We’ve been hauling water for 10 days now, since the pipes froze or broke somewhere that we’re not privy to, and the plumbers gave up.
It’s not especially great, but it’s not an unlivable nightmare either. We’re warm, all our our appliances and gadgets do what they do, we can flush the toilet with some forethought. We wear our clothes a little longer and try not to get too sweaty.
It’s fun to dream about hearing a sudden sputter from the bathroom faucet one day, or a shriek of delight from the kitchen…’The water’s back!’ But each day seems a slightly diminished challenge.
How we do adapt to life.
In this process, more than one person has mentioned that often pipes will freeze under a stone driveway because of the compaction of the snow and ice by vehicles constantly running over it. That’s certainly the case here, with the water line running directly under the most-trafficked part of the driveway.
So I figure it won’t hurt to try a gardening standby that I’ve used a few times; black plastic to trap the heat of the sun.
I don’t know if this will get us where we want to go any sooner. It might just take time, like garden soil.
I think that’s a great idea and definitely worth a try. I hope it helps. I didn’t realise the plumbers had given up :-(. How long are you expecting to have to keep carrying water for? Until things thaw and you find the leak, I guess. Wow. Thinking of you all up there in the cold white north (or is that more Canada?)
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Haha, it’s Michigan too right now. Thanks for the kind thoughts! It’s supposed to get into the 40s next week, so we’ll see.
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Oh best of luck Dan . Fingers crossed for you!
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Thanks Julie! Still waiting for the whoosh.
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What a great idea. Good luck to you!
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