Digging A Hole

The only thing left in the basement is the well pressure tank. Our neighbor gets his water from us, since it was all one property when his house was built. We didn't want him to go a month without water, but it's been a "challenge" to keep the water flowing. Our power company finally decided to show up and move our meter away from the house, but they didn't bother to tell anyone (they moved it on Tuesday; I got a letter in the mail today) and cut off the neighbor's water in the middle of a shower! Our electrician made a special trip to get the well pump back on, and I can't wait to see what THAT bill is. Now the excavator is working carefully around the water line and power line from the well. The guy in the photo's only job is to hold the power line out of the way so the digger can dig. The machine operator is some kind of digging guru, working around the water line (the grey hose by the "holder's" knees in the second photo), the power line, the pressure tank, the cribbing holding up the house, and his guy! This is the last corner to dig out -- all in three days, which is much faster than I tho't. Hooray!