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The WamBam Sandbox<\/p><\/div>\n

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Steve doesn't know he's about to encounter a bit of a snag...<\/p><\/div>\n

First samples have arrived from China, horray!<\/p>\n

We take our new treasures to the WamBam sandbox, which is actually just a piece of land down the street that we have rented from John, an 80 year-old businessman. We haggled with John to let us use a sliver of his land for grass roots quality control.<\/p>\n

We show up to work in grubs, load up the pickup truck, and start WamBaming pipes into the ground. I want to try out the product myself, and despite my disciplined gym routine, it’s clear I need to pump more iron if I want to drive the anchors into the ground as quickly as Steve. It must be painful for him to watch because after a while, he says, “Give me that thing” as he starts WamBaming the anchors into the ground– quite effortlessly, I might add.<\/p>\n

After one particularly successful blow, he remarks, “That’s easier. I must have just gotten past a rock.”<\/p>\n

And within seconds we’re standing in a rapidly growing puddle. And it’s only getting bigger.<\/p>\n

We’re really hoping that he hit an oil well, Beverly Hillbillies style. Visions of instant retirement with a lifetime of luxury without all the hard work of an endeavor like WamBam start flashing through my head. But then\u00a0we realize with dismay that it’s water.<\/p>\n

Yup, Steve broke a water line. (For the record, he did call the locates prior to driving the anchors and was given the clear.)<\/p>\n

Water is gushing everywhere and we have to find John to confess our misdeeds. Things need to happen to rectify the situation: Turn off the water to the property. Dig up the ground to get to the pipe. Call a plumber. Write him a check.<\/p>\n

A couple hours later, it’s all fixed.<\/p>\n

I will say that I am impressed with our fence system. Sure, the anchors require some muscle to go into the ground. But it was pretty cool to see in practice, and the posts looked as even and white as a used car salesman\u2019s smile. Yup, maybe I\u2019m biased, but our digless vinyl fence system is pretty cool, innovative, and fun to install. Just as long as the water lines are kept intact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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