Saturday morning:
Friday night we got many more inches of powder.
The annual challenge of keeping water available to everyone, everywhere, all the time, currently means carrying a lot of buckets, three times each day. While it's nice to have all these visits with the herd and the hens, it's a mystery why the (eventually) successful system of bucket de-icers and extension cords that worked last year is not working this year. I've got one more idea to try, but it involves a two-minute task in the crawlspace. It's genuinely quite spacious in there but even if I could still creep through a cellar window on my belly, working on the ground - and especially, getting back up off the ground - is not a simple matter these days, and it's possible I'd just have to do that two-minute task and then get used to living in the crawlspace.
But!
Yesterday my neighbor AM came by to take measurements for a plumbing line replacement that's been on the list for a few weeks, and we went to the hardware store for materials. He may be coming today to do the job, which will take place in the crawlspace. I already have my outlet adaptor and new extension cord ready for the crawlspace-based de-icer experiment. Fingers crossed!
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I hope this works! Very glad you've got another person there in the space, too.
ReplyDeleteYes, he can tell me all about it ;)
DeleteOoh! My fingers are crossed for you, too!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteYes, definitely crossing fingers for a successful fix of the water issue. Even better if it's not you having to get into that crawl space!!
ReplyDeleteAt this point it would have to be a matter of life and death.
ReplyDeletePrayers it all goes well!
ReplyDeleteWell he didn't make it today but is going to try for tomorrow morning...keep praying please :)
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DeleteCarrying water buckets is not a favorite chore! I hope AM is able to make it soon and get the replacement job done without a hitch.
ReplyDeletePretty pictures. Hope you've been able to get everything seen to and in working order again.
ReplyDeleteHope you are not living in the crawlspace - it would be hard to fit the goats in there with you, much less the Intrepids and the cats. Yes, the de-icer system failure is one of those Mysteries of the Universe that is so frustrating, and requires such a laborious workaround. Fingers still crossed, hope neighbor AM has been able to help and that the fix actually fixes it.
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