Another long, hot day in the books. As stated, I will be working every day or pretty much every day until I get some of these major projects completed or at least close to done.  I only got one side of the bridge ground work done today. Too many distractions, too many roots to dig through.  In fact, some of the roots were so thick I ended up using the chain saw to cut through them. 

I get the other side foundation done and the rest of the project will be - easier.  Not easy, but easier.  

I'm told if I'm out on a certain street at 6 am, there are a bunch of illegals that hang out there that I can hire for a day's work.  I have done that before.  The problem is understanding how much they expect to be paid.  If you ask them, they ask for an unreasonable amount of money per hour.  But right now? I need the help.  A crew of 10 could work on the trails all day long for days picking up the sticks and logs and piling them up in areas predetermined for burn piles if the burn ban is ever lifted. 

I don't wonder if a day's worth of a small Bobcat would do the trick and help build up the areas that need some extra dirt dumped on them.  

I dunno, not tomorrow, lol, tomorrow is Sunday and the local rental store is closed on Sundays.  

3 out of 5 people in the house are sick. 2 kids and Taylor.  I would like to wish I wasn't going to get what they have, but I've been around the kids too much.  Coughing and spreading germs everywhere, I popped vitamin C, multi-vitamin and zinc earlier.  Feeling no symptoms - yet - but if I get hit with it, I'll be out for a bit.  Getting nothing done : (

Oh well. Supposedly Wednesday they are coming "again" to install the septic.  A  month away on the electric and who knows about the sign. Supposedly they found the board for it, now they are coming up with a price.  They tout their work well - too well I do suppose for it sounds like they want a small fortune.  They claimed that some of their signs they put up in another town have been around for over 20 years.  I don't guess they have any reason to lie, I just need to understand how much they want for this high-quality project.  If we're talking hundreds of dollars, fine. If we're talking $500, maybe, anything more than that and I'll find something else, somewhere else.  

I am not committed to them yet for any work.  Price is everything.  

I did drive around the southern portion of town yesterday and took notes of every yard that has trucks in it. Surprisingly, there are a lot of them.  If I'm going to get a local job, I want a local job, one that starts in town and ends in town every day.  If I have to drive to Longview every day, that's 60 plus miles of driving and a lot of gas just getting to and from work. Same with Shreveport/Bossier City.  I'm not ready to start filling out apps just yet.  Besides wanting to get a lot of work done, it's possible I'm going to get sick and if that happens, well, a new job would be a disaster.  Uhh, sorry, I know you just hired me? But I'm sick and can't come in today.

Well, company is here and we are playing some sort of games again tonight. They are doing this every Saturday now, or at least every Saturday it's feasible.  

Work tomorrow? I might now that I think about it. If I'm still feeling good I really want to get that other side done, then it won't be near as much energy to finish the rest of the project. 

G'day.