12:27,872
Rapid set. Well,
I think we do want rapid set.
352
00:12:27,972 --> 00:12:30,632
Because we have to build
a barbecue on this in 24 hours.
353
00:12:30,732 --> 00:12:32,392
So let's just go back to bags.
354
00:12:32,492 --> 00:12:33,792
- Yeah.
- DAVID: Yeah, we can do that.
355
00:12:33,892 --> 00:12:36,832
Bags, bags, bags, yes.
45 bags of rapid-set concrete.
356
00:12:36,932 --> 00:12:39,312
Boom! Locked in. Promise
that's the final decision.
357
00:12:39,412 --> 00:12:40,792
Now it's time for a quick shop.
358
00:12:40,892 --> 00:12:42,832
- LU: We may as well have a look.
- Get a bucket.
359
00:12:42,932 --> 00:12:44,032
LU: Oh, there's a stick!
360
00:12:44,132 --> 00:12:45,672
While Bret and Lu
got the essentials...
361
00:12:45,772 --> 00:12:47,512
I got the sticks, guys.
362
00:12:47,612 --> 00:12:49,873
{\an8}...I found a local guy
called John at the counter
363
00:12:49,973 --> 00:12:53,153
{\an8}who just seemed like
he might know about our job.
364
00:12:53,253 --> 00:12:55,473
{\an8}What do you know about
knocking over chimneys?
365
00:12:55,573 --> 00:12:57,353
Just knock it over.
366
00:12:57,453 --> 00:12:58,673
With an excavator or something?
367
00:12:58,773 --> 00:12:59,833
Yeah, yeah.
Just give it a nudge.
368
00:12:59,933 --> 00:13:02,033
Where would you hire
a jackhammer around here?
369
00:13:02,133 --> 00:13:03,713
Could you buy one?
370
00:13:03,813 --> 00:13:05,713
No, you'd probably
just go and hire one.
371
00:13:05,813 --> 00:13:08,513
I was thinking you could
build a wooden frame,
372
00:13:08,613 --> 00:13:10,593
put it up, so you can
come in sideways
373
00:13:10,693 --> 00:13:13,153
and boof, boof, boof, boof,
against...
374
00:13:13,253 --> 00:13:15,793
- No?
- No. No, no, no, no.
375
00:13:15,893 --> 00:13:17,794
But then should we just
jackhammer for the end?
376
00:13:17,894 --> 00:13:19,213
The machine should be able
to just pick it all up
377
00:13:19,214 --> 00:13:20,154
and get rid of it for you.
378
00:13:20,254 --> 00:13:22,334
- No jackhammer?
- No jackhammer.
379
00:13:24,614 --> 00:13:26,034
Can you get a small jackhammer?
380
00:13:26,134 --> 00:13:28,954
John just did not understand
the necessity of a jackhammer.
381
00:13:29,054 --> 00:13:30,674
Hmm. Maybe I'd been wrong
about John.
382
00:13:30,774 --> 00:13:32,594
Maybe he just knows about
whatever his job is
383
00:13:32,694 --> 00:13:34,694
{\an8}but not about my specific job.
384
00:13:35,854 --> 00:13:36,834
{\an8}I'm a bricklayer.
385
00:13:36,934 --> 00:13:38,834
{\an8}- You're a bricklayer?
- I am, yeah.
386
00:13:38,934 --> 00:13:40,714
{\an8}Why don't you say so?
We're doing bricks.
387
00:13:40,814 --> 00:13:42,874
{\an8}- We're doing a barbecue.
- You didn't ask me.
388
00:13:42,974 --> 00:13:44,635
{\an8}Quick, What do you know
about bricklaying?
389
00:13:44,735 --> 00:13:46,075
- Tell me everything.
- (LAUGHS)
390
00:13:46,175 --> 00:13:47,715
Guys.
391
00:13:47,815 --> 00:13:49,995
But then - and I know
I promised this was over -
392
00:13:50,095 --> 00:13:52,155
John had some thoughts
on the concrete.
393
00:13:52,255 --> 00:13:55,355
We are gonna use bag stuff
for the concrete for the slab.
394
00:13:55,455 --> 00:13:57,915
- Oh, OK.
- You don't think use bag stuff?
395
00:13:58,015 --> 00:14:00,475
- Mm. You've got...
- BRET: Ah!
396
00:14:00,575 --> 00:14:03,195
- What sort - rapid set?
- HAMISH: Rapid set.
397
00:14:03,295 --> 00:14:05,395
- What? You don't like it?
- Yeah. What's this look?
398
00:14:05,495 --> 00:14:07,155
If you actually read on it,
it says,
399
00:14:07,255 --> 00:14:10,115
"Not for constructional use,"
so it's not meant...
400
00:14:10,215 --> 00:14:11,676
What is it - hobby cement?
401
00:14:11,776 --> 00:14:13,076
Well, it's for, like,
holding something.
402
00:14:13,176 --> 00:14:14,716
- It starts to crumble.
- HAMISH: Alright.
403
00:14:14,816 --> 00:14:16,876
- It starts to crumble.
- Do you know what? No 45 bags.
404
00:14:16,976 --> 00:14:19,156
- Go the mix. Pre-mix.
- Yep, done.
405
00:14:19,256 --> 00:14:21,396
OK, we were back
on David's home-brew mix.
406
00:14:21,496 --> 00:14:23,356
I was not changing my mind
on this.
407
00:14:23,456 --> 00:14:24,596
- Or...
- Wow!
408
00:14:24,696 --> 00:14:26,156
...on one other
very important thing.
409
00:14:26,256 --> 00:14:27,676
HAMISH: Oh! Yes, please!
410
00:14:27,776 --> 00:14:29,776
{\an8}WORKER: Alright.
411
00:14:30,416 --> 00:14:32,416
{\an8}A small to medium jackhammer.
412
00:14:33,136 --> 00:14:34,116
{\an8}For when we get...
413
00:14:34,216 --> 00:14:36,216
{\an8}We have to demolish
that whole thing.
414
00:14:39,177 --> 00:14:40,677
Well, it's not gonna
demolish itself.
415
00:14:40,777 --> 00:14:41,957
And according to John,
416
00:14:42,057 --> 00:14:43,837
you can't just tip concrete
in a hole.
417
00:14:43,937 --> 00:14:46,237
It needs like a big wooden
picture frame around it.
418
00:14:46,337 --> 00:14:47,997
That's how we hold it
in the industry.
419
00:14:48,097 --> 00:14:49,437
HAMISH: I think it's...
420
00:14:49,537 --> 00:14:51,517
I actually think it's how
The Three Stooges always held it
421
00:14:51,617 --> 00:14:53,437
and then classically
they'd spin around
422
00:14:53,537 --> 00:14:55,237
and clunk each other
in the head.
423
00:14:55,337 --> 00:14:56,637
LU: That seems
pretty secure to me.
424
00:14:56,737 --> 00:14:57,917
HAMISH: That's not
going anywhere.
425
00:14:58,017 --> 00:15:00,597
We also grabbed a giant
gazebo in case of rain.
426
00:15:00,697 --> 00:15:01,917
That's not going anywhere.
427
00:15:02,017 --> 00:15:04,237
Although, speaking
of not going anywhere...
428
00:15:04,337 --> 00:15:06,398
Oh, my God, we...
All we've done is shopping.
429
00:15:06,498 --> 00:15:08,718
We haven't even got
to the place yet.
430
00:15:08,818 --> 00:15:10,238
- As the storm clouds gathered...
- (THUNDER RUMBLES)
431
00:15:10,338 --> 00:15:12,558
...but hopefully to later
disperse with no rain,
432
00:15:12,658 --> 00:15:14,478
we headed out to
Abby and John's property.
433
00:15:14,578 --> 00:15:16,598
Wow, these people live
in the middle of nowhere.
434
00:15:16,698 --> 00:15:18,078
- LU: Yeah.
- Feels like it's getting dark.
435
00:15:18,178 --> 00:15:20,118
The sun's setting.
It is getting dark.
436
00:15:20,218 --> 00:15:21,318
Alright, look, it was 3:30.
437
00:15:21,418 --> 00:15:23,238
We're not exactly early,
but we were there
438
00:15:23,338 --> 00:15:25,398
and Lu spotted an issue
straightaway.
439
00:15:25,498 --> 00:15:27,198
- Oh, my God. That's it.
- That's where it is.
440
00:15:27,298 --> 00:15:28,718
That's deep, that hole he's dug.
441
00:15:28,818 --> 00:15:30,198
Do you know
what else is annoying?
442
00:15:30,298 --> 00:15:32,319
They've obviously laid the slab
for the basketball court.
443
00:15:32,419 --> 00:15:33,639
So, in recent memory...
444
00:15:33,739 --> 00:15:35,119
They know what good concrete is.
445
00:15:35,219 --> 00:15:36,879
They know what good
concrete looks like.
446
00:15:36,979 --> 00:15:38,119
(QUIETLY) Shit.
447
00:15:38,219 --> 00:15:39,999
- We gotta get cracking.
- OK.
448
00:15:40,099 --> 00:15:42,719
We really did.
We met our clients.
449
00:15:42,819 --> 00:15:44,879
David turned up
with the concrete.
450
00:15:44,979 --> 00:15:46,279
David met the clients.
451
00:15:46,379 --> 00:15:50,199
This is Dave. He's our
preferred concrete supplier.
452
00:15:50,299 --> 00:15:52,359
Dump her down wherever
you think's a good spot.
453
00:15:52,459 --> 00:15:54,239
And I tried to convey
an air of someone
454
00:15:54,339 --> 00:15:57,519
who pours concrete slabs very
quickly and quite effortlessly.
455
00:15:57,619 --> 00:15:59,200
We're tinkering around
with a few ideas.
456
00:15:59,300 --> 00:16:01,000
'Cause we're probably...
We're losing a bit of light.
457
00:16:01,100 --> 00:16:03,080
So we'll get the slab down
now in the next hour.
458
00:16:03,180 --> 00:16:05,440
Do you wanna show us
the cement mixer you've got?
459
00:16:05,540 --> 00:16:06,600
- Yeah. It's in the shed.
- Yeah.
460
00:16:06,700 --> 00:16:08,000
And then we'll get straight
onto the slab.
461
00:16:08,100 --> 00:16:10,040
I'll go to the hole.
I'll go check out the hole.
462
00:16:10,140 --> 00:16:12,000
Hmm, good instincts
from our chief engineer.
463
00:16:12,100 --> 00:16:13,800
- Is that not 2m?
- I wouldn't have thought.
464
00:16:13,900 --> 00:16:15,960
- No. It looks smaller, eh?
- Slightly less. Slightly less.
465
00:16:16,060 --> 00:16:18,920
We thought it was 2x2.
He doesn't reckon it's 2x2.
466
00:16:19,020 --> 00:16:20,600
So we've got too much concrete.
467
00:16:20,700 --> 00:16:23,160
Buying too much of something's
our standard procedure.
468
00:16:23,260 --> 00:16:24,840
We had a bigger issue.
469
00:16:24,940 --> 00:16:26,521
Is it deep enough at that end?
470
00:16:26,621 --> 00:16:29,521
A simple inspection told us
this supposed perfect hole
471
00:16:29,621 --> 00:16:30,841
had uneven depth.
472
00:16:30,941 --> 00:16:32,401
It's not high enough, right?
It's not...
473
00:16:32,501 --> 00:16:35,201
Well, no, like, that's level.
Do you know what I mean?
474
00:16:35,301 --> 00:16:36,721
So I think we need
to dig this out
475
00:16:36,821 --> 00:16:38,121
so we can get a bit
more rock down there.
476
00:16:38,221 --> 00:16:40,921
So we decided to dig it deeper
to compensate.
477
00:16:41,021 --> 00:16:42,561
LU: How much lower
do you want it?
478
00:16:42,661 --> 00:16:44,161
BRET: Oh, just a few shovelfuls.
479
00:16:44,261 --> 00:16:46,601
It was 4 o'clock
and we finally got started.
480
00:16:46,701 --> 00:16:49,361
But so did the rain,
which was not a problem
481
00:16:49,461 --> 00:16:51,001
'cause we had
a brand-new gazebo.
482
00:16:51,101 --> 00:16:53,362
BRET: So do we stretch out?
Will it go up?
483
00:16:53,462 --> 00:16:55,282
HAMISH: Oh, my God,
this thing's enormous.
484
00:16:55,382 --> 00:16:56,562
- (METAL CLANKS)
- LU: Oh!
485
00:16:56,662 --> 00:16:59,162
BRET: Ooh, jeez. Oh, shit.
Yeah, watch your fingers.
486
00:16:59,262 --> 00:17:01,262
DAVID: There we go.
That one's clicked in.
487
00:17:05,982 --> 00:17:08,122
{\an8}Then I had a brilliant idea
all by myself.
488
00:17:08,222 --> 00:17:10,742
- Roof on first, guys.
- OK. Of course.
489
00:17:13,062 --> 00:17:15,902
OK. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah,
nice, nice.
490
00:17:17,342 --> 00:17:18,482
Perches.
491
00:17:18,582 --> 00:17:20,123
- LU: Hang on, that's...
