Like I need a hole in my head

Not so awesome: having significant amounts of water seeping into your newly rented basement.

Totally awesome: having your father show up with a serious jackhammer, buckets, spade, wet/dry vacuum, and attitude and say, "You folks just keep on doing whatever you're doing, I'm going to put a sump hole in your basement."  And then, approximately 30min and a bit of noise later, you're the proud renter of a hole in the ground.  Awesome.  Totally awesome.

The most disappointing thing was that I didn't get an action shot of dad making mince meat of the basement floor with the jackhammer.  However, I was pleased to also hear from the lips of my father, "Yeah, I just picked up the jackhammer from your cousin on my way over."  Our extended family owns at least one jackhammer.