bigredfish wrote:
Well, thanks to all. I do believe it was the "hot mop" tar stuff was a
little brittle at the thinner edges but in the middle it was still
stretchy. Anyway a couple whacks with the hammer and chisel and I crow
bar I was able to pull it up in three large chunks... dug down a few
inches and cut it off. Then replaced it with new pvc.

Excellent. Thanks for the follow-up.