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March 11, 2007
Big Pile O' Dirt
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| I had 6 yards of topsoil delivered to my
house on Friday, and spent all day Saturday wheelbarrowing it into my backyard.
That's a lot of dirt. But as I worked I noticed that the dirt was attracting
neighborhood kids like concrete Plazas attract skateboarding miscreants. Early in the day it was easy to work around the kids. I set up a line of demarcation that they couldn't play beyond. As the pile got smaller my shovel began encountering small fortifications manned by tiny grenade throwing soldiers. They were sometimes bivouacked with the odd storm trooper or teenage mutant ninja turtle. At times a flip of the shovel would send anti-aircraft batteries and armored personel vehicles tumbling into the shrinking play zone. Two aircraft carriers and a B17 bomber were moved into the region from a neighboring super power (my next door neighbor's house). Diplomatic discussions took place and fell apart several times. Alliances were forged and broken. Over time it became apparent to all involved that the island was disappearing. One estimate was that it would be gone in 25 years. In actuality it disappeared just 4 hours later. At the end of days a group effort was put together to move the armies to another planet. It turns out that aircraft carriers can sometimes make interstellar trips. My labor was made much easier by being able to work around kids at play. But it made me think about how fun a pile of dirt really was. I wonder if maybe somewhere in Chico we could find a nice spot, and just install a great big pile of dirt. Or if we really want to give our kids a magnificent playground we could install two great big piles of dirt. And wouldn't it be cool if they were different colors? No that's just getting too fancy. |
Posted by Lon at March 11, 2007 10:08 AM
Comments
Ah, dirt, Tonka trucks, and mudball fights...if only city council meetings were so civil.
Posted by: Anthony at March 11, 2007 09:47 PM
Are you mad? The liability issues alone would be insurmountable. You're lucky no one was buried alive!
Posted by: Alan Chamberlain at March 12, 2007 07:14 AM
You're right, what was I thinking? Somebody might have gotten dirt in their eye and sued.
Lon
Posted by: Lon at March 12, 2007 08:52 AM