Yesterday my husband decided it was time to rent the jackhammer. Oh, ok. The very small patio in the backyard was on a large slant due to tree roots under it. When it rains the water collects on the other slab, in front of our back door. A few times water has made it into the laundry so we have to fix that.
Get the small jackhammer, I say. We’ve used it before we know how it works. He comes home with the large jackhammer. Ok. Start at the edge, I say. Yup, he starts a foot in. He uses the small chisel on it. Turns it on pushes it down, and ops. Drill through the cement, into the dirt, goes to pull it out. Yup, stuck. Sigh.
Gets our nail hammer, and starts hammering away at the cement. Hmm. So I say, if you can hammer the cement out, why did we rent the jackhammer? Just, you know, asking, nicely. He stops. Gives me the look. Go get a large hammer. (Can’t think of the name). Nope, I’m calling the guy who rented me the jackhammer. Yup, that will help.
He calls the guy. Yup, doesn't help. So he uses the jackhammer a bit more and now it’s buried as far as it can be buried. And it’s still stuck. I’m calling the guy again. Yup, cause he helped so much last time. And he calls. Doesn’t help.
Next, cause he can’t pull it out, he grabs it, bends over, and does this jerky humping motion and little by little he pulls it out, the jackhammer, he pulls the jackhammer out. Life in the great outdoors. Any backyard stories you’d care to share?
Get the small jackhammer, I say. We’ve used it before we know how it works. He comes home with the large jackhammer. Ok. Start at the edge, I say. Yup, he starts a foot in. He uses the small chisel on it. Turns it on pushes it down, and ops. Drill through the cement, into the dirt, goes to pull it out. Yup, stuck. Sigh.
Gets our nail hammer, and starts hammering away at the cement. Hmm. So I say, if you can hammer the cement out, why did we rent the jackhammer? Just, you know, asking, nicely. He stops. Gives me the look. Go get a large hammer. (Can’t think of the name). Nope, I’m calling the guy who rented me the jackhammer. Yup, that will help.
He calls the guy. Yup, doesn't help. So he uses the jackhammer a bit more and now it’s buried as far as it can be buried. And it’s still stuck. I’m calling the guy again. Yup, cause he helped so much last time. And he calls. Doesn’t help.
Next, cause he can’t pull it out, he grabs it, bends over, and does this jerky humping motion and little by little he pulls it out, the jackhammer, he pulls the jackhammer out. Life in the great outdoors. Any backyard stories you’d care to share?