Burningbird
For decades I was a freelance software engineer and writer. Nowadays, I’m mainly a writer. As a freelancer, my income tax filing has been reasonably uncomplicated in the past. Enough so that I never used online software, preferring to use the fill-in PDF forms and then sending in the paperwork. Then came the great tax […]
The check valve came through. We had 2.47 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. Before the check valve, we would have been toast. We faced the very real possibility of damaging sewer backup into the main floor of our house. Last night, not a whimper from the pipes. No bubbling toilets. No clang […]
Today will be the first test of the specially engineered duck billed check valve designed specifically for our lateral sewer line. The O’Fallon Sewer folks really came through for us, being able to find a company who was willing to create something specifically for our odd and trying situation. Our lateral sewer opens directly into […]
Robert Mueller released his final report to current AG William Barr who then, in a surprisingly short period of time, released a four-page summary of the findings. The two points of the investigation were: did Trump or his campaign collude with the Russian government to effect the 2016 election; did Trump commit obstruction attempting to […]
Some of you might remember about our problems with our sewer connection. Well, now we’re literally caught between two public utilities and the source of meetings between two communities. Public Water District #2 has long planned on moving their force main to a new system, and dump into brand new gravity main north of us. […]