A balmy 51 degrees this morning. Normal day for the village.
We have three young entrepreneurial girls (2 nine years old and one 10 year old) digging out around the cabin today in hopes of earning a few dollars. The cabin leaks in the lower level - log basement - village style. We must dig out the dirt about three feet away from the lower log wall to about 6" deep and replace any rot in the logs and then tar and paper and insulate before refilling the trench. The work would not be so bad but for the bazillion mosquitoes!
We expect rain for the next week or so; perfect mosquito breeding weather. All work must be done before winter gets too close. The ground is still froze at the three foot level. We hope to have enough thawed ground to do our work before it starts to freeze again.
Our "crib" is also caving in. In villages the septic is called a "crib". It is basically a log cabin built in the ground with the sewer pipe running into it. The crib is usually 8' X 8' X 6' deep. You dig a really big hole with a shovel, pre-assemble your log cabin on the top of the ground, number all the logs, disassemble, jump into the hole and reassemble said cabin. You then must put old tin or similar material around the walls so sand does not infiltrate the logs and fill the "crib". You then build a roof or top out of logs, cover with tin, then polystyrene or other insulating board in hopes of keeping it from freezing. If it freezes you must revert to a "honey bucket" for the timne between freeze up and thaw. Of course you must first go to the woods and find about 80 good green Tamarack or Spruce logs large enough for the "crib".
Have a great day. Pray for SUN!!!!!!!!!!!
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