Bit of a story here.

Last year our local area was apparently allocated govt funds to add a sewer system. They immediately tore up the main street and put in new cement cylinder system with various manhole type covers. When completed they stopped awaiting the next run of cash. Well that has happened and they started again and started on our street first.



Being I am not home currently they came and told my wife they will cut the cement and will start digging next week. My wife sends me a pic after the cut and I asked my wife "Why are they are going to install it on the higher side of the street?" I asked my wife to speak with them and explain water (among other things) only runs down hill.. She did. As it turns out the decision was made not out of effectiveness but because the other side was the main city water line so they cannot. Makes sense...55. I said "Well the sewer addition is really pointless as the water will always go to the lower side and has no value unless it floods (Which it has never ever done btw in fact we never have standing water on our street).

Well without any warning they had a backhoe come in and start tearing up the street. My wife ran out and said "Hey I can't get my vehicle out". Too late for now.


Trench dug. Wife stuck, for now. At least she has her Scoopy I to get out for food.

I called my wife and explained again about the high side and what are they going to do. I said the best way to do that to be effective is to tear up the entire street and repave with a proper slope to the sewer. My FIL and Wife went out and had a big pow wow with the foreman and guys about it.



Well Well. After some consultation (and some basic fluid physics discussions) my wife won the case for us from what it appears and they have decided to tear up our entire street and install it properly. My wife and I are happy (along with the only neighbor on our soi) that we get a brand new street.



HOWEVER......My wife is not getting out for a week or more in her vehicle.