Thursday, March 25, 2010

On how I appreciate rubber boots

Today my wrists hurt.  I think that has something to do with the fact that I spent a healthy amount of time holding on and pushing against things that shake and bounce, a.k.a. a jackhammer and a hammer drill.  It was pretty cool at the time, but today C can hear me say "oh man..." real low under my breath as I roll my wrists as I roam about the house.  It's painful.

Apparently a bit of temporary pain is the price of admission to learn about:
  1. Septic tanks
  2. Plumbing of drains
  3. Sump holes
  4. Trenching
  5. Repair masonry
  6. Jackhammering
That's what Dad, my uncle and I did for the bulk of yesterday.  The goal was to repair the plumbing in the house by changing the plumbing of the sewage system to be a "high-level" septic tank.  This means that our basement will no longer theoretically gravity drain, but rather will have to have all its water pumped via a sump hole up 8 feet where it will then drain into our new plumbing and out to the septic tank.  In reality, this always (for the past 75 years) backed up into the basement when it was wet outside.  So, hopefully we've now improved on the system a bit.

I've posted a few pictures to show the event, but I'll spare the running explanation. 


Oh, as to the title of the post, that comes from the fact that I was the lucky fella to climb down into the septic tank, plug the old lines and cement in the new lines we added at the top.  Tall rubber boots and the ability to ignore the obvious while in the tank were key assets while performing said duties.

2 comments:

  1. You are smiling. That is a good sign!
    -Ben

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  2. The photo of you in the hole is National Geographic quality. Love it! It's so much fun following your farm adventures. Thanks for sharing!!

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