[frankthetank]

They are trying to run a sewer line under the bed of the Mississippi River up here and after 2 attempts, i think the company thats doing it has given up. Trying to get a town across the river hooked up to our sewer lines. I guess everyone(cities involved) are starting to lawyer up because of this companies failure.
I'm on a private well, but have had thoughts to upgrade my pump now instead of waiting for it to fail. Its a submersible down about 70ft. The pump is nearing 20 yrs old, but i don't think has been used much. Maybe i'll just stockpile an extra pump and some parts.

[Gandalf_the_White]

Of course we could find (print) the money to do it, but it is yet another exceptionally large challenge coming just when we do not need it. However, it does sound like a great New Deal program in the making. If we decide to git' er' dun, we could create a few hundred thousand extra jobs for at least five to ten years and stimulate local economies through the wages paid to the dedicated water infrastructure restoration workforce.

See, it's all good.

[Denny]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Gandalf_the_White', 'O')f course we could find (print) the money to do it, but it is yet another exceptionally large challenge coming just when we do not need it. However, it does sound like a great New Deal program in the making. If we decide to git' er' dun, we could create a few hundred thousand extra jobs for at least five to ten years and stimulate local economies through the wages paid to the dedicated water infrastructure restoration workforce.

[jdmartin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('frankthetank', 'J')D-For the record, i can't stand cast iron pipes! Talk about trying to get a leak free connection. I ripped out everything here at home and put in copper. Do they weld the big city pipes or something? I would love to see the roll of Teflon tape they are using
The plumbing at Machu Picchu is over 500 yrs old.

[frankthetank]

Right... galvanized steel. Getting the two screwed up. I do have cast iron sewer pipe/some pvc.

[Tyler_JC]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Twilight', 'P')ush comes to shove, the work will be done for food. Of that, the US has no shortage. I wouldn't waste time worrying about this bit.

[dinopello]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tyler_JC', 'S')o the question becomes, how dumb are the municipal water boards?

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tyler_JC', 'S')o the question becomes, how dumb are the municipal water boards?

[kpeavey]

The government wants to build new infrastructure quickly and on a grand scale. The also want to do it with unemployed, inexperienced minorities and women.

Because that makes such good sense?

Robert Reich, Obama's Economic Advisor, 1/7/09, Economic Recovery Plan Meeting. What a bootlick this guy is.

[Ludi]

The road crews were working on our road yesterday! They were'nt exactly repairing it, but they were maintaining it, in an inexpensive way - they were grading the ditches so, as the crewman said "If it ever rains the rain won't all go on the road."

[rattleshirt]

Here in the county the highway department has gone to using chip and seal for things that would have been resurfaced or properly filled 5-10 years ago. They just can't afford the pricetag. Incidentally, chip and seal sucks. I'd rather just have a gravel road.

[Ludi]

Our road is like that. It used to be gravel (before we moved here) and what paving it has is thin and of poor quality. Now big sections of it are almost entirely potholes, with a little gravel and maybe on a good day, a little smidgen of asphalt. Next time it floods, this road is a goner. I'd be surprised if they repair it after that.

[Tanada]

Funny thing is I grew up on a gravel road and for about a month each spring it really stunk, when the frost was going out and the many layers became unstable. However for at least 10 months of the year I preferred it to the paved roads where idiots think they can go 55 no matter if it is raining, snowing, sunny or foggy. People who live on gravle roads and learn how to drive on them all seasons are better drivers, they have to be or they spend a lot of time buried to the axels or in the ditch along side.

[vtsnowedin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('rattleshirt', 'H')ere in the county the highway department has gone to using chip and seal for things that would have been resurfaced or properly filled 5-10 years ago. They just can't afford the pricetag. Incidentally, chip and seal sucks. I'd rather just have a gravel road.

[MarkJ]

The water/sewer piping in some older cities in my region is pretty bad. The old sewer pipes are often cracked/broken/separated and full of tree roots and debris. The water shutoffs at the curb are rarely functional. When you dig up the sidewalk and piping, you never know what kind of cob job and oddball materials you'll find. Over the years they've used clay, cast iron, Non-malleable iron, galvanized, lead & brass piping, lead packings, lead solder etc. Often older water sewer connections have many repair splices or new-to-old splices as well.

Some of the storm sewers can't handle heavy rains and spring snow melt either, so yards and basement are often flooded. We replace a lot of heating equipment when the basement sump pumps plug or fail due to debris, burnout or power outages. Back in the day homes didn't have adequate drainage and waterproofing, which adds insult to injury.