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[NativeSon]

Don, great pics, and amazing what that big orange tractor will do. What do you plan to do with all the dirt that you've dug out of the tank? I've dug a tank this summer during our dry season and have a pretty good pile that I haven't figured out what to do with it.

Charlie

 

[txdon]

Don, What do you plan to do with all the dirt that you've dug out of the tank?
Charlie

Charlie, Finding a place for the spoils is a more than half the job.

I'm putting the silt behind the dam and with the clay I'm widening the dam and raising it. The golf cart can barely fit on the top of the dam also water had been going over over the dam before going through the spillway. I also used about 40 buckets to build a berm to catch more water (berm picture coming soon). Placing each scoop, depending on clay content, is taking longer than expected. I have today and Wednesday to get-er-done. I think I should be OK if nothing unexpectedly happens. 50% Chance of rain Thursday with the cold front coming through.

After I get the clay up high I can take my time leveling it out with the blade.

 

[blueriver]

Charlie, Finding a place for the spoils is a more than half the job.

I'm putting the silt behind the dam and with the clay I'm widening the dam and raising it. The golf cart can barely fit on the top of the dam also water had been going over over the dam before going through the spillway. I also used about 40 buckets to build a berm to catch more water (berm picture coming soon). Placing each scoop, depending on clay content, is taking longer than expected. I have today and Wednesday to get-er-done. I think I should be OK if nothing unexpectedly happens. 50% Chance of rain Thursday with the cold front coming through.

After I get the clay up high I can take my time leveling it out with the blade.

Thats alot of dirt you have moved ... good plan to widen and raise the dam and build a berm. Hope you get it where you want.

 

[Western]

Don, that will be quite a hole when your done. I did a little digging in my pond and also put the spoils on the backside of the dam, made for quick trips.

 

[Bird]

This afternoon, Oncor has 2 big trucks and at least 5 men working 3 houses north of me. One of the guys told me they think they've found the reason for our frequent outages and are changing out some equipment to fix it. Sure hope he's right.

 

[johnrex62]

This afternoon, Oncor has 2 big trucks and at least 5 men working 3 houses north of me. One of the guys told me they think they've found the reason for our frequent outages and are changing out some equipment to fix it. Sure hope he's right.

They are not bypassing your house, are they Bird? Hate to find out your pc is the cause of the outages and their solution is to dump you as a customer.

 

[Bird]

They are not bypassing your house, are they Bird? Hate to find out your pc is the cause of the outages and their solution is to dump you as a customer.

I don't think so, but nothing would surprise me.:laughing:

 

[jinman]

Hate to find out your pc is the cause of the outages and their solution is to dump you as a customer.

No, they aren't dumping him, they're blaming it on Bird so they can charge him more $$$.:laughing:

 

[Bird]

No, they aren't dumping him, they're blaming it on Bird so they can charge him more $$$.:laughing:

They just finished and are leaving. I've been visiting with them. It seems some lady in the neighborhood has been giving them a bad time with her complaints. I hadn't done any complaining to anyone myself, except to call their automated outage reporting system, but I'm glad she (whoever she is) has complained to the right place.:laughing: Anyway, they think they've got the problem fixed.

 

[bindian]

We got a 10th, as in .10 inch of rain yesterday morning around 9 A.M. I put out 44 pounds of rye grass seed a week ago and have been spot watering it. The watering and putting about 6 inches of water back into the pond last month doubled my water consumption.

Don,
Looking good what you have done so far. Your right. Hauling the spoils out to where you want it takes the majority of time.
hugs, Brandi

 

[jonyyuma]

Nice job, really cleaning that tank out well. Maybe the rain will let you finish. I loved the photo of the top showing from the hole. "The Little Engine that could?"

 

[pacerron]

This afternoon, Oncor has 2 big trucks and at least 5 men working 3 houses north of me. One of the guys told me they think they've found the reason for our frequent outages and are changing out some equipment to fix it. Sure hope he's right.

Do you share a transformer pole with other houses?

 

[Western]

No, they aren't dumping him, they're blaming it on Bird so they can charge him more $$$.:laughing:

All they have to do is find an electric meter like the one he has for his water! That would be good money there

 

[Bird]

All they have to do is find an electric meter like the one he has for his water! That would be good money there

Dennis, we'ver got one of those water meters where they don't have to open the box to read it; i.e., it transmits the reading. At least the bill that came yesterday was considerably cheaper than the last two.

And our electric bill was a lot cheaper, too, but the electric meter is still read by a young man walking the neighborhood reading meters. The last time I checked, this neighborhood is scheduled to get those new "smart meters" in June of next year.

 

[LarryD]

Bird, we got the new smart meters about two years ago. While they were installing one at a neighbor’s house something went terribly wrong and it burned down their single wide trailer. I came home to a driveway full of EMS rigs and half a dozen power company sedans (these would be supervisor type rigs).
The very next day, there was a new meterbase installed before anyone could do an investigation, at least not anyone NOT associated with the power company. My neighbor happens to be a volunteer for our VFD and had lots of friends onsite and it seems the meter installer thought he heard something fall down after he pulled the old meter but went ahead and put the new meter on.
This young Navy couple has a very nice double wide today.

 

[two_bit_score]

Dennis, we'ver got one of those water meters where they don't have to open the box to read it; i.e., it transmits the reading. At least the bill that came yesterday was considerably cheaper than the last two.

And our electric bill was a lot cheaper, too, but the electric meter is still read by a young man walking the neighborhood reading meters. The last time I checked, this neighborhood is scheduled to get those new "smart meters" in June of next year.

I've heard the elect. bills usually double or triple when they get those self reading meters installed.

Hope yours goes the other way.

 

[two_bit_score]

Great tagline!

 

[Western]

Bird, My water is on Wise co-op and is read through the line, the house is through Tri County co-op and is read by a meter reader. Love this cool weather, our elec bill was only $132 last month:thumbsup: Water electric is always the same at $25

 

[Bird]

Bird, My water is on Wise co-op and is read through the line, the house is through Tri County co-op and is read by a meter reader. Love this cool weather, our elec bill was only $132 last month:thumbsup: Water electric is always the same at $25

Dennis, another coincidence? My latest electric bill was $131.92.

But the 13,154 gallons of water was $62.07, but after adding the garbage collection fee, sewer fee, etc. the bill was $121.35.

Down in Navarro County, we had meter readers for the water, but read our own electric meters. Each month, along with your payment, you sent the current electric meter reading. The electric co-op was supposed to check each meter once every 6 months, but they didn't.

 

[jinman]

Wise Electric Coop has had the electronic meters for some time (several years). I've never had any problems with my electric bill. This past summer with the AC going and me pumping mega-gallons of water, my bill was quite reasonable. I have no idea how the meter works because it looks just like a normal meter, but no meter reader ever comes to read it.