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bloke wrote: For your viewing pleasure, here are a couple of pictures of child abuse:

Looks like bricks coming out of that trench? If I were him, I would have stopped right there until archaeologists could be summoned, lest priceless historical artifacts be destroyed.

In my expert archaeological opinion, any bricks in that trench were just placed there by fate in order to help build character in unsuspecting 20 year old men with mattocks.

Carry on, Bloke Jr., Carry on - and be glad that you live in Memphis where it never gets very cold, or else you'd have to dig that trench about five times deeper than that to keep the pipe from freezing. My bike ride home today made me think about spending the winter down with my folks in Mississippi.

Yep. I did something like that in Grenada, about 100 miles south of you fifteen or so years ago. 18 inches is fine. My pop is a plumber, and I picked up a lot from him when I was a kid.

Moved up to Chicago about five years ago, and went out to help a friend with some groundwork. I was shocked at how deep all the utilities are up here. Then I lived through my first Chicago winter and figured it all out.

shovelingtom wrote:I was shocked at how deep all the utilities are up here. Then I lived through my first Chicago winter and figured it all out.

Quote from Lou Rawls "Stormy Monday Blues", "When the wind blows off lake Michigan, it's like a giant razorblade blowing down the street. All the clothes in the world can't help you." I don't ever want to spend another winter day in Chicago. No Thanks!