tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post8363983367622882237..comments2024-03-28T23:36:14.807-04:00Comments on Eaton Rapids Joe: Missing my sweetheart, septic tanks and used carsEaton Rapids Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-25479053347359138302021-05-06T13:11:50.656-04:002021-05-06T13:11:50.656-04:00Good point about used vehicles. They do not last l...Good point about used vehicles. They do not last long on Marketplace or Craigslist here.BWBandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15435259893321037788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-48369525127885187082021-05-05T11:25:06.462-04:002021-05-05T11:25:06.462-04:00Getting somebody to 'service' the septic i...Getting somebody to 'service' the septic is a bonus these days!!!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-68030222030918586162021-05-05T10:38:04.272-04:002021-05-05T10:38:04.272-04:00I suppose there was a set price for emptying the t...I suppose there was a set price for emptying the tank, but if you dug the access out yourself, they were would give you a discount? Last time we had ours pumped out, the guy gave me 75 bucks off to dig down to the lid because he had injured his back on a previous job.Mike Guentherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13760305520055214986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-13569946370288445992021-05-05T06:21:37.016-04:002021-05-05T06:21:37.016-04:00RE: Septic tank - "...where is the opening......RE: Septic tank - "...where is the opening..."<br /><br />Random thoughts: Most septic tanks have ~18-20" square beveled "caps", one at each end. Round 24" diameter concrete pipe is available in 12", 24" 36", 48" lengths, and caps are available to cover the ends. The idea is the cap is 6-12" down instead of the top of the tank being 24-30" down. <br /><br />Property maps: A survey plat, or manually-drawn approximation, with specified reference points is handy. Surveyors use "control points" or "monuments" as a fixed reference point. <br /><br />You can establish your own. Ex: the corners of the house; a 12-18" deep post hole filled with concrete and its center marked (actually, a center hole to accept a dropped-in eye bolt is handier). <br /><br />Measured and labeled, the drawing indicates "septic tank access is 165 ft from Point X at 72 degrees magnetic." And so on. <br /><br />Triangulating from 2 points addds precision: "Septic tank access is 165 ft from Point X at 72 degrees magnetic, and 94 feet from Point Y at 40 degrees magnetic." <br /><br />Two objects that come into alignment (a pair of posts, or even 2X2 sticks) when you're standing over the tank works just as well, and adding a 2nd alignment point should give you +/- 1 ft accuracy. (Same trick can be used to set up a shooting range on a farm field where plowing/disking/harvesting would destroy positioning of "at point" markers. Pro Tip: A bright flashlight inside a short length of PVC pipe provides one fixed azimuth, the "post alignment" does the other; keep the light in view and walk out until the posts align while still seeing the light. Simple trigonometry. <br /><br />So will "38 feet at 90 degrees from the foundation wall at the electric meter box." <br /><br />Identifying numerous geographic points on the property in such a manner can be quite helpful; think of it as " a more involved range card." (I'd think Dar may know something about this.....)<br /><br />Sure, GPS will work, but paper plats (aka "maps") don't require batteries. Rumor has it that some organizations may be in possession of zoomable high-altitude aerial photos that can be accessed for little or no money.....<br /><br />"Bob"Bobnoreply@blogger.com