tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post3142981010480534594..comments2024-03-28T14:37:45.575-04:00Comments on 5 Acres & A Dream: Expect The UnexpectedLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-67613956859871529412010-05-27T15:16:45.202-04:002010-05-27T15:16:45.202-04:00DOH! What an unpleasant surprise.DOH! What an unpleasant surprise.Robinhttp://farmfolly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-88259818397644059162010-05-25T19:36:50.399-04:002010-05-25T19:36:50.399-04:00I think the good thing is that system didn't c...I think the good thing is that system didn't crash during the wet winter. A second good thing is that you're married to a tractor-driving man. The third good thing hasn't come to me yet.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432035940956042729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-77209212993881641082010-05-23T18:06:04.762-04:002010-05-23T18:06:04.762-04:00Bettina, I admit that there are other things we...Bettina, I admit that there are other things we'd prefer to spend the money on :( At least we have it thanks to our tax refund. <br /><br />Mama Pea I wish it was that way here. Here, the seller can just put "don't know" on anything and everything on the disclosure form so basically everyone is purchasing "as is." <br /><br />Tina, hopefully Alvin found two more little girls to appreciate him :)<br /><br />Barb, I believe you're right, that wouldn't fly today. We're amazed they put the swimming pool in so close to it. Maybe that's why they ended up filling the pool in eventually. <br /><br />Renee, you and me both!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-18246199113597799402010-05-23T15:20:36.626-04:002010-05-23T15:20:36.626-04:00I sure hope that's the last of the surprises y...I sure hope that's the last of the surprises you find!Renee Nefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167893445846427824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-32393584038267550062010-05-23T08:39:43.418-04:002010-05-23T08:39:43.418-04:00Spetic systems aren't they fun??
At our last ...Spetic systems aren't they fun??<br /><br />At our last home it was a steal tank set next to a small stream. I'm sure if it were put in today it would not be there.bspinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11385723696922637454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-67285873058066428452010-05-23T02:21:28.588-04:002010-05-23T02:21:28.588-04:00Yikes! Nothing is worse than a septic system that...Yikes! Nothing is worse than a septic system that's not working correctly :-(<br />You have my complete sympathy - Hope the fix doesn't "drain" the bank account! T.<br /><br />P.S. I think that Alvin (the fairy) got lonely and moved on to a new home after my sister and I went to college -Tina T-Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054132355737998706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-68521228700671116582010-05-22T19:57:07.625-04:002010-05-22T19:57:07.625-04:00Sounds like a good thing to get taken care of duri...Sounds like a good thing to get taken care of during "nice" weather. It's amazing you haven't had some real trouble with the wonky system!<br /><br />In our county, the seller has to have his septic system inspected (and brought up to snuff) before he can sell. Probably not a bad idea in most instances.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-74748316759278919472010-05-22T17:28:45.318-04:002010-05-22T17:28:45.318-04:00ouch, I hope it's not one of those discoveries...ouch, I hope it's not one of those discoveries with a new home that cost an arm and a leg to repair:(( I know septic tanks are a constant problem over here...Woolly Bitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961632742998726155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-56222725266563519352010-05-22T13:06:13.740-04:002010-05-22T13:06:13.740-04:00Amanda, it's really something, isn't it? ...Amanda, it's really something, isn't it? I don't think we've stopped scratching our heads since we bought the place. :)<br /><br />Callie, I know that there are different ways to design these systems, but this is strange. Maybe we missed it somehow (???) and the septic service will find it for us!<br /><br />Woody, we wondered that too. The house is over 80 years old, and we also wonder when the system was put it. The tank is small, but maybe that was just the way things were done back then. Who knows!<br /><br />Theresa, it wasn't a discovery we were happy to find! But oh well, what are ya gonna do?<br /><br />Thanks Maggie! I certainly hope you're right!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-48807886021077948972010-05-22T08:23:07.370-04:002010-05-22T08:23:07.370-04:00Fingers crossed that there's a drainage field ...Fingers crossed that there's a drainage field out there somewhere and not just a tank. Ugh! So sorry, what a nuisance.maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409400959408658124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-89143876418871084882010-05-22T07:25:20.942-04:002010-05-22T07:25:20.942-04:00Oh no! Leigh, what an awful unexpected discovery.
...Oh no! Leigh, what an awful unexpected discovery.<br />Fingers crossed that it will be a straightforward repair.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574936988046982209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-20816500069784145062010-05-22T07:16:32.785-04:002010-05-22T07:16:32.785-04:00Wow..Ain't it grand to find something like tha...Wow..Ain't it grand to find something like that. Makes me wonder if the folks that paid for a system did it themselves or were just ripped off. Hopefully you won't run into any other hidden "projects".Woodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10877959836671583682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-26094566729794476532010-05-22T04:51:25.214-04:002010-05-22T04:51:25.214-04:00Amazing that it worked as well as it did without a...Amazing that it worked as well as it did without access to a leach field. I remember we had extra drainage laid to allow for additional people living in the house. Good luck!Callie Bradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379683295150396693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-8410283042600412182010-05-22T01:20:17.053-04:002010-05-22T01:20:17.053-04:00Doesn't some of the stuff that is discovered w...Doesn't some of the stuff that is discovered while exploring your land make a person go hmmmm. I know we have found a couple of things that left us stratching our head.Amanda Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15933202730434618961noreply@blogger.com