Are you sure the bill your paying isn't for the vacant house down the road?
And more junk.
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I think they pay quarterly around here but Daniels water bill doesn't sound horrible. I have a well so I don't know exactly what the going rates are but I have heard in the $100-$250 quarterly range. Obviously that's all dependent. But I do know that wells aren't free either.
I like it! Plenty of storage, plus I wouldn't have to scoot my coffee table closer to recliner to actually use it.
My well played out years ago, so had to get on city water. Not having to use city sewer keeps my bill low.
Our last two bill were right at 3000 gallons as bill was $32.13. Very happy with that. We are on the end of a mile and 1/4 line so the line don't get refreshed every month. About once a year they stop by and will flush the line.
$250 bucks worth of unique, Chris---LOL! 350 new. This thing is new but the box had been opened. Thankfully nothing was lost. I much prefer sitting at a desk to be on a computer. I'm not real big on laptops. I have a couple old ones in the shop and take one when we go out of town sometimes. I can't do that finger pad thing so I hook a mouse to them.
That top on the table was built from the factory to have the drawer facing the opposite way the top moves. Loree decided she would like the drawer pulling the same way as the tabletop. I managed to get the damm thing reversed today. The original mounts were not designed to be reversable. Now there is a few exposed holes I will try to disguise sometime, but didn't feel like it today. My shop is a mess.
Got to work picking up crap from a few different projects in the shop to give me a fresh starting point. Worked on putting little casters on the bottom of that old sink. It was originally a kitchen sink in the previous life it had in an old house that was torn down to make way for the in-laws to set up a trailer house on that lot. House was in awful shape and needed to come down. Long story about that too but won't go into it. I rescued the sink before it got bulldozed.
Sprayed lube on the casters and set it on the wheels. The faucet fell apart. Took that piece of crap off.
Kitchen faucets are big money, but managed to find one for $42 at Home Depot. We don't have one here but it had free shipping.
They say it is brass but we will see---LOL! For the seasonal use, hopefully it will last as long as I am able to be useful in the shop.
I cleaned up what I could with glass cleaner but it still needs a scrub with something more abrasive. Back was hurting so that's when I went to the PC to search for faucets.
Still didn't spray weeds even though they are getting real bad. Looked like rain all day and windy.
DAC
For some damm reason I can't edit my above post Daniel so I will just add another---LOL!
With the alteration on that table I did today, the drawer can't really be opened, with legs on the floor in front of it. Cool design but still needed to be thought out better. Narrow drawers on each side would have been nice.
Daniel and John both have reasonable rates, Bill! My well will only cost electricity as I ain't going to put any improvements into it. I have a spare pump if that 30+ year old Craftsman gives out! If the pressure tank gives out the pump will get run harder. If the foot valve quits, I'll plumb the pump to prime with a hose from the house water. Never going to do a foot valve again! That sucked and I was a lot younger!
We don't have sewer yet either. The sanitary district is trying to shove a pressurized sewer system down our throats and they are probably going to succeed. Reasons I don't like it are 2 big ones. I retired from a wastewater plant 2 years ago. I know the quality of pumps that a entity gets with the low bid system. The pump and tank they install will become the financial responsibility of the landowner. Then they require the septic tank to be pumped, crushed and filled. I would prefer a valving system to use it for a backup when the cheap@$$ pump fails! Sorry about the rant!
You are getting a great deal Rog! I'm sure if we used system water for outside purposes it would be much more than that.
DAC
My water is 7 dollars a thousand gallons. Plus whatever the initial fee is.
No sewer. I wish they would put it in though.
No sewer. I wish they would put it in though.
Looks like Aaron wins the cheapest water bill contest! Mine works out to be about 12 bucks per 1000 gallons. There is a monthly "admin" charge of $7.50 and a "well/tank" surcharge of $1.55 on top of the actual water total. There was no initial fee here.
Did my laundry in the house and headed to the shop. Looked like rain but I decided to spray weeds in the gravel anyway. Spectracide is supposed to be water proof in 15 minutes. used a whole gallon. Need to get more.
Built a new contraption to put on the shop hydrant from the well. Garden hose end for draining and of course if a hose is needed. The other end will connect to the sink faucet. Won't be able to finish that until the faucet gets here and I roll the sink into place.
No water heater out here so will try to rig it up where either way the lever is will get water. No drain either. I put a 5 gal bucket under the sink drain and haul it outside and dump it. Crude but some running water is still nice to have during the warm seasons. Just got to remember to drain the hydrant during the freezing season.
Had to move junk around to put Loree's car in the shop when she got home from work. Chance of large hail tonight. There was a wimpy thunderstorm that came through about 5:30, about 4 hours after I got done spraying weeds. It made a lot of noise but not much rain yet.
