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To: carriage_hill

I was wondering if those gas tanks might be the answer. I’m guessing the hardest problem would be keeping the ground water from floating it right out of the ground. I guess you could back fill around the container and hide it with heavy landscaping.

In a hurricane we can get 10-20” of rain in a day so drainage is crucial.


56 posted on 04/10/2012 6:09:35 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver

I’d almost think that the tanks would have to be anchored into bedrock/shale ledges with long stainless 1” cable-wraps to keep them from floating, in that much water, dd. What do you landscape with in that high a water table? Bald cypress (Taxodium distichium)? That’s one of the few plants who can withstand so much water at root level.


57 posted on 04/10/2012 6:19:58 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (I'd vote for a "orange juice can", before 0bummer&HisRegimeFromHell, gets another 4yrs. Can-> later.)
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