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[Cinderella's Fella]

Never seen Star trek, so I guess I'm in the orange

 

[CapeCodTenor]

Hey, Gents! Hope everyone is well. So I had this other company come by to look into why there was water splashing back into the basement. Well, first let me say that I almost didn't say anything because I not only feel like an idiot, but embarrassed beyond belief that I allowed this to happen. Having said that, the problem wound up being that the septic tank was over full. I had apparently forgotten when we had the tank last pumped, thinking it was only 4-5 years back when it was in fact a lot longer than that. Because it was so full it was starting to back up. As a result the leaching field is gone and will need to be replaced. Not looking forward to that. Talking to a friend of mine from the VFW who had to replace his leaching field, it's going to be a huge cost....there goes my Disney World vacation fund. Apparently the leaching field is the most expensive part of the whole septic system. The guys that came to pump the tank said that a lot of the trees in the backyard will have to go in order to get this done, so there's another cost added on this whole screw up of mine. Again, I'm embarrassed to say this, but decided to say it in hopes that someone will learn from my mistake and keep their system pumped on a regular basis. I'm trying real hard to not lose it, but after 2 years of, well, not horrible luck, but definitely not good luck either, I'm going to lose it. Yes, this was my fault, but still...I'm going to lose it at some point. I'm going to grab a bag full of rubber bands and start pinging people in the butt with them. I'm trying to inject a little bit of humor here. Ok...I feel better. Thanks again for letting me vent, you guys have heard it more than once from me these last two years. Have a good day, guys.

TTFN

Good luck. Hope it turns out to be fairly minor.
I wonder... you said your DD had a bath first I think. And then you had the yellow water. Maybe the water got stirred up, or low in the tank?
I'm no plumber. I have no idea.

Still don't know why we had yellow-ish water, but there's a bigger problem. See my post above.

We have liftoff...

A little something I found after our earlier tea discussion

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And don't forget to order it the way he does, "Tea, Earl Grey. Hot."

That's brutal. Last time the transformer blew in the neighborhood with the ice storm, we stayed at MiL's for four days. When power goes out now, that's not even considered as an option.

We had a huge blizzard in January of 2013, less than a month after my DD was born, and we lost power for 4 days as well and wound up staying at my in-laws because they had a whole home generator system installed. While that was nice, I was most certainly glad to get back to our house when the power was back on.

Well, maybe some good news. Digging up a sewer line block in frozen ground doesn't sound fun or cheap either.

As we built our house 20 years ago, most everything (except the roof) is 20 years old. Not a good plan.

Unfortunately it wasn't good news, but live and learn. Onwards and upwards.

At least you have a fairly new roof.

That's why I've felt the need to say "engage".

While pointing with your index finger

My son is a master plumber and I can tell you feom conversations with him and experience...REPLACE IT!!! When they go, the damage costs (flooding or otherwise) will more than outweigh the cost.

Yeah, I know. I brought that up to the Mrs. last night and she simply said, "I don't know it's old and will be the next to go, but now you're paranoid." So I guess we'll have to wait until that goes for the wife to want to replace it. This has happened once before with something that my DW wouldn't listen to me on. And when that something happened I just threw my hands up and said, "I told you." She didn't like that, but she knew I was right. So now we'll play the waiting game.

Morning all from a lightly snow dusted London.
Coming into some crunch times on projects, so everyone wants a piece of Danny.
Pick up the Jeep later, and currently in a row with Fiat about who's paying for it.
Hope everyone is warm, dry and full of bacon. Looking at the posts above that seems like a challenge right now. All the best to those sorting life stuff out.

I hope things go well for you, my friend, when it comes to all or projects.

Never seen Star trek, so I guess I'm in the orange. Does he drink Earl Grey in it?

WHAT?! YOU'VE NEVER SEEN STAR TREK?! Capt. Picard, played by Sir Patrick Stewart, is known for drinking Earl Grey. He says, when ordering from the replicator, "Tea. Earl Grey. Hot."

This. Not only do you have to deal with collateral damage, you also have no time to shop around. If something as central as your boiler or heater goes, you will pay through the nose once it's gone to get it fixed right away, rather than scheduling in with a cheaper, better guy. Just my tuppence.

Yep

 

[declansdad]

Morning all, another chilly one here -5F before the wind-chill. Still better than most of the country though and it isn't snowing.

Have a great Thursday all.

Morning all from a lightly snow dusted London.
Coming into some crunch times on projects, so everyone wants a piece of Danny.

