Thanks a lot... I'm never getting that fifteen minutes back again. For the material he was using, probably not that bad of a way, hell, its a throw away rebuild deck anyhow. I think I saw brights being used in what appeared to be ACQ
The footings aren't that bad actually, sometimes in our sand we dig 24" wide holes and put rebar through the post and pour concrete at bottom and around to the to soil level with copper green, tar, or creosote, on the post.
John wheres he getting cca treated 4x4's... I'm ready to by a bunch.