Today we said goodbye to our approximately 1500 sandbags. Many pieces of equipment and many people were involved.

The crew was on our lot for over 5 hours, however most of that time was spent trying to maneuver a large crane truck into position so it could pick up large bags full of sandbags.

We were quite concerned about the truck driving over our septic tanks and pipes on its way out, since it had been loaded with four large bags full of sandbags. Hopefully no damage was done to our system.

Other accomplishments included getting the bedroom closet shelves in place and most of the towel bars mounted in the bathrooms. We are still waiting for Sears to deliver our dishwasher.

The new tanks came last week and were successfully installed. We were able to turn the water on in the house and have it drain into our 6800 liter septic tank. It was great to have hot and cold running water. To be able to use a toilet and have a shower without driving anywhere was wonderful!

The installer then installed the septic field and started to install the pump in the pump tank. Unfortunately, the pump did not work so he could not complete the install.

We signed up to have the regional district remove our sandbags. Apparently they will pick them up from the shoreline. Good thing because we have quite a few.