[Fictionary] YANNIGAN results!

E e2836 at gmx.com
Sat Jul 26 23:42:33 UTC 2025


> By way of explanation, the heating oil company recently came out to 
> inspect the oil tanks in my crawlspace, and deemed them unsatisfactory 
> (not surprising, since all indications are that they date back to the 
> building of the house in 1950), and I need to get them replaced with an 
> outdoor one. Not an inexpensive proposition, and roughly half the cost 
> will be due to the removal operation of the old tanks, which are too 
> large to fit through the trap door and will have to be cut into pieces 
> first, and there will undoubtedly be 75 years with of tarlike sludge in 
> them to be dealt with. One friend, upon hearing the cost estimates, says 
> I should do it myself and he can help. This very much does not sound 
> like a good idea, but it hasn't stopped me from musing about what sort 
> of equipment might be required.


Hah! I'd second the notion not to do it yourself. You'd need at least a 
couple of suction rakes, and then lots of brushes to clean the brushes.


-- Eric


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