Mickwhitt 4,717 #1 Posted April 30, 2020 Hi all. Just wondered what you had been up to today. I planned to do some tractor work BUT... A collapsed sewer pipe had other ideas. Spent time digging out the blocked sewage to find the problem. Then dug out the damaged pipes and effected a repair. Just ran out of time to backfill and make good. But that's for tomorrow. this is the new pipework which replaces the damaged Y piece that had collapsed. Never wished my sense of smell could take a holiday as much lol. Mick 8 2 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,856 #2 Posted April 30, 2020 Mick.......no way I can top that!! Living the Dream here. 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 68,252 #3 Posted April 30, 2020 Talk about a crappy day...... Sorry but you know somebody HAD to say it..... 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickwhitt 4,717 #4 Posted April 30, 2020 I know , thought I had smelled some stuff in my time but this was off the scale lol. Least I can relax now knowing there will be no more releases from there for a while. Mick 5 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,856 #5 Posted April 30, 2020 I hope you weren't smoking when around that hole, that gas is explosive. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 8,700 #6 Posted April 30, 2020 I made plans to go look at the farm-ette tractor today. Might not go cause its been raining all day. I been trying to do some research on it. Rainy day blahs 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #7 Posted April 30, 2020 Give your Nose a Break, sniff on something better smelled items like a Guinnes Draft ! Maybe that helps...😂 Try today to start a new Project, even i seeing some Clouds upcomeing, I organized a 28Gallon Tank for the „Wet Horse Trailer“ Project. But when i unloaded this thing from the Car It begin‘s to Rain. Naaaaaahhh - So the Weather doesn‘t allow me today go ahead with that Project. So i just can start by plumbing few Fittings at home on it for draining. The rest of the Work must wait, if better Weather occur‘s. Hopefully quick. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,081 #8 Posted April 30, 2020 Mick, that’s no fun. Been there, done that... two weeks into my first home ownership! I set a toilet yesterday for a friend. I can say the word poop on the phone and he’s dry heaving. I don’t understand... after it’s gotten onto that side of the drain, it all smells the same 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #9 Posted April 30, 2020 (edited) Made SWMBO a set of tubular wind chimes. Yes! I was bored as rain had stopped play. Edited April 30, 2020 by Stormin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,856 #10 Posted April 30, 2020 Wind chimes Norm??? Do they play the theme to James Bond?? How did painting those logs work out?? 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 68,252 #11 Posted April 30, 2020 20 minutes ago, Stormin said: Made SWMBO a set of tubular wind chimes. Yes! I was bored as rain had stopped play. Pictures? You know the rules. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,309 #12 Posted April 30, 2020 16 minutes ago, stevasaurus said: Wind chimes Norm??? Do they play the theme to James Bond?? How did painting those logs work out?? Probably the Benny Hill Theme! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,856 #13 Posted April 30, 2020 Today, I ended up picking on my friend Norm. I sure hope he has a cents, since, sense of humor. It was the Wheel Horse Rye today. On a high note...I did have steak and eggs for breakfast this morning. I had forgotten how excellent that breakfast is. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #14 Posted April 30, 2020 42 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Pictures? You know the rules. You'll have to wait 'till tomorrow. Won't put up the photo I took earlier. Think it's because it's dark outside. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 11,474 #15 Posted April 30, 2020 Got the lawn mowed , dug up a few roots of a willow tree that were sticking out of the ground that were starting to get in the way of the blades. Filled a few potholes in the driveway. Swept the barn out, then the skies opened up. Been raining ever since, now there's small pools in the yard. So happy to have gotten the lawn mowed. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McGrew 460 #16 Posted April 30, 2020 Several weeks ago I had all new septic system drain lines put in at my house. The guy I hired is quite a character, and septic systems is his specialty. He told a story about working on a families septic tank when one of their teenage sons came out to investigate. He said the kid looked down into the tank and almost gagged from the smell. The kid made an awful face and said "that smells AWFUL"!!! Tom said "smells like money to me"! Danny 2 2 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,743 #17 Posted April 30, 2020 6 hours ago, Mickwhitt said: sewer pipe had other ideas. Several years ago I had an overgrown shrub I wanted to remove. Hooked a chain to it and pulled it out with my truck. I was quite pleased with how well it came out until I saw the piece of clay tile sewer pipe hanging from the roots. Quick trip to the plumbing supply store, couple of dresser couplings and a bit of digging and I was back in business. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,081 #18 Posted April 30, 2020 Mowed the lawn, farted around with some tractors, supported our local BBQ called “Broken Smoker” and enjoyed 1/2 a chicken and a pound of brisket with the fam! after dinner, Rylee and I made an obstacle course video for her last week’s gym class assignment to hand in to the homeschool academy! 5 1 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClassicTractorProfessor 5,314 #19 Posted May 1, 2020 All I did was work work and more work, After work I had planned on coming home and finishing the yardwork I've been working on all week. Instead Rodger and I went and looked at another Farmall M, tractor hasn't ran in several years, and probably wouldn't be worth making a runner out of, but if the guy takes our offer it will make a good parts tractor to get the two M's in my yard up and functioning again. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #20 Posted May 1, 2020 Photo of wind chimes I made yesterday as promised. Just to keep Eric happy. Today a got the lawn sweeper out and swept up the green I mowed yesterday as well. And the lane verges. 3 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 68,252 #21 Posted May 1, 2020 4 minutes ago, Stormin said: Photo of wind chimes I made yesterday as promised. Just to keep Eric happy Hahahahaha.... They are quite nice Norm. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickwhitt 4,717 #22 Posted May 2, 2020 I'm officially fed up of digging. This whole week I've been like a crazed mole digging sewer pipes out for repair. Last night I found a rainwater gulley was broken so needed replacing. I did that this morning so I reckon my drains are pretty much done for a while. Hopefully back to some workshop time now. Mick 5 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #23 Posted May 2, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Mickwhitt said: Last night I found a rainwater gulley was broken so needed replacing. I did that this morning so I reckon my drains are pretty much done for a while. Just one question, Mick. How are you going to clean that out when it gets full of silt? You can't rod it. Edited May 2, 2020 by Stormin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickwhitt 4,717 #24 Posted May 2, 2020 Hi Norm. It has a sump type trap at the bottom and I will suck it out with my wet vacuum as I do with the other pot traps. They cant be rodded because of the sharp bend. Mick 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 63,081 #25 Posted May 2, 2020 Cleaning in the back barn today... in an attempt to A: remove Norman from winter storage B: make room for just one more tractor look out @WHX24 @dells68 this’ll make 21 for the time being! 1 1 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
