Well, I guess the good news is I am doing it right. The bad news, of course, is that this is hard work !!

I broke down and rented a Transit yesterday. Man, can the eye decieve you. I could have sworn on a stack of bibles where the low spot was. And I would have been wrong. The good news is that I'm getting it w/in an inch all around. Just sweaty back breaking work.

Luckly my neighbor is putting in a paver patio and will have a compactor on friday. I am going to borrow that and give the whole are a once over. That will also help if I have to fill in a few divots.

Thanks everyone for the info !