I spent a whole afternoon on a stump that should have been a morning job

Got called out to a place in the old part of town last month for a stump removal. The homeowner said the tree was gone, just needed the stump ground. Looked simple enough, maybe two feet across. My old boss would have had it done before lunch. But the roots were a mess, all tangled with the foundation of a brick garden wall that must have been there for fifty years. Every time I thought I was clear, the grinder would hit another hidden root or a piece of buried brick. What I figured would take two hours max turned into almost six, just picking and grinding, picking and grinding. It felt like the tree was fighting me from the grave. Anyone else ever get completely bogged down by something that looked easy from the street?

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nathan54523d ago

Fighting from the grave" is the perfect way to put it.

mason_lee23d ago

That phrase hits different when you realize some people plan their posthumous lawsuits and media drops. Their final fight is often a premeditated last move, not just a legacy thing. Makes you wonder how many graves are still swinging.

nguyen.piper2d ago

Mason Lee's point about premeditated last moves is wild. Makes you wonder how many wills are basically legal battle plans.