There's a big hole in my back yard!!

 

While I was out with Larry (W3MGL) today, I ran across a friend of mine (Robert) from church that has a construction business.  I told Robert that I needed to get with him about a price to finish the tower foundation hole.  He said he was working up in my neighborhood and would come over to check it out later during the day.  I went home and got a phone call from Robert saying that the crew was going to stop work at about 4:30 and he would be over after that with a mini excavator.  Well, 4:30 came and so did Robert.  He did not bring the mini, but the next size up.  He was finished in 20 minutes.  Of course, I have a little bit more hole than I need, but I will do some backfilling and may need to build a form.  But I will wait to see and go from there.  Robert said that he would not charge me anything for digging the hole.  That is a good friend!!!  My ex-wife used to call my business friends from church the “Baptist mafia” because we would often do things for each other and accept no payment or very little payment.  I am grateful that we have a number of people in church who have the same philosophy.  When Allyson was sick, they were coming over taking care of meals and the house for us until we got her home from the hospital.  Those 8 weeks she was in the hospital were tough, but it made things much easier because of my church family.  So, now it is time to look about some concrete!!!!  Who knows, I could even be finished before the beginning of the year.  I doubt it, and going back to school in January will put a damper on some radio activities, but I am going to do all I can.