28th March 2007
When you first see a JCB up close, it's a pretty impressive sight, and you know it means business. And when the men riding it jumped off with bottles of water and sledgehammers, I felt at once that I had to put my big boots on and puff my chest out to help, even if it meant having to borrow one of their sledgehammers.
They were here to get rid of an enormous, 20,000 litre water tank, which was taking up loads of the space where work will hopefully soon start, and between them and the JCB they made light work of the wall in front of it. Within a couple of hours it was out, sitting on the grass in front of the house. Unfortunately it will have to sit there for a while, until they figure out where to find a lorry big enough to stick it on the back of. It was a big day for us, though, as this was the first time we've seen some real action around the house and a noticeable declaration of intent on our part to get on with the project.
Must go now and look at my tank, again.
The stupidest thing I did, later on that day;
Went out and bought myself a sledgehammer, just in case those men come back. Not sure what to do with it now.
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