Deere is sinking!

[BillG_in_TX]

On the way to work this morning I noticed that the city was digging out a large collection pond with a track hoe.

Things weren't going so well when I went home for lunch. The bank had collapsed and the JD was sinking./w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

 

[BillG_in_TX]

On my way back to the office, I noticed that help had arrived. They have been bringing in truckloads of broken concrete and building a ramp.

They're going to hook up cables to all of the dozers, graders, etc. and pull it out. I couldn't stay to watch all the fun, but several neighbors are filling in for me, watching our tax dollars at work./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[Miklos]

Did you leave them your camera so you can keep us updated?

 

[BillG_in_TX]

<font color=blue>Did you leave them your camera so you can keep us updated?</font color=blue>

No, but I'll be going by there later today.
If it's gone, they either got it out/w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif, or ... it kept sinking!/w3tcompact/icons/sad.gif

 

[njrqs]

That would make a good artifical reef !!!!!!!

 

[BillG_in_TX]

Stopped by again on the way home. Things were not getting better. They weretrying to use the loader to lift the back end of the hoe while they pulled with a big winch. Got the loader stuck./w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

 

[BillG_in_TX]

Hooked up the big winch to the loader and got it out./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[BillG_in_TX]

However, I think the JD is still sinking. There's an operator in it, pushing back with the bucket while the tow truck tugs mightily, but to no avail. Talked to a city employee who said "what they need to do is bring the BIG Cat over- it'd be outta there in a minute." Only problem is, they would have to rent a BIG rig to haul it over from the landfill./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

And so it continues. My camera battery went "kaput", so I came home for dinner. I'll head over there later to see if they brought in the big boy.

 

[Will_C]

As Ricky used to say to Lucy, the operator might have some "'splaining" to do!!!

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Man I've had some days like that. But, never with such a large audience!/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif