Wednesday - mid afternoon

The loading plant has not 1, not 2 but 3 new-hires learning how to load trucks.  So, it's taking longer to get loaded, a lot longer.  The flip side to that is when these individuals are fully trained - if they stick around that is - there should be no  "shortage" of loaders to deal with the sometimes larger amount of trucks coming in all at once.  I was here 2-1/2 hours today, ridiculous for sure, but there were fully 4 trucks waiting to get loaded and 1 just started getting loaded when I left.  

Yesterday, I was approaching the septic service place north of the town I live in and thought, it would be good to just stop on the side of the highway, go in, fill out the paperwork and get that over with versus driving all the way back to my Park, get in vehicle and drive all the way back up there.  So I did.  I couldn't have been in there 5 minutes. The man just handed me forms to sign, said he'd fill in the rest, took a copy of my debit card to pay the $650 fee and that was that. It's sent to the sent for approval and then they can come out and install another system. 

So far, I've only found one person charging me $3,500 for 2 days worth of dozer application.  I just need to figure out a way to get it done without all of that expense.  It is likely that I could smooth out the new lots enough with the box blade on the tractor and just  ensure there is enough gravel to smooth out any rough spots.  Leave the rest of the area untouched for now, I just don't want to spend that kind of money on it.  I can't really afford to spend that much money on dozer work right now.  And I really think I can get away with that box blade set up.  The first 3 lots would be on already graded terrain anyway from the first install.  

Which reminds me, I need to find a 200 amp metered panel and a stand for it.  I know where to get the underground piping, there is a place that sells it maybe 2 miles from the park.  I also need to think about getting 3 pedestals.  I'm just sort of waiting for the approval for the septic first before I take any more monetary moves.  Let's not get the cart before the horse, but for stuff I don't know where to get from, I can at least get that accomplished by finding suppliers and getting pricing. So I will be working on that the next few days.  

Actually, I should be able to just find the part number and model of the main breaker boxes out there already on those boxes and get that going easily.  The stand I have no clue about, a trip to the local Elliot electric should help with that.  No, wait.  I don't need another stand for the first 200 amp breaker setup. I already have one that has room for another box on it.  That will save some money and time.  A breaker box with meter will probably be around $300.  Pipe and fittings for the first 3 lots will probably be around a grand. Make that 2 grand.  Pedestals are around $500 each, metered.  3 truck loads of gravel at $850 per load.  Rent a min ex for around $450 for one day's use.  $1,500 to have power line hooked to meter box.  

See how that all adds up? Quickly?  But the meter box and getting power to it is just one time, not for each lot.  It's still going to cost, regardless. 

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Very long interlude.  Got busy with stuff. Night time and bed time are here...