Lime of My Life

John here.

It took two days but somebody finally put down some lime and the stench of the sewage on the ground at 6003 N. Otis is gone.


I say "somebody" because Alverson, the owner, was at work today when Jeff Sklut of the Environmental Protection Commission called Carolyn to say that the lime was down. Sklut didn't say that Alverson had put down the lime but only that it was down. Even if Alverson limed the sewage, we have to wonder why it took two days to get a $3.98 bag of lime and sprinkle some on the wet spot.

To the good, as I said, the smell is gone. Sklut also reported that SHIP (apparently the Senior Home Improvement Program) is willing to fix the plumbing for free. In light of Alverson's limited plumbing skills (as evidenced by the multiple sewage incidents) and the duration of this problem (Code nonEnforcement first wrote Alverson for sewage on the ground on Feb. 16) this is particularly Good News.

Now we'll see what Code nonEnforcement does (or, more likely, does not do) about the trash and the paint.