- BRET: Yeah, that's good.
492
00:17:20,223 --> 00:17:22,003
(BRIGHT MUSIC GOES FLAT)
493
00:17:22,103 --> 00:17:24,983
HAMISH: Um, did anyone read
the instructions?
494
00:17:26,263 --> 00:17:28,243
- BRET: Hmm, don't know.
- Oh, my God, just...
495
00:17:28,343 --> 00:17:30,043
You know what?
Close your eyes for a moment.
496
00:17:30,143 --> 00:17:31,963
- LU: Success! (LAUGHS)
- (BRIGHT MUSIC)
497
00:17:32,063 --> 00:17:34,363
Yeah, so that's how
you get that up.
498
00:17:34,463 --> 00:17:37,363
So it was back to digging out
our hole to its deepest point
499
00:17:37,463 --> 00:17:39,683
until it was completely even.
500
00:17:39,783 --> 00:17:41,563
Who needs Pilates?
501
00:17:41,663 --> 00:17:42,843
I'm a bit puffed.
502
00:17:42,943 --> 00:17:44,083
It was tough work,
503
00:17:44,183 --> 00:17:46,403
but obviously worth it
to get this hole level.
504
00:17:46,503 --> 00:17:47,924
BRET: Do you think
that's deep enough?
505
00:17:48,024 --> 00:17:50,004
Well, 200. Very deep.
506
00:17:50,104 --> 00:17:52,844
Twice as deep, actually,
now that I think about it.
507
00:17:52,944 --> 00:17:55,084
- (GROANS)
- So in went the crushed rock.
508
00:17:55,184 --> 00:17:56,884
Which everyone and the internet
will tell you
509
00:17:56,984 --> 00:17:57,884
is the first layer.
510
00:17:57,984 --> 00:17:59,444
- Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho!
- Yes!
511
00:17:59,544 --> 00:18:01,904
But for a team who doesn't
do much hard labour...
512
00:18:03,624 --> 00:18:05,444
...this job was already
taking a toll.
513
00:18:05,544 --> 00:18:08,364
(SIGHS) Yeah,
I think I need a...
514
00:18:08,464 --> 00:18:10,284
...a lie down. (LAUGHS)
515
00:18:10,384 --> 00:18:12,284
Can't say David
was helping morale either.
516
00:18:12,384 --> 00:18:13,524
This is the easy bit.
517
00:18:13,625 --> 00:18:15,625
This is the easy bit?
518
00:18:16,625 --> 00:18:17,885
- Just wait.
- Jeez!
519
00:18:17,985 --> 00:18:19,005
I mean, given Bret
520
00:18:19,105 --> 00:18:21,125
has essentially
caught fire with effort,
521
00:18:21,225 --> 00:18:22,765
this was concerning.
522
00:18:22,865 --> 00:18:24,285
But popping in
our wooden picture frame
523
00:18:24,385 --> 00:18:26,285
for the concrete
should be much easier.
524
00:18:26,385 --> 00:18:29,645
So they're the ends
and that one goes there.
525
00:18:29,745 --> 00:18:30,845
BRET: Oh, yeah, that's there.
526
00:18:30,945 --> 00:18:31,925
- LU: Yeah.
- HAMISH: Yeah. And that's...
527
00:18:32,025 --> 00:18:33,005
That goes that way.
528
00:18:33,105 --> 00:18:34,845
- Right, that's the long one?
- No, this...
529
00:18:34,945 --> 00:18:36,245
This one's shorter, I think.
530
00:18:36,345 --> 00:18:38,365
Look, I get it.
This... This is a tough watch.
531
00:18:38,465 --> 00:18:40,285
That is shorter,
but that's that side.
532
00:18:40,385 --> 00:18:42,446
- No, those are the same length.
- LU: They're the same length.
533
00:18:42,546 --> 00:18:44,286
So we need a 2m to go this side.
534
00:18:44,386 --> 00:18:46,166
That's gonna make
our life a lot better.
535
00:18:46,266 --> 00:18:48,166
- Yeah, so that's... Yeah.
- BRET: OK, so this goes here.
536
00:18:48,266 --> 00:18:50,326
Hmm, not a great time for the
client to have a sticky beak.
537
00:18:50,426 --> 00:18:54,206
HAMISH: 2m go on this side and
the 90s go on the outside. Yep.
538
00:18:54,306 --> 00:18:57,086
- That... that was a 290?
- No, that's a two.
539
00:18:57,186 --> 00:18:59,086
- No, two.
- BRET: So that's a two?
540
00:18:59,186 --> 00:19:01,846
- HAMISH: Oh, my God.
- BRET: What?
541
00:19:01,946 --> 00:19:03,166
I'm so confused.
542
00:19:03,266 --> 00:19:04,526
With the frame
not quite fitting,
543
00:19:04,626 --> 00:19:07,326
we did the only thing
we'd been good at so far -
544
00:19:07,426 --> 00:19:08,767
dig the hole even bigger.
545
00:19:08,867 --> 00:19:10,007
- We're back on track.
- LU: OK.
546
00:19:10,107 --> 00:19:11,167
No-one's any the wiser.
547
00:19:11,267 --> 00:19:13,947
{\an8}Maybe apart from those
behind the camera.
548
00:19:18,147 --> 00:19:19,967
{\an8}HAMISH: We actually needed
to dig both sides out, Tim,
549
00:19:20,067 --> 00:19:21,927
'cause the hole was 2x2
550
00:19:22,027 --> 00:19:26,287
and it needs to be 2.1x2.1.
551
00:19:26,387 --> 00:19:28,487
So we actually
didn't waste any time.
552
00:19:28,587 --> 00:19:33,007
We... got halfway there,
then another halfway there.
553
00:19:33,107 --> 00:19:35,608
And as we all know,
two halves make a 'hole'.
554
00:19:35,708 --> 00:19:37,648
A hole that was much
deeper and bigger
555
00:19:37,748 --> 00:19:38,848
now than we'd planned for.
556
00:19:38,948 --> 00:19:40,448
- BRET: That fits pretty well.
- But who cares?
557
00:19:40,548 --> 00:19:42,168
- The frame was in.
- We've done it!
558
00:19:42,268 --> 00:19:43,848
And next was the steel stuff
559
00:19:43,948 --> 00:19:45,168
that David had told us
we needed.
560
00:19:45,268 --> 00:19:46,928
HAMISH: Alright. Grinding.
561
00:19:47,028 --> 00:19:49,028
(GRINDER BUZZES)
562
00:19:49,628 --> 00:19:51,528
Can't hear it over the grinder,
but Abby and John
563
00:19:51,628 --> 00:19:53,488
are just saying
they're really impressed.
564
00:19:53,588 --> 00:19:55,768
And, of course, so were we.
565
00:19:55,868 --> 00:19:57,408
That looks like a bought...
That looks like a real one.
566
00:19:57,508 --> 00:19:59,128
This looks like a hole
you'd buy from the store.
567
00:19:59,228 --> 00:20:00,928
That is impressive.
568
00:20:01,028 --> 00:20:02,969
We had everything we needed,
so Dave was off.
569
00:20:03,069 --> 00:20:05,489
All we had to do now
was simply fill in the hole.
570
00:20:05,589 --> 00:20:07,289
- LU: Right, let's go, Bret.
- Bret was up first.
571
00:20:07,389 --> 00:20:08,449
BRET: OK, here we go.
572
00:20:08,549 --> 00:20:10,089
And the significance of this
573
00:20:10,189 --> 00:20:11,209
was not lost on him.
574
00:20:11,309 --> 00:20:13,489
This could be here
for a hundred years.
575
00:20:13,589 --> 00:20:15,589
(TRIUMPHANT MUSIC)
576
00:20:16,429 --> 00:20:18,329
Mm, I'll be honest,
I thought it might fill up
577
00:20:18,429 --> 00:20:19,609
a little bit more than that.
578
00:20:19,709 --> 00:20:21,709
Might need one more.
579
00:20:24,269 --> 00:20:25,609
That's two.
580
00:20:25,709 --> 00:20:28,409
Yeah, I wouldn't say it was
completely full after two.
581
00:20:28,509 --> 00:20:30,450
And after a few more loads...
582
00:20:30,550 --> 00:20:31,690
LU: There we go.
583
00:20:31,790 --> 00:20:32,930
...something occurred to us that
584
00:20:33,030 --> 00:20:34,570
I realise has probably
occurred to you.
585
00:20:34,670 --> 00:20:37,450
My worry is, the hole's,
like, twice as deep
586
00:20:37,550 --> 00:20:39,050
as we've maybe accounted for.
587
00:20:39,150 --> 00:20:40,570
Then our Head of Engineering
588
00:20:40,670 --> 00:20:42,570
made a highly
technical assessment.
589
00:20:42,670 --> 00:20:44,450
BRET: I think we need
more concrete.
590
00:20:44,550 --> 00:20:46,290
Well, that's why we pay him
the big bucks.
591
00:20:46,390 --> 00:20:49,090
Or, more accurately,
Dave, the big bucks, again.
592
00:20:49,190 --> 00:20:53,050
Dave, it's Hamish here
from, uh, UA Enterprises...
593
00:20:53,150 --> 00:20:54,770
- DAVID: Yeah.
- ...Cement Division.
594
00:20:54,870 --> 00:20:57,051
I think we've dug
that hole too big.
595
00:20:57,151 --> 00:20:58,811
How much more do you think
you need?
596
00:20:58,911 --> 00:21:00,571
Same again.
597
00:21:00,671 --> 00:21:02,931
- Same amount again?
- I reckon.
598
00:21:03,031 --> 00:21:04,611
I'll sort it out for you then.
599
00:21:04,711 --> 00:21:07,011
HAMISH: Turns out our decision
to make the hole twice as deep
600
00:21:07,111 --> 00:21:08,691
may possibly have had an effect
601
00:21:08,791 --> 00:21:10,731
on our earlier
concrete calculations.
602
00:21:10,831 --> 00:21:12,251
So with a lot more work to do,
603
00:21:12,351 --> 00:21:14,711
the night shift team
was gonna have to take over.
604
00:21:15,711 --> 00:21:17,651
And that was us.
605
00:21:17,751 --> 00:21:19,991
LU: Cement doesn't sleep.
606
00:21:20,991 --> 00:21:22,972
I prefer to do it at night,
to be honest,
607
00:21:23,072 --> 00:21:26,172
'cause, um,
it's just more special.
608
00:21:26,272 --> 00:21:28,332
This is how the cave people
would have done it.
609
00:21:28,432 --> 00:21:29,812
Honestly, I think cave people
610
00:21:29,912 --> 00:21:31,252
would have actually
stopped for the rain.
611
00:21:31,352 --> 00:21:33,012
One of the things that
is dawning on us a lot
612
00:21:33,112 --> 00:21:34,492
is that so many times
613
00:21:34,592 --> 00:21:37,692
we expressed disbelief
at the volume of concrete.
614
00:21:37,792 --> 00:21:39,532
We challenged it, we denied it.
615
00:21:39,632 --> 00:21:41,612
LU: Surely we're nearly there.
616
00:21:41,712 --> 00:21:45,292
We overruled it with
no experience, and it was right.
617
00:21:45,392 --> 00:21:48,172
You just need quite an
incredible amount of concrete.
618
00:21:48,272 --> 00:21:49,412
Ha!
619
00:21:49,512 --> 00:21:51,613
Imagine a building!
620
00:21:51,713 --> 00:21:53,453
But despite the rain
and the cold,
621
00:21:53,553 --> 00:21:56,373
what this team lacked in skill,
knowledge and planning...
622
00:21:56,473 --> 00:21:58,813
- BRET: Oh, yeah!
- LU: Whoo-hoo!
623
00:21:58,913 --> 00:22:01,773
...we made up for
with irrational positivity.
624
00:22:01,873 --> 00:22:03,773
It's looking pretty close.
625
00:22:03,873 --> 00:22:06,333
That's not to say
a few questions didn't pop up.
626
00:22:06,433 --> 00:22:08,433
HAMISH:
How do you get the wood off?
627
00:22:09,073 --> 00:22:10,413
Do you just leave it?
628
00:22:10,513 --> 00:22:11,733
Do you take the wood off
629
00:22:11,833 --> 00:22:14,013
or do you just leave it
and eventually it dies?
630
00:22:14,113 --> 00:22:15,773
Goes back to nature?
631
00:22:15,873 --> 00:22:17,494
Wet, weary and covered
in concrete,
632
00:22:17,594 --> 00:22:19,734
our final step
was just our best guess
633
00:22:19,834 --> 00:22:22,294
at how you achieve
a brushed concrete finish.
634
00:22:22,394 --> 00:22:23,934
BRET: Should we google an image
of brushed concrete?
635
00:22:24,034 --> 00:22:25,974
Nah. What else
could it look like?
636
00:22:26,074 --> 00:22:27,494
Still, there was
a little bit of time
637
00:22:27,594 --> 00:22:29,214
for some quick
self-congratulations.
638
00:22:29,314 --> 00:22:30,694
I can't actually stop
looking at it.
639
00:22:30,794 --> 00:22:32,374
- I know. I'm like...
- Looks beautiful.
