Greetings,
I’m writing this from my office with an uncharacteristically fast connection for this time of night; just past that 10pm line. I’m constructing my second spot on a slant and need a lot of dirt as we’ve opted to fill it in until the first floor instead of say build a bodega.
I’ve got a problem though, I need dirt and lots of it. A friend dug a septic and we had the dirt transported to my place and believed to be in a satisfactory state. They poured the ~300+ sacks into my veranda like it was nothing. Since I’m on a slant, the house is 5″ higher in the front in order to stay level with the back; that’s a lot of dirt.
The first and most obvious source is your grey and black water which has to be done regardless and is a source close to home. That’s where the creativity needed to start. I have some neighbours who could care less if I have some of their loose dirt but I still have to have it backed from a to b.
I went to an older friend of mine who is quite creative. I told him the problem and he suggested instead of viewing it as such, how can it work for you? Almost instanteously the vision of a grand fish pond came to mind; full with king sized carps who eat the finest of crap from my yard.
In other news, the small place is basically finished. I’ve gotten 99% of what I need from the builder and paid him 97% which is what’s needed so he will eventually place some screens and my bathroom door when they do arrive. I’ll post a photo or two at some point and it’s being painted this week. That said the yard work is another story.
In a land where you can’t call a truck to remove and dump all your stuff and yards of turf can’t be bought; one needs to get creative as well. Suffice to say, it’s a big deal as well a lot of individual movements multiplied over ridiculous numbers.
I’m out of here in a week and headed to Serbia; I love Belgrade.
Tips hat,
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Dubz – I can’t tell you how many times I’ve driven past a homemade sign on the side of the road that reads “clean fill wanted”. It’s just one of those seemingly bountiful resources that is never available when you *really* need it. In regards to the distillery talk – there’s a hyperactive lass from California out in Scotland on a multi-month booze tour that I follow on Instagram. Maybe on a long layover or some other sort of downtime, you might enjoy perusing: http://i.instagram.com/whiskyanorach/
Keep hanging in there, and save a spot in the landscape for that tree that I’ll be procuring when the time is right!
Sounds like a plan and decided that instead of a fish pond, will be digging out part of the hill behind my house so the septic can be in the back, and since the breeze comes from the front – no need to worry about odors. Also, since there are no motorized vehicles on the island; it makes getting the dirt into the house easier.
Now I’m having a labor dispute as they keep trying to overcharge me; oh well all part of the process. End of the day, the price of a tomato is the price of a tomato and that’s all I’m willing to pay.