Marty (Windex) Skrelunas is correct! Many hands make light work, but many
guys will need two things in particular.

You have to give these guys what they like in order to do what you want. One
thing guys like is a club house. Of course, you don't just give them a club
house in the attic, because the one thing guys like more than having a club
house is building a club house. Just give them the time and materials to
enclose the excavation space and adjacent cellar space with firring strips
and clear poly sheeting. Add a little heat. Add a few wood boxes they can
sit on, stones and cans don't make good club house furniture. Make sure one
of the wood boxes is full of donuts, thermos of coffee, hot chocolate, etc.
I'm presuming here that your ditch crew is guys, because the club house
motivation only works with guys, who don't want no gals in their club house
'cause when they gotta itch, they gotta scratch, and what they do with those
donuts is up them, just keep that box full of donuts lady and we'll dig yer
ditch.

John

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