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generalbetrayus

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10. Not petrified wood, recent tree trunks.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 02:08 PM

16 hrs ago

I monitored many a state highway department excavation for highway widening and you wouldn't believe the historic crap that was never hauled away in the past but just left in place or dumped in natural arroyos and covered.

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Not petrified wood, recent tree trunks. generalbetrayus 16 hrs ago #10

When they were doing the work on the alley I mentioned BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #11

Yeah, I could see that. generalbetrayus 11 hrs ago #13

Me and a couple of my coworkers would watch when they were excavating the alley BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago #15

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