Gary is doing the electrical work, which is slow going when you don't have anyone at the end of the wire pushing it through. This weekend, he had help, but they were pretty inexperienced and worth about what he was paying them.
While we were away, there was a lot of activity at the house, mostly inside the house. Plumbing, heating, and insulation contractors all made good progress. Also while we were away, we got our well drilled and the gas line run to the house. It is wonderful that we can soon have water and gas inside the house, but not quite how we had hoped. From the time we completed our application for gas, it took the gas company 2 months to trench in the line. Unfortunately in that time, the ground froze. Consequently they needed to defrost the earth, which is not a cheap proposition. Picture huge electric blankets with insulation covering an area 20 feet by 150 feet.
The well was equally expensive, they drilled 410 feet and only got 3 gallons per minute. The driller witched the lot and thought he found the best spot, but his magical powers must have been weak that day. We will have enough for household use, but not for a garden. Our choices are either to bury a cistern or dig another shallow well for irrigation. We can wait on that decision till next summer.
Gary is doing the electrical work, which is slow going when you don't have anyone at the end of the wire pushing it through. This weekend, he had help, but they were pretty inexperienced and worth about what he was paying them.
The well was equally expensive, they drilled 410 feet and only got 3 gallons per minute. The driller witched the lot and thought he found the best spot, but his magical powers must have been weak that day. We will have enough for household use, but not for a garden. Our choices are either to bury a cistern or dig another shallow well for irrigation. We can wait on that decision till next summer.
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