> -----Original Message----- > From: Zaphod Beeblebrox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 9:04 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: I'm really really sore today > > Yesterday I took a vacation day to fix the water line that had busted > underneath my driveway. My driveway is waste concrete with gravel on > top. I didn't realize that waste concrete would set up that much. > And much to my dismay, the installer put a 90 deg elbow at an angle > that was a little more than 90 degrees. In the end, I had to dig out > about 8 feet on both sides to get enough bend in the pipes to get a > good seal on the elbow. 8 feet with a pickaxe and a shovel has done > some damage to the 36 year-old body though :)
It's too late now but I tell you - next time rent a jack-hammer. I did building maintenance for a while and we had to dig electrical conduit trenches through warehouse floors - we did one in a week with sledge hammers and pick axes and one, twice as long, in a day with two 90Lb Jacks. The Jacks only cost about $100 to rent for the day (of course we had the compressor - if you needed that as well then it probably would cost more). There's no pain quite like that you get the day after using jack-hammer but it's nothing compared to the pain after a day of using a pick axe! Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:198726 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
