Murphy's law says if it is possible for something to go wrong it will. After getting the bobcat good and stuck yesterday I proimised myself to be extra careful. This morning dawned bright and clear. We were in the home stretch with the fill. Only one more layer to go. All the dangerous stuff was done.

I grabbed a perfect bucket load of sand and approached the wall to dump the load over. I'm still not sure what happened for I know the front wheels did not bump the wall, nor was I going fast. But as I approached the wall the bobcat suddenly tipped forward. In an instant I found myself face to face (literally) with a concrete wall. There was no time to react and no way to stop my momentum. It was a very short E-ticket ride. The rear wheels lifted and it went over. The bucket hit hard on the ground. One piece of rebar (thankfully bent over hard) hit the windshield and the tempered glass shattered and disappeared in front of me. As quick as that the bumpy ride was over. I shut off the machine and crawled out the tiny space under the machine to survey the damage. Save to the broken windsiheld the machine wasn't even scratched. I had no damage either, thankfully.

Two guys working across the street came running to see if I was OK and tried to tip the machne back on it's wheels (to no avail.) There was only one way to remedy the situation.

I had to get back into the saddle and start up the machine. I gingerly worked the controls to dump the bucket and tip it back on the wheels. It took a good twenty minutes before I stopped shaking but things went smooth for the rest of the day.

It seems when I make a mistake it always is spectacular. I think I've had enough excitement this week.

-grampa dan