My excavation guy was backfilling today and had an oopssssss.
The guy is the Hendrix of the Straticaster cept when things go oops.
True compassion arises out of the plane of consciousness where I “am” you.
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Whooooooooooa! That's scarey! Was he OK? How did you get back on the flat side of the tracks?
"Rather be a hammer than a nail"
Bob
A veritable virtuoso with that thing Andy.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Quittin' Time
Andy,
You didn't happen to find him out of the "paper" did you? Good thing them things have cages.
Looks like the ground is pretty wet out there. At least yer still makin' progress.
Jon
How long did he have to sit there while you were laughing before you pulled him out?
Or was he able to back the sucker out on his own somehow?
I was thinking the same thing when looking at the pictures! How long is too long to snap pics and laugh before helping the guy? That's a though one. ...that's not a mistake, it's rustic
That would be totaly dependant on the level of stupidity or lack there of (accidents can happen) needed to fall in.
honest accident that could have happened to anyone?
I'd say at least 20 minutes before said driver has the right to take a shot at you after you back his sorry butt out.
Real bone head show off move that failed...
I'd have to say the amount of time could really be endless
Edited 9/25/2003 12:31:17 AM ET by CAG
tell us the story please!
nice to know i'm not the only one.
got the digger stuck in the footings several times in august
aleks
Nice of ya to stop and take pics before ya helped him out..................(-:
Doesn't look TOO serious. Was he able to get out on his own, or did it require some assistance?
I have mixed feelings about taking pictures in situations like this. If somebody's just stuck, that's one thing. But if some damage is involved that's different.
I once lost a wagon loaded with corn on a steep hill. The wagon flipped over and ended up on it's side in the ditch. Spilled about 250 bushels of corn and made a mess of the wagon. (about $500 worth of corn in a $2,500 wagon)
I was really, really upset - The wagon and corn weren't mine. I was helping my Uncle farm. I was absolutely sick.
So I drive the tractor back to the farm, find my Uncle and tell him what's happened. Naturally he was upset too. We figure out what to do to try to recover the wagon and salvage what corn we can.
But one smart a$$ thinks it's funny. I ask him to get another wagon that we can take down there to load the salvaged corn into. Instead he grabs a camera, jumps in his car, and goes down to take a bunch of pictures of the wagon.
Talk about kicking someone while they're down - I was pissed and hurt.
So be careful about taking pics in bad situations. It could be that not everyone will think it's funny.
"Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere." [Ronald Reagan, FORTUNE, September 15, 1986]
<<<I have mixed feelings about taking pictures in situations like this. If somebody's just stuck, that's one thing. But if some damage is involved that's different.>>>
Ron,
Actually, Kevin (the guy in the machine) yelled out to me, "so where's your camera now". I ran and grabbed it out of my van.
He gave me his Email adress cause he wanted to see the pictures....I made him come here at BT to see em'.
If he signs in his screen name is GROUNDBREAKERS (his company name).
Be safe,
andy
True compassion arises out of the plane of consciousness where I "am" you.
http://CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Edited 9/25/2003 8:44:11 AM ET by Andy Clifford(Andybuildz)
Based on his name alone I'd have to say he's got to be one of the best... :-)>
Actually, I'd have to say that Kevin is a potentially unfortunate name for a dirt work guy. I once had a friend tell me that the way he remembered my name when he first met me was that he had seen a "cave-in" at a "Halliburton" oil well once.
When I can't save face I generally try to just put a smile on it and move on. Glad to hear he had a sense of humor about it. I hope he will become a regular Breaktime participant. We could use a little "groundbreaking" sense of humor around here. Kevin Halliburton
"I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity." - I.M. Pei -
In my defense,
This machine has vertical lift and under the right conditions of height, wieght in the bucket, ground conditions and speed. This can happen! If you look real close you will see this machine never touch the foundation. "skill"
Not the first time this happend and I am sure not the last. Just a little design flaw.
Kevin
Groundbreakers
Kev,
Glad to see you joined the ranks here at Breaktime.
We need an excavating contractor here. I don't think we have one! Not that I recall anyway.
To all: Kevin is excellent at what he does and goes out of his way to be sure to do a good job...even knows how to dance with his Cat as you saw in the pictures. He didn't even break a sweat when that happened, just lit up a smoke..lol.
Kev..check out the thread I started in the Tavern about Lumberyard quotes..
( I went with Riverhead, by the way)I think you could shed some light on the subject being that you had a similar experiance with the same yard just recently.
Be safe (wear yer seatbelt dude, ya get me nervous...lol!)
AndyTrue compassion arises out of the plane of consciousness where I "am" you.
http://CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Hey Kevin -
Glad ta have ya around.
We won't hold it against you that you're a friend of Andy's..............(-:"The breakfast of champions is not cereal, it's the opposition." [Nick Seitz]
Ain't it amazing that you can do fancy stuff all day long and nobody sees it, but one little mistake and it winds up on the internet. Were you able to stand it back up with the bucket? I turned one over sideways with a large audience once.
It looks much worse than it was. counterwieghted the back and pushed off with bucket. less then five minites.
Kevin
Kev,
Tell them how you counter weighted the back....lol
AndyWe're being trained through our incarnations-trained to seek love, trained to seek light,trained to see the grace in suffering
http://CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
thats a trade secret!!
Some how I have this picture of you and the family hanging off the back!If at first you don't succeed...try again! After that quit! No sense being a dam fool about it! W.C.Fields
jet........close......me and Kevin's brother and their helper all stood on the rear.....lol...good guess.
Be well
andyWe're being trained through our incarnations-trained to seek love, trained to seek light,trained to see the grace in suffering
http://CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
me and Kevin's brother and their helper all stood on the rear
And here I had the impression you just spent the day sitting on it and laughing it off... glad to hear you actually contributed to the rescue - eventually. :-)>Kevin Halliburton
"I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity." - I.M. Pei -
Actually,
In my first house I rented a bobcat for a month digging out the back of a hill to add an addition.
I must have tipped over a good half a dozen times then right sided myself.
I just thought it was a funny picture....and Kev asked me to shoot it.
Be right side up...unless yer in china looking down at us.
andyMy life is my practice!
http://CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM