Day 3669

 I woke up at 7:30 and played games until 8.  Then I got up for pet stuff and breakfast.  The pump people got there a little after 9.

I got out the Slash to work on while they fixed the pump.  They positioned the truck without needing any more tree trimming.  They moved the pump cover out of the way and took off the well head.  The truck had a crane that extended at least 30 feet.  They used it to pull up the casing.  The casing consisted of 20 foot long sections with metal screw connections at both ends.  There was 500 feet of them.

The pump guy said that 700 feet for the depth of the well isn't unreasonable since they always drill below the pump level in case the water level drops.  They eventually got to the pump.  It didn't look terrible, but it had clearly had some use.  The new one looked about the same.  After that it was the reverse process.

They were done about noon.  We have 62 PSI water just like the failure never happened.  The cost was $8,300.  The estimate had been for $7,800, but the pump guy added a $500 device that shuts off the pump if it starts sucking air.

Ellen immediately took a shower.  I continued to work on the Slash.  I was in shock absorber hell.  Three of the shocks worked reasonably.  The fourth did not.  I worked for hours on it.  I'm at a loss right now on what to do.  I'll sleep on it.  

I ate lunch and then took a shower.  It felt really good.  Then I built the Slash gearbox.  The rug Ellen bought came.  We put it under the kitchen table.  It looks pretty good and doesn't snag the chairs like the cowhides did.

The rest of the afternoon and evening was videos and a long nap.  The pump dying stressed me out.  It took a toll on my sleep and my general well being.  I'm glad it's fixed.  Basically I'm too old for this shit.