640
00:22:32,474 --> 00:22:34,174
It's one of the best things
I've ever built.
641
00:22:34,274 --> 00:22:35,934
But a shadow loomed over us.
642
00:22:36,034 --> 00:22:38,934
Quite literally from
the chimney. It's very tall.
643
00:22:39,034 --> 00:22:42,414
I keep looking at that (BLEEP!)
chimney laughing at me.
644
00:22:42,514 --> 00:22:44,175
You'll get yours tomorrow, mate.
645
00:22:44,275 --> 00:22:45,695
There's a lot to do.
646
00:22:45,795 --> 00:22:48,135
That concreter in the flanno
was correct.
647
00:22:48,235 --> 00:22:50,675
And only two days to do it in.
648
00:22:52,755 --> 00:22:54,175
{\an8}(BIRDS CHITTER AND CAW)
649
00:22:54,275 --> 00:22:57,455
{\an8}As day broke, the evidence
of last night's concrete bender
650
00:22:57,555 --> 00:22:59,055
{\an8}were strewn everywhere.
651
00:22:59,155 --> 00:23:00,615
But today was demolition day
652
00:23:00,715 --> 00:23:02,135
and therefore a chance to hire
653
00:23:02,235 --> 00:23:05,175
every pretend tradie's dream -
a digger.
654
00:23:05,275 --> 00:23:07,935
MAN ON PHONE: Yeah, I do have a
2.5-ton excavator, a bigger one.
655
00:23:08,035 --> 00:23:09,735
Yes, please.
656
00:23:09,835 --> 00:23:11,936
- Yep, you want the bigger one?
- Biggest possible.
657
00:23:12,036 --> 00:23:13,496
Yeah, that's no worries.
658
00:23:13,596 --> 00:23:16,416
What attachments does it have
on the... on the arm?
659
00:23:16,516 --> 00:23:18,456
Um, so it's got the mud bucket
and a ripper.
660
00:23:18,556 --> 00:23:20,856
- What's a ripper?
- So it's just like one spike.
661
00:23:20,956 --> 00:23:22,216
Like a plough spike.
662
00:23:22,316 --> 00:23:24,136
Could you push over a chimney
with the ripper?
663
00:23:24,236 --> 00:23:26,136
- Yeah, that should do it, yep.
- Sweet.
664
00:23:26,236 --> 00:23:27,616
- (HORN HONKS)
- HAMISH: Digger secured.
665
00:23:27,716 --> 00:23:29,336
Now straight to the job.
666
00:23:29,436 --> 00:23:30,816
- (BRAKES SCREECH)
- Oh, no, actually, sorry.
667
00:23:30,916 --> 00:23:32,856
Got sucked into the
hardware store's orbit again.
668
00:23:32,956 --> 00:23:35,256
Yeah, absolutely. Quick sticks,
quick sticks, quick sticks.
669
00:23:35,356 --> 00:23:36,736
- Morning.
- MAN: How can we help?
670
00:23:36,836 --> 00:23:38,177
HAMISH: Do you have
an engraving tool?
671
00:23:38,277 --> 00:23:39,937
Uh, we've got, like,
a Dremel tool.
672
00:23:40,037 --> 00:23:42,097
- HAMISH: What's a Dremel?
- Ooh.
673
00:23:42,197 --> 00:23:45,777
Sold. We're gonna make
a plaque for the barbecue.
674
00:23:45,877 --> 00:23:49,257
Then Bret had a genius idea
to really beef up the homage.
675
00:23:49,357 --> 00:23:51,537
We could engrave
a bit of the old oven.
676
00:23:51,637 --> 00:23:54,377
- Oh! Great idea!
- Ho!
677
00:23:54,477 --> 00:23:56,257
- BRET: We can engrave the door.
- The door.
678
00:23:56,357 --> 00:23:58,377
- LU: Great idea!
- The door is the plaque.
679
00:23:58,477 --> 00:24:01,337
Historical homage levels were
soaring and so were costs,
680
00:24:01,437 --> 00:24:03,457
but so was productivity.
681
00:24:03,557 --> 00:24:04,897
To the site!
682
00:24:04,998 --> 00:24:07,098
Oh, no, my bad, one more stop.
683
00:24:07,198 --> 00:24:08,458
LU: It's perfect.
684
00:24:08,558 --> 00:24:09,898
- HAMISH: Oh, scones.
- LU: Yeah.
685
00:24:09,998 --> 00:24:11,658
- (HORN HONKS)
- With everything we needed,
686
00:24:11,758 --> 00:24:13,738
including the deep respect
of the locals,
687
00:24:13,838 --> 00:24:15,858
now we were off to the job site
688
00:24:15,958 --> 00:24:17,618
and there we were met
689
00:24:17,718 --> 00:24:21,418
by a shining high-vis orange
beacon of destructive hope.
690
00:24:21,518 --> 00:24:24,498
- Wow!
- Look at that!
691
00:24:24,598 --> 00:24:26,698
Unbelievable.
692
00:24:26,798 --> 00:24:30,938
It was our brand-new,
2.5-tonne, every kid's dream.
693
00:24:31,038 --> 00:24:32,939
Whoo! Wow.
694
00:24:33,039 --> 00:24:35,339
Then Lu saw something
even prettier.
695
00:24:35,439 --> 00:24:36,339
LU: Oh-ho!
696
00:24:36,439 --> 00:24:37,819
Our concrete slab.
697
00:24:37,919 --> 00:24:39,019
HAMISH: Mate!
698
00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:41,579
BRET: That looks really...
That looks good!
699
00:24:41,679 --> 00:24:43,459
LU: That's unbelievable!
700
00:24:43,559 --> 00:24:46,059
But Bret's inner 12-year-old
pulled him back to the machine.
701
00:24:46,159 --> 00:24:47,739
BRET: It's a beauty.
702
00:24:47,839 --> 00:24:49,859
It would be cool to try
and drive the digger.
703
00:24:49,959 --> 00:24:52,139
To make Bret's - and
all of our - dreams come true,
704
00:24:52,239 --> 00:24:55,059
Matt showed us
the basic excavator controls.
705
00:24:55,159 --> 00:24:56,419
You've got your throttle here.
706
00:24:56,519 --> 00:24:58,099
Then that's your blade
up and down.
707
00:24:58,199 --> 00:25:00,780
This one lifts the big arm
back towards us.
708
00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:02,900
- To the left curls it back in.
- Cool.
709
00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:05,100
And with training complete,
it was time for
710
00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:07,460
a full dress rehearsal of
how to take that chimney down.
711
00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:10,340
You've gotta go over the top
of it and scoop it back, right?
712
00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:11,740
HAMISH: Three, two, one.
713
00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:13,540
Pull back.
714
00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:14,940
BRET: Well, that would do it.
715
00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:16,300
LU: Simple as that.
716
00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:17,500
Come and have a drive.
717
00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:19,140
(MACHINE BEEPS)
718
00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:20,540
- LU: So I've got it.
- HAMISH: Yep.
719
00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:22,300
- It's hit the concrete.
- Yep.
720
00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:24,660
- Now I'm going back.
- Drag her back.
721
00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:25,780
HAMISH: Nice!
722
00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:27,501
Easy.
723
00:25:27,601 --> 00:25:28,661
- She's good.
- She's really good.
724
00:25:28,761 --> 00:25:30,541
Lu was a natural on the tools.
725
00:25:30,641 --> 00:25:31,621
Now it was Bret's turn.
726
00:25:31,721 --> 00:25:34,141
I just wanna say Bret is amazing
727
00:25:34,241 --> 00:25:36,101
on the piano,
the guitar, bass guitar.
728
00:25:36,201 --> 00:25:38,181
So I was so excited
to see those hands
729
00:25:38,281 --> 00:25:40,061
that had mastered every
instrument they've touched...
730
00:25:40,161 --> 00:25:41,541
Clear!
731
00:25:41,641 --> 00:25:43,461
...master this one.
732
00:25:43,561 --> 00:25:44,461
Oh, yeah.
733
00:25:44,561 --> 00:25:46,941
(SPRIGHTLY MUSIC)
734
00:25:47,041 --> 00:25:49,041
- Oh, yeah.
- LU: He's got it.
735
00:25:49,841 --> 00:25:51,541
HAMISH: Oh, he's... He's... Oh!
736
00:25:51,641 --> 00:25:53,542
BRET: It's not very stable.
737
00:25:53,642 --> 00:25:55,942
- LU: Just nice and steady.
- This is it.
738
00:25:56,042 --> 00:25:58,042
HAMISH: Oh, Jesus.
739
00:25:58,682 --> 00:25:59,982
Bloody hell.
740
00:26:00,082 --> 00:26:02,182
- (HAMISH LAUGHS)
- BRET: Oh!
741
00:26:02,282 --> 00:26:05,362
That one is jumpy, eh?
742
00:26:07,802 --> 00:26:10,662
(VEHICLE BEEPS)
743
00:26:10,762 --> 00:26:12,102
Where's he going?
744
00:26:12,202 --> 00:26:14,202
HAMISH: Oh, shit.
745
00:26:14,682 --> 00:26:16,682
Please be careful.
746
00:26:19,922 --> 00:26:21,923
Jeez.
747
00:26:24,643 --> 00:26:26,223
HAMISH: Wow.
748
00:26:26,323 --> 00:26:27,583
Not very smooth, is it?
749
00:26:27,683 --> 00:26:29,143
Bret's incredible talent
750
00:26:29,243 --> 00:26:32,103
had also caught the eye of
our very attentive clients.
751
00:26:32,203 --> 00:26:33,943
- Is everything OK?
- Yes, everything's great.
752
00:26:34,043 --> 00:26:35,423
- OK. Everything's...
- So good.
753
00:26:35,523 --> 00:26:37,023
Oh, thank you for checking in.
754
00:26:37,123 --> 00:26:38,583
You're safe? You're OK?
755
00:26:38,683 --> 00:26:39,823
- HAMISH: We're safe.
- OK.
756
00:26:39,923 --> 00:26:41,583
What you were seeing
was just adrenaline
757
00:26:41,683 --> 00:26:43,683
rather than inexperience.
758
00:26:44,203 --> 00:26:47,624
It looks... kinda looks
like someone crashed it.
759
00:26:47,724 --> 00:26:51,064
Given I'd personally signed
the digger damage waiver,
760
00:26:51,164 --> 00:26:53,584
it was decided that I would
have first go at the chimney.
761
00:26:53,684 --> 00:26:55,504
- Yeah!
- LU: Oh, yeah!
762
00:26:55,604 --> 00:26:57,624
While I knew that
I was an excavator veteran
763
00:26:57,724 --> 00:26:58,984
with over 12 minutes
of training,
764
00:26:59,084 --> 00:27:01,684
I still felt pressure as
John and Abby watched on.
765
00:27:04,644 --> 00:27:07,504
{\an8}Oh, just for insurance purposes,
I'm just videoing it.
766
00:27:07,604 --> 00:27:09,944
Further back, I reckon,
and bring it forward.
767
00:27:10,044 --> 00:27:11,144
- BRET: That's good.
- LU: Yep.
768
00:27:11,244 --> 00:27:12,664
Alright, everyone chill.
769
00:27:12,764 --> 00:27:15,225
I'm just gonna tickle a few
bricks off the top as a warm-up.
770
00:27:15,325 --> 00:27:16,585
LU: Yeah!
771
00:27:16,685 --> 00:27:18,345
Holy shit!
772
00:27:18,445 --> 00:27:20,665
- Yes!
- HAMISH: Oh, my God!
773
00:27:20,765 --> 00:27:22,385
I thought we were
just gonna nibble it.
774
00:27:22,485 --> 00:27:24,185
- That was good.
- That's a nibble and a half!
775
00:27:24,285 --> 00:27:25,705
OK, I know we're meant
to be having turns,
776
00:27:25,805 --> 00:27:27,185
but, you know, since I'm here...
777
00:27:27,285 --> 00:27:29,325
(ROCK MUSIC)
778
00:27:31,725 --> 00:27:33,345
Oh, yes!
779
00:27:33,445 --> 00:27:35,445
With the full support
of the clients...
780
00:27:36,205 --> 00:27:38,305
You wanna give a thumbs-up
or no?
781
00:27:38,405 --> 00:27:41,045
...I'd moved into my
freestyle era on the digger.
782
00:27:42,846 --> 00:27:44,666
But luckily Lu
remembered the brief.
783
00:27:44,766 --> 00:27:47,906
Hey, let's hold fire
and save some bricks.
784
00:27:48,006 --> 00:27:49,146
- Good call.
- Yeah.
785
00:27:49,246 --> 00:27:50,346
Holding fire.
786
00:27:50,446 --> 00:27:52,466
I very reluctantly stepped down
from the digger.
787
00:27:52,566 --> 00:27:54,606
I know we're sharing turns,
but I just...
788
00:27:55,766 --> 00:27:57,386
...got on the Nintendo
789
00:27:57,486 --> 00:28:00,266
and just wanted to have five
games of 'Mario Kart' quickly.
790
00:28:00,366 --> 00:28:01,946
(WHISPERS) It was good.
