Cesspit divining - a sort of toilet thread

[Reallyretired]

We drove into @ukbill hacienda in Alicante province and had a nasty jar when our back wheel dropped down a hole in the ground.

The motorhome on that side was resting on the chassis and plumbing the hole with a broom handle showed it was at least 5 foot deep. I called our breakdown provider DAS via Comfort insurance and in about an hour a splendid Spanish chap with and enormous truck arrived and with the aid of my 2ton bottle jack and lots of bits of wood managed to jack it up

And then was able to tow it out with his winch plus me driving it out, great relief all round. The hole was then revealed as a cesspit which Bill didn't know about.

This produces an unexpected bonus in that he can now install a waste disposal point for any motorhomers who visit. Don't all rush at once as there is really only room for one at a time as Bills motorhome is here too. There is a bodega 5 mins walk away that does a very drinkable red and Rosado at €4.95 for 3l so no rush to leave

 

[Lenny HB]

That was a bit of a sh*t shock, how did the van do, much damage or did you get away with it?

 

[Riverbankannie]

Don’t know how to like that post ! Looks nasty and I hope no damage done. How mad is that to tarmac over the wooden top
Good job it’s been found and can be made safe
Edit perhaps the wood from the breakdown truck ???
What was otherwise over the top ?

 

[DBK]

Nearly dropped in the **** there. We have a sewage tank in our driveway which was covered with 3" softwood planks when we moved in. I've replaced them with 5" thick oak ones and they can take the weight of the MH when necessary - although I try and avoid this.

 

[Reallyretired]

The cover was actually concrete about an inch or less thick, with reinforcement wires which weren't even in it, covered by sand and grit so completely invisible. Appears to be no damage to the motorhome. Tough Mercedes chassis and Armitage tow bar.

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[Reallyretired]

As I write, Bill is constructing a new top which will be above ground so no one will drive over it.

 

[Wildbill]

Almost ended up in the sxxxt thaire

Bill

 

[hilldweller]

I called our breakdown provider DAS

Sure as hell stretches "break down" to the limit.

I suspect many would have said "nothing wrong with your vehicle Sir".

 

[Northernraider]

I suppose it could have been worse

You could have fell down the hole yourself instead of the motorhome

Then you would really have been in the brexit

 

[Zepp]

glad it all worked out for you and no damage apart from the new underwear

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[Jim]

Drive over dump points are the future

 

[ukbill]

What did you expect, Grenville driving, Shirley, guiding, disaster waiting to happen,

 

[hilldweller]

Drive over dump points are the future

Drive in dump points are the next level.

 

[Tonto Traveller]

All that and you kept your sense of humour ....brilliant !

 

[Spriddler]

Presumably you did actually stop overnight rather than just go through the motions?

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[ambulancekidd]

Yikes, thankfully this incident didn't result in a very damaged motorhome.
All's well that ends well.

 

[Reallyretired]

Bill building the new top.

 

[Reallyretired]

Since, we have tried the white at the bodega and it is very good too, made of a couple of grape varieties I've never heard of but tastes like a sauvignon blanc. Again a mere €4.95 for 3L box or a bottle at just over a €. A 3l box is a good fit in our fridge door still giving room for the milk, not room for the white as well as the rose though. We keep the red at ambient temperature 18 to 35C

 

[grasscutter]

It would appear we had a narrow escape when we went to visit Bill

 

[maison]

Glad you got away with it.

We had a similar, though less traumatic experience in our own drive.

Reversed the m/h further up than usual and got the back wheel on a cast iron inspection pit cover which cracked and partially collapsed. Luckily it was so shallow that the “bits” jammed and we managed to drive it out with the help of a tow from our car. We replaced it with a steel one the next day.

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[PeteH]

Cracked the slab covering a Guly on a campsite once with the RV . Good job I was leaving not arriving!