Precious lessons learned from y’all: 1. Being kind and nice toward each other shows how you treasure that person in your life. 2. Being agreeable and doing everything together w/o complaints strengthens the bond and make you thirst further for having that person in your life. 3. Take delight in being like that always, not only to the camera. (I’ve watched about 90 of your videos in less than a week.) Do I love y’all ? I know I love Ladly ❤❤❤ 😂 j/k ❤️❤️❤️

I completely understand, today I noticed a water faucet in my backyard that was leaking, and what I thought was it needed a new washer... uh wrong answer ! I had to buy a brand new pipe and faucet that connected to a pipe inside the wall of the house. My house was built in 1958 so, it was probably the original pipe and faucet ! Thank God my son-in-law was able to fix it.

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

Jim a tip for your pump add a fuel shutoff valve between the carb and fuel tank so when you use it and you are done shut the valve off and let it run out of fuel this will prevent your carb from getting green ( clogged up from dry fuel ) ….. Also Jim you had they perfect opportunity to give Lydia a mud spa treatment for your Anniversary … HaHaa. Happy anniversary. 🇺🇸 SEMPER FI Brother 🇺🇸👊🏼👊🏼

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Yes sir Mr. Freddie! You are right…. People pay good money to lay around in the mud and she was able to do it for free! I’m such a romantic 🤣😂 Thank you sir!

I see you priming the pipe now. No primer before makes for a weak joint. Life lessons. Love the Vlog.

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Clear pvc cleaner before.

Take a grinder and sharpen your shovels makes them work so much BETTER. For years I couldn’t figure out why my husband had an easier time digging and then he sharpened mine. No wonder he never complained total game changer.

Jim... you are definitely not the only one who starts a project, then needs a tool to use for that project, only to add more work fixing that tool... on and on and on. On the plus side, you made me feel good that I'm not the only one who has this issue LOL I feel for both of you because the water issue/project did not look fun at all. At the end of the day, who cares. You guys got the job done and you spent all that time together, which is more important than anything. Oh, also. Jim, when you ran to get the items to fix the job and it seemed to take forever... story of my life! Happy Anniversary to you guys... and keep doing what you're doing.

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Timothy! It is nice to know we aren’t the only ones😂

when inserting a piece of pipe between two connectors glue all connecting surfaces and then when you install you can twist the insert in to both connectors and avoid leaks

Great Video 👍👍👍👍👍 I used to fix the water leaks as part of what I did for a construction company. It’s never a waste of time they get the pump running. It saves you time in the long run. Even if you have to go to a Walmart and buy a 12 V boat bilge pump and hook it to the battery. It will move more water than you can also never backfill muck around a pipe always use some gravel from somewhere you want the gravel under the pipe, not as much as over it to keep the dirt from pushing down on the pipe and snapping it

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tip!

Such a disaster and still a smile in the face. I like. And please excuse my kitchen english, my native language is german.

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for commenting! ❤️

On the other hand, that mud looks perfect for a mud mask! Great for the skin and complexion. 😀👌

The best time to work on pumps, tools and other equipment is after you use it. Clean it and put it away properly, so it will be ready for future use.

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Very true

If the needle valve stuck closed then the jet is probably clogged. After you clean the jet put 2oz of sea foam in the tank every fill up for a while to dissolve all the varnish in the Carb. After that if you use ethanol fuel, use stabil in the tank to keep the carb from varnishing up again or use non ethanol fuel. Thanks for the videos.

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tips!

Wow water table that high,🤔 you have a back home. Did trenches leading to a big pond in your yard. In trenches put french drain to collect water and dump into pond. When established stock with Crawfish and cat fish,😁now you have your own fish markets🥰

18:30 FINALLY! I'm sure we all get that euphoric sense of relief when we glue that last piece of pipe in! I've had moments like this, or trying to patch some copper pipe where I could not get the water to stop flowing! Desperately shoved a slice of bread into it to stop the water long enough for me to sweat the connection ....good times. 🙂I love watching you two work; subscribed!

I hear shoveling is good for your back. :} Jimbo, you are kind of like the cat, does not want to get your paws wet. 🐾 At least until you had to. Sorry you had to resort to plan B(ucket). Let's hoping for a good (enough) seal. Very nice time-lapse shots of sunset and sunrise. And I always enjoy the return of the animations. Happy belated anniversary you two. Cheers. 🥂

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

It wasn’t fun shoveling all that mud😂 thank you!

I feel you on the water leak We live in a 1600s Millhouse on a creek. Had to hand dig the feed line from the well TWICE for ruptured pipe at 3ft frost line!

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh! So sorry to hear!

