OK.
Let me tell you a story ---
The Long Road South.
In the beginning --
Stanton starts the Topless Aven Dig but abandons it 15m in due to lack of spoil space and interest in Herbert's Attic dig.
Glanvill, Grass et al . Push the dig upwards into a well scalloped undercut ending in a horrible pool after a few metres. Work is abandoned as nobody wishes to sit up to their neck in a cold pool.( Except Glanvill )
All attempts at pumping out the pool fail. The group concentrate on the north road over 50 digging trips removing many tons of rock and gravel.
Reservoir Christmas party 21/12 /11.
Ali Moody, Nigel Cox, Peter Glanvill, Rob Harper , Nick Chipchase.
Nick gets pissed and falls down a climb. It's now called " Drunkard's Plunge ".
Despite protestations from puddle lovers . Nick and Nigel bring down the roof above the pond. Those scallops tell a story.
You can see the pump tube on the floor.
The wretched end of the Topless Dig we called " Peter's Puddle ".
All the shoring and cementing above the puddle has to come down.
A sight I have come to know well. Nigel at The Silo.
Peter taking in pumping equipment for Topless Aven.
Sadly nobody shares his enthusiasm.