DAC
7.69 per 1000.
Water in a shop is great. I have none in my little garage. Dad never put water in his either! It’s nice just to wash your hands!
My buddy has a little hose to rinse his cars off in the winter.
Water in a shop is great. I have none in my little garage. Dad never put water in his either! It’s nice just to wash your hands!
My buddy has a little hose to rinse his cars off in the winter.
You have a price schedule for several years, Aaron! That's pretty nice!
34 years ago when my shop was built it was supposed to have a bathroom even. When the ditcher shot in the line to the septic tank, it was uphill! No floor drains and had to settle for just the hydrant for water. At least it was 32 years before I forgot to drain the hydrant allowing it to crack. Had shut it off, but never opened one of the ball valves allowing it to drain back into the ground. It is in the worst possible place for this country, the NW corner of the shop. Had to be that way due to the well to house service line location.
Sure would love floor drains to wash the floor but not possible. That's why vehicles have to stay outside during the winter. All the ice melting from them would cause a disaster in here.
DAC
I don’t have a floor drain in my little garage either….
When we did dad’s garage we did do a big center floor drain. Sadly during the flood it worked the opposite way! Water shots up through the floor drain like a geyser!
After the 2004 flood we added a check valve to keep water from back flowing….it worked last year when his back yard flooded. Nothing came up into the garage.
When we did dad’s garage we did do a big center floor drain. Sadly during the flood it worked the opposite way! Water shots up through the floor drain like a geyser!
After the 2004 flood we added a check valve to keep water from back flowing….it worked last year when his back yard flooded. Nothing came up into the garage.
That is a good idea, Rog, did a similar thing when the well would flood. HF stainless steel pump and a 140' of 1-1/2" hose out to the ditch in front of the house. That used to happen every wet spring. They permanently shut off the irrigation ditch a mile north of us and that problem went away. EPA figured out it contributed to pollution in Rapid Creek a half mile south! 3-400 septic tanks in between the ditch and the creek.
When we had the problem I mentioned above, Aaron, that certainly would have happened here too if floor drains would have been dug in without hooking to a sewer. Would have been expensive to add a backflow preventor too as I would have had to bust out the floor to do it. Then there is no slope in the concrete either. We used every penny we had available in 1991 to build this shop and there wasn't enough budget left to do any more.
I promised Loree we would put a new trailer house on our land when we could swing another loan. She had to wait until 2006---LOL!
Got the water valving installed on the hydrant and the sink back in place.
Since it will roll now there won't be any issues installing the new faucet when it gets here. I found a roll of 3/8" water hose that I mistakenly bought a couple years ago thinking it was fuel line. It says suitable for heater hose on it. That will be the new line to the faucet and have enough length to roll the sink for cleaning or repairs if needed.
Put that old headboard shelf back in place. I need to list those old vise's on marketplace and get them out of here. I'm keeping the lower left one.
Then a "might as well" came up. Could have done a few hundred might as wells but resisted the urge. I've had this belt hanger for many years. Pulled it out of the garbage at work. My belts were hanging on 3-1/2" deck screws.
Took the belts down and pulled out those deck screws.
Hung the belt hanger and put them back up. Tractor belts are hanging on the 3 right hooks Left hooks are automotive. Still a mess but slightly better---LOL!
Then I added a towel bar for drying hands.
Then I had to work up a simple layout for a 20"x30" sign for my sister in law. She likes it so will proceed with making it tomorrow or Saturday. Their reunion is next week during the 4th of July holiday. Loree is also part of putting this reunion together. They have people coming to the reunion as early as the class of 1953! God bless those folks!
DAC
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Got the water valving installed on the hydrant and the sink back in place.
DAC, I had to look at that first pic a couple of times because it looked like you put your water pipe right in the door way.
Looks like your making great progress.
DAC, I had to look at that first pic a couple of times because it looked like you put your water pipe right in the door way.
Those are brand new doors that have been laying there for 20+ years, CJet! Got them in a horsetrade for some signs. Maybe someday I will build a bigger shed to install them in. Back one is 4-0 the front one is 3-0. Very dirty now but still in good shape.DAC
It is a pretty good vise yet, John, but not a Wilton. I think it might be a HF. Was in the scrap trailer at work because one mount ear got broke off. I welded it back on and it worked fine. Got 2 decent vises on my welding table. A Wilton and a German one I forget the name of. Both 6".
Thought I might put that 4" on my trailer someday.
Pretty much done for now on the sink and the area around it for now, until the new faucet gets here.
Repaired 2 long cords and added hangers where they can be separated.
Then cut and installed the graphics on that foam board sign for my sister in law. Put grommets in the corners for her too.
DAC