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Mc Mike

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24. My favorite edict from A

Reply to bluedigger (Reply #17)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 03:25 PM

Jan 2013

was his instructions to duct tape the soles of our snow boots in winter, allegedly so there was no tread imprints visible when the pit faces were photographed from ground level. Made just walking to and from the hole big fun, when there was snow or ice on the ground.

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About Ditch Digging [View all] RobertEarl Jan 2013 OP

RepubliCONS... butterfly77 Jan 2013 #1

Amen brother! 1-Old-Man Jan 2013 #2

I hate how we've denigrated actual physical labor. progressoid Jan 2013 #3

I hate how we've done that, while some elements of society elevate CEOs and banksters. gkhouston Jan 2013 #13

I worked at a bank where the President was simultaneously CEO of Motorola. ieoeja Jan 2013 #21

Make that....... Ernesto Jan 2013 #28

oh I absolutely hear you Skittles Jan 2013 #4

It's not the burger flipping ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #29

that's ANOTHER issue Skittles Jan 2013 #30

Those who shower after work versus those who shower before Fumesucker Jan 2013 #5

Ain't nothing wrong with digging holes with a shovel for a living. bluedigger Jan 2013 #6

Contract Archaeology? Mc Mike Jan 2013 #12

Did the dustpan tip you off? bluedigger Jan 2013 #15

Datum line, perfectly smooth face on the wall. Was it a University or private contractor? Mc Mike Jan 2013 #16

A survivor of the Dark Lord! bluedigger Jan 2013 #17

My favorite edict from A Mc Mike Jan 2013 #24

That's great! bluedigger Jan 2013 #25

Forgot about the clean vehicle fetish. Mc Mike Jan 2013 #26

You really want to blow the foreman's mind? bluedigger Jan 2013 #27

'Sorry, boss. I can only dig it out in 10 cm lifts.' Mc Mike Jan 2013 #31

We can't all be... R_Flagg_77 Jan 2013 #7

Answer me this then, why do the signs always say "Open Trench" snooper2 Jan 2013 #8

Yes, it's called a tunnel Fla_Democrat Jan 2013 #10

Damn! pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #11

Life in the ditch RobertEarl Jan 2013 #9

No ditch digger, no internet. Agony Jan 2013 #14

What about those of us who design the ditches? kentauros Jan 2013 #18

Believe me, you get your fair share of being cussed out RobertEarl Jan 2013 #20

I've heard plenty of shop people talk like that, too. kentauros Jan 2013 #22

Remember, digging ditches lead to civilization. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #19

I believe that our system of wages has the wrong people making the most. yardwork Jan 2013 #23