A Simple Job

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!



