On Sun, 05 Dec 2010 00:18:21 -0800, Smitty Two
wrote:
You must
be a very tender digger.

Well, more tender than a backhoe. Not nearly as strong neither.

When I need a hole, I put the shovel in the
dirt and stomp on it. I'd be shattering that pipe long before I noticed
a piece of yellow tape wrapped around the shovel.

Depends on why I'm digging. Trench, sure. Planting irises, I'll be
digging a bit tenderer. As others have pointed out, I don't need
perfect protection, since the stuff is pretty easy to repair, doesn't
have pressure in it, doesn't have sewage in it.

Edward