[Fictionary] YANNIGAN results!
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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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