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When the paving crew reached the end of the driveway tear down, it was time to remove the rusty old culvert.

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How rusty was it you ask?

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Rusty enough that it literally fell apart in their hands. Mind you, this was the same culvert the state deemed perfectly serviceable last year when a road improvement project skipped by our property with nary a glance.

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In the middle of the removal process?

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Someone had to go out and chat.

Please take note it wasn’t me.

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Old rusted culvert out, new plastic culvert that should last for 50+ years in.

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And since my husband was supervising?

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He had them lay and cover the full 40 feet instead of the 25 originally planned as not to waste the extra length he’d paid for.

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Naturally, this required more chatting.

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