They’re coming today to excavate and fix it — $4K if we’re lucky, $8K if we’re not. Joy. <\/p>\n
So I’m working from home, since, quoth the statement of work.<\/p>\n
There will be a trench approximately 2′ wide x 8′ long (midyard). Everything in the way will be affected. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Ya think? We’re going to do some emergency iris removal, maybe a rose bush, when they arrive and describe the site of the carnage in more detail.<\/p>\n
This repair does not cover any unforeseens such as cavities, cave-ins, buried debris, sprinkler systems, etc., etc.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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I’m pretty certain they’ll hit a sprinkler line in there somewhere. Ah, well — I knew there was a reason (besides the weather) I didn’t turn on the sprinklers last week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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