Well, it was indeed over 100 bucks at Menards this evening... Part of that was a new $60 Black & Decker reciprocating saw to replace my Chicago Electric piece of junk.

The first task for my new saw was to cut through a 2 inch cast iron drain pipe that was in the way. I used a 'fire & rescue' blade, which is twice as thick as a regular blade, and I still burned the blade out after only 2 cuts. It was an older blade though...

Once I had the overhead cast pipe cut, I had to bang it out with a hammer because it was CEMENTED IN PLACE. I mean with concrete. Nothing like swinging a hammer as hard as possible within 1/2 inch of a gas line to make you nervous. Said gas line was just one of the reasons the pipe had to come out - most of the rusty gas pipe will be replaced before our new dryer arrives in 3 1/2 weeks!

With dryer deadline looming, I then turned my attention to the PVC drain line. Yesterday I had done some figgerin' and counted all the fittings I would need, so after Menards tonight I was prepared for the dry fit. I layed about 20 feet of pipe with 6 fittings and verified it was all at the correct pitch. (water flows down, ya know) I still have maybe another 30-40 feet of pipe to lay including vent lines, so we're not even close to done, but we're making lots of progress, and that's all that really matters.

It turns out that I'm going through more 45 degree fittings than anything else. They're so handy!

Maybe tomorrow I'll shut the water off.