Well, this was one of the dirtier jobs of the house...the septic. We needed to find the old septic, have it pumped and then my uncle was going to put in a new pipe and such for us. Sounds simple...
Mike and dad went over to find the cover a couple of weeks ago. Using a drawing from the township they paced out the footage and started digging. First they dug quite a few feet down and found nothing. Figuring they were off they remeasured and started digging again.
Next they found a really old septic that had not been used for quite awhile...not what they were looking for. This is where I show up...
I look at where they are digging and think to myself 'I know I am bad at measurement but that does not look like 15 feet to me' but I shut up and don't say a thing for awhile. I then mention that it looks a bit short and lol and behold Mike gets a measuring tape out and realizes that yes indeed they are off a few feet.
They start digging again. Within a few minutes they hit concrete and are elated that finally they have gotten it. They dig and dig and uncover more and more of this block but no lid. Not what they are looking for.
After about three hours, yes it is 10 pm by now, they give up and decide that my uncle will bring his backhoe over and tear up the yard and find it himself. So that is what happened. Come to find out the concrete they are hitting is just that, a huge piece of concrete buried in the yard. Jeff finally finds the cover and is able to get the job done.
The boys thought it was great. The both got to ride with him and help put the dirt back in the hole. Now we have a new pipe and a clean septic. Happy pooping for us...now all we need are toilets!
Mike and dad went over to find the cover a couple of weeks ago. Using a drawing from the township they paced out the footage and started digging. First they dug quite a few feet down and found nothing. Figuring they were off they remeasured and started digging again.
Next they found a really old septic that had not been used for quite awhile...not what they were looking for. This is where I show up...
I look at where they are digging and think to myself 'I know I am bad at measurement but that does not look like 15 feet to me' but I shut up and don't say a thing for awhile. I then mention that it looks a bit short and lol and behold Mike gets a measuring tape out and realizes that yes indeed they are off a few feet.
They start digging again. Within a few minutes they hit concrete and are elated that finally they have gotten it. They dig and dig and uncover more and more of this block but no lid. Not what they are looking for.
After about three hours, yes it is 10 pm by now, they give up and decide that my uncle will bring his backhoe over and tear up the yard and find it himself. So that is what happened. Come to find out the concrete they are hitting is just that, a huge piece of concrete buried in the yard. Jeff finally finds the cover and is able to get the job done.
The boys thought it was great. The both got to ride with him and help put the dirt back in the hole. Now we have a new pipe and a clean septic. Happy pooping for us...now all we need are toilets!
2 comments:
yes, yes, happy pooping to you:) That's hilarious.
i just showed these photos to Wilson and Lachlan and they were both very excited about the backhoes!
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