Posted By hilbert on 10 Mar 2012 07:33 PM
Al,
Do you mean the hole collapsed in on itself?#
-Yep, a 15ft wall fell in without any warning
How do you know where to dig?
-Its an old site that has been hammered for years. This is the last patch off undug. It was left because it is dangerous, awkward and desperately barren.
Who's land is it, do you have to get permission?
-Its waste land that can't be used for anything due to access and the nature of what has been dumped there.
Does that dig sample just a fraction of the dump?
-It used to be a huge tip, but has been machine many times.
Do you have to fill it in again?
-It kind of did it itself. We always leave holes as safe as we can.
How do you know you were 15 ft from the bottom?
-We have hit the bottom on other digs
Do you often make a fair days pay on a dig, though I assume that's not the only motivation?
-Never usually make the petrol money back or even the cost of a packet of Ibuprofen! Then again we have has some mega digs that on average make the excercise worthwhile.
You keep showing these pics and the questions keep piling up.
I just had to ask.
-Anytime.
-Al.