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[Lyn W]

Maybe he likes his new set up better. Didn't you have to change his setup to accommodate your accident?

I did, but he moved back into his shower room as soon as I was able to use the upstairs bathroom - so all back to normal there.

 

[Lyn W]

Good morning all.
I had planned to get up really early to release the bee (yes he survived the night )
Then I was going to get organised and return some dresses to a store about 40 miles away.
The first part was fine - it was very sunny and the bee has flown away - at least I can't see him anywhere around where I left his tub.
Then I had to soak Lola and sort out his food etc., etc., and then m sister rang for a good long chat so I haven't managed to go anywhere yet.
I will go tomorrow now as I have some other bits and bobs to do this pm.
I don't know how I'm going to have time to go back to work!! Thank goodness it's not a full week.
Hope everyone has a good Thursday!

 

[Lyn W]

Do you know the actions of some of our Welsh councils are unbelievable!
A local newspaper reports
Hafod-yr-ynys homes to be demolished to meet air quality targets

This is supposed to be Wales most polluted street but there are hundreds of thousands of homes like this on busy Welsh valley roads - I wonder if they will demolish them all! If they can't solve the problem they just compulsory purchase the houses and bulldoze it out of the way....it still won't improve the air quality though!!

 

[CarolM]

Do you know the actions of some of our Welsh councils are unbelievable!
A local newspaper reports
Hafod-yr-ynys homes to be demolished to meet air quality targets

This is supposed to be Wales most polluted street but there are hundreds of thousands of homes like this on busy Welsh valley roads - I wonder if they will demolish them all! If they can't solve the problem they just compulsory purchase the houses and bulldoze it out of the way....it still won't improve the air quality though!!

Not to mention the people without homes!

 

[Ray--Opo]

No, the pump goes on and off because I don't have enough sprinklers running at the same time to keep it on, so the pump pumps water into the tank faster than the sprinklers can drain it out. It goes off when it reaches the prescribed pressure, but then the sprinklers drain it quickly and it goes back on. I'm trying to figure out which yards I can water at the same time that will match the outgoing with the incoming. It used to be easy when I had horses. I would just run a bank of pasture sprinklers and it worked out fine. But now I have little garden sprinklers in each of the tortoise yards along with several drip lines and I'm having a hard time getting it right.

How much time does it take when the pump turns off then turns on again?

 

[Maro2Bear]

Nice ‘lil video of pet fish n turtles chowing down!

 

[Ray--Opo]

That's a pretty cheap well compared to here in my area. Mine was over $3000 for the new pressure system and drilling a new well.

I was surprised also. They go down about 60 ft to the better water. But that's for the well and hooking up back to my system. Wish I was whole I would do it myself. It's only a 2 in well. I came up with a way to drive the well pipe in the ground with a tripod type setup and using a rope and a riding lawnmower with the tire off the rear wheel. Wrapping the rope around wheel to lift the driver. Once you get the hang of it you can keep ia good rhythm.

 

[Ray--Opo]

Oh no Ray. That is terrible. I hope it gets sorted out as soon as possible for you. And ouch on your bank balance.

The well company is putting in a emergency permit to the county since its residential water.(the county government has to get their cut)
It's going to put me back a month to buy my shed. Which puts me back another month to get my yard fenced in. Gonna have to chase Opo around the yard for a few more months

 

[CarolM]

Nice ‘lil video of pet fish n turtles chowing down!

Sweet.

 

[Ray--Opo]

That sounds like a nightmare!
Your well casing must have been cracked for tree roots to be able to work their way in.
I know you can stock up on bottled water for drinking, but how the heck are you managing without water for everything else?

I have a 200 gallon tank that holds the water from the well. So I have a pump that pumps water from the well to the tank. Then a pump that pumps it from the tank to the house. When the water level gets low in the tank there is a float switch that turns the pump on to fill up again.
Anyways I used my neighbors water by putting his hoses and mine to get water to the tank to fill. We are still using less water because I don't want to burn up my neighbors pump.

 

[CarolM]

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[Ray--Opo]

Anyways good morning everyone!!!!!

 

[Maro2Bear]

That sounds like a nightmare!
Your well casing must have been cracked for tree roots to be able to work their way in.
I know you can stock up on bottled water for drinking, but how the heck are you managing without water for everything else?

Ray - it rains almost daily there in the afternoon. Just time your outside time with the (rain) showers and bring along a bar of soap!

Hope u get your well running soonest!

 

[Maro2Bear]

Do you know the actions of some of our Welsh councils are unbelievable!
A local newspaper reports
Hafod-yr-ynys homes to be demolished to meet air quality targets

This is supposed to be Wales most polluted street but there are hundreds of thousands of homes like this on busy Welsh valley roads - I wonder if they will demolish them all! If they can't solve the problem they just compulsory purchase the houses and bulldoze it out of the way....it still won't improve the air quality though!!

Whats the cause of the air pollution? Removing the houses doesnt seem the right way to go.

 

[CarolM]

Ray - it rains almost daily there in the afternoon. Just time your outside time with the (rain) showers and bring along a bar of soap!

Hope u get your well running soonest!

LOL, Good Thinking.

 

[Yvonne G]

How much time does it take when the pump turns off then turns on again?

Maybe a minute or so.

 

[Yvonne G]

I was surprised also. They go down about 60 ft to the better water. But that's for the well and hooking up back to my system. Wish I was whole I would do it myself. It's only a 2 in well. I came up with a way to drive the well pipe in the ground with a tripod type setup and using a rope and a riding lawnmower with the tire off the rear wheel. Wrapping the rope around wheel to lift the driver. Once you get the hang of it you can keep ia good rhythm.

They had to make my well 250 feet deep. And the way they're building new subdivisions around here I hope that's deep enough.

 

[Lyn W]

I have a 200 gallon tank that holds the water from the well. So I have a pump that pumps water from the well to the tank. Then a pump that pumps it from the tank to the house. When the water level gets low in the tank there is a float switch that turns the pump on to fill up again.
Anyways I used my neighbors water by putting his hoses and mine to get water to the tank to fill. We are still using less water because I don't want to burn up my neighbors pump.

I suppose we should say Get Well Soon, Ray! The sooner the better!!

 

[Lyn W]

Whats the cause of the air pollution? Removing the houses doesnt seem the right way to go.

Traffic, but you would be hard pushed to find any Welsh valley that isn't lined with similar houses and has similar traffic problems.
Doesn't make sense to knock the houses down to me and I can't see how it can improve air quality targets, because the traffic will still be there!

 

[Yvonne G]

Traffic, but you would be hard pushed to find any Welsh valley that isn't lined with similar houses and has similar traffic problems.
Doesn't make sense to knock the houses down to me and I can't see how it can improve air quality targets, because the traffic will still be there!

Maybe they feel with fewer houses along the route there will be fewer people to drive their cars in that area.