Ditch Diggers

Saturday the electrician came out to take a look at what needed to be done for the pool and tiki bar. We discussed some options on running the cables. In the end the decision was made to go underground with all of the electrical. Unfortunately this meant that we needed about 180 feet of approximately 2 foot trench dug before Monday. I rented a Ditch Witch first thing Sunday morning. You don't know fun until you have dug a trench in the rain. Not to mention trying to make a curve with a machine that is designed to go a straight line. My brother in law, Kelly, helped out all day which was very much appreciated. I can tell you that this is probably the last trench we ever dig. Laura did an incredible job pulling out dirt. You should have seen her using the post hole diggers to make sure it was all the right depth. And then when it was all finished at around 8:30pm, Laura and I had the exciting job of cleaning the ditch witch. What an exciting date. Ten dollars in quarters, Laura working the sprayer and me digging dirt out of the chain with a screwdriver. When you been workin a sprayer as long as Laura has.....