Grave Diggers Struggle With Cold Temperatures

Thursday, 06 March 2014 | by Pat's Picks

For all the talk of the polar vortex this winter, few have stopped to consider the plight of the grave digger. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel says cemetery workers have had to bust out the big guns to break through the frozen ground this winter. Workers use jackhammers to outline the grave, and special “frost teeth” on the backhoe that digs the grave.

SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel