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I have actually done this, for a different reason, not necessarily to save money: I have a horse trailer and the only tires I like are the Maxxis brand. We used to live in South Florida and the only place that carried them was an authorized dealer 80 miles away in Miami. So I ordered them online (Google a little bit, there are quite a few places that sell discounted tires, obviously I am not the only one looking to NOT get robbed by the local contractor mafia) and there was a place that was quite happy to put all four on my trailer for a whopping total of $20.
According to my septic contractor (and you), the place should have asked for $200? $400?
Bet you feel smart now?
OD
---" Bet you feel smart now ?---
I just had a complete ,top of the line, septic system installed on the farm last November ( a requirement in order to sell it )
Local contractor................it was not cheap.
I didn't have to run to an internet forum and cry that I got ripped off.
I just had a complete ,top of the line, septic system installed on the farm last November ( a requirement in order to sell it )
Local contractor................it was not cheap.
I didn't have to run to an internet forum and cry that I got ripped off.
Yes, I feel ....smart ,,,,
If you enjoy spending your hard earned money paying 200-300% markups on stuff, more glory to you, money must come easy in your neck of the woods. All them federal subsidies for farmers and ranchers do pay off at the end?
I actually built one and I compost our human manure next to our horse manure. I read the humanure handbook too, ya know?
Problem is, the county requires you to have a functional septic system. They actually force you into a yearly maintenance contract that you have to pay for (involves quarterly inspections). Otherwise the county is great, no building code, no enforcement of building code...
OD
you should check and see if your state considers a home without electricity is considered a home or not taxed and regulated differently here in Wisconsin.
I have what is considered a 6 bedroom home, but since only 2 of the rooms ahve windows, the county is only allowed to count it as a 2 bedroom home. I also have a wood burning stove, and no plug ins for electricity as well, so it is also considered a home without LP or electricity either.
I think it has more to do with the fact that cleaning out or repairing a septic tank is very dirty and undesirable work so most people don't want to do it unless there is enough money in it to make it worth their while. Let's face it, if it was easy and not to dirty then the original poster would be fixing it himself.
The rest of the world is just as bad if not worse.
I always shake my head when it's claimed that "people are basically good." The word "basically" has a lot of slack in it. Many people are definitely good at making themselves look good, and society holds together because many things just can't be faked (like physical infrastructure).
But the number of people I've met who seem 99% ethical and non-superficial is on the order of 1 in 5. You can tell some people are scamming you before they even start talking, just by some indefinable quality in their eyes. These opinions may be exacerbated by experiences with ruthless competition at work, but that's the real world, anyhow.
You're the man who always talks about being self-sufficient. Why not learn about it then be independent of service people. There's a plethora of books on amazon; here's one.
After I was mercilessly ripped off by the thieving contractor scum, I had one more septic contractor come out - here we have to have yearly contracts for the maintenance (mandated by the county).
I asked him for a quote for the same job (with my part) that I paid $850 for. His quote? $150.
I wish there were laws to use to go after the roadside robber I ran into.
the basically good people have moved out of northeast pa leaving behind the 99 out of 100 that lie,cheat,steal and suck at being"good" human beings
Gee, thanks - that's really appreciated.
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Last edited by MissingAll4Seasons; 07-03-2012 at 09:05 PM..
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