Not.
Not the good kind of rain, anyway.
Johnson Grass has practically taken over the main yard. Was not happy.
We arrived about 1030 PM. To no water. The pump was out. Went into town and got water and went to bed about midnight.
Hubby has done some troubleshooting. Some resister or something burned out. I am guessing we lost power at some point and the pump lost prime and that was the result.
We filled a couple buckets with water today so we have enough to flush the toilet at least.
Today, the A/C keeps cutting off. Don't know what's going on there, so probably will have to cut this trip short to bring the trailer back to NC to have that looked at.
Just hope we can get the pump working before we have to leave.
Oh, the trees we planted last trip? Well, they're sort of okay. They still have some green leaves anyway. And they have some brown. I'm hoping it's just all the hot weather has been hard on them, and they aren't sick or something.
Final oh before I go, haha. The old cub cadet we were using for a mule? It blew a fuse, too. Between all the hot temps here and him using it for a mower today (it is still a mower, just the transmission slips a lot when it gets hot. we had it fixed but it still does it); the hood (bonnet to some of you) warped from the heat.
Yup. You read right. It warped.
When the mower quit, he opened the cover to look at the engine and it just kind of bent in on itself.
What the heck.
At least the trip here was relatively painless.
Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Have a blessed week!
About Me
- LindaG
- Retired, housewife, mother of three. Picking up the pieces after God decided the 145 year old farmhouse was no longer the house for us. Praise God for His mercy and love!
Your cub sounds like my Larry. The starter portion of the switch is out. I made me a jumper wire so I can bypass it and start him. Still running good other than that.
ReplyDeleteYou have the basic picture of our housing situation. He's owned the house a good 10 years and yes, refinancing is an option for him. We just don't know what he's going to do. The more time goes by, the more we are looking elsewhere. Like in my post..a lot of scenarios with no firm decisions. I won't wait on him too long. Glad you had a safe trip. Sad you came back to a mess.
For some reason I'm not getting updates from your blog. I missed all your weekend posts. I'll check that out. ;)
Sorry for all your trouble. No a/c and water is MAJOR. I understand the warped hood. I has been over a hundred degrees for thirty five straight day. Finally broke Saturday. Only 95 today. Hope things improve.
ReplyDeleteMike, I blame blogger. A couple of the posts I did from my phone with a blogger app.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading though and good luck with your housing situation!
Becky, it was a disappointment for sure. We have a temporary work around for the AC, the pump cost us just under $700 to replace; but at least we have water. Very important.
We have mowed like crazy and head back to NC tomorrow. Not the vacation we envisioned, but we are very happy because it could have been worse.
We were happy it cooled off a tiny bit, too.
Have a blessed day!
I know what you mean, Linda. We had our pump go out a few weeks ago and had to get a new one. Cost about the same as yours. Never ending! :)
ReplyDeleteack! It's always something or another eh? Sorry you have to cut things short there, have a safe trip home..
ReplyDeleteWhat a bummer of a weekend. But as I always say with our mo-ho....if you get there safe and return safe, it was a good trip.
ReplyDeletewell, it sounds like a tough time all around mum. when will you guys be back??
ReplyDeleteThis was a bummer, but life can sure be frustrating! I hope everything gets put back together and is working again. I think the Grimlins (spelling?) were staying there and doing their ugly job to destruct.
ReplyDeleteI'm not so great about Johnson grass...you know about our goat friends/classmates who lost some of their goats to drought condition Johnson grass that somehow turns toxic. Years ago, we planted St. Augustine grass on our land and it's steadily spreading out way beyond our planting field...it can take harsh conditions and keep spreading. Sounds like your grass is going to be an issue.
I'm can't believe the trees have greenery - that is AWESOME! I was rooting for the trees (haha). It's great that they're still growing.
We desperately need to go to our land. The news reported that over 50 acres of forested land burned in Polk County and the burned land pictures are very close to our land. I am overly eager to get out there and check it out.
I hope you get to go back soon. Maybe the heat will let up and we'll be able to enjoy more visits to our land, the both of us. It's been heck. Hope the mower is repairable after all is said and done?? Our first mower, a Murray, only lasted about 2-3 years, then we got the Cub Cadet and it's been a beast but has been used and abused.
Glad you had a safe trip, even though the lack of water/air is miserable! Augh!