Yesterday evening, I suddenly found myself without water once again. It’s presently -16 and we’re looking at another long stretch of deep freeze. The forecast continues to change and while we’re looking once again at a long period of sub-zero weather, they are no longer announcing nights at twenty below. Small blessings, I suppose.

I’m trying to figure out where the water is frozen. My compartment is well heated and my heat tape is working. All I can fathom is that the problem is once again in the pedestal, but that was insulated. So, perhaps the problem is underground…

At times like these, I start to dream of Las Vegas, but Las Vegas got more snow than we did this week, so I am starting to wonder if there are any warm havens left!

My toilet has decided to start working again.

As it turns out, my plumbing problem with the shower wasn’t a plumbing problem after all, but an electrical one.

I’ve made a mental note to check on the basement heater twice a day from now on… to make sure that the breaker hasn’t tripped.

*bangs head on desk*

The long term forecast is improving… so much so that we’re now in the middle of a snowstorm. As fellow winterites know, it can’t snow when it’s bitter cold out. So, snow is good in terms of temperatures. We’re supposed to hit a high of minus four today, which would be awesome!

That said, the forecast still doesn’t think we’re going to go above freezing until about the 27th or 28th and… my shower drain is frozen.