Who doesn't?

Never seen Star trek, so I guess I'm in the orange. Does he drink Earl Grey in it?

WHAT?! YOU'VE NEVER SEEN STAR TREK?! Capt. Picard, played by Sir Patrick Stewart, is known for drinking Earl Grey. He says, when ordering from the replicator, "Tea. Earl Grey. Hot."

And there is your answer.

Hey, Gents! Hope everyone is well. So I had this other company come by to look into why there was water splashing back into the basement. Well, first let me say that I almost didn't say anything because I not only feel like an idiot, but embarrassed beyond belief that I allowed this to happen. Having said that, the problem wound up being that the septic tank was over full. I had apparently forgotten when we had the tank last pumped, thinking it was only 4-5 years back when it was in fact a lot longer than that. Because it was so full it was starting to back up. As a result the leaching field is gone and will need to be replaced. Not looking forward to that. Talking to a friend of mine from the VFW who had to replace his leaching field, it's going to be a huge cost....there goes my Disney World vacation fund. Apparently the leaching field is the most expensive part of the whole septic system. The guys that came to pump the tank said that a lot of the trees in the backyard will have to go in order to get this done, so there's another cost added on this whole screw up of mine. Again, I'm embarrassed to say this, but decided to say it in hopes that someone will learn from my mistake and keep their system pumped on a regular basis. I'm trying real hard to not lose it, but after 2 years of, well, not horrible luck, but definitely not good luck either, I'm going to lose it. Yes, this was my fault, but still...I'm going to lose it at some point. I'm going to grab a bag full of rubber bands and start pinging people in the butt with them. I'm trying to inject a little bit of humor here. Ok...I feel better. Thanks again for letting me vent, you guys have heard it more than once from me these last two years. Have a good day, guys.

That sucks. It's not like the old days where you can just run a few pipes through the yard. Shame that you will lose a bunch of trees though.

We get ours emptied every 2 to 3 years. You really have to watch the type of toilet paper you use as well. The Kirkland brand that Costco sells here doesn't break down very well and can cause you problems.

 

[Cinderella's Fella]

Hey, Gents! Hope everyone is well. So I had this other company come by to look into why there was water splashing back into the basement. Well, first let me say that I almost didn't say anything because I not only feel like an idiot, but embarrassed beyond belief that I allowed this to happen. Having said that, the problem wound up being that the septic tank was over full. I had apparently forgotten when we had the tank last pumped, thinking it was only 4-5 years back when it was in fact a lot longer than that. Because it was so full it was starting to back up. As a result the leaching field is gone and will need to be replaced. Not looking forward to that. Talking to a friend of mine from the VFW who had to replace his leaching field, it's going to be a huge cost....there goes my Disney World vacation fund. Apparently the leaching field is the most expensive part of the whole septic system. The guys that came to pump the tank said that a lot of the trees in the backyard will have to go in order to get this done, so there's another cost added on this whole screw up of mine. Again, I'm embarrassed to say this, but decided to say it in hopes that someone will learn from my mistake and keep their system pumped on a regular basis. I'm trying real hard to not lose it, but after 2 years of, well, not horrible luck, but definitely not good luck either, I'm going to lose it. Yes, this was my fault, but still...I'm going to lose it at some point. I'm going to grab a bag full of rubber bands and start pinging people in the butt with them. I'm trying to inject a little bit of humor here. Ok...I feel better. Thanks again for letting me vent, you guys have heard it more than once from me these last two years. Have a good day, guys.

praying

 

[CapeCodTenor]

Morning all, another chilly one here -5F before the wind-chill. Still better than most of the country though and it isn't snowing.

That's just outright burr cold.

And there is your answer.

That sucks. It's not like the old days where you can just run a few pipes through the yard. Shame that you will lose a bunch of trees though.

We get ours emptied every 2 to 3 years. You really have to watch the type of toilet paper you use as well. The Kirkland brand that Costco sells here doesn't break down very well and can cause you problems.

I'm so done with not being organized. Every year, whether it needs it or not, it's going to get pumped. I am NOT going to let this happen again. And I never thought of the brand of toilet paper could be a problem. Something I'll have to look into.

praying

Thanks

 

[JC1984]

Sounds like everyone is having home issues this week. -17F this morning. Woke up to the boiler failed again and frozen pipes in master bathroom. Another day off of work and another day of extreme stress. Hope everyone has a great day

 

[Zmack]

Morning from a sunny but cool -2F Westfield NB. I had a relaxing day yesterday, now back to the bathroom install, final coat of crack fill on this morning. Once it is dry later today I'll get it sanded and a coat of primer on. I bought a new Henry rifle yesterday so I'm heading over to the range to try it out while I'm waiting for things to dry, Have a great day Dads.

