Build update #3; Blasting.

We dug most of the foundation hole, and were finishing up the walkout basement frost wall trench when we hit ledge.  I had to leave town for a very important wedding, and I had to leave the excavator to coordinate the blasting and bring the concrete guys in to poor the footings and walls.  I didn’t want to leave and kept bringing up things for him to remember.  I could tell he was thinking, “Just leave, I got this.”  I left him a note w/ an extra drawing of the concrete plans in his mailbox on the way out.  The note had a few instructions 1) to set aside the cherry stump that used to be the benchmark for the site survey (I’m going to make a piece of furniture from it), 2) to take a large soft maple on the east side (blocking too much morning light and ruining the view), 3) to set aside one boulder he pulled out (to use for a step later), and 4) to please treat this project as if it were his own house.

He called this morning while I was eating donuts at a New Jersey rest stop.  Everything is under control, on budget, and on schedule.  I definitely hired the right guy.  Feels good.  Now I can not worry about it and enjoy myself.