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Driveway repair part five…. the oh sh*t moment.

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Every morning when the work crew shows up?

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My husband has to chat.

I truly believe the worst torture imaginable for this man would be to lock him in a room by himself with no one to talk to.

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When conversation halted…. fabric was laid, bad dirt was removed and better dirt was delivered.

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It’s a good thing our neighbors are morning people and far away, because things be noisy up in here.

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Dirt was delivered.

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Dirt was spread.

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And about mid day?

Things started to go wrong.

I noticed it got quiet and figured there had to be a reason.

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While I’m no expert on heavy machinery, something looked a little off here … even to me.

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Definitely an oh sh*t moment.

One broken hydraulic hose brought work to a standstill.

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And so it begins.

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Bright and early in the morning it started… and I’m sure the neighbors were thrilled. Good thing they’re far away because nothing about this project is going to be quiet.

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I was still in my pj’s at 7:00am so I watched the crew tear up our driveway from the windows.

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It’s quite a process, driveway replacement. And though I never paid much attention to it being done elsewhere…

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When it’s literally right on your kitchen doorstep? It’s a bit more interesting.

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First step? Heavy equipment to rip up the old tar.

Think Tonka trucks for adults.

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The backhoe made short work of our old cracked and rutted pavement.

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And while the machine operators were busy, there was a lot of down time for the laborers.

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Every section that was ripped up had to be loaded into trucks and hauled away.

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There was a crew of 5.

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And by 9:00 am they had most of it torn up.

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Of course the truck has to drive half an hour to the pit to dump it, and then half an hour back…. so again, lots of down time.

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To be continued….

In minute and excruciating detail. You know the drill.

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