Hey, Gents! Hope everyone is well. So I had this other company come by to look into why there was water splashing back into the basement. Well, first let me say that I almost didn't say anything because I not only feel like an idiot, but embarrassed beyond belief that I allowed this to happen. Having said that, the problem wound up being that the septic tank was over full. I had apparently forgotten when we had the tank last pumped, thinking it was only 4-5 years back when it was in fact a lot longer than that. Because it was so full it was starting to back up. As a result the leaching field is gone and will need to be replaced. Not looking forward to that. Talking to a friend of mine from the VFW who had to replace his leaching field, it's going to be a huge cost....there goes my Disney World vacation fund. Apparently the leaching field is the most expensive part of the whole septic system. The guys that came to pump the tank said that a lot of the trees in the backyard will have to go in order to get this done, so there's another cost added on this whole screw up of mine. Again, I'm embarrassed to say this, but decided to say it in hopes that someone will learn from my mistake and keep their system pumped on a regular basis. I'm trying real hard to not lose it, but after 2 years of, well, not horrible luck, but definitely not good luck either, I'm going to lose it. Yes, this was my fault, but still...I'm going to lose it at some point. I'm going to grab a bag full of rubber bands and start pinging people in the butt with them. I'm trying to inject a little bit of humor here. Ok...I feel better. Thanks again for letting me vent, you guys have heard it more than once from me these last two years. Have a good day, guys.

TTFN




Still don't know why we had yellow-ish water, but there's a bigger problem. See my post above.







And don't forget to order it the way he does, "Tea, Earl Grey. Hot."



We had a huge blizzard in January of 2013, less than a month after my DD was born, and we lost power for 4 days as well and wound up staying at my in-laws because they had a whole home generator system installed. While that was nice, I was most certainly glad to get back to our house when the power was back on.



Unfortunately it wasn't good news, but live and learn. Onwards and upwards.

At least you have a fairly new roof.



While pointing with your index finger



Yeah, I know. I brought that up to the Mrs. last night and she simply said, "I don't know it's old and will be the next to go, but now you're paranoid." So I guess we'll have to wait until that goes for the wife to want to replace it. This has happened once before with something that my DW wouldn't listen to me on. And when that something happened I just threw my hands up and said, "I told you." She didn't like that, but she knew I was right. So now we'll play the waiting game.



I hope things go well for you, my friend, when it comes to all or projects.



WHAT?! YOU'VE NEVER SEEN STAR TREK?! Capt. Picard, played by Sir Patrick Stewart, is known for drinking Earl Grey. He says, when ordering from the replicator, "Tea. Earl Grey. Hot."



Yep

Sorry to hear this CCT, hopefully the field replacement will go smoothly.

Sounds like everyone is having home issues this week. -17F this morning. Woke up to the boiler failed again and frozen pipes in master bathroom. Another day off of work and another day of extreme stress. Hope everyone has a great day

Sorry to hear you are still having issues with your boiler and frozen pipes.

 

[CapeCodTenor]

Sounds like everyone is having home issues this week. -17F this morning. Woke up to the boiler failed again and frozen pipes in master bathroom. Another day off of work and another day of extreme stress. Hope everyone has a great day

JC1984, I am so sorry to hear of your broiler and frozen pipes. Did the pipes burst? I hope not.

Morning from a sunny but cool -2F Westfield NB. I had a relaxing day yesterday, now back to the bathroom install, final coat of crack fill on this morning. Once it is dry later today I'll get it sanded and a coat of primer on. I bought a new Henry rifle yesterday so I'm heading over to the range to try it out while I'm waiting for things to dry, Have a great day Dads.

I like how you say, "...cool -2F." almost like that's nothing for you. That's just outright burr cold.

Sorry to hear this CCT, hopefully the field replacement will go smoothly.

Thanks. Hopefully the replacement will go smoothly. We'll find out in the next couple of days how much it'll cost.

 

[JC1984]

JC1984, I am so sorry to hear of your broiler and frozen pipes. Did the pipes burst? I hope not.

Unknown yet trying to get them thawed. They go into a concrete slab so hope not

 

[pkondz]

Morning all.
Another cold one here today (-31C/-23F).
Got a few errands to run today. That is all.

