Luck! All bad

[backhoeboogie]

Took the grandson to Fort Worth zoo. Came home to no water. Submersible pump mcc fried. Replaced it. Pump came back on then shut down. Bad rotor is the indication I get. Probably not a big thing to you people who only have to pull 100 feet or less of pipe.

Decided to load some calves. What a mess. Got them sorted finally and in the trailer. Pulled forward and the trailer gate blew open. Jail break! Rounded them up but the pens were out of the question. - for today.

Lightening hit an old growth black jack oak. Dead center of my fence was the path it took.

What next!!!

 

[Hook]

Must be catching, whatever it is seems to be going around

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

Man I sure hope not, I've got a couple of loans in underwriting I need to close this week.

Sorry for your bad luck Boogie, how was the zoo?

 

[backhoeboogie]

Zoo was good. Crowded. Had to park in an auxiliary lot. Pasture. The long walk probably did me good. It was a cool day so the animals were moving around. Grandson loved it. The other two (the ones I am raising) were with their mother. It gave me a whole day of one on one time with this one. He is 2 1/2.

Ate at Papadeaux while I was in Fort Worth. I ate too much.

Got home to no water so I went skinny dipping in the little pool just to rinse the funk off. It was cold. I haven't skinny dipped in years. That was funny.

Missing work tomorrow. I called the well crew to have them pull the pump. That's gonna cost a few nickels. Then I will cut up that oak tree. Firewood for the winter. Maybe a face cord or better.

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

Good luck with the water problem.

All in all it sounds like a memorable day and those are the best kind.

 

[Bez__]

Will not bore you with mine - suffice to say it cost me 16,000 bucks, a tonne of sweat and labour over the past three days, I reek of schitte smell, I am tired of it and I have another three days to go in the yard - and it will take me at least 6 months to a year get everything back to normal

I am pretty grumpy and the old girl is avoiding me for the moment - probably a good thing.

I need a vacation.

Hope you have a better day tomorrow

Bez__

 

[highgrit]

Must have something to do with the black bull.

 

[Don McCallum]

We had an old house where we built 40 years ago. I am guessing it was built in the 1870's. It was all heart pine. It had a jet pump. The galvanized
pipe going to the ground water was about 14' long. My father and I pulled the pipe using a prize pole and fulcrum to change the filter screen.
My house is on top of a small hill, and we used this water supply for about 15 years. We now have community water. As you can see, we have a very
high water table. I checked the pipe last summer and found water about 10 ft. deep.
I know you had a great time with your grandchild, there is nothing like them. The zoo must be in a good part of Fort Worth.

 

[Caustic Burno]

Boogie if it gets too rough you can always sell out and buy a nice lot with city water. :hide:
As far as tree's on fences go that is everyday life around here.
Three hundred sixty degrees in a circle and a tree will always pick the direction to
do the most damage.

 

[torogmc81]

I'd go buy a lottery ticket after a day like that if I was you.

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

Will not bore you with mine - suffice to say it cost me 16,000 bucks, a tonne of sweat and labour over the past three days, I reek of schitte smell, I am tired of it and I have another three days to go in the yard - and it will take me at least 6 months to a year get everything back to normal

I am pretty grumpy and the old girl is avoiding me for the moment - probably a good thing.

I need a vacation.

Hope you have a better day tomorrow

Bez__

I'd like to hear your story Bez, that is if you'd like to unload it here.

 

[backhoeboogie]

New pump installed. Should be good to go for several years.

Firewood stacked for winter. Still have a stack to split hauled to the house already. It's green so I'll let it season a bit.

The old fence is better than its been in years. All slack is gone out of the wires.

 

[dieselbeef]

you just needed alittle motivation to get ya out there.. was a small favor from god

 

[BILL CLAYLAND]

Backhoe,

We pulled ours,(no water) 350 feet by hand.
Next morning no water, pulled again, pump fried, wire all nicked up.
replaced 2nd pump,,,that was over a month ago, fingers crossed.

Better than a water bill in Detroit.

Only gets better!!

 

[backhoeboogie]

I've pulled a couple by hand. Back in my younger days.

Father-in-law dropped a pump and two sticks of pipe back down the hole. What a mess. I went over and helped him fish it out and that was no fun. Since then, I have let the professionals handle it.