" But I thought that the frozen ground would be a bitch to get those steel posts into."Dave let out a chuckle. "Oh, trust me, it can be a hassle this ...igh up in the mountains in winter, but we've learned to use a drastically downsized version of what is used to drive steel 'I' beams twenty or thirty feet into the ground to build highway bridge abutments on the Interstates, to mention just one example. The machines are called diesel hammers, or pile drivers. There are several variations of them.. He cornered mom and I one time at a Fourth of July block party, he was drunk, but that only assisted him in making a pass at us. “If either of you to ladies feel the need to have a stiff one let me know and I’ll be right over.”“Mister Harris!” My mom screeched.“What... ? I was talking about a stiff drink. I’ll mix you up a stiff drink if you feel the need.” He emphasized the word ‘need’.I shook my head no, that would be a fiasco and he would probably only be good for one shot. I guess I could. She snapped back “No Nina, let me tell you” and when I realised what was going to be said I clicked off the loudspeaker and lifted the receiver to my ear just in time to hear Mum say “we will discuss it tonight after you have spent 10 minutes on the naughty spot and have been across my lap for a spanking.” I had been rather more direct than Mum liked. I half fancied being spanked today as it had been several days since my last one but this happened quicker than I expected, as though Mum. To celebrate her new freedom and because she had hopes for a more exciting sex life with interesting people, she had gone straight to Mali.Julia had approached her two days later. Anja wouldn't have minded if Julia had contacted her anyway. But on the contrary, Julia was very sympathetic to her and Anja was happy that her colleague volunteered for this assignment, too.Julia sat down with Anja and said "When I get back to the hotel, I'll get in the shower and I won't leave it for less than half.