I love reading about an old man bragging about how much dirt he dug and moved. :^) LOL Those were the days!
Yesterday and today it's a backpack sprayer. I've got a nasty case of
false dandelion here (Hypo. It's probably going to take about 25 gallons of mixed 3% RoundUp, more than I have used in the last ten years, total. It's heartbreaking to spray gorgeous, rare, native annual fescues just to kill the 25-30 inch and a half weeds at their base, but you've gotta do it or lose the whole thing. This weed is a monster.