Rammy's Ramblings

[B&B Happy goats]

After paying him $7000.00 for a new well and water purification system a year and a half ago, and paying him cash, and they only have three employees, his daddy is my next door neighbor and i just voted for him as county commissioner. ..... my warrenty will be for quite some time to come....just got to talk their language

 

[greybeard]

just got to talk their language

What language would that be?

My well had a 1 year written contractor warranty with the down hole sub pump a 2 year written manufacturer's warranty.
(people that drill wells have little or no control what happens within the water bearing formation beyond a few months after the well is drilled which is why the wells themselves haves such a short warranty period. A bad casing job might fall under warranty, but a plugged screen would not)

Many well leaks that involve metal piping or components, are caused not by shoddy workmanship, but by water quality issues. Some water is much more prone to quickly corrode metal components than others. I have yet to see one of the little schrader valves that are on almost all wells NOT fail within 7-10 months. (By 'fail' I mean drip water a little. They look a lot like the valve stem on a car tire) They will all leak after awhile. The one I had in Escambia county Fla leaked, as did the one in Tom Green County Tx and the one I have now here in E. Texas drips, as do the ones on both my sister's wells. I now just let them drip except this time of year. I don't want them making a big icicle because then the well production pipe can't 'vent' properly same for the one on the pressure tank..

 

[Bruce]

At least those are cheap and easy to replace as well. Though you've never seen one last more than 10 months? That seems pretty short. I replaced the one in the pipe to my pressure tank. Don't know how old it was but that was 2 years ago.

 

[B&B Happy goats]

What language would that be?

My well had a 1 year written contractor warranty with the down hole sub pump a 2 year written manufacturer's warranty.
(people that drill wells have little or no control what happens within the water bearing formation beyond a few months after the well is drilled which is why the wells themselves haves such a short warranty period. A bad casing job might fall under warranty, but a plugged screen would not)

Many well leaks that involve metal piping or components, are caused not by shoddy workmanship, but by water quality issues. Some water is much more prone to quickly corrode metal components than others. I have yet to see one of the little schrader valves that are on almost all wells NOT fail within 7-10 months. (By 'fail' I mean drip water a little. They look a lot like the valve stem on a car tire) They will all leak after awhile. The one I had in Escambia county Fla leaked, as did the one in Tom Green County Tx and the one I have now here in E. Texas drips, as do the ones on both my sister's wells. I now just let them drip except this time of year. I don't want them making a big icicle because then the well production pipe can't 'vent' properly same for the one on the pressure tank..

You just get way to technical. ..problem was simple, had nonthing to do with well....geeezzzz....and if you didn't follow the conversation...you will never understand the language

 

[B&B Happy goats]

Did you fly today with your neighbor ?

 

[Rammy]

Did you fly today with your neighbor ?

Yep. Just got back. Turbulance coming in bumped us around a bit. Cant say my hands werent sweating alot. It was cold up there. Just 25 degrees with a wind chill in the teens.
Went to go eat at this place called the Thirsty Moose. Wasnt that eventful but it was fun.

This is the plane and my neighbor, Russ.

 

[B&B Happy goats]

Happy your feet are back on the ground ! I am not a big fan of small planes, a boyfriend had one, almost went down twice....last time i kissed the ground and said no more flying in a small airplane....done ...... hope the food was good and the company was ok.

 

[Bruce]

This is the plane and my neighbor, Russ.

Nice neighbor, nice plane. I gather he is a "sky taxi" of some nature?

 

[Rammy]

He works for a corporation that has a fleet of planes. Couple jets they have can fly 50 people at once. This is the smallest one they have. He was supposed to fly 6 people up today, but since thier team lost yesterday, they decided not to go. So he only had two people, four if you count me and him.

 

[Bruce]

Sure glad the other two didn't cancel!