Recent content by etpm

FYI, the bacterial load from gray water is pretty much the same as from a toilet. Regarding septic, I dunno about how well your soil percs, even if it is full of rock it may perc well. If water drains fairly well you could put in an infiltrator type system. These only require digging two feet...

Um, it's duly noted. Duly as in due with the -ly added to make it an adverb meaning properly. So duly means properly. Dually would mean noted twice. Sorry for being pedantic, I guess even one NA beer is too much for me. Betcha didn't think this post was from a machinist. Eric

I love loquats and have been looking for a tree that will survive and bear fruit where I live. I am north of Seattle but am close to the water which moderates the temps somewhat. I did buy one tree that was supposed to be hardy here but it died after the first winter. The seeds are great for...

Thanks for that. A good test. I'll try a few spots. Eric

Wow, lotsa stuff to think about. The existing floor is always dry. There is no moisture coming up from below. When the slab was poured a moisture barrier was put down first over sand. The basement is the daylight type so we have two large windows and a pair of french doors leading outside. The...

We are finally, after nearly 20 years, finishing our basement. Our house proper has 3/4" maple floors. They are beautiful and I don't want the basement to look cheap by comparison. So I'm thinking maple floors once again in the basement. But the existing floor is concrete and I don't know that I...

Maybe it's synesthesia and he is perceiving some faint sound as a smell. As long as we are discussing "ia" conditions and all that. Eric

I don't agree with this assessment as the most dangerous but it certainly is one of the most poisonous substances. That said, it is not particularly dangerous in the solid form and wrapped in a piece of paper or two. Being an alpha emitter and being that alpha particles are stopped by even a...

I made a bolt on 2 foot long extension for the bucket on my Yanmar YM 2310 tractor. I am fully cognizant that this extension allows me to carry too much dirt or rock with the extension, especially since the bucket sides are also extended. But for light stuff, which I made it for, it is great...

Thanks for the update. It looks like a bad connection was indeed the culprit. Eric

The "I know you are but what am I" taunt? Eric

For a guy who wears a black belt and has 2 dobie companions you sure play the victim a lot. Eric

Yes, the seawall failed which allowed flooding. It should have been taller and the generators should not have been located where flooding could have harmed them. A 500 year event is only a statistical number and is not the kind of thing to be relied on when protecting something as potentially...

When I had radioactive "seeds" put in my pelvic region to kill my prostate cancer I decided to learn about radioactivity. Knowing what I do now I would not be scared of a TMI level leak if it happened near me. Nevertheless we still need greater safety controls on nuclear plants than we have now...

Not only am I the guy who runs the tractor in my household I am also the cook. I am good at it and my wife is not. Anyway, I just ordered 10 pounds of olives to try making my own olives. I will be using lye to remove the bitterness. For several years I have been wanting to make my own olives and...