The first crew i tried to hire was recommended by my friend. They were not listening to me. I kept saying i wanted a huge amount of insulation; insulate everything…but i didnt want the already tiny repair space to become even smaller, so i wanted to strip the tin down to the open wood frame, …
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Well Water
When people’s wells started running dry earlier in the year i had to think about what life would be like if i never tasted well water again. I started praying every morning for the longevity of my well and the arrival of rain. I also started to appreciate each additional bottle of well water that …
Stage 4
We have entered stage 4, critical water shortage conditions. There are only 5 stages in the system and stage 5 is titled “emergency”. I only use the water to wash clothes once a week, water the animals and myself in terms of consumption to stave off dehydration, and water the fruit trees between 8 pm …
Cold, Clear Water
It is 50° outside and the winds are gusting. The well water is ice cold and spectacularly tasty on an evening such as this.
A Short Trip to the Well House
Once a year in the winter i make sure to fill the water softener barrel to the top with salt chips in case i dont feel like battling the wasps in the spring to get in there. The last time i did do battle i won but the barrel ended up full of dead wasps. …
A Glass of Cold Water
The well on the property is a sulfur well. The water itself smells like rotten eggs and if consumed will cause a case of the runs that will dehydrate the poor soul faster than the intake of fluid could replenish. I’ve actually used a color filter on this photograph to hide the fact that the …
Culligan to the Rescue
My water spigot on the side of the well house was leaking ever so slightly. Naturally, i called the culligan customer service number and they scheduled the same two technicians that had been with me since day one to come out the very next business day. They had the spigot replaced and wrapped in insulation …