A crappy situation

UncleWillie

UncleWillie

Rarely serious.
Joined
Dec 29, 2010
Location
Vale
I heard the ducks making unusual noises. I thought a predator might be after them, so I grabbed my shoes, and went outside. It wasn't a predator. I wish it had been. What it was was two large males fighting. As in trying to kill each other. I went out to separate them.

This property has a dirty little secret. The septic field failed shortly after we sold it to Piedmont Lithium, and there is a poopy swamp in the back yard. It is far enough away from the house it doesn't stink up things. Since I don't own this place anymore, and I am not repairing the lithium mine's poopy problem, and since this place will be razed and turned into a road anyway, I ain't fixing it. We just avoid it.

Well, the ducks were fighting not too far away from the poopy swamp. I went over to them, and they half spazzed, half kept fighting, flailed around, and went right into the poopy swamp. Normally that would only be bad for the ducks. However, I was just a couple of feet away, and they went in like two outboard motors, slinging poopy water at everything in a 20 foot radius - including me. A veritable tidal wave of crap washed over me, covering me head to toe in fecal matter water. My first instinct was to wring both of their necks, but I decided they could just kill each other.

I came in and took a very hot shower. If they die, they die.
 
I'm equally curious about the story of you selling your place to become a lithium mine, but still live there...? How long ya got?
 
RatLabGuy said:
I'm equally curious about the story of you selling your place to become a lithium mine, but still live there...? How long ya got?
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The short answer: there is lithium nearby, we haven't moved yet, and 4 days.


The long answer:

The largest known untapped lithium deposit on earth is about 1/4 mile past my property (unfortunately). Piedmont Lithium approached us about buying, we signed a contract, and on October 28th we closed on this property. We have located a new piece of property in Vale, bought it, bought a double wide to put on it, and the story goes to hell from there. Keep in mind there is a days or more between each event listed here.

In order to get the necessary permits we had to have a septic inspection. First time out was my fault, I was exhausted and told the inspector we bought one piece of property in a text when we, in fact, bought two (even though it was correct on the paperwork).

The inspector told me that there was no septic on the property. He described the property, and I told him it was the wrong place. I described in detail the property, and where the septic was located.

He called back and said my well was on the wrong piece of land. I told him I owned both. He said I had to grant myself an easement to have my well on my property.

Steph contacted a lawyer, and explained what was happening. We aren't sure what happened next because we have not gotten a bill, and Steph isn't sure which lawyer she contacted that did it, because she talked to several the same day. The next day we got a call from the county asking if we were buying both pieces of land. We said yes. They said well the GIS doesn't show you won either. We said, but our deed does, it isn't our job to update the GIS.

The county called back, and said we had to have a survey done. Steph began to call surveyors. None of them were free for six months. One again, we are not sure who did it, but she convinced one of them to go out and mark the front and side property lines on one side of the property. Again, we have received no bills. I wish she would talk that sweetly to me.

The inspector went back out, and said he could not find the septic. Now I must explain. The previous owner was told that if he cleaned up the property where the house used to sit it would sell better. To a normal human this would involve picking up trash, and bush hogging. Nope. He had it bulldozed, trees, grass, trash, everything except the place where the septic tank was. It is literally the only patch of grass in a 3 acre patch of dirt. He sent us a map of where it was supposed to be located.

I went out when I had some free time. The corner of the property is a telephone pole that is now wrapped in pink tape, and had the words CORNER MARKER in huge letters on it. On the map, exactly due west of the corner marker, is the septic. I stood at the pole, looked due west, and there was the patch of grass. So I walked to the patch of grass, probed the ground, and 15 seconds later found the tank. I dug down to it, and put a blue flag on it, and sent him a message that I did his job for him.

Finally, on Monday, we got the permits to put the house up. However, since it has rained non stop, the guy can't move it into the mud pit.

Then one the house is set up, we still have to have an assembly inspection, then final assembly, brick underpinning, electrical, well, and septic hook up. Oh and we are supposed to be out by February 28th. That is doable in 4 days, right?

However, the mine's representative said since we were having problems, they would give us an extension. Since they are having some legal issues I have a feeling they really don't care, as long as all my trucks go with me.
 
Sounds exactly like the kind of story I'd expect from @UncleWillie
 
UncleWillie said:
Since they are having some legal issues I have a feeling they really don't care, as long as all my trucks go with me.
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Been a while since their Permit problems were aired on the News. I've wondered if they are denied the Permits, can they back out of the "Options-to buy", they took on so many properties? Was your Sell, finalized, or is it subject to their Permits?
 
rodney eppes said:
Been a while since their Permit problems were aired on the News. I've wondered if they are denied the Permits, can they back out of the "Options-to buy", they took on so many properties? Was your Sell, finalized, or is it subject to their Permits
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I have been paid and this property is no longer mine. Some of the neighbors may be screwed though.
 
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