brandy327
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Post by brandy327 on Apr 9, 2020 20:49:59 GMT
...we have to have our entire leach field completely replaced. *sigh* $10-15K down the shitter, literally.
2020 can end any time now thanks.
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Post by hop2 on Apr 9, 2020 20:52:54 GMT
Hugs
Btdt I’m sorry your dealing with it.
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Post by JoP on Apr 9, 2020 20:57:20 GMT
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Post by used2scrap on Apr 9, 2020 20:59:12 GMT
Aww I’m so sorry! That SUCKS 💩
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Post by janeliz on Apr 9, 2020 21:00:20 GMT
Ugh, that’s awful! I’m sorry.
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Post by roberta on Apr 9, 2020 21:35:31 GMT
OUCH!  |
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Post by PLurker on Apr 9, 2020 21:37:51 GMT
Ugh! I feel your pain. This one of the reasons I'm leaning towards condo type living if I ever get out of here/move.
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Post by freecharlie on Apr 9, 2020 21:39:30 GMT
I don't know what a leach field is, but that sucks. Hope it gets fixed soon.
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Post by Skellinton on Apr 9, 2020 21:40:23 GMT
I am sorry. That completely sucks.
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Post by catmom on Apr 9, 2020 21:43:30 GMT
I had to look up leach field, and now I've learned a new term. I think we always just called it the septic drain but I'm not sure. Anyway, that sucks so bad! 2020 just cannot stop smacking us around. Its crazy.
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Post by birdy on Apr 9, 2020 21:51:35 GMT
Ugh! I'm so sorry! That is a bummer!!!
2 nights ago we had very severe storms and a tornado touched down in our city. It touched down 2 miles beyond our house, so we were spared the wind damage, but there was golf ball sized hail and dh's 7 month old car is full of dents. We let DS park in the garage where DH usually would because he bought himself a brand new car last May at the age of 19. It is actually a brand new car (not just new to him) and we didn't want him to take the brunt of the hail damage, but even knowing there would be damage, it still sucks! Of course, DH's car has the highest insurance deductible on it!
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Post by brandy327 on Apr 9, 2020 23:36:47 GMT
Ugh! I'm so sorry! That is a bummer!!! 2 nights ago we had very severe storms and a tornado touched down in our city. It touched down 2 miles beyond our house, so we were spared the wind damage, but there was golf ball sized hail and dh's 7 month old car is full of dents. We let DS park in the garage where DH usually would because he bought himself a brand new car last May at the age of 19. It is actually a brand new car (not just new to him) and we didn't want him to take the brunt of the hail damage, but even knowing there would be damage, it still sucks! Of course, DH's car has the highest insurance deductible on it! Oh no!! That's terrible! |
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Apr 9, 2020 23:41:44 GMT
Ugh! I'm so sorry! That is a bummer!!! 2 nights ago we had very severe storms and a tornado touched down in our city. It touched down 2 miles beyond our house, so we were spared the wind damage, but there was golf ball sized hail and dh's 7 month old car is full of dents. We let DS park in the garage where DH usually would because he bought himself a brand new car last May at the age of 19. It is actually a brand new car (not just new to him) and we didn't want him to take the brunt of the hail damage, but even knowing there would be damage, it still sucks! Of course, DH's car has the highest insurance deductible on it! Sounds like you live near me!! |
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brandy327
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Post by brandy327 on Apr 9, 2020 23:42:23 GMT
For anyone that doesn't know, the leach field is the part of a septic system that leaches the water away from your septic tank. Our system is only 15 years old... and wasn't installed properly(according to the guy that just fixed our neighbors leach field right before Christmas).
It's not the end of the world, I know. I'm thankful that we have the money to replace it. It just messes up the plans I had for that money. And I was having a bit of a pity party. I'm over it now...it is what it is. And it's not something we can live without. But it's definitely an inconvenient time. LOL All 5 people home all day, every day. And everyone here is full of shit!! 😁😁😁
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Post by christine58 on Apr 9, 2020 23:44:58 GMT
I don't know what a leach field is, but that sucks. Hope it gets fixed soon. It's part of a septic system. |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Apr 9, 2020 23:49:56 GMT
I had to have that done at a previous house with the ex-husband. It's such a non-fun and yucky thing to drop so much cash on. Not even one of those home improvements you want to show off or brag about. I feel your pain. It's just a shitty thing. (Sorry... couldn't help myself!)
