A Funny Story Sure To Bring A Smile To Your Face

[oldschoolnesgamer]

I had to share this story with all of you because I still can't stop laughing about it. An hour ago we had to have our septic tank pumped out because it was full to the brim. When the guy had the hose in the tank and it was 3/4 empty he crawled in there head first hanging upside down like a bat while wearing one of those little flashlight devices that strap on to your head like the coal miners use. All you can see are just his feet sticking out of the ground at this point.

Now at this point my wife comes out of the house in a panic thinking either something is wrong with the tank or the guy just fell in head first. She is standing over the hole looking down at the guy who is still upside down mind you and she is trying to talk but can't muster out but a few words before she starts gagging from the stench. She finally comes to the conclusion that holding her nose would be the best option before trying to speak.

She says to the septic tank man, "What do you see"? The guy answered back without skipping a beat and said to her, " I see you had corn for dinner last night ". My wife just stood there mortified while I was laughing hysterically.

[Lazer]

I wonder if septic-tank-guys get paid really well. thanks for sharing!

[GamerMON]

I wonder how many times he has used that joke.

[Luke]

I wonder how many times he has used that joke.

Survey says:

[CRTGAMER]

Sweet Corn!
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[Frag Mortuus]

I wonder if septic-tank-guys get paid really well. thanks for sharing!

He damn well better for dealing with crap all day.

[masteroftheclaw]

Thanks for that! I was feeling a little angsty a minute ago and this perked me back up!

[h8b1llg8ts]

Growing up in LA we are accustomed to gunshots. But they are usually followed up by screaming and tires screeching. Though my first country boy gunshot experience followed as such.

To set it up, my wife and I are up at my sister in laws house in North California. Her one and only neighbor owns a cow farm and we had the whole house to ourselves. She was in the house making dinner and I was outside on the hammock.

*Moo … Moo*

*BOOM!!!*

Wife: Yeah, what the hell was that?

Me: I think the neighbor is having steak for dinner tonight.

Wife: How do you know?

Me: Did you hear the cow?

Wife: Yes?

Me: Did you hear the gunshot?

Wife: Yes??

Me: Do you hear the cow anymore?

[gtmtnbiker]

Thanks for sharing the story, it was funny.

An hour ago we had to have our septic tank pumped out because it was full to the brim.

I don't know how much you know about septic systems but it's normal for them to be full. There are two pipes, an inlet and outlet one. Waste comes in to the inlet. Water goes into the tank. When the water in tank reaches the level of the outlet pipe, it goes into the leach field. The sludge (solids) will stay in the tank and accumulate at the bottom with water and scum on top. The sludge accumulation is what needs to be pumped out. How often to pump it out depends on how many occupants in the house, the size of the holding tank, how much you put into the system (e.g food grinders are not a good idea).

Every two years is a good practice, you can go longer between pumping if it's just the two of you and you don't do a lot of laundry, food grinding, baths, etc, etc. What you don't want to happen is for the level of sludge to reach so high that it flows out the leach field. If this happens a lot, then the leach field will get destroyed and you'll need a new system.

In Mass, a new septic system is around $25K but it all depends on the site conditions.

Septics are good for the environment because it recharges the ground water instead unlike sewer systems which discharge into a river or ocean.

[gtmtnbiker]

I wonder if septic-tank-guys get paid really well. thanks for sharing!

Not really. I have a sister-in-law whose brother owns his own business. It's a tough, low paying business. She's trying to convince him to do something else.