Pipes don't freeze in the summer, someone turn up the sun!!

So… let’s talk about Monday and Tuesday. Oh god how I am so happy that it is Wednesday!!!

Okay, Joey and I woke got up around 6am and I began to get ready for work (Joey had the day off) only to notice that there is no water.  ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!  So Joey went to work on unfreezing the pipe with a heat gun (that broke), a hair dryer, and my heating pad.  It was late so I decided the shower wasn't happening so I got dressed and went to work.  Throughout the day I called Joey to check on the pipe, still frozen.  Joey even called the land owner and the town just to check that they didn't turn it off… nope. 

After work I stopped at my parents to get some supplies to help with said pipe:

•    Reflective wall board
•    Some kind of reflective plumbing tape
•    Small space heater
•    Heat gun

The plan is to make a small box with the wall board around the pipe using the plumbing tape, blasting it with the heat gun every now and then. Nothing.

GGGGGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So I spent a lot of the night trying to figure things out with my older brother, Ralph.  We decided that it’s got to be the other eight or so feet of PVC tubing that is connected to the metal pipe (leads into the house) that is frozen.  As I was talking on the phone with Ralph my dad called and said that he’d be over in the morning.  Ralph and I decided to shut off the main pipe (so it doesn't burst) and “call it a night.”

Mom and Dad showed up about 12:30ish and dad got to work.  He brought this high powered 30,000 watt heater after a few hours, nothing.  I am starting to think that I will have no water until March (note to self: stock up on body spray).  So dad took one of the tires off (which scared the crap out of me) so he could shimmy behind it.  Apparently Ralph was right; the pipe was frozen the entire length.  About 4 or 5pm we saw it, the outside faucet started dripping.  About 45 minutes later there was water (do you hear that?  The angels are singing.)  The pipe is now dripping (not totally bursted thank god) but dad said not to freight, he will fix it.

He then replaced the covering for the switch in the bedroom so that I can cover that last 2 or so feet with sheet rock.  We have moved into the new room with only little things left to do. 

I had to add this picture because it was the first time
Lady would play with a ball...  it was so cute!!

What’s next you ask?  The kitchen.  Gonna get new appliances from Sears (oh think of the points!!)

Well kids, that’s all for now!

P.S.: After 2 days of no water, that had to be the best shower in the world!!!