To an extent. A big part of coaching at that level is man management, and coming up with a system that suits their marquee players strengths and other players can support, or identify others who can take them to that next level, and to bring out the best in them. You are right that its talent, but talent means jack all if you don't apply it correctly.
You and Norm are right, Jordan, Kobe, Shaq, Messi can all win games on their own, but I could give you a list of maybe 100 teams in history that on paper should have won championships but didn't. So is it the job of the coach to get them ready for the huge games? Ancelotti in Leicester on paper, had a significantly weaker team than probably 5 sides in the Premier League, and those other teams were filled with the calibre of player you are talking about, and yet he won it. Coaches can bring a spirit or a gee up a team, that has been seen countless times in relegation battles in the Premier League. I would say the opposite in the UK, that the team are praised to the rafters if they do well, once they get on a bad run of games it's the coach that gets the bullet.

Valid points. Hmmm... pondering...

Having said that, the problem wound up being that the septic tank was over full. I had apparently forgotten when we had the tank last pumped, thinking it was only 4-5 years back when it was in fact a lot longer than that. Because it was so full it was starting to back up.

Well... at least you got the answer to one question.

As a result the leaching field is gone and will need to be replaced. Not looking forward to that. Talking to a friend of mine from the VFW who had to replace his leaching field, it's going to be a huge cost....there goes my Disney World vacation fund.

Oh, nooooo... Man, I'm sorry to hear that.

Woke up to the boiler failed again and frozen pipes in master bathroom. Another day off of work and another day of extreme stress.

And sorry to hear that too. Sure hope you can get the pipes thawed okay.

 

[londontime]

WHAT?! YOU'VE NEVER SEEN STAR TREK?! Capt. Picard, played by Sir Patrick Stewart, is known for drinking Earl Grey. He says, when ordering from the replicator, "Tea. Earl Grey. Hot."

Nope. Not even nearly sorry. Could not give a tinkers cuss about it. Not a fan of the SW franchise either.

Who doesn't?

I'm looking forward to January even more now.....

Again, I'm embarrassed to say this, but decided to say it in hopes that someone will learn from my mistake and keep their system pumped on a regular basis. I'm trying real hard to not lose it, but after 2 years of, well, not horrible luck, but definitely not good luck either, I'm going to lose it.

Sorry buddy. That sucks, and fair play for fessing up. In true man style, I feel awfully bad for you right now, but if you could let us know when you are just a little bit over it, we can start to take the p!ss out of you about it, because, you know, it's poo, and that's comedy.
Please see earlier references to Doc falling off a ladder. Mucho sympathy, then merciless torment. Tis the way of men.
But, like I said, I do feel bad for you now my friend. A Disney trip going begging is always a crime.
Plus, I've learnt a ton about the drainage and plumbing systems of your average american home. Every day is a school day.

Morning from a sunny but cool -2F Westfield NB.

It was -4 this morning in the old country, its not often we out cold Canada.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

To an extent. A big part of coaching at that level is man management, and coming up with a system that suits their marquee players strengths and other players can support, or identify others who can take them to that next level, and to bring out the best in them. You are right that its talent, but talent means jack all if you don't apply it correctly.

I agree. I think talent is the most important part of the equation. But coaching definitely matters. It can make a good team great or mediocre, depending on how the talent is utilized.

Having said that, the problem wound up being that the septic tank was over full. I had apparently forgotten when we had the tank last pumped, thinking it was only 4-5 years back when it was in fact a lot longer than that. Because it was so full it was starting to back up. As a result the leaching field is gone and will need to be replaced. Not looking forward to that. Talking to a friend of mine from the VFW who had to replace his leaching field, it's going to be a huge cost....there goes my Disney World vacation fund.

Ugh. Sorry for the bad news. You hate to learn these things the hard way.

That being said, I wouldn't go overboard pumping it every year. That seems like it would just cost you money you don't need to spend. Whatever the maintenance recommendation is--every 2-3 years? Should be fine. It's just a matter of keeping track.

Yeah, I know. I brought that up to the Mrs. last night and she simply said, "I don't know it's old and will be the next to go, but now you're paranoid." So I guess we'll have to wait until that goes for the wife to want to replace it. This has happened once before with something that my DW wouldn't listen to me on. And when that something happened I just threw my hands up and said, "I told you." She didn't like that, but she knew I was right. So now we'll play the waiting game.

Well, you have a good object lesson in maintenance with the septic tank. It would be a pretty direct parallel with the hot water heater. Usually you're doing great if you get about 15 years out of a hot water heater.