791
00:28:02,046 --> 00:28:04,346
I think I was getting
the hang of it a little bit.
792
00:28:04,446 --> 00:28:08,066
Collecting bricks by the soft,
warm, stupid hands of a human
793
00:28:08,166 --> 00:28:11,107
and not the cold, ferocious
arm of a digger felt...
794
00:28:11,207 --> 00:28:12,587
...well, boring, to be honest.
795
00:28:12,687 --> 00:28:14,347
We've also gotta
clean them after this.
796
00:28:14,447 --> 00:28:16,147
Oh, we can hose them off.
Yeah, clean them.
797
00:28:16,247 --> 00:28:19,067
- Chiselling's the cleaning.
- Yeah.
798
00:28:19,167 --> 00:28:20,867
You know, like, to get
the mortar off them.
799
00:28:20,967 --> 00:28:25,227
And cleaning them by hand felt
the most boring and slow.
800
00:28:25,327 --> 00:28:27,567
So Bret started exploring
other methods.
801
00:28:28,847 --> 00:28:30,847
That's an interesting one.
802
00:28:32,087 --> 00:28:34,087
That might... Nah.
803
00:28:34,967 --> 00:28:36,968
I mean, God, he's persistent.
804
00:28:37,488 --> 00:28:39,488
No, that's not it.
805
00:28:39,808 --> 00:28:41,308
This one's real hard to clean.
806
00:28:41,408 --> 00:28:43,188
They were very hard to clean.
807
00:28:43,288 --> 00:28:45,468
Luckily, we came up with
a foolproof idea
808
00:28:45,568 --> 00:28:47,388
to get the job done
a little quicker.
809
00:28:47,488 --> 00:28:48,948
(PHONE LINE RINGS)
810
00:28:49,048 --> 00:28:50,508
WOMAN ON PHONE:
Buildpro, this is Erin.
811
00:28:50,608 --> 00:28:54,388
Do you have cleaned,
reclaimed bricks?
812
00:28:54,488 --> 00:28:55,708
We... we do.
813
00:28:55,808 --> 00:28:58,388
We need 300 of them.
814
00:28:58,488 --> 00:28:59,588
Yep, sure.
815
00:28:59,688 --> 00:29:01,988
- That's great. And could you...
- Beautiful.
816
00:29:02,088 --> 00:29:05,189
...just aesthetically
make it look as much like...
817
00:29:05,289 --> 00:29:07,109
Pick the bricks
that look as much like
818
00:29:07,209 --> 00:29:09,789
they could have come from
a chimney from 100 years ago.
819
00:29:09,889 --> 00:29:11,309
Alright, leave it with me.
820
00:29:11,409 --> 00:29:13,749
- Thank you so much.
- 'Bye.
821
00:29:13,849 --> 00:29:14,829
(PHONE BEEPS)
822
00:29:14,929 --> 00:29:17,069
- Beautiful.
- That's the way to go.
823
00:29:17,169 --> 00:29:19,889
{\an8}HAMISH: Not according to
nitpicking producer Tim.
824
00:29:22,169 --> 00:29:24,269
{\an8}- Nuh.
- No.
825
00:29:24,369 --> 00:29:26,509
{\an8}No, and you won't either,
mate, you big snitch.
826
00:29:26,609 --> 00:29:28,349
What they don't know won't hurt.
827
00:29:28,449 --> 00:29:30,450
They're reclaimed bricks.
828
00:29:34,250 --> 00:29:37,550
{\an8}They said, "Could you please
demolish the chimney?
829
00:29:37,650 --> 00:29:40,190
"And could you make... build us
a recycled brick barbecue?"
830
00:29:40,290 --> 00:29:41,990
You show me where
in the contract it said
831
00:29:42,090 --> 00:29:44,090
they must be those bricks.
832
00:29:44,610 --> 00:29:46,670
Alright, so in hindsight,
that contract bit was clear.
833
00:29:46,770 --> 00:29:48,270
But the other thing
that was very clear
834
00:29:48,370 --> 00:29:50,670
was just the sheer size
of this demolition job.
835
00:29:50,770 --> 00:29:52,710
Was that just me or
was that very reminiscent of
836
00:29:52,810 --> 00:29:55,310
when the cave people used to
knock out a brick from the wall?
837
00:29:55,410 --> 00:29:56,431
(LU AND BRET LAUGH)
838
00:29:56,531 --> 00:29:58,431
Once again, Bret was
experimenting with
839
00:29:58,531 --> 00:30:01,171
some new and pretty
avant-garde techniques.
840
00:30:05,211 --> 00:30:06,831
Yeah, it's hopeless.
841
00:30:06,931 --> 00:30:09,471
This thing's hopeless.
This thing's useless.
842
00:30:09,571 --> 00:30:11,831
I think we've got
the wrong tool for the job.
843
00:30:11,931 --> 00:30:13,191
Bret was absolutely right.
844
00:30:13,291 --> 00:30:15,351
In all the digger excitement,
I'd forgotten about
845
00:30:15,451 --> 00:30:17,311
something very dear
to my heart -
846
00:30:17,411 --> 00:30:20,191
me old mate,
Captain Jack Hammer.
847
00:30:20,291 --> 00:30:21,431
"Check the oil."
848
00:30:21,531 --> 00:30:25,032
Just quickly learning
how to use me old mate.
849
00:30:25,132 --> 00:30:27,532
I doubt they've sold it to me
with no oil in it.
850
00:30:28,612 --> 00:30:30,072
(LAUGHS)
851
00:30:30,172 --> 00:30:32,472
Oh, look at
me brand-new old mate go.
852
00:30:32,572 --> 00:30:33,872
- LU: Whoo!
- BRET: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
853
00:30:33,972 --> 00:30:35,832
- Yeah, that's really good.
- LU: Yeah!
854
00:30:35,932 --> 00:30:37,932
And you didn't want me
to buy it.
855
00:30:39,252 --> 00:30:40,872
Having proven Tim wrong -
again -
856
00:30:40,972 --> 00:30:42,592
we loaded the broken bricks
into the digger.
857
00:30:42,692 --> 00:30:45,792
And Lu was quickly cementing
herself as the digger master.
858
00:30:45,892 --> 00:30:47,912
I'm a professional now.
859
00:30:48,012 --> 00:30:49,712
I look so natural up here.
860
00:30:49,812 --> 00:30:52,593
Inspired by Lu, Bret jumped
back into the digger's saddle.
861
00:30:52,693 --> 00:30:54,773
(ELEGANT CLASSICAL MUSIC)
862
00:30:56,573 --> 00:30:58,573
Here we go.
863
00:30:59,613 --> 00:31:01,713
(LAUGHS ANXIOUSLY)
864
00:31:01,813 --> 00:31:03,813
Nearly!
865
00:31:04,333 --> 00:31:06,033
BRET: Got most of them in there.
866
00:31:06,133 --> 00:31:09,433
The mismatch between Bret's face
and what the digger's doing
867
00:31:09,533 --> 00:31:10,633
is one of my favourite things.
868
00:31:10,733 --> 00:31:12,153
He's literally, like... He's 60.
869
00:31:12,253 --> 00:31:14,033
HAMISH: He's got the face
of a 40-year veteran
870
00:31:14,133 --> 00:31:16,753
and the digger has the movements
871
00:31:16,853 --> 00:31:19,874
of just a bunch of squirrels
at the control.
872
00:31:19,974 --> 00:31:22,674
And those squirrels were
really digging up the lawn.
873
00:31:22,774 --> 00:31:24,234
LU: What are we gonna do
874
00:31:24,334 --> 00:31:26,474
when everyone comes
for the basketball in...
875
00:31:26,574 --> 00:31:28,114
We'll fix that up by tomorrow.
876
00:31:28,214 --> 00:31:30,274
Grass always wants to go back
to its natural state.
877
00:31:30,374 --> 00:31:31,274
Yep.
878
00:31:31,374 --> 00:31:32,954
And this will repair itself,
879
00:31:33,054 --> 00:31:34,954
almost, you would hope.
880
00:31:35,054 --> 00:31:36,434
I sensed that Lu shared
881
00:31:36,534 --> 00:31:38,394
my natural flair
for blind optimism.
882
00:31:38,494 --> 00:31:40,554
And when our new but
old-looking bricks arrived,
883
00:31:40,654 --> 00:31:42,194
I learned she was also
884
00:31:42,294 --> 00:31:43,834
right on board with
the company's new direction.
885
00:31:43,934 --> 00:31:45,355
These are good-looking bricks.
886
00:31:45,455 --> 00:31:47,115
- LU: 100%.
- They look the same.
887
00:31:47,215 --> 00:31:48,435
LU: They look identical.
888
00:31:48,535 --> 00:31:51,235
They said they wanted
a bit of homage.
889
00:31:51,335 --> 00:31:52,235
HAMISH: We will homage it.
890
00:31:52,335 --> 00:31:54,955
That's homaged up.
891
00:31:55,055 --> 00:31:56,995
This isn't a phrase
I love to use in business,
892
00:31:57,095 --> 00:31:59,155
but I think we'll
get away with this.
893
00:31:59,255 --> 00:32:00,515
Yeah, easily.
894
00:32:00,615 --> 00:32:02,615
{\an8}I've got no doubt in my mind.
895
00:32:05,015 --> 00:32:06,435
{\an8}(HAMISH SIGHS)
896
00:32:06,535 --> 00:32:09,355
I can't really explain my
budgeting process to you, Tim.
897
00:32:09,455 --> 00:32:10,875
- Um...
- (VELCRO SNAPS)
898
00:32:10,975 --> 00:32:13,676
- No, is the short answer.
- (LAUGHS)
899
00:32:13,776 --> 00:32:15,396
Luckily, Bret and Lu
were solving
900
00:32:15,496 --> 00:32:17,236
major budget issues for me.
901
00:32:17,336 --> 00:32:19,436
BRET: Do you guys
wanna buy those?
902
00:32:19,536 --> 00:32:21,756
50. 50 bucks,
you can have them all.
903
00:32:21,856 --> 00:32:23,596
If it gets them
out of your hair, though,
904
00:32:23,696 --> 00:32:25,316
we can help move them.
905
00:32:25,416 --> 00:32:27,116
- Happy to take them?
- LU: See what I did?
906
00:32:27,216 --> 00:32:29,716
The boys trying to get them
for free. I said 50 bucks.
907
00:32:29,816 --> 00:32:31,676
LU: Yeah, business skills.
908
00:32:31,776 --> 00:32:34,716
Brick delivery done,
Bret again displayed
909
00:32:34,816 --> 00:32:37,076
why he is
the Head of Engineering.
910
00:32:37,176 --> 00:32:38,917
And then this has to be
bricks, bricks, bricks,
911
00:32:39,017 --> 00:32:41,017
bricks, bricks, bricks, bricks.
912
00:32:42,177 --> 00:32:43,157
Stop bricks.
913
00:32:43,257 --> 00:32:45,077
Bricks, bricks, bricks,
bricks, bricks.
914
00:32:45,177 --> 00:32:47,177
Question mark.
915
00:32:48,417 --> 00:32:51,557
Take that off maybe as well?
Get rid of that?
916
00:32:51,657 --> 00:32:53,037
Then bricks, bricks,
bricks, bricks,
917
00:32:53,137 --> 00:32:54,637
bricks, bricks
all the way around the back.
918
00:32:54,737 --> 00:32:56,757
Bricks, bricks, bricks,
bricks, bricks, bricks.
919
00:32:56,857 --> 00:32:59,197
So then in here
you've got a cavity.
920
00:32:59,297 --> 00:33:01,437
That brick plan seemed solid.
921
00:33:01,537 --> 00:33:03,517
However, Bret saw potential
cracks developing
922
00:33:03,617 --> 00:33:04,877
between our clients.
923
00:33:04,977 --> 00:33:08,958
I'm pretty sure John
has a heritage aesthetic
924
00:33:09,058 --> 00:33:11,838
and Abby has a minimalist,
925
00:33:11,938 --> 00:33:14,438
mid-century
Scandinavian aesthetic,
926
00:33:14,538 --> 00:33:16,538
and...
927
00:33:17,098 --> 00:33:20,598
...and that's where the drama is
for the design project.
928
00:33:20,698 --> 00:33:22,278
But we're just the...
929
00:33:22,378 --> 00:33:25,038
This, we just... You know,
we just do what we're told.
930
00:33:25,138 --> 00:33:27,158
'Cause, you know,
we're just tradies.
931
00:33:27,258 --> 00:33:29,038
Tradies that had
almost completely
932
00:33:29,138 --> 00:33:30,878
unchimneyed a chimney.
933
00:33:30,978 --> 00:33:31,918
Whoo!
934
00:33:32,018 --> 00:33:33,199
But, unfortunately, somehow
935
00:33:33,299 --> 00:33:35,599
the garden had got
a little bit roughed up.
936
00:33:35,699 --> 00:33:37,519
HAMISH: Some clients get funny
about stuff like that.
937
00:33:37,619 --> 00:33:39,279
Others understand
you've gotta crack a few eggs,
938
00:33:39,379 --> 00:33:40,359
et cetera, et cetera.
939
00:33:40,459 --> 00:33:42,459
Tear up a few lawns
to make a barbecue.
