A Simple Job
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 5:24 pm
Have you ever had something that you needed to get accomplished, and you thought it would take you about five minutes? Last spring when we had water in our cellar, I dug out, the outside wall of the cellar, down to where the water comes in from the holding tank. I turned a block on its side so there would be a hole for the water to come in. I left the other hole open for later use, as I was thinking about putting a frost free faucet in. Anyway I dug it down, put a garden/yard hose through the hole, connected the hose to the sump pump, and I pumped water out of my cellar until the first part of July, after which the water source dried up. I purchased a 4 inch abs black drain pipe and an elbo. I decided I would put that pipe in for an air vent as as the cellar is still damp from all that water in it. I decided to wait until the water source dried up, as I knew it would eventually. I has been dried up for about a month now, but I have been concentrating on other projects, and taking a break. Last evening when we were doing the chickens and turkeys, Carol asked me to dig two holes for a couple of bushes that she got. I went, got the shovel, helped her plant the bushes, then thought I would pull that hose out of that hole. I discovered dirt and rocks had fallen back in the hole, so had to dig out to get the hose out. By that time it was dark, so I have Carol come hold a light for me while I dug. I thought it was going to be a five minute job, and I have worked on it for about four hours or more, and it is not done yet! I got the hose out, and I decided to go ahead and dig it out enough so that I could put that 4 inch pipe in. It will serve as an air vent, and also I can run a couple of hoses through it, or 3 if needed, one at a time is all that is needed. I worked on it last night until Carol was tired of holding the light for me, and I was tired of digging. It was really hard, because it is about 8 or more feet deep, and I almost have to stand on my head to do the digging. I have the 4 inch pipe, the elbow, and a length of pipe going through the wall. All I need to do to finish the job is do a little more digging to angle the pipe as I want to have it at a 30 or so degree angle to make it come at a slant up to the side of the cellar. I have just a little more digging to do to finish, so that it is a the desired angle, but now it is extremely hot out side, and my arm and back are both sore because of the necessary bending, reaching, and stretching, so I may finish it today, and I may leave it for another day. It all depends on my mood this evening whether or not I go back to work and finish it. What remains to be done is very little in comparison with what I have done!