Burned a full day on a single post hole because I didn't listen to the ground report

Took a job in the north end of town where the soil looked fine. The homeowner gave me a ground report from a year ago that mentioned some rock, but I figured I could muscle through it. Hit solid limestone about a foot down on the first post. Spent eight hours with a demo hammer and a spud bar just to get that one hole dug. That's a full day's pay gone on a single hole. Anyone else ever get burned by skipping a proper site check?

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the_mark19d ago

That's the universe charging the idiot tax. We've all paid it at least once, usually by thinking "how hard can it be." At least you got a workout.

amy_robinson18d ago

My cousin tried to dig a koi pond and hit the same stuff. His yard looks like a bomb site now.