What have I been doing??

Well when the concrete contractor was here I stayed out of the way for the most part. I sawcut the old foundation and generally cleaned up. After they removed their forms I needed to break off the foundation ties that were used to hold the forms in place. One kind was just a metal rod which was no problem. In the areas that the wall will be exposed they put a rod with a plastic cone to add some detail to the wall. BIG PROBLEM for me! They were hard to bust off and get the cones out. Here is a before and after shot. Lots of swinging with the sledge hammer, prying and cussing and they are all done. I will grind and clean it all up later.