Sounds like everyone is having home issues this week. -17F this morning. Woke up to the boiler failed again and frozen pipes in master bathroom. Another day off of work and another day of extreme stress.

Yuck. Sorry for the bad news here, too. Hope you can stay warm and get this fixed.

 

[docsoliday1]

Well, you have a good object lesson in maintenance with the septic tank. It would be a pretty direct parallel with the hot water heater. Usually you're doing great if you get about 15 years out of a hot water heater.

That's exactly why I said to replace it. 10-12 is typical. 15 is pushing it. 20 is a disaster waiting to happen.

I understand the resistance and especially given the issue with septic tank, but it will be a lot more stressful and costly if you wait.

 

[budamacdvcr]

Happy Friday Eve guys! Sounds like homeownership has raised its gonna brake now repair me mode around here. Try to stay warm and safe as it looks like the next several days are gonna be outright Canadian like including zapping us southerners.........Be safe out there

Not a fan of the SW franchise either.

 

[pkondz]

It was -4 this morning in the old country, its not often we out cold Canada.

just the warmer parts.
(-23F here this morning)

 

[Cinderella's Fella]

Sounds like everyone is having home issues this week. -17F this morning. Woke up to the boiler failed again and frozen pipes in master bathroom. Another day off of work and another day of extreme stress. Hope everyone has a great day

praying

 

[Cinderella's Fella]

Nope. Not even nearly sorry. Could not give a tinkers cuss about it. Not a fan of the SW franchise either.

Who the Heck let you into this club?!?

 

[declansdad]

Who the Heck let you into this club?!?

He has an in with Lego.

 

[CapeCodTenor]

Unknown yet trying to get them thawed. They go into a concrete slab so hope not

Wow! Then let's hope you can get those thawed.

Morning all.
Another cold one here today (-31C/-23F).
Got a few errands to run today. That is all.

Whew! That's cold! Wow!

Well... at least you got the answer to one question.

Exactly. Like it or not, we have our answer.

Oh, nooooo... Man, I'm sorry to hear that.

Yeah. Not good.

Nope. Not even nearly sorry. Could not give a tinkers cuss about it. Not a fan of the SW franchise either.

I like Star Trek, but I'm more of a Star Wars fan, myself.

Sorry buddy. That sucks, and fair play for fessing up. In true man style, I feel awfully bad for you right now, but if you could let us know when you are just a little bit over it, we can start to take the p!ss out of you about it, because, you know, it's poo, and that's comedy.
Please see earlier references to Doc falling off a ladder. Mucho sympathy, then merciless torment. Tis the way of men.
But, like I said, I do feel bad for you now my friend. A Disney trip going begging is always a crime.
Plus, I've learnt a ton about the drainage and plumbing systems of your average american home. Every day is a school day.

Yeah I figured I'd get crap for it over here, that's one reason I thought about holding off, but I did bring it up in conversation so I thought I'd mention it.

Ugh. Sorry for the bad news. You hate to learn these things the hard way.

Thanks, it sucks, but it is what it is at this point.

That being said, I wouldn't go overboard pumping it every year. That seems like it would just cost you money you don't need to spend. Whatever the maintenance recommendation is--every 2-3 years? Should be fine. It's just a matter of keeping track.

According to my DMiL, who's an attorney, we have 3 years to replace it. That said, I'd pump it every year to stay on top of it until we get the money to replace it. But normally yes, every 2-3 years.

Well, you have a good object lesson in maintenance with the septic tank. It would be a pretty direct parallel with the hot water heater. Usually you're doing great if you get about 15 years out of a hot water heater.

Yep...that I did. I want a new hot water heater, but the DW is going to put the breaks on that one because it still works, and we need the septic done immediately. Yes, I know, and I've pointed out that the tank is going to fail at some point, but she doesn't want to do it.

That's exactly why I said to replace it. 10-12 is typical. 15 is pushing it. 20 is a disaster waiting to happen.

I understand the resistance and especially given the issue with septic tank, but it will be a lot more stressful and costly if you wait.

And we're actually talking about replacing the tank. The tank isn't all that much compared to the leaching field.[/QUOTE]

 

[londontime]

Happy Friday Eve guys! Sounds like homeownership has raised its gonna brake now repair me mode around here. Try to stay warm and safe as it looks like the next several days are gonna be outright Canadian like including zapping us southerners.........Be safe out there

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After 9 films? How many chances am I gonna give it?