940
00:33:44,179 --> 00:33:46,639
And I don't really remember it
being that good a lawn.
941
00:33:46,739 --> 00:33:47,639
Good point, Hame.
942
00:33:47,739 --> 00:33:49,039
I mean, if that's
the before shot,
943
00:33:49,139 --> 00:33:50,759
then we've actually
really done no damage.
944
00:33:50,859 --> 00:33:52,039
IF that's the before shot.
945
00:33:52,139 --> 00:33:54,139
We're all dealing with
our own stuff.
946
00:33:54,979 --> 00:33:57,679
You know,
Bret's fighting the digger.
947
00:33:57,779 --> 00:33:59,279
Lu's fighting her bladder.
948
00:33:59,379 --> 00:34:01,380
I've got a jackhammer blister.
949
00:34:01,900 --> 00:34:04,480
But Bret wasn't stepping away
from the fight.
950
00:34:04,580 --> 00:34:06,640
He was climbing back into it.
951
00:34:06,740 --> 00:34:08,720
- HAMISH: Take it away, Bret!
- OK.
952
00:34:08,820 --> 00:34:10,000
Because with light fading,
953
00:34:10,100 --> 00:34:12,400
we needed to use this excavator
with a big scooper
954
00:34:12,500 --> 00:34:14,160
for what it was designed for -
955
00:34:14,260 --> 00:34:15,440
scooping.
956
00:34:15,540 --> 00:34:17,680
Loading by hand
might be fine for some,
957
00:34:17,780 --> 00:34:21,160
but Bret was ready to
reach for the stars.
958
00:34:21,260 --> 00:34:23,720
Yeah. Yeah.
959
00:34:23,820 --> 00:34:25,940
Yeah. Yeah...
960
00:34:27,901 --> 00:34:29,121
Bret.
961
00:34:29,221 --> 00:34:31,321
Just up, up, all the way.
962
00:34:31,421 --> 00:34:35,441
And then, before our very eyes,
a legend was born.
963
00:34:35,541 --> 00:34:36,601
(TRIUMPHANT MUSIC)
964
00:34:36,701 --> 00:34:37,681
That's a scoop.
965
00:34:37,781 --> 00:34:39,161
That's our first scoop.
966
00:34:39,261 --> 00:34:40,561
- Yeah.
- Scoop!
967
00:34:40,661 --> 00:34:41,841
Old Scoops McKenzie.
968
00:34:41,941 --> 00:34:43,761
- Scoops!
- Scooped it, mate.
969
00:34:43,861 --> 00:34:46,641
- Scoops McKenzie does it!
- Oh, shit.
970
00:34:46,741 --> 00:34:49,361
HAMISH: Whoo-hoo-hoo!
971
00:34:49,461 --> 00:34:52,801
Bret and machine had become one.
972
00:34:52,901 --> 00:34:54,562
LU: (BLEEP) hell, Scoops!
973
00:34:54,662 --> 00:34:55,682
You said it.
974
00:34:55,782 --> 00:34:57,242
Mate, if I had a dollar for
975
00:34:57,342 --> 00:34:59,362
how many times I've heard
"(BLEEP) hell, Scoops,"
976
00:34:59,462 --> 00:35:02,282
we'd have one dollar,
'cause that's our first scoop.
977
00:35:02,382 --> 00:35:03,602
And Scoops just
978
00:35:03,702 --> 00:35:05,702
expertly deposited the bricks
into the skip.
979
00:35:06,462 --> 00:35:08,462
(BANG!)
980
00:35:09,342 --> 00:35:10,922
ABBY: Um, sorry, guys.
981
00:35:11,022 --> 00:35:13,922
Um, I forgot to say.
982
00:35:14,022 --> 00:35:16,122
I'm gonna go pick up
my son from the bus now.
983
00:35:16,222 --> 00:35:18,602
And then he's... a few of
his friends are coming over
984
00:35:18,702 --> 00:35:20,603
and they're doing, like,
a basketball training session
985
00:35:20,703 --> 00:35:21,763
on the court.
986
00:35:21,863 --> 00:35:24,083
So we just need the court
in about 25 minutes.
987
00:35:24,183 --> 00:35:25,443
HAMISH: 25 mins?
988
00:35:25,543 --> 00:35:27,443
So it shouldn't
get in your way too much.
989
00:35:27,543 --> 00:35:29,163
No worries - Scoops is just
990
00:35:29,263 --> 00:35:30,843
fixing up the last
of the barbecue.
991
00:35:30,943 --> 00:35:32,923
ABBY: Scoops?
Is that his new nickname?
992
00:35:33,023 --> 00:35:34,683
- LU: That's his new nickname.
- HAMISH: Yes.
993
00:35:34,783 --> 00:35:36,603
Alright, 25 minutes.
Thanks, guys.
994
00:35:36,703 --> 00:35:38,603
Alright, 25 minutes to clear
the rest of the bricks.
995
00:35:38,703 --> 00:35:40,723
That seems like a lot,
but with his new skills,
996
00:35:40,823 --> 00:35:42,923
that's gonna take Scoops,
like, four or five scoops.
997
00:35:43,023 --> 00:35:44,083
You got it, Scoops.
998
00:35:44,183 --> 00:35:46,183
(QUAINT MUSIC)
999
00:35:50,544 --> 00:35:52,044
(LAUGHS)
1000
00:35:52,144 --> 00:35:54,144
I'm gonna try
a different technique.
1001
00:35:56,384 --> 00:35:58,884
HAMISH: Ohh!
1002
00:35:58,984 --> 00:36:00,984
I reckon just
give it a full scoop.
1003
00:36:02,024 --> 00:36:04,204
OK. Reverse scoop.
1004
00:36:04,304 --> 00:36:06,304
Take your time.
1005
00:36:08,144 --> 00:36:10,144
It's not scooping!
1006
00:36:12,024 --> 00:36:14,805
This is like tantric scooping,
where you never really scoop it.
1007
00:36:14,905 --> 00:36:16,905
OK, one more try.
1008
00:36:18,145 --> 00:36:19,325
- Oh!
- (LU LAUGHS)
1009
00:36:19,425 --> 00:36:20,805
So close!
1010
00:36:20,905 --> 00:36:22,365
Just forgot to scoop.
1011
00:36:22,465 --> 00:36:24,465
OK, I'm close, I'm close,
I'm close.
1012
00:36:26,905 --> 00:36:28,905
Whoa!
1013
00:36:29,465 --> 00:36:31,565
(LAUGHS)
1014
00:36:31,665 --> 00:36:33,565
BRET: It's broken.
1015
00:36:33,665 --> 00:36:34,765
I think it's broken.
1016
00:36:34,865 --> 00:36:37,505
- Should we call it a day?
- Yeah, I reckon.
1017
00:36:39,105 --> 00:36:40,685
With time running out,
we retreated
1018
00:36:40,785 --> 00:36:42,606
to loading the bucket by hand.
1019
00:36:42,706 --> 00:36:44,886
HAMISH: Hey, Bret,
in all seriousness,
1020
00:36:44,986 --> 00:36:47,126
'Scoops' is plural
1021
00:36:47,226 --> 00:36:49,006
and you did only do one.
1022
00:36:49,106 --> 00:36:50,886
- Are you alright with 'Scoop'?
- 'Scoop'. 'Scoop's good, yeah.
1023
00:36:50,986 --> 00:36:54,826
Scoop. If you get another one,
we'll pluralise it. (LAUGHS)
1024
00:37:01,186 --> 00:37:02,206
{\an8}(SIGHS)
1025
00:37:02,306 --> 00:37:05,006
Um, we saw what happened
with Scoop.
1026
00:37:05,106 --> 00:37:06,366
Scoop, did he scoop?
1027
00:37:06,466 --> 00:37:08,566
That's the thing about Scoop -
he only does one a day.
1028
00:37:08,666 --> 00:37:10,367
And you love it when it happens,
1029
00:37:10,467 --> 00:37:12,607
but you don't wanna put him
under too much pressure.
1030
00:37:12,707 --> 00:37:15,447
But despite his demotion,
Scoop had managed to maintain
1031
00:37:15,547 --> 00:37:17,127
his usual positive attitude.
1032
00:37:17,227 --> 00:37:19,447
- BRET: See you soon, mate!
- See you soon, Scoop!
1033
00:37:19,547 --> 00:37:21,687
BRET: I'll just be over here.
1034
00:37:21,787 --> 00:37:23,087
Great, I'll be here.
1035
00:37:23,187 --> 00:37:24,687
The basketball team had arrived,
1036
00:37:24,787 --> 00:37:28,207
and when you have an excavator
you can't quite make excavate,
1037
00:37:28,307 --> 00:37:30,407
you have to think of
other ways to excavate.
1038
00:37:30,507 --> 00:37:32,687
How'd you guys like to run
some special drills?
1039
00:37:32,787 --> 00:37:33,847
(EPIC MUSIC)
1040
00:37:33,947 --> 00:37:35,928
- That's it, boys.
- LU: Let's go, boys!
1041
00:37:36,028 --> 00:37:37,528
HAMISH: Love it.
1042
00:37:37,628 --> 00:37:39,808
What a warm-up.
1043
00:37:39,908 --> 00:37:41,488
LU: Faster!
1044
00:37:41,588 --> 00:37:43,168
HAMISH: You guys were serious
about being athletes.
1045
00:37:43,268 --> 00:37:44,248
I'm impressed.
1046
00:37:44,348 --> 00:37:46,088
That? Yeah,
a bit of rusty metal.
1047
00:37:46,188 --> 00:37:47,568
Just watch your hands,
that's fine.
1048
00:37:47,668 --> 00:37:49,528
Let us know if you need gloves.
Rah!
1049
00:37:49,628 --> 00:37:53,088
One of the key things you learn
running a small business
1050
00:37:53,188 --> 00:37:56,208
is identifying
a ready and willing -
1051
00:37:56,308 --> 00:37:59,848
and not expensive -
labour force when you see one.
1052
00:37:59,948 --> 00:38:02,048
LU: Faster!
1053
00:38:02,148 --> 00:38:03,529
More bricks!
1054
00:38:03,629 --> 00:38:08,529
HAMISH: Five, four,
three, two, one!
1055
00:38:08,629 --> 00:38:09,729
They've done it!
1056
00:38:09,829 --> 00:38:10,929
BRET: Mate, they worked hard.
1057
00:38:11,029 --> 00:38:13,029
HAMISH: Ahh! Lions!
1058
00:38:13,949 --> 00:38:15,649
Very impressive young men.
1059
00:38:15,749 --> 00:38:17,409
With the site cleared,
the team began
1060
00:38:17,509 --> 00:38:19,049
their easier part
of their training
1061
00:38:19,149 --> 00:38:21,329
and we reflected on
the day's achievements.
1062
00:38:21,429 --> 00:38:22,969
There were some big wins
in there.
1063
00:38:23,069 --> 00:38:24,529
- Unbelievable on the digger.
- Yeah.
1064
00:38:24,629 --> 00:38:26,129
Incredible on the... Like...
1065
00:38:26,229 --> 00:38:28,369
It was actually like watching
you figure out an instrument.
1066
00:38:28,469 --> 00:38:31,250
You never got there, but...
But you got one.
1067
00:38:31,350 --> 00:38:33,130
I got one. It was magic.
It was...
1068
00:38:33,230 --> 00:38:34,130
- It was.
- HAMISH: So good.
1069
00:38:34,230 --> 00:38:35,530
...one of the greatest
days of my life.
1070
00:38:35,630 --> 00:38:38,130
- The ballet of excavating.
- Yeah.
1071
00:38:38,230 --> 00:38:39,610
A wild ballet indeed,
1072
00:38:39,710 --> 00:38:42,490
but some serious tap-dancing
needed to be done tomorrow.
1073
00:38:42,590 --> 00:38:45,770
And in this metaphor, the
tap-dancing is the bricklaying,
1074
00:38:45,870 --> 00:38:46,970
in case that's not clear.
1075
00:38:47,070 --> 00:38:49,070
We're switching from
ballet to tap-dancing.
1076
00:38:49,430 --> 00:38:51,490
{\an8}It was early on
the last day of the job
1077
00:38:51,590 --> 00:38:53,290
{\an8}and I'd found myself
in a familiar position -
1078
00:38:53,390 --> 00:38:56,050
{\an8}hastily researching a skill
on the morning it's needed.
1079
00:38:56,150 --> 00:38:58,451
I did some YouTubing
about bricklaying.
1080
00:38:58,551 --> 00:39:00,211
And a team with
a lot of confidence...
1081
00:39:00,311 --> 00:39:01,211
In bricklaying...
1082
00:39:01,311 --> 00:39:02,411
You seem worried
about the bricks.
1083
00:39:02,511 --> 00:39:04,011
I think this is gonna be
the easiest.
1084
00:39:04,111 --> 00:39:05,691
...just no ability.
1085
00:39:05,791 --> 00:39:07,091
I'm just fascinated
to know where this...
1086
00:39:07,191 --> 00:39:08,291
What's hard?
What's hard about it?
1087
00:39:08,391 --> 00:39:10,331
- Yeah, it's like butter.
