Thursday, July 2, 2020

Down, down, down

Finally, we are getting a well.

A deep well, that is. Our shallow well, which has been here over 12 years, we reckon, is spitting sand, and has been a while. A shallow bath shows nothing, fill the tub for our 11 year old a bubble bath and the bottom has a ring of sand.

Dishes in the dishwasher come out gritty. We've switched to paper plates and cups to limit what needs rinsing after a wash. In the same sandy water, but a good wipe down with a cloth gets it off.

We now have Crystal Springs water delivery, and love the quality. However, we are hoping the new deep well will eliminate that need. Even before the sand issue, the shallow well smelled of sulfur, and we never drank it nor cooked with it.
Now it only smells after a good hard rain, but still. Ugh.

The well guys showed up today, while we were in Savannah. Not sure how deep they went today, they were gone when we got back at 5. There's grey watery mud around, and a long L shaped trench with it at the bottom they dug. I dont know why.

They'll be back in the morning to hopefully finish. I'm so happy. We've been officially on the list for 4 months now!

After this, we want to see about a hand pump to go on the shallow well, for when the power goes out. Neat, huh? It would be sandy water, but better than pond water, I figure. We'll see how it all turns out. :D

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