Here's a phrase that's high on the list of phrases that you never want to hear..."Don't flush unless you absolutely have to!". This blog is for all the people that think that our new life consists of nothing but soaking up the sun by the pool and drinking pina coladas.
Well, I'm here to tell you that some of life's little unpleasantries don't go away even when you do live in paradise! Last week our septic system failed. And right after that we got a huge downpour of almost 3" of rain. So, it made for a fairly poor time to bring in the equipment and put in a new septic field. We knew that the field was nearing the end of it's life out but we were hoping to replace it at our leisure. Never works out that way. So, the field failed and we were on flush rations. And by the way, Adam can be a real 'flush Nazi'. His idea of how many times we could use a toilet without flushing and my idea are quite different!
Well, I'm here to tell you that some of life's little unpleasantries don't go away even when you do live in paradise! Last week our septic system failed. And right after that we got a huge downpour of almost 3" of rain. So, it made for a fairly poor time to bring in the equipment and put in a new septic field. We knew that the field was nearing the end of it's life out but we were hoping to replace it at our leisure. Never works out that way. So, the field failed and we were on flush rations. And by the way, Adam can be a real 'flush Nazi'. His idea of how many times we could use a toilet without flushing and my idea are quite different!
The ground has dried up some so today is new septic field day! We really couldn't leave it much longer. We gathered all our supplies over the weekend and the backhoe operator was here at 7am. By about 2pm we were pretty much done. Not the biggest project that we've ever taken on but definitely one of the more important. And I'm sure my mom is rethinking her vacation options for next year! Most people consider indoor plumbing a must have for their holiday locale. On a positive note...our septic field failed in January and we didn't have to wait until spring to fix it. Gotta love that!
Whew....well, glad that is done. Now to get back to the pool and pina coladas while the sun is still shining!
Whew....well, glad that is done. Now to get back to the pool and pina coladas while the sun is still shining!