Spent nearly 10 hours (Including a few water breaks ) hand digging and prepping for the next phase which is 20 post holes for a pile retaining wall. Major PITA which the neighbors threw up this crap plastic home Depot fence which doesn't really work as a retaining wall as you can see the bowed bottom rails.
SWMBOAWD did about 40% of the digging, which was also double thrown dirt to wheel barrel because there's nowhere for the stock pile in the back once we cut the wall and yeah....
all 5 of the contractors that wooed her with landscaping dreams never called back because they're fat lazy and overpriced. And definitely couldn't fit even a micro excavator past the AC condenser safely so screw them.
She'll be excoriating them online with no names but just a random call out to the general public so they know what to expect for the future.
60'x1.5x2 to 2.5 as it varies.
last fence I'll even consider with hand tools.
ibuprofen is on board, makers mark 46 will be my last thought as I'll be drifting off to sleep tonight.
just glad at my plus 50s I'm still able to hard dig and move dirt in 95°F and just chug along...
And the AC is cranking now for the win.
