Lord Kadizzle spent a large portion of his life in the mining industry. Mining inherently involves moving large quantities of material, such as dirt. However, it was always done with big equipment. Yesterday her ladyship, The Commander, got a bug up a certain orifice that she HAD to have some dirt, immediately. Lord Kadizzle could see no way to dissuade her, so off to get dirt we went. With the neighbors little trailer we backed up to a huge dirt pile, and turned on the Mexican backhoes. Three trips later The Commander finally settled down. Now she had some dirt to play with.
This little project made old Lord Kadizzle realize the immensity of projects like the first railroads, the canals, and so many other things people used to do by hand. It was total insanity, yet they did it. The way people used to work is something I don't think people in this age can comprehend. I would guess at best we moved perhaps a cubic yard of material. This little project took about an hour. Most of the draglines around here move 120 cubic yard a minute. So it would take the Kadizzles three forty hour weeks to move what a dragline does in a minute.
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