I bought a electric submersible pump about 10 yrs ago and glad I did as I've had to replace 2 hydrants. I keep it in a 5 gal bucket with holes in the side about a inch above the bottom of the bucket then wrapped 1/4" mesh around the bottom half of the bucket to keep trash out of the pump. Small trash pump would've been better but you know $$$$. Used it a few times. And I have some 4×4 that I've screwd together to drive my John Deere 1025r with a backhoe on it and loader, best and handiest tool I have. And I get to help my neighbors too with alot of their problems, it's fun!

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

I really like the electric pump and bucket idea!

Best way to solve the water freezing problem is to install a frost free hydrant and never have to deal with it again and adding a inline coupler will help to get the joints to full depth. All you do is install all the fittings to full depth the connect the coupler together and done.

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tip!

Hey that lady does a great job, both of them!

Happy Merry Christmas wish you Ernst from Augsburg / Germany

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Happy Holidays!

It's amazing the bird and crayfish take advantage of the flood. Remember, what doesn't kill you only makes you even stronger. Happy anniversary on a fine sunny day.

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! I have used the "Hootis 2000" water pump several times in my life. It's one of the reasons my 69 year old back is no good now.😁If I lived closer I would have brought my Harbor Freight towable excavator over. It's perfect for this kind of job. Not heavy enough to tear up the yard and would dig a nice hole for that water to drain into. Oh well, to late now. My Grandpa always said, "What ever you do at the end of a year, is what you will do the most in the next year. So, with that in mind, while ya'll dig in the mud, I'm going to sit in my chair and drink a cold beer.😅Oh, and the floor looks great!!

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Hey y’all! Thank you very much! I surely wish that you lived closer. That excavator sounds perfect! Hope that y’all are having a great week.😁

Back breaking work. Kudos to you both for persevering!

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Thank you!

I'm a water sign also .. Anytime a job comes up , it is usually water involved ..using the Hootis 3000 water pump

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

😂

To remove the little pockets of entrapped air in the epoxy garage floor just use a heat gun and blow over the bubbles, the warm air reduces the surface tension and some people put down some sand to texture bubble and pops, leaving a nice shine with no poc marks.

You guys are great together.

Happy Anniversary from a new subscriber. Moving mud on your anniversary. I can see what drew Lydia to you Jim....you ol' romantic you.

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Aww shucks…. She always wanted a luxurious mud bath and BAM! I delivered 😂

Great video Jim and Lydia

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Happy Anniversary! That was a b*tch of hard work for both of you. Oh my. The sun will shine. Way better days ahead!! 🤗

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Sure was, but we are glad we have each other to tackle things like this.

@BethS55

Жыл бұрын

@@CajunCountryLivin that's Right The Perfect Duo!

Jim I feel your pain, been there done that but I didn't have the hootis 500 pump I have to remember that. And before I forget, Happy Anniversary

Just a hint but glue that 45 degree fitting last next time it will be easier to assemble !!!!

I have seen a spray on sealer that dries fast and once dry it doesn't change the color of the concrete. It was on another channel.

That's the color of our concrete countertops. We sealed it with Tung oil, and it has a bit more color variations. We love how it turned out.

Jim your not the only one that works on things when you need them. That just means you don't have to keep up with Jones or have other/better things to do

I can't help but laugh... Here on our farm every single time I grab something I feel like I gotta tinker with it a bit before I can use.

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Always! Always! Always!!

Jobs like that with my achy back make me wanna cry and I haven't cried since I was 12. It always happens when it's cold and your soaking wet and you have no choice but to keep going if you want drinking water and to be able to flush the toilet. Happy anniversary and the floor looks great. 🙂

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Well said! And thank you very much!

I have the same problem when I go to use anything. Lol owell that's life. Ya'll are great. Keep up the good work. Can't wait to see the floors done.

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you John!

You two are so sweet and you show what happens in real life...the hard work, the things that come up that have to be fixed. You both have a great attitude about it. Great job! Now, go rest after all that digging and dipping!

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

YES !!! fix something to fix something

Happy anniversary, floors look great. Jill and I will celebrate our 46th on the 30th. The pump seemed to work great 😊

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Y’all have a fantastic anniversary ❤️🤍

Happy Anniversary from Suffolk Virginia

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Happy Anniversary ! ! ! Not exactly the way you wanted to spend it I'm sure. Anyway, Life goes on. God Bless !

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

We are glad we got to spend it together! ❤️

Happy late anniversary.. I’m thinking I would have just stocked that hole with some bluegill and made a day of it😊.

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! And that was a great idea lol!

I like the brown look of the concrete, I have seen tiles that look very similar.

What a s****y job, but you had to do it. Happy anniversary and many more tyo come.

