So, today I woke up and found that there was no water in my shower. It is a very good thing that I tend turn the water on before I lather up.  So I walked out to the kitchen and tried the sink . . . Nothing!! 

TO THE GARAGE JAMES (or MILES, either way it sounds butler or driverish)!!!!! 

It sounded like the pump was still running, sort of.  I opened the drain valve on the pressure tank and a little bit of water kinda made its way out on to the garage floor.  And in an effort to emulate Shari and give human qualities to inanimate objects, it was a sad pitiful little dribble that crawled, with great effort, out of the drain pipe and sat there, perplexed, on the floor, staring up at me with an expression of "whats next?" Oh wait, maybe that was my reflection in the little puddle.

To give a little background, about a month ago we had water flowing into our garage.  We discovered it was from two pipes that were stubbed out, but not capped, in the garage.  I am guessing old well pipes.  The original well pipes.  There was also a puddle outside the garage in the grass.  Reuben was kind enough to help me cap the pipes in the garage.  We figured since we had 7 inches above the average rain fall it was just overflow from the higher then average water table.  Howerver, once the pipes were capped the puddle in the front yard just got bigger.  I considered digging it up but wasn't sure I could dig faster then the hole would fill up with water.

Well, today I noticed that the puddle dried up in the yard.  Yeah!!!!! Sort-a.  After consulting my friendly neighborhood plumber he told me that there was a leak in the pipes or well and that the leak caused the pump to run itself to death.  He told me that he could replace it for $1k but would be back replacing that one.  I always thought that consumables were far more profitable then items that last a long time; however, he told me it would be much better to fix the leak and invest in a submersible pump.  Which, of course, would be a bit more expensive. GO CAPITALISTS. Since he has to dig up the well head to find the leak, he would have to bring it up to code.  At that point I might as well upgrade to the submersible. 

So, on Friday, we are going to be committing to $2800 in well repairs.  I hope that the first shower I take is the best shower I have ever had.  It certainly will be the most expensive.  :-) 

The GOOD news????   A more efficient pump and I will now know where the well head is.  Now I will be able to shock the system and hopefully save the investment in a water filter.  Ohhh, and The Tort and The Otter will get to watch a lot of digger in the front yard.  It will be outside the front window so we will have two permanent nose prints, one slightly lower then the other, on that window.

Along with the deck, the new pump will be installed just in time for visitors.