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my best crane story the boat launch ramp screw up

we are at a boat ramp at the haulover cut north of miami beach
the truck crane was to pull old pilings and replace them
except they arrived at low tide and set up on the sloped ramp on algae
the first few piles went ok
but then they tryed a stuck one
instead of pulling the pile the crane slid down the algae into the water
and now the tide is coming back in
so call a towtruck
not some pickup sized but a full semi sized rig
it hooks up and no way the crane is moving so the tow truck is sliding down to join the crane
call in another big tow truck and still no movement
then a third is hooked up now 3 trucks front wheels in the air still can't budge the crane
finally a 4th truck gets there and slowly the crane is pulled out of the water

that was NOT our job we were just watching on lunch break

but on a water dept survey crew we watched our guys use front end loaders big back hoes hyd shovels wheel ditchers and vermears
and sometime got to play with them ourselves
cutting line thru the woods with a big front end loader is way more fun then a machete