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In reply to the discussion: This is bad. 02-19-21 UPDATE. [View all]jaxexpat
(6,815 posts)40. And the occasional armadillo, deer, raccoon, 'possum, scorpion, yellow jackets, alligators, beavers
alligator gars, things crawling on the bottom of black water and swimming on the top of black water. every possible sort of needles, briars, stickers and other poking fauna that could grow on vegetation. 100 degree heat at 150% humidity, shoe rot, 5 lbs a day weight loss to sweat. But mostly it was the water moccasins in the spring when they were mating. They made no attempt to hide or escape and they were so thick, I counted 5 pairs within 10' of my survey line in 100 feet of travel. I was often alone and 10 miles from the nearest road. You NEVER made a step without checking for snakes, never. I did that for a year and I'd had enough. The gars, though, were the absolute most amazing .
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Having a dry p-trap is dangerous... It is what keeps the toxic fumes from the sewer system
LiberalArkie
Feb 2021
#9
It may be different with an RV, but usually u-traps need to stay sealed by liquid. At an RV
FailureToCommunicate
Feb 2021
#25
Yeah, in the seventies I was doing cross country surveying for geo-seis in the "Big Thicket".
jaxexpat
Feb 2021
#32
And the occasional armadillo, deer, raccoon, 'possum, scorpion, yellow jackets, alligators, beavers
jaxexpat
Feb 2021
#40
Good morning. So glad to hear that you continue to have power, although it sucks about the no
niyad
Feb 2021
#27
And there are dry shampoos out again, as well. Or baby powder rubbed into the hair and blotted,
niyad
Feb 2021
#29
What an absolutely traumatizing week you've all had. Glad things are gradually improving for you.
Fla Dem
Feb 2021
#33