aemeijers wrote:
The Daring Dufas wrote:
Oren wrote:
On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:07:07 -0500, The Daring Dufas
wrote:

10.5K gal, I just got through pumping more than that
out of a nice old lady's basement. *Snicker*

So, how deep was it?


It wasn't that it was so deep, it just kept coming.
I suppose the surrounding earth must have been saturated.
My lawyer friend's basement flooded and water was shooting
up from a crack in the concrete floor. It's a wonder his
house hadn't floated away.

TDD

Some lots should not have basements, and some should not be built on at
all. I remember working on a house like that- everyone else in the sub
had built-up lots and crawlspaces- this guy insisted on a flat lot and
DEEP basement, so he could have a flat ceiling. Inside and outside
perimeter drains, a big X of drain tile across the middle of basement
floor, 2 sump pits with pumps, and a 12" pipe to an outright precast
deep manhole planted in front yard as the final line of defense. Idea
being that if there was a massive rainfall or ground water swell,
combined with an extended power failure, he would jump in his Mercedes,
run down to the RentAll place, and rent a gas-powered pump and draft
tube to stick in the manhole. Only trouble was, the whole damn
neighborhood was so flat, he would have needed a quarter-mile of hose to
get the water to go anywhere.

I was just a kid, so I kept my mouth shut....

--

When I see someone do something really stupid, I often
resist the urge to say anything unless I believe someone
will be injured or it will damage someone else's stuff.
My favorite is the jerk who says "Shut up, I know what
I'm doing!" If it's a boss, have a wittiness or recorder
because when it blows, you may get the blame. I once
worked with a guy who'd been an ET in the Navy and he
would request his orders in writing when ordered to do
something stupid or dangerous for him or his shipmates.
It really irritated his superiors but he was usually
right and that torqued their shorts even worse.

TDD