Deck demolition

I started tearing the deck down tonight.  I managed 50 feet or so of railing, and got into tearing off some of the decking, too.  With luck, I'll have it all off by the weekend, leaving only the joists to remove. 

One thing I learned - 6 year old screws don't come out very well.  The common name for this tool is "drill". 

But its real name is "Crom, Destroyer of Screw Heads".  About 1 in 5 screws actually comes out, and the rest just snap off and spin.  On the plus side, they make a satisfying noise when they snap off, even if it's gonna mean more work later.