Speaking of Buried Treasure . . .
I didn’t find any. Nothing. Nada. Zilch.
I had to crawl under the house to dig two holes (2X2X1) to pour cement to make pier blocks for the posts that will carry the weight of the beams.
Digging a hole is one thing. Underneath your house on your belly digging into adobe is another.
I imagined myself tunneling to freedom, a little bit of Solanoshank action to keep the mind motivated.
I also imagined finding lost treasure but that was just silly talk. No metal tins full of cash, bonds, or jewels.
But I didn’t find any human remains either so that’s good right?
October 16, 2007
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6 Responses to “Speaking of Buried Treasure . . .”
No human remains? Rats! We could use some right now.
There was a time in my life when I could spend a day under the house (which I’ve done running plumbing, phone lines, electrical, or A/C ducts) but the last time I was under the house in Long Beach, I had a panic attack and could not get out of there fast enough. I think it had to do with fear of being trapped under there in an earthquake. I’ve not been back under a house since then and have no plans to do so. I have dug holes under a house and that’s no fun at all.
Greg: Have you seen World Trade Center? I think that was the name of the movie, the one with Nicholas Cage?
Randy: No human remains - that’s good, very good!
Judy: Yes, and the underground scenes were very uncomfortable to me.
it’s nearly halloween and no skeletons? and no treasure..what were builders thinking not compensate future diggers…
the spiders and the crawlies alone give me chills
Remember when you and I dug our pipes up in a rain storm and then under the foundation under the house. I think it was the year of the worst flooding of the 90’s. I still don’t like going under the house.
It’s good to know that someone else has panic attacks under the house (me to) I sweat just thinking about it.
Randy I still have your rubber work boots in the shop if you need them.
I just remembered I have to go under the house and fix a plumbing leak (sweating begins again)
Son 1 and I talked about how you could have used explosives to accomplish the job. It would have been a lot more fun.
Promise.
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