Catch-up Time!

January 16th, Saturday; Jim and I decided that the water pipes ran directly under the two large trash barrels that we use for storing dog food and potting soil. We moved both of these, the ground was solid. Oh, did I mention that it had been in the 50's for the past two days and all around these cans was mud that was at least 3 inches deep and in spots 6 inches? Well, it was.
January 17th, Sunday; We left the water on the rest of the day Saturday with no results, because we weren't sure if the pipes were broken or not Jim turned the water off before we went to bed. He got up early and went in to the office for a few hours, was home around 9 so he turned on the water. At around 9:30, the water started gushing into the sinks and shower. YAY!! I was so excited. I didn't even care that it was chocolate brown for the first 15 minutes. I just let it run until it ran clear. And Miracle of Miracles... no broken pipes.
I did 6 loads of laundry that day, Jim cleaned out the filters to the washer. Well, guess what... on
Monday (the 18th); I put a load of sheets in the washer, left the house around 8:30 (a.m.), Jim got home around 4:00 (p.m.) to the sound of running water. The water intake/shutoff had broken. The washer had finished washing etc. but the water never shut off. So, it was coming up over the top and out the bottom of the washer and had been doing so all day long. Fortunately, this house is still a fixer upper and the spaces between the floor boards and the hole in the floor (that is covered with a piece of plywood at the moment) allowed the water to flow right on out of and under the house, without causing any damages to anything in the house. Whoo Hoo!!
It has now been a week and a day. The water is running perfectly. Jim has ordered the new part for the washer. He found out you are not suppose to take the filter screens out and leave them out. Hmmmm. The new part should be here in another day or two, then I will be doing laundry again. Yay! I must say, though, if it doesn't get here by then, I will have to go to the laundry mat to do a load or two. LOL, not the end of the world, just inconvenient.
Well, it is Monday evening, I am tired and have to teach tomorrow, so I am off to bed. Next time I want to tell you about the new water heater. Exciting news!!!! Maybe even a photo!