A Well Pump Failure Dry Run, by Major Dad
My wife and I woke up on Christmas morning to discover that we had no running water in our Alaskan home. When we checked out the problem, we discovered that the pump to our well was not functioning. Waking up to find we had fuses blown and mud in the water lines is always great news, especially on Christmas morning. It seems that some recent small earthquakes in our area had messed with our water table, and where once we had water, now we have silt, sand and mud. Of course, all of this comes to light on Christmas Day when all the stores and businesses were closed. So we got to spend …