Wow, What a nightmare! You both had an amazing upbeat attitude through it all. Your floors look so nice.

Happy belated anniversary. That was loads of work, but necessary. Hope the rest of your day was blissful

Things to keep in mind about coatings and how they cure. Some kinds depend on a solvent to evaporate, some depend on a chemical change like oxidation with exposure to the oxygen in the air, and some rely on cross linking of the molecules within a two part system like your epoxy. Most of the time, curing times are reduced by time at higher temperature. By comparison, the curing of concrete is a hydration process facilitated by exposure to water and on the other extreme, super glue cures due to exposure to the nitrogen in the air. Lastly, as for your water problem, I always keep a shop vac that is intended for water only. It gets used more than the ones for dirt lol!

Happy Anniversary, well that was a pain in the rear. I bought a pump that runs on D cell battery from Harbor Freight it was under $15 dollars, and it works awesome.

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

We need to get one of those!

Happy Anniversary and hoping you have a healthy and Happy New Year.

Had day's like that good job

He does not want to dig or put his hands in dirty water. He'd rather play with a small engine most of the day. Bubba's broken down two-cycle to the rescue!

Hey hey hey, Im the first comment, y'all are doing good. Happy Anniversary folks, y;all only got another 60 or so.

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks James!!

Happy anniversary. It's nice to see you to work together. I used to work in residential construction. In an in the ground fix we always tested it to make sure we we didn't have another problem. You didn't show it but I hope you did.

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! We sure did. 😁

Loving the epoxy floors! And we can absolutely relate to having to fix things before we can use them! Sometimes you’ve still gotta just do it the hard way- as you know! We feel for you guys! Glad you were able to get a fix! Happy Anniversary!

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Hey there y’all! Thank you very much! Y’all have quite task in front of y’all with your remodel project! Definitely have to be creative to repair and rebuild the old with the new. We are really enjoying y’all’s videos!

WOW it looks so good can't wait to see the finishing touch .

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

What a way to celebrate your anniversary. Working together to fix a problem, and loving every moment. Works for me. 😃👍👍👍👍👍

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Yes!! 😁😁😁

Happy anniversary to both of you. Glad to see the water leak repaired

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Thank you!

Wow....the floors look Amazing! Sorry too hear about the water leak. Glad you guys were able to figure it out and get it fixed. Happy Anniversary Jim & Lydia!! Wish you guys many more. Thanks for sharing and being so positive even when faced with Life's challenges!!!!

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much David!

Oh Happy Anniversary!! 😊

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Incoming idea….hootis gold sifting 2000 lol. Could be your next show. Also, just curious why Jim didn’t just chuck the water over the fence lol.

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Gold sifting hootis….🤔 has a nice ring to it lol

Your such a cute couple. God Bless You and hope you had a Happy Holiday so far. Bring in the New Year. Hugs from Santa Barbara, Ca. 😎🙏😘👍

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! You too Richard!!😄

Every time we go to use something we have to work on it. And I thought I was the only one. Seems like I have rebuilt everything on my ranch twice.

Happy Anniversary to you both... Blessings!

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Your Floor Looks Great. I , Have Laid On My Stomach , Stood In Holes Up To My Neck Fixing Water Leaks That Are Still Live ( Water Still Flowing Through It ) In Different Kinds Of Weather. And At One Time Had To Chase A brand New Pump Down A Small Creek. I , Feel For You In This And Would Like For You To Remember A Bit Of Wisdom Water , Will Take The Road Of Least Resistance. You , Can Follow It For A Few Hours And Then Find You Were On Top Of It All Along. Great Job Both Of You..Have , A Happy New Year.

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Hey there Mike! Sounds like you have experienced some situations much worse than what we were dealing with. Water leaks have to be my least favorite issues to deal with! Happy New Year!

Happy Anniversary Jim and Lydia hope your day is now better thanks for sharing

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!!

Happy Anniversary you two. Bummer of a job to do on such a special day but look at your home and the porch and reflect on all your blessings. Hope you got to celebrate later. Thanks for sharing. Happy New Year 🎉

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

We are fortunate to get to spend it together. ❤️ have a great new year!

Happy Christmas and New Year. BTW just put the soil back in, it will displace the water, hahaha

Evidently it is your Anniversary, Happy Anniversary 😊

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Happy Anniversary you two. Sorry you had to spend it fixing a leak. I was waiting for the hootis (You have me hooked on this) It was closer to the end but you came up with one. For your sake I wished the pump had worked. But knowing you weren't giving up you used what you had on hand. I've done my share of having to fix tools or run all over town looking for something I needed to finish a job. Wishing you the best of success in 2023 Be safe

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Jim! We are glad we didn’t let ya down!😃 Ain’t that how it always works! We hope you have a great 2023 as well!

