Home improvement projects are like any
other speed bump that may happen in life.
They seem to occur at the most inconvenient times. For instance, during the era that our home was
built, building specifications were not what they are today; particularly specifications
for what type of pipe will be used for sewer lines! Additionally, it is not really recommended to
build or to replace anything in the State of Wyoming during the winter month of
February due to the depth of frozen
ground which makes digging difficult when replacing a sewer line. Yet, using a backhoe and having a few
volunteering buddies from work to dig up and then replace at least 20 feet of sewer
pipe, the Mlinar’s can validate that winter and Mother Nature even in February
is NOT impossible! However, it is one
heck of an all-around experience!
Sunday morning, a day to rest, reflect,
and prepare for another week, or so we thought.
It isn’t until late afternoon
that we notice that the water in the house is not draining correctly. Jimmie, the hero, discovered that the sewer
pipe busted….not a little, but completely collapsed. Yea for us!
My childhood play-time with my older sister who played Mary as I was Laura
Ingalls has now become reality! Only I
am an older version of Laura and my kids and hubby are also able to experience the
play-time of “Little House on the Prairie” with me! The Mlinar’s for a brief amount of time are
experiencing what it would be like to live without any in-door plumbing but
still enjoying the luxury of electricity.
An even brighter part of the experience
is that at the time Jimmie actually installed, repaired, and/or replaced sewer
lines so he knew exactly what needed to be done. The sewer line is a total of 100 linear feet
from our house to the main line and Jimmie was going to replace approximately
20 feet of it. Friday of that week, he
would take the day off. Then, he was
going to rent a backhoe and purchase the necessary items needed to repair the
line. Additionally, he had convinced a
few buddies from work to assist him and bribe them for the day by feeding them
and keeping them all hydrated. Let’s get
real, these are all men extremely excited to be able to get to play on a day
outside of work in a backhoe digging in someone else’s backyard! The food and hydration was only a bonus. Plus, I never imagined that Jimmie would be
gaining another hunting buddy besides Barney, especially one that during the repair
ran over the girls swing set with the backhoe.
I am calling this hunting buddy, The Great Gazoo; he did seem to appear
out of no-where!
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A person would think that six (6) days
is a long time to go without water and/or sewer in a home. Actually, it was an eventful week filled with
so many laughs. A few that sticks out
occurred while we were taking our family including our dogs to the facilities
before bed. Our Chihuahua completely
missed the entrance to the door and ran into the glass window on the side His poor little face had imprinted the window
leaving smudge marks which still remains to this day. Then, as members of the local YMCA, we utilized
the facilities for showers. After the
first visit to the YMCA, Jimmie became quizzical as to why the girls and I had
wet swimsuits because we didn’t go swimming.
So, I explained to him that the girls and I are not big on community
showers, which resulted in the wet suits. Apparently, Jimmie missed the memo regarding
take your swimsuit to keep wandering eyes away and as a result had experienced
fear he would drop the soap while showering.
Though, after the first showering event, Jimmie NEVER forgot his
swimsuit again! Poor Jimmie!
Fred, Barney, and The Great Gazoo-this
should be one heck of a hunting crew. Stay
tuned for the next adventure!
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