CW's Back Yard Water Garden Begins!

[addy1]

Most of the guys we get tell me how great they are and how much they can do

I fired more than one ultrasound tech that told me they were a expert and knew what they were doing. One guy had been in the field 18 years. The first week he missed 7 major diagnosis, he was asked to leave. I always did a check scan on new employees no matter how long they had been in the field.
One scary field your life is in their hands and eyes. They don't film it the docs never see it.

 

[GBBUDD]

I always did a check scan on new employees no matter how long they had been in the field.

Wish @addy1 was at the Maryland hospital I went to a few months ago that SCREWED UP SO BAD

 

[combatwombat]

Don't worry folks. I only almost drove Barney into the hole. All is well, and now I have a good reminder to check the orientation of the cab before I start pulling levers.

@GBBUDD: Yes, I will secure whatever cap I put on the vault. It will be located in the corner of the excavation, and the floor of the pit is angled just slightly towards that corner. Vault will sit about 6" below level of crates with pumps held off of floor 6", level with bottom of crates. That will provide 6" for sediment to build up below pumps for occasional clean out.

I like the idea of cutting the vault to sit around the blocks. Think I'll do that. Better than stacking the crates around the vault and having to fill in the voids.

 

[combatwombat]

 

[brokensword]

are ya gonna give Barney a shoutout? And of course, by extnesion, GPF?? Ya know, we gots lots invested in ya, good Sir!

 

[GBBUDD]

Damn C.W your video explanation took two days to watch and sink in, Rome wasn't built in a day but Less chat and get that water a flowin . Look around here my good man 90% who come to this site are a bit under qualified. They have 500 gallon ponds let alone 2000 gallon cisterns. Trust me i feel yeah , but a second winter and you may start loosing the excavation

 

[combatwombat]

@brokensword: Barney will get lots of shout outs. Don't you worry. I already filmed an update with a shoutout to GPF and I think I'll link all my video descriptions to this thread for anyone who wants to follow along or read about all the little things in between video updates.

@GBBUDD: The video is not for you. You already know what you're doing. It's for people like me who would like to build more advanced features but can find no good guidance with the actual construction details in a hands-on building format. No one is creating that content in blog posts or video—at least that I can find—so I am trying to do it.

 

[GBBUDD]

I understand wear your coming from I'm just trying to get you to realize even the best soil . After being left open for so long can fail. That can get costly. Videos take time but that hour could have got the fabric down. or the liner smoothed out. that's all I'm trying to get across to you. if you got the rains I'm having here now it would be big trouble. HAVE THE MRS grab the video camera or phone and have her take videos or stillS while you work. Just spouting off over 40 years of construction experience

 

[Lisak1]

I'm with @GBBUDD - or set up a camera and film while you work. You could even invest in a gimbal that will let your camera follow you around. Voice over is just as good as a talking head! Worried about you here @combatwombat !

 

[combatwombat]

@GBBUDD , @Lisak1: I love that ya'll are worried about me and the pond. Don't you fret—all is well and progress is being made. About to post another update, and I actually have 1-2 updates more recorded, but behind on editing.

Trying to keep future videos much shorter.

Long time ago, I thought about setting up an exterior security cam and having it record each work session in 1 min time lapses. Got too busy and was feeling too lazy, though.

 

[combatwombat]

Here's the latest:

 

[Jhn]

Here's the latest:

Was hoping when you said a lot of progress was made it meant the agua was going in the pond, but noooo, your still playing with those milk crates with the special fragrance enhancements.

Kudos for the neat/square looking cistern hole….TTU ( two thumbs up) in brokenswords world. C.W.…Don’t mind me, hopefully, Barney is being put to good use, while you got him there, articulating booms are fun to work with, less constantly Moving the excavator around, equals Less chance of giving ole Barney a flat, (throwing off a track). It smells like it’s getting close to time to put the liner in the cistern.

 

[combatwombat]

@Jhn: It's already in. I'm just behind on posting video updates.

Shot from today:

 

[brokensword]

can somebody please tell CW we're still waitin' on the WATER!!!!!



heh heh; been awhile since I prodded, so I'm good for a bit now!!

 

[combatwombat]

can somebody please tell CW we're still waitin' on the WATER!!!!!



heh heh; been awhile since I prodded, so I'm good for a bit now!!

The free water will probably be on its way any day now.