hey, where do you get one of those?

After a time of cluelessness as to where to find a septic tank, I found one. And here it is! They set it right down in the hole Rob had dug. The big problem is that somehow we made the field too short. Way short. I think some survey equipment might have helped, instead of walking through the woods with a measuring tape... So Rob is going to try to get permission for 4 75' lines instead of 100'. Might not happen, so then we would go through the permit process again, this time for a 3 bedroom, which should allow for the shorter lines. The bids for the septic were $4000. The tank and plastic pipes cost $800, and we need gravel, but even if we have to re-permit at $250, we're saving some money.

The backhoe is taking a rest at a friend's house. He's going to replace some seals that are leaking. Meantime, Rob put tile in the bathroom and on the screened porch floor. I put putty in nail holes. woo hoo. Tomorrow Rob is going to rent the tile cutter, and a wet sander for the travertine.

See the picture album for the mud hole where the backhoe started sinking to China.