I have finally dug what I expected to dig in the building.

[Robby Raccoon]

Good thought, Jim.

 

[deenodean]

S. B. , you should keep those bricks and put them on ebay... there are brick collectors out there !!

 

[Robby Raccoon]

I have a man willing to buy them from me here. I have two ready to go when the M. O. arrives, but thank you for the suggestion.

 

[Lordbud]

I can only imagine the bricks my digging partner and I ignored digging through 1906 Earthquake refuse back in the late 1980s that we ignored -- looking for glass only. I found an intact near mint SF hutch in the middle of a pile of dumped -- and long since buried bricks. This area is now under the downtown stadium in San Francisco. There is nothing left that hasn't been excavated and/or paved over with condos and expensive high-rise buildings. Our local history is being lost forever every day.

 

[Robby Raccoon]

Sad story, LordBud. But you got at least one bottle out, at least. The lot across from where I've been digging was a place I had really enjoyed poking around. TOC+ finds, but my time for finding was running very low.All but remains of walls are now completely buried under dirt and other fill-in materials.I left behind a number of bricks as well.

 

[bottlerocket]

Great Story Bear.Thanks for sharing

 

[Robby Raccoon]

Thank you for commenting, Bottle Rocket. As for today's story, getting to the building was fine. Getting down the highway... LOLSome people don't seem to realize that loading a trailer off centre is a danger. In front of the car heading me, I notice something severely wrong with a rusting metal trailer. It's fishtailing-- at times, badly. The car decides to not stick behind it and leaves me to takes its place, but then the other lane is suddenly full of traffic not allowing me in. "Uh-oh," I think as the trailer violently swerves down the lane. "Is it gonna snap its hitch and go flying?" So I'm stuck behind this and see a new lane appear ahead from the off-ramp about half a mile down the highway. Great! right? Well, I go to pass the truck carrying the trailer, and suddenly he's fishtailing violently in between lanes as I attempt to pass. I actually had to go over the rumble strips to avoid being hit. So I just floor it and don't look back.