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My next door neighbor dug the excavation for my house 37 years ago. The man was an artist with a backhoe. I have seen him excavate a level surface (to within an inch in 35 feet) without leaving the seat of the machine. He just had an eye for level.
I had serious "backhoe envy" when Ralph was working.
Another guy I know was a tower crane operator. He told me a story about getting caught by an inspector, cutting corners. Late for work one morning, there were loads to shift as soon as he climbed into the cab. No time to lift the test weight. That afternoon, an inspector arrives in the cab to check up and asks him how the morning test went. My friend said, "OK". The inspector then announces he must be the best crane operator in the world, because he evidently picked up the test weight and put it back in exactly the same spot without disturbing the snow which fell last night. Busted!
Best
Les
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Best
Les
My train of thought has been replaced by a bumper car.
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