View The Grass Is Always Greener Over The Septic Tank Images. A great read to remind many of us what we take for granted wasn't always so. A septic tank is a huge container, usually buried underground in the back yard of a home, in which all the waste from sinks and toilets and such are stored.
Erma always throws in her own unique humorous spin too.
The grass is always greener over the septic tank. Erma bombeck's humorous insights about family life always tickle the funny bone. A suburban field guide includes: News of the discovery of a septic tank spread and within weeks thirty million city dwellers readied their station wagons and began the long journey to the edge of my husband spread out the newspaper and together we went over the plats we had visited.