country property: Thrilling Septic System Drama - 03/23/13 05:17 AM
Well . . . some people get thrills from septic system stories.
Yes, here's another poo blog. But this one has dramatic twists. It's a four-chamber septic system that pumps the poo uphill . . . and it's broken. Yay! Conflict. Suspense. Heroes!
And lots of pictures!
Here's a sketch of how a four-chamber pump up system works.

The first two chambers of the system comprise a standard two-chamber 1500 gallon concrete septic tank buried in the ground. Let's look down into the first chamber, the one closest to the house where the "solids" are "processed" and separated from the liquids. … (3 comments)

country property: Three Reasons You Should Not Buy Land - 05/28/11 08:01 AM
Buying land will
break your back break your budget break your heart  My colleague, Hugh, told me that this article was too negative.  I suppose he's right, but I wanted to make two points so strongly that they would lodge, indelibly, in the minds of those nice folk who come up here to the foothills to build their own Little Cabin in the Woods. 

Here are the two points:
1.  Do not buy land without the guidance of an expert, localrealtorwith a lot of experience in developing country property.  Yes, yes, I know this sounds self-serving, but I mean it sincerely:  do not … (2 comments)