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Old 09-26-2009, 08:10 AM   #1
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Working in sugar sand this week, was no fun. To top it all off found a water leak at a compression fitting and the owner tried to say we did it with a shovel. I tried to explain that there wouldn't be as much wet sand if we hit it with a shovel as it was only a tiny leak, but to no avail. Sometimes it sucks having to be the diplomatic owner of the co.

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Old 09-26-2009, 12:00 PM   #2
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I dream of having a job in perfect soil. Around here its all red clay and big sandstone, every foundation, posthole we dig is a nightmare.
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Do you not have soil reports to back up your claim?
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Do you not have soil reports to back up your claim?
soil report? why? he dug up a fitting, joint was leaking...that can easily be remediate...and i don't think it's his intent to end up in court over the deal..maybe it was in a non-traveled area or non structural area...and they don't care what the soil conditions are?
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soil report? why? he dug up a fitting, joint was leaking...that can easily be remediate...and i don't think it's his intent to end up in court over the deal..maybe it was in a non-traveled area or non structural area...and they don't care what the soil conditions are?
Didn't realize this was just a repair scenario...I was thinking new construction.
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I dream of having a job in perfect soil. Around here its all red clay and big sandstone, every foundation, posthole we dig is a nightmare.
LOL, ever dig through lava? We got so much rock here in Hawaii, we have problems when we hit dirt!
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