- Based on YouTube.
1088
00:39:10,431 --> 00:39:12,491
We don't know how to do it!
(LAUGHS) There's so...
1089
00:39:12,591 --> 00:39:14,251
That's why we're here.
We'll figure it out.
1090
00:39:14,351 --> 00:39:16,291
HAMISH: There's, like,
the string that you lay it to,
1091
00:39:16,391 --> 00:39:17,571
making the mortar.
1092
00:39:17,671 --> 00:39:19,491
Do we need to worry
about the string?
1093
00:39:19,591 --> 00:39:20,891
This is the most worried
I've seen you.
1094
00:39:20,991 --> 00:39:22,531
LU: We're your employees.
We're not worried.
1095
00:39:22,631 --> 00:39:23,811
It's just occurred to me that...
1096
00:39:23,912 --> 00:39:25,012
BRET: We've got all day.
1097
00:39:25,112 --> 00:39:26,772
...we owe a barbecue
this afternoon!
1098
00:39:26,872 --> 00:39:29,372
Even with maximum
intra-team confidence,
1099
00:39:29,472 --> 00:39:30,972
I still decided to give John,
1100
00:39:31,072 --> 00:39:32,972
{\an8}the brickie I met
at the hardware store...
1101
00:39:33,072 --> 00:39:35,092
{\an8}- You're a bricklayer?
- I am, yeah.
1102
00:39:35,192 --> 00:39:37,012
{\an8}...a quick call, just in case.
1103
00:39:37,112 --> 00:39:38,132
JOHN: Hello, John speaking.
1104
00:39:38,232 --> 00:39:40,612
John, it's Hamish,
the bricklayer.
1105
00:39:40,712 --> 00:39:43,212
John, you know this.
1106
00:39:43,312 --> 00:39:44,532
There's so much to bricklaying.
1107
00:39:44,632 --> 00:39:46,012
There's a little bit more to it
1108
00:39:46,112 --> 00:39:47,612
than, yeah, just stacking Lego.
1109
00:39:47,712 --> 00:39:50,012
HAMISH: John, can I make
a proposal to you?
1110
00:39:50,112 --> 00:39:51,253
Yeah, go on. Go ahead.
1111
00:39:51,353 --> 00:39:53,453
I'd like to give you
a small gift hamper of tools
1112
00:39:53,553 --> 00:39:56,093
in exchange for maybe
one hour of your time
1113
00:39:56,193 --> 00:39:57,933
if you could get
to the work site.
1114
00:39:58,033 --> 00:40:00,373
Do we say 9:00? Is that crazy?
1115
00:40:00,473 --> 00:40:02,653
I'll get you.
I'm about an hour away.
1116
00:40:02,753 --> 00:40:04,653
Alright, John, you're the best.
1117
00:40:04,753 --> 00:40:06,293
We'll see you
shortly after 9:00.
1118
00:40:06,393 --> 00:40:07,933
OK, 'bye.
1119
00:40:08,033 --> 00:40:09,173
What a legend.
1120
00:40:09,273 --> 00:40:10,333
- He's good.
- This is good.
1121
00:40:10,433 --> 00:40:11,533
HAMISH: With John on board,
1122
00:40:11,633 --> 00:40:13,293
Bret had high hopes
on the drive out.
1123
00:40:13,393 --> 00:40:15,613
I'm hoping bricklaying
is gonna be a real, um...
1124
00:40:15,713 --> 00:40:17,133
I think it might be
my favourite part,
1125
00:40:17,233 --> 00:40:18,294
even though
I haven't done it yet.
1126
00:40:18,394 --> 00:40:20,974
My battle was mostly
with myself.
1127
00:40:21,074 --> 00:40:23,174
What I'm actually worried about,
it's more about me,
1128
00:40:23,274 --> 00:40:24,374
because earlier this morning,
1129
00:40:24,474 --> 00:40:26,174
I just skipped through
a lot of YouTube videos
1130
00:40:26,274 --> 00:40:27,614
that specifically said,
"Now, you know,
1131
00:40:27,714 --> 00:40:30,174
"get this bit right or your
whole wall's gonna fall down."
1132
00:40:30,274 --> 00:40:31,334
Yeah.
1133
00:40:31,434 --> 00:40:32,334
And I'd start watching,
1134
00:40:32,434 --> 00:40:33,534
and my brain would be like,
1135
00:40:33,634 --> 00:40:34,934
"Oh, I don't
have time for this."
1136
00:40:35,034 --> 00:40:36,614
And I never finished one.
1137
00:40:36,714 --> 00:40:38,854
You need, like,
a two-minute tutorial video.
1138
00:40:38,954 --> 00:40:40,054
No-one's got time
for 15 minutes.
1139
00:40:40,154 --> 00:40:41,254
I don't have time
for 15 minutes.
1140
00:40:41,354 --> 00:40:43,054
Well, we might not have time
for 15 minutes,
1141
00:40:43,154 --> 00:40:45,255
but we did have time
for a little daydream
1142
00:40:45,355 --> 00:40:46,935
when we got to the job.
1143
00:40:47,035 --> 00:40:50,375
Crazy to think that in,
well, seven hours,
1144
00:40:50,475 --> 00:40:51,655
there's gonna be
a barbecue there,
1145
00:40:51,755 --> 00:40:53,575
and this is all gonna be
completely clean.
1146
00:40:53,675 --> 00:40:56,695
Before we hit the bricks,
we needed to lock in our mentor.
1147
00:40:56,795 --> 00:40:59,015
Making John a gift basket
to say thanks for his time,
1148
00:40:59,115 --> 00:41:02,415
just because I'm trying
to now barter for help.
1149
00:41:02,515 --> 00:41:06,175
Who doesn't want
personally engraved tools?
1150
00:41:06,275 --> 00:41:07,775
LU: What are you gonna write?
1151
00:41:07,875 --> 00:41:09,575
That's a lot.
It takes a while to engrave.
1152
00:41:09,675 --> 00:41:10,655
"Thanks, John."
1153
00:41:10,755 --> 00:41:12,496
- "Thanks, John"?
- Yeah.
1154
00:41:12,596 --> 00:41:15,096
It's the brickies code,
to be honest.
1155
00:41:15,196 --> 00:41:16,456
Brickies help each other out.
1156
00:41:16,556 --> 00:41:18,896
The same way that bricks
support each other in the wall,
1157
00:41:18,996 --> 00:41:21,796
{\an8}bricklayers support each other
in times of need.
1158
00:41:22,996 --> 00:41:24,096
{\an8}We're gonna just give him
1159
00:41:24,196 --> 00:41:25,456
{\an8}everything that
we have three of.
1160
00:41:25,556 --> 00:41:27,556
LU: That looks great.
1161
00:41:28,036 --> 00:41:29,536
- LU: Thanks, John.
- Thanks, John.
1162
00:41:29,636 --> 00:41:31,496
Not every day you get
a personalised crowbar.
1163
00:41:31,596 --> 00:41:32,816
With John's payment sorted,
1164
00:41:32,916 --> 00:41:35,936
it was finally time to start
some brick... stuff.
1165
00:41:36,036 --> 00:41:37,576
And even though
our Head of Engineering
1166
00:41:37,676 --> 00:41:39,417
had figured out this design...
1167
00:41:39,517 --> 00:41:41,257
Bricks, bricks, bricks, bricks,
bricks, bricks, bricks.
1168
00:41:41,357 --> 00:41:42,817
Bricks, bricks, bricks,
bricks, bricks.
1169
00:41:42,917 --> 00:41:43,897
Bricks, bricks, bricks.
1170
00:41:43,997 --> 00:41:45,617
...given John and Abby
both wanted
1171
00:41:45,717 --> 00:41:48,017
a homage and a side bench,
1172
00:41:48,117 --> 00:41:50,497
we treated ourselves to
a tiny bit more planning.
1173
00:41:50,597 --> 00:41:52,137
Do we just make the barbecue
1174
00:41:52,237 --> 00:41:53,537
and then we just lower the...
1175
00:41:53,637 --> 00:41:55,697
We just do solid bricks
up for the bench?
1176
00:41:55,797 --> 00:41:57,937
Just keep building bricks like
they did in the old chimney,
1177
00:41:58,037 --> 00:41:59,337
which is the homage
to the chimney.
1178
00:41:59,437 --> 00:42:00,337
Yes.
1179
00:42:00,437 --> 00:42:01,897
- Chimney bench!
- Yeah.
1180
00:42:01,997 --> 00:42:03,377
I like it a lot.
1181
00:42:03,477 --> 00:42:06,738
'Chimney bench', whilst a catchy
name, didn't convince Bret.
1182
00:42:06,838 --> 00:42:08,338
Well, do you know
what we could do?
1183
00:42:08,438 --> 00:42:11,898
As we're building it up,
we could leave a gap in it.
1184
00:42:11,998 --> 00:42:14,698
That's reminiscent of
the old stove.
1185
00:42:14,798 --> 00:42:15,938
What do you think?
1186
00:42:16,038 --> 00:42:18,058
Well, I don't see how
that looks like a chimney.
1187
00:42:18,158 --> 00:42:20,778
Even though they're
almost identical,
1188
00:42:20,878 --> 00:42:22,818
Bret still wasn't on board.
1189
00:42:22,918 --> 00:42:24,618
Would you be happy
if that was at your house?
1190
00:42:24,718 --> 00:42:25,938
Before I could say,
"Well, actually, Bret,
1191
00:42:26,038 --> 00:42:27,618
"it would be an honour
to have that at my house,"
1192
00:42:27,718 --> 00:42:28,618
John the brickie arrived.
1193
00:42:28,718 --> 00:42:29,818
- LU: G'day, John.
- How are we all?
1194
00:42:29,918 --> 00:42:31,578
What a legend. Thank you.
1195
00:42:31,678 --> 00:42:33,339
Um, mate, thank you so much.
1196
00:42:33,439 --> 00:42:35,899
Let's get payment
out of the way up front.
1197
00:42:35,999 --> 00:42:37,139
JOHN: Oh, wow!
1198
00:42:37,239 --> 00:42:39,699
- Personalised, engraved.
- Thanks, mate.
1199
00:42:39,799 --> 00:42:41,419
John loved the personal touch.
1200
00:42:41,519 --> 00:42:43,979
Our plan... maybe not as much.
1201
00:42:44,079 --> 00:42:45,979
If this was your job,
how would you be feeling
1202
00:42:46,079 --> 00:42:48,079
about the party
arriving at 4:00?
1203
00:42:49,199 --> 00:42:50,099
Tomorrow?
1204
00:42:50,199 --> 00:42:51,179
Today.
1205
00:42:51,279 --> 00:42:52,699
- Today?
- Yeah.
1206
00:42:52,799 --> 00:42:54,019
There's three of us, remember?
1207
00:42:54,119 --> 00:42:55,059
Yeah, OK, yeah, yeah.
1208
00:42:55,159 --> 00:42:56,419
And we're bloody good workers.
1209
00:42:56,519 --> 00:42:58,459
- I'm feeling confident.
- I'm feeling bloody confident.
1210
00:42:58,559 --> 00:43:01,020
OK, I like the confidence.
I'll go with your confidence.
1211
00:43:01,120 --> 00:43:04,020
John, it's my favourite -
and only - move.
1212
00:43:04,120 --> 00:43:08,340
I just hope, um, it just
doesn't get... too elaborate.
1213
00:43:08,440 --> 00:43:09,620
There's not a brick laid yet
1214
00:43:09,720 --> 00:43:11,020
and they've never
laid a brick before.
1215
00:43:11,120 --> 00:43:12,940
So... (LAUGHS)
1216
00:43:13,040 --> 00:43:14,580
Walk before you run!
1217
00:43:14,680 --> 00:43:17,140
Mmm, but what if you could
go straight to running
1218
00:43:17,240 --> 00:43:19,300
because you'd bought
all the best tools for the job?
1219
00:43:19,400 --> 00:43:20,580
Oh, this one's nice.
Look at that.
1220
00:43:20,680 --> 00:43:21,900
- Pro Series?
- Pro Series.
1221
00:43:22,000 --> 00:43:23,940
Yeah, we bought some good
trowels. Look at this.
1222
00:43:24,040 --> 00:43:26,040
{\an8}HAMISH: These are really good.
1223
00:43:27,881 --> 00:43:29,381
{\an8}Did we get upsold, Tim? Uh, no.
1224
00:43:29,481 --> 00:43:31,141
Because being upsold
is for suckers
1225
00:43:31,241 --> 00:43:32,541
and we bought the Pro Series.
1226
00:43:32,641 --> 00:43:35,581
So I don't think professionals
would buy the wrong stuff.
1227
00:43:35,681 --> 00:43:38,701
I reckon you'd feel better
with that one.
1228
00:43:38,801 --> 00:43:40,381
How come yours don't say
'Pro Series'?
1229
00:43:40,481 --> 00:43:42,781
Uh-oh. How do we know
you're a professional?
1230
00:43:42,881 --> 00:43:44,861
That's how people know
we're a professional.
1231
00:43:44,961 --> 00:43:47,741
But then I recognised
a familiar lust in John's eyes.
