What Made you Smile/What Ticked you off Today?

[TSTR]

I learned how a mound septic system works today.

[MrPopo]

REPO, you're totally missing the point of prfsnl_gmr's message. There's some intangible qualities you're missing out that your uncle is trying to instill. The biggest comes to mind is work ethic. If you're seeing these menial tasks as annoyances, how will you ever expect to handle tasks that you disagree with ideologically but are required, unless you plan on being your own boss in NYC.

Those who are posting serious advice are wasting their time. Just sit back and enjoy.

You know, if Repo actually gets his shit together and manages to move to NYC who will fill the void in this thread?

[Jmustang1968]

REPO, you're totally missing the point of prfsnl_gmr's message. There's some intangible qualities you're missing out that your uncle is trying to instill. The biggest comes to mind is work ethic. If you're seeing these menial tasks as annoyances, how will you ever expect to handle tasks that you disagree with ideologically but are required, unless you plan on being your own boss in NYC.

Those who are posting serious advice are wasting their time. Just sit back and enjoy.

You know, if Repo actually gets his shit together and manages to move to NYC who will fill the void in this thread?

The void would remain, irreplaceable

[aaron]

REPO, you're totally missing the point of prfsnl_gmr's message. There's some intangible qualities you're missing out that your uncle is trying to instill. The biggest comes to mind is work ethic. If you're seeing these menial tasks as annoyances, how will you ever expect to handle tasks that you disagree with ideologically but are required, unless you plan on being your own boss in NYC.

Those who are posting serious advice are wasting their time. Just sit back and enjoy.

You know, if Repo actually gets his shit together and manages to move to NYC who will fill the void in this thread?

i'd say that between all of us we'd be able to whip something up similarly entertaining that could fill that void, but some of the things this dude says truly are unbelievable.

i love you, repo man. here, let's listen to your song one more time:

[AppleQueso]

We have a few programmers here, i'm sure someone could make a bot or something that just spun together strange personal blog-like tales of woe.

[REPO Man]

Basically any such skills I'd learn in a small town would ultimately be rendered irrelevant in a major city where priorities would ultimately shift from yard work to getting to work without getting assaulted or hit by a car.

that's the GRADE A shit Repo, thanks.

He's in a NO SPIN ZONE.

It's like saying "any intelligence and experience I learned in a big city would be irrelevant in a small city".

The logic here is one way only. Small town doesn't translate to big city, but big city can/does translate to small town.

REPO, you're totally missing the point of prfsnl_gmr's message. There's some intangible qualities you're missing out that your uncle is trying to instill. The biggest comes to mind is work ethic. If you're seeing these menial tasks as annoyances, how will you ever expect to handle tasks that you disagree with ideologically but are required, unless you plan on being your own boss in NYC.

This isn't about work ethic. My issue stems with the fact that he's assigning tasks based on no real logic or understanding of the correlation between one's skill set and the best tasks for said skill set.

I mean, I'm awesome with computers, kick ass at laundry, I know my way around a kitchen (and then some) and thanks to previous employment experiences I'm awesome at dishwashing and the custodial arts. My skills would be better suited towards doing the laundry, washing the dishes, sweeping the floors, vacuuming the carpets, scrubbing toilets, cleaning the sink and tub, cooking meals, fixing computer hiccups, optimizing home theater setups, and so on.

I'm not saying one's skill set determines such things but it's a good place to start when you want QUALITY end results. If my brother chopped wood, it'd take a fraction of the time. If he mowed the lawn it wouldn't take him four or five times to get every spot since he's more used to being able to maneuver the lawnmower.

[Sload Soap]

Oh, my. You've spent longer arguing why you shouldn't have done the task than it would have taken to actually do it. Excellent work.

[BoringSupreez]

Oh, the comedy. I'm seriously starting to wonder if Repo hasn't been trolling us for years now.

[the King]

If he mowed the lawn it wouldn't take him four or five times to get every spot since he's more used to being able to maneuver the lawnmower.

This can not be real.

[the King]

It's partially to do with the ground being heavy with clay and not draining well, but it's mostly a rule in counties in MN due to home-made systems not meeting environmental requirements. Emptying too close to wells or bodies of water, or people not burying their drain pipes deep enough leading to waste being exposed to kids and animals before it's been thoroughly filtered., etc

Our old tank was all gravity, yeah. Our new mound system empties out about 8' below grade and then into a tank which is about 10' below grade, but the pipe then shoots straight up about 25', to about 15' above grade. The top of the mound is probably 10' below our roof line. The mound is purposely built with literally dozens of trucks of rock, dirt, and topsoil. They actually try to build where your property is low so the mound isn't up so much, but our area while bumpy, is pretty level.

Here's a pic of a mound design:

Wouldn't it just be easier to make septic systems meet certain requirements(proper drain pipe depth, wells have to be a certain distance away, etc) than having to pump sh*t up hill?