Well trouble...again

Living on the homestead you have to be good with setbacks.  Just you begin to think you've got this and something happens that makes you want to scream.   Dude went to church with me and when we came home he walked over to talk to Wilbur our little woolly ram.  While he was walking to the barn he passed the pump-house and began to yell - NO, NO, NO!  I ran over to see what was wrong (I thought something was wrong with Wilbur!)  Water was streaming fast out of the pump-house.  Dude ran in and tried to turn it off . At first nothing happened and he was yelling - why aren't you turning off?!  Somehow it stopped running and we found this.... the filter snapped right off. 

 We don't know why it happened and here it is Sunday with plumbing supply stores closed.  We did go to 4 stores to see if , by chance, they had what we needed.  Nothing.  Remember how it looked just a couple of days ago?

Again, if you live on a homestead it is always wise to store water... well, even if you don't. 

This size is for toilets and dishes and such. 

This is for drinking and cooking.  (oh and don't forget your animals need fresh water daily) This year we will be putting in rain barrels since it is no longer illegal. 

Tip: It is good to have a bit of savings for just such event. Otherwise you're up a creek.

We couldn't find what we needed so with good old ingenuity and know how.... Dude bypassed it since all the other ways didn't work. Awhile back we put in a whole house filter system so this filter wasn't even needed.  It is now 6pm and we have water! Total cost was about $75. 

I was hoping to quilt and go through my seed packets  today but since Dude wanted me to spend time with him driving from store to store (it is my only day off this weekend) I worked on the crocheted  mermaid tail I got the main part finished and working on descending to the tail fin tonight.  Still hoping to quilt at least a half hour before settling in with Dude and once again, crocheting or reading. 

peace