1232
00:43:47,841 --> 00:43:49,181
Would you like one engraved?
1233
00:43:49,281 --> 00:43:50,501
- I'd love one.
- OK, done.
1234
00:43:50,601 --> 00:43:51,741
This elaborate gifting system
1235
00:43:51,841 --> 00:43:54,142
was turning out to be
very good for us.
1236
00:43:54,242 --> 00:43:56,382
Just bought us another hour,
I reckon. At least 45.
1237
00:43:56,482 --> 00:43:58,182
And we were gonna need
every minute of it,
1238
00:43:58,282 --> 00:44:00,262
because mixing up the...
Oh, what was it called again?
1239
00:44:00,362 --> 00:44:02,222
- Mortar. Boom!
- Yes.
1240
00:44:02,322 --> 00:44:03,422
...was pretty tricky.
1241
00:44:03,522 --> 00:44:05,422
There you go.
You got your first load of mud.
1242
00:44:05,522 --> 00:44:07,302
And with just four hours left,
1243
00:44:07,402 --> 00:44:09,622
we were finally
laying some bricks.
1244
00:44:09,722 --> 00:44:11,742
Do you know how to...
Are you gonna show...
1245
00:44:11,842 --> 00:44:14,142
You know how to
roll the mud and lay?
1246
00:44:14,242 --> 00:44:16,302
I mean, I did fast-forward
through the YouTube video,
1247
00:44:16,402 --> 00:44:17,742
but I can do the sound effects.
1248
00:44:17,842 --> 00:44:19,742
Put it down and then -
ptt-tt-tt! - feather it out.
1249
00:44:19,842 --> 00:44:22,143
Yeah, yeah. Just call me over
if you're struggling.
1250
00:44:22,243 --> 00:44:23,503
- LU: Alright.
- Shouldn't need it.
1251
00:44:23,603 --> 00:44:24,503
- JOHN: OK.
- LU: Let's go.
1252
00:44:24,603 --> 00:44:26,783
- (HAMISH LAUGHS)
- LU: Oh-ho-ho!
1253
00:44:26,883 --> 00:44:28,583
- You've gotta start, don't you?
- Yeah.
1254
00:44:28,683 --> 00:44:31,103
Sadly, our tool-bought
time credits had run out.
1255
00:44:31,203 --> 00:44:32,943
See you later, crew.
I'll be back in a little bit.
1256
00:44:33,043 --> 00:44:35,343
And John also had
an actual job he had to go to.
1257
00:44:35,443 --> 00:44:37,663
But in his absence,
it seemed our confidence
1258
00:44:37,763 --> 00:44:40,743
might actually be built
of straw, not bricks.
1259
00:44:40,843 --> 00:44:43,063
HAMISH: I can just tell
bricklaying's not as...
1260
00:44:43,163 --> 00:44:45,103
Possibly it's not
as easy as we thought.
1261
00:44:45,203 --> 00:44:46,743
Luckily, over
the next two hours,
1262
00:44:46,843 --> 00:44:49,264
we developed some novel
building techniques.
1263
00:44:49,364 --> 00:44:51,544
There was smooshing.
1264
00:44:51,644 --> 00:44:53,224
Bret developed
the hugging method.
1265
00:44:53,324 --> 00:44:55,064
Giving the whole thing
a bit of a...
1266
00:44:55,164 --> 00:44:56,384
We experimented with begging.
1267
00:44:56,484 --> 00:44:58,104
Please, please, please,
please, please!
1268
00:44:58,204 --> 00:44:59,104
(BRET LAUGHS)
1269
00:44:59,204 --> 00:45:00,584
And Bret's personal favourite,
1270
00:45:00,684 --> 00:45:02,024
the seated straighten.
1271
00:45:02,124 --> 00:45:03,824
Does that work?
Just give it a little...
1272
00:45:03,924 --> 00:45:05,024
Did it give it a little move?
1273
00:45:05,124 --> 00:45:06,184
- LU: It did.
- HAMISH: A little bit.
1274
00:45:06,284 --> 00:45:07,464
And we were actually making
1275
00:45:07,564 --> 00:45:08,864
some brick progress,
1276
00:45:08,964 --> 00:45:11,064
so were excited to show John
on his return.
1277
00:45:11,164 --> 00:45:12,144
- LU: Hi, John.
- HAMISH: Johnny boy.
1278
00:45:12,244 --> 00:45:13,144
BRET: Hey, hey.
1279
00:45:13,244 --> 00:45:14,224
- How are things?
- Good.
1280
00:45:14,324 --> 00:45:15,225
- Things are great.
- Yeah.
1281
00:45:15,325 --> 00:45:16,665
HAMISH: Bearing in mind
we've got
1282
00:45:16,765 --> 00:45:19,905
almost a no-feedback policy
here unless it's good,
1283
00:45:20,005 --> 00:45:22,005
what do you like about it?
1284
00:45:24,885 --> 00:45:27,465
I like it's... there.
1285
00:45:27,565 --> 00:45:29,745
High praise wasn't the only
thing John brought with him.
1286
00:45:29,845 --> 00:45:32,345
He'd also got us a shelf
for us to put the barbecue on.
1287
00:45:32,445 --> 00:45:33,865
Is this gonna squash our wall?
1288
00:45:33,965 --> 00:45:35,745
- No, it'll hold up.
- It'll be good.
1289
00:45:35,845 --> 00:45:37,865
- Ooh, watch out for fingers.
- Sorry.
1290
00:45:37,965 --> 00:45:40,425
JOHN: You wanna put a level
on that stone to see how...
1291
00:45:40,525 --> 00:45:41,785
BRET: Yeah, that's a good idea.
1292
00:45:41,885 --> 00:45:43,886
I'll put it on and let you know.
1293
00:45:45,406 --> 00:45:46,706
LU: Oh, yo!
1294
00:45:46,806 --> 00:45:51,186
Our brickwork wasn't just there,
it was somehow level.
1295
00:45:51,286 --> 00:45:53,866
And with just an hour left,
it was time to create
1296
00:45:53,966 --> 00:45:56,946
the much-anticipated,
100%-authentic
1297
00:45:57,046 --> 00:45:59,426
chimney-shaped bench homage.
1298
00:45:59,526 --> 00:46:02,386
And the final touch was the
miniature oven door plaque...
1299
00:46:02,486 --> 00:46:03,986
LU: Perfect!
1300
00:46:04,086 --> 00:46:07,626
{\an8}...lovingly engraved in my hotel
room at 2am last night.
1301
00:46:07,726 --> 00:46:09,347
Oh, it works so well.
1302
00:46:09,447 --> 00:46:13,867
Hamish Blake, Lu Dal Din,
Bret 'Scoop' McKenzie.
1303
00:46:13,967 --> 00:46:15,967
Absolutely beautiful.
1304
00:46:17,007 --> 00:46:18,467
But as we began the clean-up,
1305
00:46:18,567 --> 00:46:21,307
the old issue of the wooden
frame emerged from the dirt.
1306
00:46:21,407 --> 00:46:23,107
BRET: The wood.
You take it off, don't you?
1307
00:46:23,207 --> 00:46:24,107
- The wood?
- The wood.
1308
00:46:24,207 --> 00:46:25,587
I think you're
supposed to take it off.
1309
00:46:25,687 --> 00:46:26,987
- How would we get that off?
- LU: No.
1310
00:46:27,087 --> 00:46:28,187
You just hammer it off.
1311
00:46:28,287 --> 00:46:29,747
LU: Uh-uh. I don't trust it.
1312
00:46:29,847 --> 00:46:32,147
HAMISH: I'm worried that if we
get a crowbar in or something...
1313
00:46:32,247 --> 00:46:34,627
- BRET: It's gonna crumble?
- ...we're gonna crumble the slab.
1314
00:46:34,727 --> 00:46:37,188
I think I've seen it...
I've seen it with wood on it.
1315
00:46:37,288 --> 00:46:39,988
Really? I've seen it
without wood a lot.
1316
00:46:40,088 --> 00:46:41,828
I think it looks nice.
1317
00:46:41,928 --> 00:46:43,668
It's one less job to do
if we leave it.
1318
00:46:43,768 --> 00:46:45,188
(LAUGHS) That's
what I was thinking.
1319
00:46:45,288 --> 00:46:48,428
And so it was decided that for
purely aesthetic reasons alone,
1320
00:46:48,528 --> 00:46:49,988
the formwork would stay.
1321
00:46:50,088 --> 00:46:53,388
However, all our hard work had,
if you looked really closely,
1322
00:46:53,488 --> 00:46:56,868
uh, resulted in some very
minor damage to the garden.
1323
00:46:56,968 --> 00:46:59,788
And despite our best efforts,
including hiding things...
1324
00:46:59,888 --> 00:47:01,228
HAMISH: God,
you don't even notice.
1325
00:47:01,328 --> 00:47:03,909
...for this clean-up, we needed
the speed and efficiency
1326
00:47:04,009 --> 00:47:06,369
that only a machine could bring.
1327
00:47:07,369 --> 00:47:09,629
Redemption was calling
for Scoop.
1328
00:47:09,729 --> 00:47:11,989
OK. (STARTS ENGINE)
1329
00:47:12,089 --> 00:47:15,309
First, he perfectly levelled off
the garden with the front blade.
1330
00:47:15,409 --> 00:47:17,429
HAMISH: Nice, mate. Well done.
1331
00:47:17,529 --> 00:47:19,749
Oh, my God, you don't
even know we're here.
1332
00:47:19,849 --> 00:47:22,629
LU: It's a great pile to scoop,
but can he do it?
1333
00:47:22,729 --> 00:47:24,829
HAMISH: Do you wanna have a go
at scooping that?
1334
00:47:24,929 --> 00:47:26,669
- Yep.
- Here we go!
1335
00:47:26,769 --> 00:47:28,109
- OK, guys!
- LU: Whoo-hoo!
1336
00:47:28,209 --> 00:47:30,590
Now we just needed
one clean scoop
1337
00:47:30,690 --> 00:47:32,710
to make his nickname
plural again...
1338
00:47:32,810 --> 00:47:34,230
He wants that 'S'.
1339
00:47:34,330 --> 00:47:35,710
...and restore the legend.
1340
00:47:35,810 --> 00:47:38,370
- (TENSE MUSIC)
- (MACHINE BEEPS)
1341
00:47:44,050 --> 00:47:45,070
BRET: Ohh!
1342
00:47:45,170 --> 00:47:49,590
- Oh-ho-ho!
- LU: Bret's done it!
1343
00:47:49,690 --> 00:47:50,670
Yeah!
1344
00:47:50,770 --> 00:47:52,790
LU: Scoop! Scoop! Scoop! Scoop!
1345
00:47:52,890 --> 00:47:54,630
- Scoop!
- Whoo-hoo!
1346
00:47:54,730 --> 00:47:57,350
Scoops was back!
1347
00:47:57,451 --> 00:47:59,031
And after dumping the dirt
1348
00:47:59,131 --> 00:48:01,031
in what later turned out
to be the wrong skip...
1349
00:48:01,131 --> 00:48:03,391
- Nailed it!
- Yeah, Scoops!
1350
00:48:03,491 --> 00:48:06,111
...he was off into the sunset.
1351
00:48:06,211 --> 00:48:08,211
See you next time.
1352
00:48:09,371 --> 00:48:10,471
Good job, guys.
1353
00:48:10,571 --> 00:48:11,991
Ohh!
1354
00:48:12,091 --> 00:48:14,091
Never got his real name.
1355
00:48:17,651 --> 00:48:19,151
LU: We've gotta get
the barbecue on.
1356
00:48:19,251 --> 00:48:20,231
Lu was right.
1357
00:48:20,331 --> 00:48:21,751
We completely lost ourselves
1358
00:48:21,851 --> 00:48:23,271
in the Scoops redemption arc
1359
00:48:23,371 --> 00:48:24,552
and we'd totally forgotten
to see
1360
00:48:24,652 --> 00:48:26,672
if the barbecue
would actually fit.
1361
00:48:26,772 --> 00:48:29,552
And thanks to some
uniquely flexible brickwork...
1362
00:48:29,652 --> 00:48:32,432
LU: Oh, oh! Bricks.
Brick, brick.
1363
00:48:32,532 --> 00:48:34,032
HAMISH: Pushed a brick out
a little bit,
1364
00:48:34,132 --> 00:48:35,352
but, yeah, that's fine.
1365
00:48:35,452 --> 00:48:36,872
...it slotted in perfectly.
1366
00:48:36,972 --> 00:48:37,992
It's going.
1367
00:48:38,092 --> 00:48:41,112
And with the lighting
of the sacred flame,
1368
00:48:41,212 --> 00:48:45,632
the barbecue is officially open,
1369
00:48:45,732 --> 00:48:48,192
with deep homage to the past.
1370
00:48:48,292 --> 00:48:50,112
- Stand back and just admire it.
- LU: Yeah.
1371
00:48:50,212 --> 00:48:51,953
HAMISH: That's amazing.
1372
00:48:52,053 --> 00:48:54,513
We'd taken a quite frankly
enormous old chimney
1373
00:48:54,613 --> 00:48:56,633
and recycled
at least 10 of its bricks
1374
00:48:56,733 --> 00:48:58,553
into this spectacular homage,
1375
00:48:58,653 --> 00:49:00,353
complete with a mini
oven door plaque.
