Now He's Ruined It For Everyone
May. 28th, 2003 04:17 pmIt's Really Lots of Fun
( reprinted because the Times won't keep it up forever )
The worst for me was the time Tom had some excavation done to fix the house's drainage problem and put us to work afterward with rakes, trying to remove all the rocks the excavation had brought to the surface. After about two or three hours of our digging, raking, and carrying off rocks, his neighbor the farmer drove up on his tractor on other business and mentioned that he had a machine that would do that in about fifteen minutes.
( reprinted because the Times won't keep it up forever )
The worst for me was the time Tom had some excavation done to fix the house's drainage problem and put us to work afterward with rakes, trying to remove all the rocks the excavation had brought to the surface. After about two or three hours of our digging, raking, and carrying off rocks, his neighbor the farmer drove up on his tractor on other business and mentioned that he had a machine that would do that in about fifteen minutes.