That old fitting looks like it didn’t have any glue at all. It just popped out, and the last one you glued up did not seat properly, so you are correct to say you need to do it again. Happy Anniversary! Can’t think of a better way to spend it!

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Noel

Happy Anniversary! Also I love the humor 😄

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

That was a messy job. Happy Anniversary!

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Sure was!! Thank you!

Your newest dry slab video randomly popped up on my feed and I watched it. Now I'm binge watching everything. You guys are great! I plan on trying the dry method this summer. Wish me luck, I'm in NW Ohio. lol. But hey, can't hurt to try.

Another fine repair by L&J plumbing and irrigation co. Well done!!

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Bill!

Cold wet mud bath, what fun.

@juanitafoster9834

Жыл бұрын

Happy Anniversary.

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

I hear its good for the skin 😂

Aint no better time to fix stuff than when ya need ta use it, Jim!! LOL!! I think every man can attest to that. I genuinely giggled when I saw that pump and said, yup.. that looks about right. Not sure how yall figured out a way to make a water leak interesting but it sure was. Thanks as always for bringing us along. Hope you had the Merriest of Christmas and a Happy New Year coming up!!

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Hey there Bodie! We hope that you had a great Christmas too! We always look forward to reading your comments 😁

Happy Anniversary !! So sorry that’s the way you had to spend your day but you were together and solving another life problem .

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Happy anniversary to both of you sound like y'all have the same problem as I do fix one thing and another pop up thank for the video today keep on going don't give up lot of love from south Carolina 😘🥰❤️🙏

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Glad we aren’t the only ones!! Thanks for watching James!

Happy Anniversary enjoy your alls special day. Stay warm and safe

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Happy anniversary. Water is a very fickle substance, it always wants to go where you don't want it to be. Thanks a lot for the video.

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I cannot even begin to tell you how bad I feel for both of you and y’all have to deal with something like that and especially on your anniversary. Hey on the bright side 2023 is right around the corner…… I absolutely do not know another couple who have each other’s back on anything and everything, and for that you both are truly blessed🙏🙏. I really really love the epoxy I think it might be called on the concrete floor. I am going to do the exact same thing to my basement floor, so thank you for showing me the way. Happy anniversary and hope you had a great Christmas. happy new year and I hope you have a happy and great new year coming. ❤🎄🎊🍾🥂✌🏼😎

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Bruce and we wish you a very Happy New Year too!

Happy anniversary guys stay blessed

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Happy anniversary may you be blessed with many more

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

Happy Anniversary!!🎉

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

A very Happy Anniversary to you!

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Happy Anniversary you two.

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

The floor turned out great. The water issue was a total bummer but ya’ll got ur done! Happy healthy abundant New Year’ blessings🌲🌲🌲♥️♥️♥️🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

We sure did! 🤍😍❤️

Happy Anniversary! That pump sure made short work on that big hole of water, glad it didn't breakdown.. Can't wait to see more about the floor.

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha right! We are glad too.

Happy Wednesday Y'all. I can't think of many things worse than shoveling water soaked mud, but even that couldn't get your spirits down. The epoxy on the other hand really looks amazing and something tells me Lydia already has a plan on how to tie the unexpected brown tones into the end product as it relates to design. Hope you had a great Christmas and we'll see you Friday

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Right Rob!! We are just happy we can do it with each other. She sure does have something up her sleeve! Can’t wait to show y’all. See you Friday!

First timer on your channel! You two are ah-mazing. What a lovely couple - Happy Anniversary

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

Yep days like that have followed my endevours pretty much all my life even brand new stuff crapin out with no good cause 😆 so i feel ya folks have a great and better week Happy Anniversary and have a Happy New Year👍🙏✌

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Yes!! 😂 glad we aren’t the only ones! Have a great holiday!!

Happy Anniversary!🎉🎉🧨🧨🎇🎇🎈🎈

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Happy anniversary to yall hope yall have many more 💓!! The truth is every time u go to use something you have to fix it!!

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! ❤️ Yes!! Always!

Have a Very Happy Anniversary to you both beautiful people 💓😘.

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

Happy Anniversary you Guys! 💗 💖💞💝! And the hand pump 2000 did an awesome job👌 ! 😊👍💕💕💕

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Vivian!😁

Happy anniversary to you both I love y'all chanel

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Randy ❤️

Happy Anniversary 🎉🎉

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Water is my enemy! If anything goes wrong in my house it has to do with water. I feel for you.

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Yes!!

Happy Anniversary……well you were fishing for a leak😊

@CajunCountryLivin

Жыл бұрын

Lol! Very true 🤣