belladonna
Ronin
Heading to bed. Yeah...but it has been a good week. Friday's range day. 

Existing gas service comes in below grade in the front of the home, from a tee on a main across the street in the neighbors yard ( easement). It's a copper service, converted from bare steel some time in the 80s which is now "Leaky".Hi,
Is that a euphemism for something? A double-entrende?
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
people like you built this country Bass. Hard work and complicated. Well done.Existing gas service comes in below grade in the front of the home, from a tee on a main across the street in the neighbors yard ( easement). It's a copper service, converted from bare steel some time in the 80s which is now "Leaky".
So the only place I can put an outside gas riser ( which has to happen) is in the back of the house. So I dig up the main and kill the service at the tee, coat the tee with primer and mastic, drop an EM marker on it and backfill. Then dig a new tee hole on the other side of the neighbor's driveway, hand dig a 24" deep trench from the middle of the back of the house to the right corner ( approximately 12') and shoot from the tee hole across the street to the back corner with a directional bore rig and pull in a 111' new plastic 1" gas service. Install a new tee and an EFV ( excess flow valve) and bolt an outside riser to the back wall. Then drill a hole through the foundation and hard pipe from the now outside riser/meter set, up the wall, into the basement and pipe it into the existing fuel run. I also had to dig a slot across the water main in the front yard 24" deep so we could make certain not to hit the water main. Back fill all the holes ( I saved all the sod, with the precision of a surgeon) and now you can barely tell I was there.
Got to the job about at 8 AM and had it finished by about 2PM.
Loved both moviesHey!
Here's something @Bassbob might appreciate. So, I'm watching "The Accountant 2". They are sitting on the roof of the Airstream and Braxton says to Chris, "Let's go get drunk." They end up at The Cowboy Palace. That's a real place. I've played there. I know the band that's in the movie, Brad Johnson and Killin' Time. The bass player is a friend of mine, Luke James. Wow. Good times. Good memories.
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
Thanks brother. I forgot to clarify that the main and the tee are steel and the primer and mastic is a coating that prevents oxidation/rust.people like you built this country Bass. Hard work and complicated. Well done.
Existing gas service comes in below grade in the front of the home, from a tee on a main across the street in the neighbors yard ( easement). It's a copper service, converted from bare steel some time in the 80s which is now "Leaky".
So the only place I can put an outside gas riser ( which has to happen) is in the back of the house. So I dig up the main and kill the service at the tee, coat the tee with primer and mastic, drop an EM marker on it and backfill. Then dig a new tee hole on the other side of the neighbor's driveway, hand dig a 24" deep trench from the middle of the back of the house to the right corner ( approximately 12') and shoot from the tee hole across the street to the back corner with a directional bore rig and pull in a 111' new plastic 1" gas service. Install a new tee and an EFV ( excess flow valve) and bolt an outside riser to the back wall. Then drill a hole through the foundation and hard pipe from the now outside riser/meter set, up the wall, into the basement and pipe it into the existing fuel run. I also had to dig a slot across the water main in the front yard 24" deep so we could make certain not to hit the water main. Back fill all the holes ( I saved all the sod, with the precision of a surgeon) and now you can barely tell I was there.
Got to the job about at 8 AM and had it finished by about 2PM.
I know you didn't Cliffy. It was pretty funny, your joke. I just got sidetracked.Hi,
Yes, I am also impressed. I hope the customer appreciates your hard work and expertise, and the fact that you care. Very nice.
I didn't mean to make lite of your procedures and protocols. Thanks for explaining the technical aspect, and the physical aspect. A job like that would kill me.
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
This on and off rain is a PITA, i like a day or two of a storm then go away for a few days... waterways are overfull so stop the crying world... those desert people need water probably why they're always fighting...Watching it storm, it won't stop raining. sheesh. we are one big mud hole.
Up and moving toward brew #2. We get to leave an hour early today for the company picnic at the zoo. I don't do company picnics so...![]()
Yes but the zoo! Forget the people hang with the animalsUp and moving toward brew #2. We get to leave an hour early today for the company picnic at the zoo. I don't do company picnics so...![]()
Nope. Too peopley at the zoo today. Besides it just finished downpouring and now the sun is out. It’s supposed to be hot, so it’ll be muggy. I think I’ll go home and have a nap.Yes but the zoo! Forget the people hang with the animals![]()
Range day is tomorrow. Finally.Hi,
So, range time?
Have a good one!
I visited a zoo in a small Mid-western town near me. It had only one animal, a dog. It was a Shih Tzu.
I'll be here all week!
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
Can’t blame ya there. People and muggy mixed with those that go all suns out guns out sleeveless…no thank youNope. Too peopley at the zoo today. Besides it just finished downpouring and now the sun is out. It’s supposed to be hot, so it’ll be muggy. I think I’ll go home and have a nap.![]()