1376
00:49:00,453 --> 00:49:02,313
I don't wanna call it too early,
1377
00:49:02,413 --> 00:49:05,193
but there could be some tears
from Abby and John here.
1378
00:49:05,293 --> 00:49:06,553
HAMISH: Good luck, guys.
1379
00:49:06,653 --> 00:49:08,653
She's all yours!
1380
00:49:09,773 --> 00:49:12,913
Ooh! It's a barbecue.
1381
00:49:13,013 --> 00:49:14,753
They didn't hug.
They didn't hug.
1382
00:49:14,853 --> 00:49:15,993
I thought they might hug.
1383
00:49:16,093 --> 00:49:17,513
ABBY: Yeah, there's a few gaps.
1384
00:49:17,613 --> 00:49:19,354
Do we need to fill the gaps?
1385
00:49:19,454 --> 00:49:22,234
Abby has had her hands on
her hips a lot more than John.
1386
00:49:22,334 --> 00:49:24,154
BRET: Do you think
hands on hips is a sign of...
1387
00:49:24,254 --> 00:49:25,714
No, she's bending...
Oh, she's looking.
1388
00:49:25,814 --> 00:49:26,954
It's not traditionally...
1389
00:49:27,054 --> 00:49:28,554
It's not, like,
"Oh, gosh, I like this."
1390
00:49:28,654 --> 00:49:29,794
HAMISH: Yeah. Alright.
1391
00:49:29,894 --> 00:49:31,474
- I think they're ready.
- LU: OK.
1392
00:49:31,574 --> 00:49:32,634
HAMISH: I think they're ready.
1393
00:49:32,734 --> 00:49:33,994
By the way, look at this shit.
1394
00:49:34,094 --> 00:49:35,634
- What's that? Is it us?
- Look at this.
1395
00:49:35,734 --> 00:49:36,954
Look at this. That wasn't us.
1396
00:49:37,054 --> 00:49:38,314
BRET: I think that is us.
1397
00:49:38,414 --> 00:49:39,714
Yeah, that's us.
1398
00:49:39,814 --> 00:49:41,914
I was about to go,
"You can't have a go at us.
1399
00:49:42,014 --> 00:49:43,714
"Look at what you did!"
And it's us.
1400
00:49:43,814 --> 00:49:45,114
Eh, what are you gonna do?
1401
00:49:45,214 --> 00:49:46,675
Time to hear from Abby and John.
1402
00:49:46,775 --> 00:49:47,675
Hello, gang.
1403
00:49:47,775 --> 00:49:49,155
- BOTH: Hi.
- LU: Hi.
1404
00:49:49,255 --> 00:49:51,435
First of all,
thanks for the business.
1405
00:49:51,535 --> 00:49:52,875
Beautiful property
you have out here.
1406
00:49:52,975 --> 00:49:54,355
Even more beautiful now.
1407
00:49:54,455 --> 00:49:56,675
And, um, we think
you'll be delighted.
1408
00:49:56,775 --> 00:49:58,035
How are you feeling?
1409
00:49:58,135 --> 00:50:00,955
We love the little bit of
metal homage around the sides.
1410
00:50:01,055 --> 00:50:02,795
- LU: The plaque.
- HAMISH: Do you love the plaque?
1411
00:50:02,895 --> 00:50:04,115
ABBY: The plaque's lovely.
1412
00:50:04,215 --> 00:50:06,315
I don't know if you noticed
or not, but this table...
1413
00:50:06,415 --> 00:50:10,035
- ABBY: Yes?
- ...is a replica of the chimney.
1414
00:50:10,135 --> 00:50:11,475
- OK, there you go.
- Ah!
1415
00:50:11,575 --> 00:50:13,516
All bricks recycled
from the old house...
1416
00:50:13,616 --> 00:50:15,276
- JOHN: Awesome.
- ...which is really touching.
1417
00:50:15,376 --> 00:50:16,276
ABBY: Oh, OK. Thank you.
1418
00:50:16,376 --> 00:50:17,396
Unfortunately,
1419
00:50:17,496 --> 00:50:19,436
the compliments stopped there...
1420
00:50:19,536 --> 00:50:22,756
So with the concrete, will
this... Will the formwork...
1421
00:50:22,856 --> 00:50:24,756
Does that usually come off?
1422
00:50:24,856 --> 00:50:26,036
That's what we were wondering.
1423
00:50:26,136 --> 00:50:27,436
(LAUGHS)
1424
00:50:27,536 --> 00:50:29,536
...and our excuses started.
1425
00:50:30,456 --> 00:50:32,356
You can. You can pull it off.
1426
00:50:32,456 --> 00:50:34,236
It has only been there
for a little bit.
1427
00:50:34,336 --> 00:50:36,316
You run the risk of chipping the
slab, which is a beautiful slab.
1428
00:50:36,416 --> 00:50:39,236
Or, being timber, it will
naturally dissolve over time.
1429
00:50:39,336 --> 00:50:41,037
Um, a very long time,
but eventually.
1430
00:50:41,137 --> 00:50:42,677
What do you guys think of
1431
00:50:42,777 --> 00:50:44,837
the brickwork and the sort of...
1432
00:50:44,937 --> 00:50:46,197
The straightness?
1433
00:50:46,297 --> 00:50:48,077
Scoops masterfully stepped in.
1434
00:50:48,177 --> 00:50:50,917
- It's... it's relatively plumb.
- OK.
1435
00:50:51,017 --> 00:50:53,517
One wall...
if one wall's moving one way,
1436
00:50:53,617 --> 00:50:55,197
the other's going the other.
1437
00:50:55,297 --> 00:50:56,637
Average, it averages out.
1438
00:50:56,737 --> 00:50:58,677
- Collectively, it's...
- Relatively plumb.
1439
00:50:58,777 --> 00:51:00,157
- ...it's relatively plumb.
- Relatively.
1440
00:51:00,257 --> 00:51:02,277
But if you do wanna
make it more plumb,
1441
00:51:02,377 --> 00:51:03,757
you can just lean on it.
1442
00:51:03,857 --> 00:51:05,477
And then they brought up
the one issue
1443
00:51:05,577 --> 00:51:07,358
we could not tap-dance around.
1444
00:51:07,458 --> 00:51:10,998
Yeah, there's a bit of, um...
a bit of a mess you've left.
1445
00:51:11,098 --> 00:51:12,518
- Um...
- ABBY: Yeah.
1446
00:51:12,618 --> 00:51:13,718
HAMISH: It's one
of those things.
1447
00:51:13,818 --> 00:51:15,158
ABBY: Just a bit of
levelling and grass,
1448
00:51:15,258 --> 00:51:18,598
and the driveway's
a little bit... mashed up.
1449
00:51:18,698 --> 00:51:19,918
I decided to go for empathy,
1450
00:51:20,018 --> 00:51:21,518
like we were all
on the same team.
1451
00:51:21,618 --> 00:51:23,198
Interesting, funny.
1452
00:51:23,298 --> 00:51:25,758
Yeah, caught us...
caught us off guard as well.
1453
00:51:25,858 --> 00:51:28,598
Never before has
so much earth been moved
1454
00:51:28,698 --> 00:51:33,398
for such a... beautiful barbecue.
1455
00:51:33,498 --> 00:51:35,119
HAMISH: We've literally
moved heaven and earth.
1456
00:51:35,219 --> 00:51:36,519
We moved a lot of earth.
1457
00:51:36,619 --> 00:51:38,879
Didn't put it back in place,
and we got stung for that,
1458
00:51:38,979 --> 00:51:41,159
but we moved heaven and earth
to get that thing done.
1459
00:51:41,259 --> 00:51:44,479
I'm just thinking
for the repairs to the garden,
1460
00:51:44,579 --> 00:51:50,039
is there any wiggle room
on the quote price at all?
1461
00:51:50,139 --> 00:51:51,319
Uh, wiggle down.
1462
00:51:51,419 --> 00:51:52,919
HAMISH: Well, I mean,
it's up to you.
1463
00:51:53,019 --> 00:51:54,439
But at the end of the day,
1464
00:51:54,539 --> 00:51:58,119
you've got to pay what you think
is fair, and we'll accept that.
1465
00:51:58,219 --> 00:51:59,519
Two and a half?
1466
00:51:59,619 --> 00:52:01,920
Oof! Abby had knocked
a thousand bucks off.
1467
00:52:02,020 --> 00:52:03,800
Enter Lu, aka...
1468
00:52:03,900 --> 00:52:05,360
The negotiator.
1469
00:52:05,460 --> 00:52:08,320
And what did I do? I negotiated.
1470
00:52:08,420 --> 00:52:10,360
Two six.
1471
00:52:10,460 --> 00:52:12,600
- Two three.
- Two five five.
1472
00:52:12,700 --> 00:52:13,560
Two four.
1473
00:52:13,660 --> 00:52:15,400
- Two six.
- Two three.
1474
00:52:15,500 --> 00:52:17,640
Maybe the negotiator
had met her match in Abby.
1475
00:52:17,740 --> 00:52:19,960
We didn't get the 3,500...
1476
00:52:20,060 --> 00:52:23,800
Two... five... three.
1477
00:52:23,900 --> 00:52:25,200
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1478
00:52:25,300 --> 00:52:27,360
...but managed to get us
$30 extra,
1479
00:52:27,460 --> 00:52:29,721
which... you can't complain.
1480
00:52:29,821 --> 00:52:33,241
I mean, I could. It is 970 bucks
less than we wanted.
1481
00:52:33,341 --> 00:52:34,841
But the clients were happy.
1482
00:52:34,941 --> 00:52:36,841
And as John weighed
the barbecue down with
1483
00:52:36,941 --> 00:52:38,921
a concerningly heavy
amount of sausages,
1484
00:52:39,021 --> 00:52:40,561
we reflected on our journey.
1485
00:52:40,661 --> 00:52:43,281
Near the end of the day,
Hamish gave me the opportunity
1486
00:52:43,381 --> 00:52:45,561
to use the digger
and attempt one more scoop.
1487
00:52:45,661 --> 00:52:47,761
And it was one of the greatest
moments of my life.
1488
00:52:47,861 --> 00:52:50,841
And now I'm walking away
a fully capable scooper.
1489
00:52:50,941 --> 00:52:52,241
That's huge for me.
1490
00:52:52,341 --> 00:52:54,361
It's, um...
No, it's magic stuff.
1491
00:52:54,461 --> 00:52:56,202
LU: I'm sore. I'm achy.
1492
00:52:56,302 --> 00:52:58,522
But we got there. We did it.
1493
00:52:58,622 --> 00:53:01,162
Like, I feel very up-skilled.
1494
00:53:01,262 --> 00:53:04,242
And this will be my personality
for the next year.
1495
00:53:04,342 --> 00:53:07,482
HAMISH: Is my optimism
a blessing or a curse?
1496
00:53:07,582 --> 00:53:10,562
Uh, I guess it's like
any superpower.
1497
00:53:10,662 --> 00:53:14,522
Like Superman, you got eyes
that can shoot through walls,
1498
00:53:14,622 --> 00:53:15,722
but sometimes they go too far
1499
00:53:15,822 --> 00:53:17,322
and you'll knock down,
you know, whatever -
1500
00:53:17,422 --> 00:53:18,722
you'll hit someone
on the other side.
1501
00:53:18,822 --> 00:53:20,762
So you have to learn
how to use your superpower.
1502
00:53:20,862 --> 00:53:23,343
{\an8}That was basically
the whole story arc of Superman.
1503
00:53:25,463 --> 00:53:27,463
{\an8}(LAUGHS)
1504
00:53:30,703 --> 00:53:33,023
It's uncanny how similar we are.
1505
00:53:34,423 --> 00:53:36,843
Next time on Unskilled Adult...
1506
00:53:36,943 --> 00:53:38,563
{\an8}"Help us honour Nonna.
1507
00:53:38,663 --> 00:53:40,203
{\an8}"Keep salami season alive."
1508
00:53:40,303 --> 00:53:41,963
{\an8}BOTH: Salami fest!
1509
00:53:42,063 --> 00:53:44,403
{\an8}They definitely won't be able
to cut too many corners.
1510
00:53:44,503 --> 00:53:46,283
{\an8}- WOMAN: No, it'll be a disaster.
- MAN: Otherwise... yeah.
1511
00:53:46,383 --> 00:53:47,483
{\an8}ALEXEI: Sounds pretty easy.
1512
00:53:47,583 --> 00:53:49,604
{\an8}I'm joking.
It sounds (BLEEP) shit.
1513
00:53:49,704 --> 00:53:50,884
{\an8}MELANIE: I've got
a lot of vision
1514
00:53:50,984 --> 00:53:52,724
{\an8}and very little execution.
1515
00:53:52,824 --> 00:53:55,284
{\an8}That is the worst thing we've
done for this whole show.
1516
00:53:55,384 --> 00:53:58,104
{\an8}I try to be on the positive
side, but it ain't happening.
1517
00:54:00,784 --> 00:54:02,784
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