It seemed to be fairly smooth sailing for George for the first seven days, (at least from our perspective!) and then, on the eighth day….
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- halfway through the final wall of the dig, he hit a rock wall…because of the huge rock bluff on the other side of the property, before excavation began we had discussed the possibility that the entire area was resting on one huge rock formation
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- we were all much relieved up to this point that George had encountered no such problem…till he hit this wall that is
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- but never fear, with the right tools, anything can be accomplished and a few hours later, George had broken through the rock and completed the dig for the foundation
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- and here I am, checking out the cool rock formation
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- looking towards the lake with the rock wall to the left
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- we had much fun watching as he moved the boulders off the site
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- a few of the giant boulders he pulled out
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- rocks…
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- rocks….
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- and more rocks!
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- the smaller rocks were placed along the edge of the old road for erosion control
Somehow, I had assumed that George had a team of workers helping him with the excavation and didn’t realize till yesterday that he’s been doing this entire project himself. I didn’t think I could be anymore impressed with him than I was before, but I was mistaken. George Lewis, you are AWESOME!!!
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- George, after playing in the dirt all day
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- we’ve just told George we’re posting his picture on our blog. 🙂
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- surveying his line
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- since he works be himself, every time he checks his line he has to prop the pole against one of his oversized tonka toys
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- Dave happily steps in to lend a hand
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- Dave and George discussing what comes next
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- George has all the best toys…
By Wednesday evening, George had cleared the land, put in the driveway, completed the excavation, and prepped the ground for the foundation and concrete slab. We are sufficiently impressed!
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- George rakes out the gravel before finishing for the eveing
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- all prepped and ready for the foundation
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- looking down the old road toward the dam
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- the view of the lake from the work site
And tomorrow, the building begins….
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