For people in the country, however, the toilet usually flushes into a septic tank (or there are a couple of other alternatives) which has to be emptied every few years.
About 10 years after we moved here, the local Public Broadcasting Station began airing episodes of the “Red Green Show.” I looked forward to Saturday night (if memory serves, that is when it aired) for a half-hour of great entertainment. And episodes can be watched on YouTube. One never thinks about duct (duck) tape in quite the same way.
A favorite character on the program was Winston Rothschild. He was part of the group at the Lodge but also was the proud owner of Rothschild's Sewage and Septic Sucking Services ("No tank too big, no tank too small, teacup or cesspool, we suck 'em all!"), who had commercials in the program promoting his company.
The men who created the "Red Green Show," Steve Smith (who played Harold) and Rick Green (who played Bill), did a special program for PBS on attention deficit disorder, which is how Richard learned that attention deficit disorder is what has been plaguing him for years.
We had a very reliable person who came and provided that service for us every few years. All of our gray water (sinks, laundry, bathtub) goes into a holding area instead of the tank, which means we don’t have to have ours emptied quite so often.
But at least every few years it fills up and must be emptied. After the person who was providing this service upgraded his equipment, the hole in our concrete tank was too small, and he was not able to do the job. We had another company come and they did not do a good job of emptying it out, we were hardly better off after they came.
Having a full tank created some difficulties for us, the details of which I will not go into.
I suggested that Richard call someone who does concrete to come out with a saw and enlarge opening. But one of the problems people with attention deficit disorder have is that they can’t delegate to other people very well.
So he purchased a gigantic concrete saw and spent some grueling hours working on enlarging the cement opening.
He called, and the “sewage and septic sucking service” guy came today
He is a delightful man.
It seems like a very unpleasant way to earn a living, but he seems to enjoy his job. Reminds me of the gentleman they filed in the Woodstock movie cleaning the portable toilets and happy to do it.
It is quite nice to be back in business for doing the business.
2 comments:
We have ours pumped every three years. Yes unpleasant job for sure. Richard purchased a saw and cut a larger hole himself...wow that was hard work! :) WE love Red Green too here on PBS they rerun that program:)
We waited way too long last time, and the man took a lot of time getting all that packed-up mess out of there. He said next time, call them after 2 or 3 years. It had been 10 years, last time. We didn't know; the old house had such a huge septic tank it lasted for years before being emptied.
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