Shortly after buying and moving into this house which has had many tenants over the years, we heard that the big block of concrete hidden in the midst of a row of built in cabinets was the place where the original owner had buried his wife. Seemed as good an explanation as any, and for some reason that makes people laugh. Since it takes up almost two square feet and would obstruct the new half bath, we decided to remove it. Robin finally bought the sledgehammer that Ryan has been begging us to get and then Martin gave it some good blows. I took a turn at it and then Robin had her turn and Ryan came out to try his hand at it. We joked that I would have everyone who comes to the house take swings at it and post photos of the process. The crumbled bits would be carried to the area of the yard we are building up on the hillside, as the first batch was. Bad idea. There is simply not enough time to do it that way. I want a bathroom.
Martin then brought his hammer drill and chisels and was able to crack off a large portion at the top. He then threaded a rope through a hole and tied each end to a 2×4 which we used to move the chunk off.
We carried this outside and laid it in the yard. What a palace of trash that is getting to be! Only things missing from this Arkansas yard are a refrigerator and a toilet. As you can see, we now have the lawn butt decoration.
No sign of a body in the concrete yet.
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