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Planning Ahead
Madame Tex and I are 63 and 66, respectively. We don’t have children although we are close to some of our nieces and nephews. Our home is on a large tract of land. The house was built in 1952, on a large ranch that was subdivided in the 90s. We have added to the original acreage. The water system (well, storage tank, pumps, etc) was already somewhat complicated, but since then we have added buildings with water and power. Even two complete septic systems and the electric power come off of two different utility line feeds.
I got to thinking about all the times we had to figure out where electrical and water lines ran and what a pain it was. So I started making diagrams and writing a long narrative explaining how all the stuff works. Now I have it all in a binder and I’m trying to figure out where to put it in case we unexpectedly shuffle off this mortal coil. I figure someone will end up with this place and I’d sure like to save them the trouble we went through.