Another week, and another excavator finds itself in a surprising subterranean setting.
Did we miss a meeting? Did someone on high in the demolition firmament decide that the best way to fill basements and other underground voids is to park an excavator in them?
The only reason we ask is that we’ve just been alerted to the latest in a series of “excavator-falls-down-unseen-hole” stories and, to be frank, we’re starting to wonder if this is some kind of half-assed anti-capitalism, political or fashion statement.
The latest accident (pictured) happened on Monday when crews were clearing debris from the Dubuque Street Armory, the longtime base for the Iowa Army National Guard in Johnson County.
For what we hope will be the final time; if you’re an excavator operator, you might like to avoid driving a 30 tonne machine over that basement that is covered by a flimsy bit of concrete…unless you also wish to dabble in the tunneling business.
