Thursday, April 20, 2023

 The sewer system is repaired - almost.  I messed up on fall/slope and had to redo both outlets.  I am not going to have shit sitting in a pipe.  I will go to whatever lengths I have to go to fix it and I can tell ya, fixing that stuff underneath that shed is not pleasant stuff.  I won't even go into all of it, I will only say that at the end? I put a damn sewer waste tee in backwards and will have to redo that. But that is not under the trailer. I will be a relatively simple job. I want it right. If I leave it like it is, it's going to be directing toilet waste to the end of the pipe - which is right there. 

That is, of course, not what you want. You want the poop to flow towards the direction you want it to go.  It just isn't anything I want to continue doing, I want that stuff over with, but I also know if I leave it?  I'm going to have backed up lines sooner or later and it's just not worth not fixing it now. Get it right.  

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Well yes, I'm doing that tomorrow. However.  I got a phone call. Mr. B? yes?  We have your vehicle finished, we just need to detail it and it will be ready to pick up later.  OHHHH??!!!!  Yes, we will call you back when we are done.

Ohhhh myyyyy.  They told me yesterday it was next Wednesday when it would be done, with the caveat that it might be done sooner.  I'm covered in dirt and I'm sitting there listening to this person telling me this on the phone.  Yes, I had to lay down in the dirty, several times actually, to finish out this project. That T? It's out in the open.  Simple fix, I'll get that done tomorrow if it doesn't rain. 

It was supposed to start late this morning. Then early afternoon. Then mid-afternoon. Now in a couple of hours.  Whatever. Typical forecast, lol.   

Anyway, I called the lady that's giving me rides, she was an hour out.  I was done as far as I could get with the sewer line, the toilet works, it's sending stuff the wrong direction but it's still working.  Just when it gets sent out the T through that special setup, it shoots out of there and plunges it down the line. Exactly what you want.   She got me, we went to the shop - and then I noticed right away something was wrong. 

But nothing so bad that I didn't take it. They forgot to do the job on the driver's side headlight cover.  It has oxidation.  The passenger side is brand new and the bug deflector is also brand new. I'm not leaving it there another day right now to fix it - they want it a whole day, lol.  I'm thinking to pay for a new one on that side as well. They are telling me they can get it "80%" of what it would look like new.  Well, why would I want 2 things new and 1 looking - not new? I'm just going to call them tomorrow and ask them to order the part, I want new on everything up front.  

Later on, I got a call from a gentleman from - wherever, another Oklahoman I think.  He started asking questions about long term.  I answered all of them but he still was asking about electricity. Is it prorated to the end of the month? Do you have to pay extra fees with it?  

Huh? No, sir, electricity is included with the cost of the rent.  This is, apparently, unique to our area. Other places even 50 miles away all charge extra for electric. It's metered and you pay whatever the power company is charging you for it - it is illegal to charge a tenant more than what the power company charges you.  I know this from ample research. No matter, you don't try to make your money off of electricity, I never even thought of that anyway. 

The point of meters is to force the customer to deal with their own electric-use habits.  Otherwise, some people think: free-for-all! Just turn the AC units down as cold as they can go, leave all electric-using devices on constantly and the park can pay for it! WooHooooo!  

He's coming early tomorrow morning, he stated. I may or may not be over there early. I have to get up at 5:00 am to get my coffee and then get the boys up at 5:30 am. One of them is going on a field trip and the bus leaves at 6:30 am. Well his bus to take him to school doesn't even arrive by then. So, I have to take the 6 year old to the neighbor's house at 6:00 am - she will take him to the bus stop - and then take the 8 year old to school so he can get on his field trip bus in time.  

After that? I don't know if I'll go home and go back to bed or just keep going. If I sleep well tonight, then I'll just keep going : )

Anyway, I have 13 spaces taken as of tomorrow and Sunday.  One more, please!  

That's it. I'm happy. The day is done, the boys are going to bed soon.  

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The boys are in bed, they are on their way to Oklahoma and I'm going to bed as well. 

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