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My husband had 4 yards of pea gravel delivered. And because he didn’t want to ruin the lawn or the new driveway, it was dropped at the outer reaches of our property.
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Good for the lawn, but bad for his back.
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He built a little ramp.
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And proceeded to haul small loads back and forth…
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All day long.
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Dumping them under the torn off porch…
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To try and level things out.
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It may not look like a long way, but when you’re his age? Trust me, it feels like a mile.
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Wheelbarrow after wheelbarrow.
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Dumped and spread.
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It’s hard to tell in the pictures but the difference in land height from right to left is a foot.
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Here, left to right.
And filling in 12 inches of a 30 foot span?
Is more than a one day job.
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River's world..... 
Ouch. My back hurts just seeing the photos. It’s amazing how little a dent in a big pile the wheelbarrow load makes. Plus, you have to shovel it in before you can move it. Where’s my Voltaren?
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Oh my. That is a back breaking task. I hope he’s taking breaks. Don’t over do it.
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He’s a stubborn ole bull. Ran out of daylight before he’d give up for the day…
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The driveway would have been closer and it wouldn’t have ruined it, since he was removing it right away.
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He didn’t want the big dump truck that delivered it to tear up the driveway when it was hot. It doesn’t take much to scar it.
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Damn. I hope I’m as strong and nimble when I’m his age.
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So do I! But I’m not that nimble now… so it’s not looking good.
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I think we are in the same boat!
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