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Apr 9, 2020 23:52:20 GMT
Oh man, I'm sorry.
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Post by LiLi on Apr 9, 2020 23:55:31 GMT
I am so sorry. You have a great attitude, though. You made me smile  |
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Post by sweetpeasmom on Apr 9, 2020 23:56:57 GMT
Well that bites.
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Post by malibou on Apr 9, 2020 23:58:20 GMT
On shit! that really sucks.
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Post by Nanner on Apr 10, 2020 0:26:50 GMT
ugh. That stinks.
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Post by LisaDV on Apr 10, 2020 0:37:05 GMT
brandy327, that sucks. So not fun. I do like your attitude though. lol. We bought this house January 2019, last day of, went to have the septic cleaned this summer. 2 tanks, guess where the opening is to the main tank. They built the effing pool deck right on top of it. UGH. The filter and everything is right there as well. So we're moving the filter and such before opening it up this year. DH was hoping to re-brace the deck and move the part that is over the opening this year too, but we have to wait to get out of quarantine for that. birdy, that stinks. I couldn't help thinking, the things we do for our kids, while reading. I would have done the exact same, but it still stinks.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 10, 2020 1:24:18 GMT
Dang. I’m so sorry.  |
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brandy327
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Post by brandy327 on Apr 10, 2020 1:33:38 GMT
brandy327, that sucks. So not fun. I do like your attitude though. lol. We bought this house January 2019, last day of, went to have the septic cleaned this summer. 2 tanks, guess where the opening is to the main tank. They built the effing pool deck right on top of it. UGH. The filter and everything is right there as well. So we're moving the filter and such before opening it up this year. DH was hoping to re-brace the deck and move the part that is over the opening this year too, but we have to wait to get out of quarantine for that. birdy, that stinks. I couldn't help thinking, the things we do for our kids, while reading. I would have done the exact same, but it still stinks. Oh man!! That's just silly to build that stuff right over it!! Thankfully our entire system is pretty small and it's shallow. It could have been a LOT more expensive. |
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Post by lucyg on Apr 10, 2020 3:25:55 GMT
ugh, what a disappointment to have to sink that kind of money into something you don’t want to even think about. I’m sorry!
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Post by papersilly on Apr 10, 2020 3:27:52 GMT
Well that sucks. I don’t know what that is but getting blindsided by expenses like that sucks.
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Post by michellegb on Apr 10, 2020 9:50:39 GMT
I'm sorry. Like you need more stress and worry now. I hope that the rest of this epic year is smoother for you.
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Post by jenjie on Apr 10, 2020 10:41:05 GMT
For anyone that doesn't know, the leach field is the part of a septic system that leaches the water away from your septic tank. Our system is only 15 years old... and wasn't installed properly(according to the guy that just fixed our neighbors leach field right before Christmas). It's not the end of the world, I know. I'm thankful that we have the money to replace it. It just messes up the plans I had for that money. And I was having a bit of a pity party. I'm over it now...it is what it is. And it's not something we can live without. But it's definitely an inconvenient time. LOL All 5 people home all day, every day. And everyone here is full of shit!! 😁😁😁 Were you having a particular issue, or is this a situation where a second opinion might be in order? I.e. Is the guy that fixed your neighbor’s leach field going to fix yours? I’m sorry you have to deal with this! |
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Post by jenjie on Apr 10, 2020 10:42:36 GMT
Ugh! I'm so sorry! That is a bummer!!! 2 nights ago we had very severe storms and a tornado touched down in our city. It touched down 2 miles beyond our house, so we were spared the wind damage, but there was golf ball sized hail and dh's 7 month old car is full of dents. We let DS park in the garage where DH usually would because he bought himself a brand new car last May at the age of 19. It is actually a brand new car (not just new to him) and we didn't want him to take the brunt of the hail damage, but even knowing there would be damage, it still sucks! Of course, DH's car has the highest insurance deductible on it! Oh no! I’m sorry. |
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Post by jeremysgirl on Apr 10, 2020 10:44:46 GMT
brandy327 I want to give you one tip. If you had a plumber give you a quote, try having an excavation company give you a quote. It should be significantly cheaper. I found this out about replacing our sewer line. We plan to have this done next spring. The plumber quoted me $7000. The excavation company quoted me $3000-$4000. Significantly less. Of course the job is going to completely ruin my landscaping in the front of my house so we will have to fix that as well. But we felt better about the second quote. Hugs. This is never the kind of news anyone wants to hear.
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