Honey--do!

Well, today we had the septic tank pumped. It was time according to the schedule! It turned out to be quite an event, as after locating the 'tank" (honest, Dean said that he remembered our tank from 2002!?!?!), the digging began, and promptly sliced our cable.

Mr. Crabby Pants cannot live without cable! Already being sickly and all, it was not good for his blood pressure,something we were told to avoid! Dean was very apologetic, but it was not his fault. The Cable wasn't there last time he visited our tank. The silly cable company had run it exactly over the center of the hatches (yes, we have two!) There was no way to empty the tank without damaging the cable.

The cable guy got here about 5 ...And now we have both an empty tank and another orange cable across the grass (that will probably annoy the lawn mowing guys.)

Anyway we had no scum (good) and I got to not only observe, but take pictures of the waste management system. It is much bigger and much less smelly than I thought. I saw the baffles (replaced last time) and will be able to mark the location of the tank hatches this spring to make the next pumping easier.

Will put it on the schedule for about 4 years, and will hope the cable people will avoid the spot--will have to use the snow markers temporarily to scare them away from the tank! Interesting the things you learn when you moved to the country!