r/oddlysatisfying • u/makethislifecount • 2d ago

This method of digging a trench

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u/OtherThumbs 2d ago

My husband works in Telecom. Years ago, he was on a train, overnights, with something very like this, as the train went at idle speed down the track, digging a trench (deeper than this, of course) for fiber optic cable, laying casing with cable, and then covering it over as they slowly passed by, night after night. He said it was relaxing. Just the luna moths attacking the headlight of the train engine, bored cows walking beside the train as far as they could go, and a lot of calm. He was there to make sure all went well and let the engineer know if they had to stop for any reason.