Holy Excavated Dirt, Batman!

Excavation 1
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The permits from the city came in earlier than they had said so Dave fired the start gun and things are off and running. The excavators were suppsed to start digging either Thursday or Friday but they had problems with one of their pieces of equipment. Fortunately, the owner of the company said that he'd come out and dig the hole on Saturday.
We went out and watched him dig for a little while and then came back when he was finished. We noticed that the bottom of the hole had ruts from the Catapiller about 1 1/2 feet deep. He said that he actually had gotten stuck at one point and had to rock himself out.
He's not sure why it was so wet. He's recommending that we get the soil tested, which will delay pouring the footings. Surprise, another delay. Hopefully it won't be too long and they'll be able to get the foundation poured next week. Keep your fingers crossed.