[TheForge] OT frozen pipes

[schade at acegroup.cc]

On Jan 4, 2009, at 12:29 PM, ries wrote:

> I own a piece of land in the high desert, between Joshua Tree and Big 
> Bear, up by Pioneertown- and the well driller there told me it would 
> probably be 1800 to 3000 feet, judging by other wells he had drilled 
> in the area. And something like $30,000, and that was way back in the 
> early 90's.

We put in a new well here in southeast Minnesota in 1986.
Cost $11,000 then. Now around $20,000 I think.


>  assuming the economy ever comes back, I am gonna sell it anyway.


Good luck on that.


> Some of my neighbors there have wells, most just have big 500 or 1000 
> gallon galvanized tanks, and there is a water hauler you contract 
> with, who fills your tank on an agreed upon schedule.

When we moved here in 1974 we couldn't afford to put in a well
so we sealed up the old rain water cistern next to the house and
had a local milk hauler bring us water (2300 gallon load) from the
deep well at the  creamery. Worked good. Have thought lately
about setting the cistern up for roof water again.

Bob