Day One of Digging a Success...mostly!

Our day one of digging was a success!  Uuugh..Mostly :)  It was fraught with a bit more drama than we were hoping for.  After a few bumps in the morning that were easily overcome, we hit a bigger bump that gave us a good scare.  AND slowed down the progress.

The hired hand that is doing the digging for us came into the shop and asked Nathan to call the gas company.  (That is never pleasant to hear!).  He thought it was an abandoned line, but who *really* wants to test that out?!  So Nathan called the gas company to have them confirm it was an abandoned.  They said "It [was], but let's be sure, let's cut through it".  (if all kinds of bells and whistles are going off thinking of a saws-all on a potentially, probably, maybe abandoned gas line, you would be correct in your worry).  So the line was sawed through and it was indeed an abandoned line.

For the record.  We did 'call before we dig'ged. :)  The permit to start is not issued from the city until all the utilites come out and put their little 'ok' flags in the yard OR mark where the lines are and sign off on it.  It just woulda been nice to know to expect an abandon line about 2 feet down.

But boy howdy, that will get your blood pumping!