We’re getting our water service replaced tomorrow. The City is doing the public portion all up and down our street, and residents have the option of getting their portion done at the same time (which we are doing). The City pays for a new metre but we have to pay for the work on our portion. We’ve learned that our water service is very old, and includes lead pipes. The new service will get rid of the lead and should also improve our water pressure.
They started at the bottom of our street, and they’re working their way up. Below us on the street, there are holes and construction equipment and there is plenty of mud to go around.
The new service is going to come into the house at a different spot than the old service. For us, it means that tonight I have to remove everything from a shelf in our furnace room and then remove the shelf. All that stuff will get piled in my painting studio until the work gets done and then on the weekend I’ll reoganize it all. The contractors will dig a hole in our basement floor and then use some kind of machine to “torpedo” underground toward the street.
It’s going to be a bit of a mess and some work I’d rather not have to bother about, but we do want lead-free water and new pipes and good pressure, so we’re happy to get all the work done now.
27th Street 
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Well, yes, the non-lead pipes will be worth it. Good luck – it sounds like a big job!
you’ve also changed you e-mail!!!!
Right.
‘The Star of Logy Bay’ is early on
‘Sloop John B’ is part of the finale.
http://www.scooter-forums.com and click ‘LISTEN’ from 9pm UK time.
If you can’t make it
http://www.sfradio.wordpress.com for the podcast.
If you can, after clicking ‘LISTEN’ come back to the ‘homepage’ and I’m chatting live in the shoutbox.
Good grief. How hard is this to tell someone???
Changing your email…disgraceful…;-)
my email is still mister.anchovy@gmail.com. was it ever anything else?
OK, I think I have the time difference straight and I think I can listen on my computer OK…will try to tune in. cheers.
…by the way…The Squeezebox Dogs are debuting on The Drunk Punk Show this Saturday 9pm UK time.
If you can’t listen live it will be on podcast on http://www.sfradio.wordpress.com
If you can it’ll be on http://www.scooter-forums.com
Hope to see yer there!
last time, I couldn’t get it on my Mac, but I’ll try again. thanks!!
I once threatened workers from my water company with a French Epee bayonet.
It’s a long story.
Suppose I’d better blog it!