And here’s what they ended up doing with that big drop-off in the last post (this is standing at the opposite end of the parking pad from where the driveway comes in) –

Doesn’t that slope look much better? Notice also how the parking pad is sloped away from the house pad – this should help keep water from pooling in front of our house. Proper drainage is very important!

Here’s Al in his big tractor/earth-mover thingy (someday I should learn what that thing is called), finessing the slope. Al does great work.

And here’s the hammerhead Al put in to satisfy the fire department requirements. This should allow a fire truck to turn around in case they ever need to visit… which I hope they don’t.