My heart sank when I realized it and I instantly became morose at the pending excavation. I had to do a bit of preloading to get myself ready for the effort and I'm seriously cursing NOT having a tractor of some kind yet. The "good" thing about our soil is it's mostly sandy so even mid winter it can be dug after breaking the ice in the top 6-12 inches.

It's really something I've been dreading as I had a feeling that frost free would fail eventually. At least it was a day I could devote to the emergency and not have loads of other commitments to deal with or put off. The rain today helped as I had ZERO desire or ability to go out and work in it. The animals can drink the rain until tomorrow.

!BEER has been my friend today as I have been dealing with the come down from the excitement/endorphins/adrenaline of the crisis and my attitude has shown it. Thankfully I've been able to focus on the printer and building antennas but I'm not looking forward to the repairs tomorrow.