The Sinkhole is filled in. The underground drain pipes which were damaged have been repaired.

The sinkhole was about 10 feet by 15-20 feet by about 5 feet deep. Under the porch section now, there is about 18" of craw space. While backfilling the damage - I was freely standing under there and shovel conveying materials back to the deepest areas under the house. Involved using the tractor bucket to stage the materials up on the house terrace, then hand shoveling the materials back into the pit. From there, they were shoveled again; back under the house. Around all on the exposed foundation piers, pipes, etc.

I had recently had delivered, a tandem dual wheel dump truck full of clay/dirt/sand to fill errosion areas. I used all but a few scoops of it to refill this damage. More is ordered. I have a few new defense ideas. Trebuchet. Steam Cannon. Rolling towers. Large Hollow Wooden Horse. Trimaran. Just a few.

The driveway is repaired to half it's length.

Cleaning up messes.

We will get a better handle on it.

While everything is soaked - we are burning some brush in a pit covered with tight rat wire panels.

It is a beautiful day here.



Gary

Good to hear you have things under control Gary Have you tough about the medieval defense method of a moat around the back of your house (if I understand your situation correctly) to keep the erosion at bay.

Hope you can work on my mold problem soon.

Yeah - pretty soon I'm gonna publish Mother Nature's Complaint line number. She's made it hard to get to and stay in the shop. I honestly feel like I've gone on vacation if I get to stay in the shop!

Making progress. Passed the starting line again! Yay!!!

I haven't forgotten you. It just seems that way.

Gary

Im relieved to hear that Gary

Gary,

I heard you had 2' of rain in 24 hours. Near, if not a record with flooding everywhere.

I also heard Maryland is having the best weather they've had in 30 years.



Lon



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Thanks Lon,

Luv you too!

Yes, the weather here is nice right now. There is about an inch of pollen on everything but the weather is mild. Hopefully, the non-allergic are touring BPN right now!

Dear God .... I hope so.

But ... I suspect only those who really wanted to look at brick Rancher styles - and were sent to the wrong address ....

I think those trucks carry about five yards when full, that's a lot of shoveling!

Yes ... It is. I can confirm same!

I really put the injections to the test. Sure could not have done it the day before. I tried to pace it some. But it's not something I recommend.

Doesn't it just figure that it'd wash out in one of the few places you absolutely can't reach with the tractor?

100% probability.

More Drs. Prelim. appts today. Getting all set up with my support staff. Guess I wouldn't be much of a Mountain
Man ... Not for long anyway.

Oh ... I wore out my dump truck driver. I feel terrible for Red. His trucks motor blew. He did repairs which didnt hold. Now he's looking for another. Nice fella. He's pointed me to other haulers twice. I have more clay arriving in the morning for more repairs and moat berms. Mother's Day weekend here is supposed to be stormy. Yay.

I'm making casting molds.

Darned big lizard sneaking up on me .... Gotta go. No - it's not a gator. ... Blue tail lizard ...,

Gary

Hay those blue racers are good eaten ! I hear they taste like chicken.