tuney443
Senior Member
Nice story to share--on a water service job now where the 81 year old widow and her 2 grown, handicapped sons have'nt had water for 21 years!Her well went dry and she has'nt had the money to do anything until now.My plumber and I are absorbing some of the extras like ledge rock{hopefully,this AM,the last 30' won't have too much left} and the gazillion leaks that are going to sprout when we turn the curb stop valve.Yesterday,I broke thru her antiquated septic that also has'nt seen water for some time as the old Orangeburg was spotless but dry.Apparently,her 3-4 gallons of store bought bottled water a day down the drains/toilet is perking out her 50 year old swiss cheese metal septic tank.She might have set a record for being without water the longest or something.I'll let you know how things work out.I might need to push the sympathy button with the town's water dep't inspectors as they are real bastards.Matter of fact,the former dep't head made national news during Poughkeepsie's corruption scandal which he was involved in by having his mistress murder this other woman at a church parking lot.He tried committing suicide with a gun while the cops were knocking on his door,blew off part of his face,and then died in jail shortly after.I don't like talking bad about the dead,but he caused me so much unnecessary grief for some 25 years or so,he deserved this--very fitting.