The Hard Work Begins
May 29th - June 16th, 2023 At the time of this writing, we have been back in Ocean Falls for almost three weeks. Priority number one was the dreaded task for Jason of digging a 3-foot deep trench down our terraced front bank in which to lay a new waterline. He had to go between stumps, under the terraces and under large tree roots, but being the powerhouse that he is, he made surprisingly short work of it. We then borrowed a concrete drill and a 1-inch concrete drill bit, and Jason drilled a hole through our concrete foundation for our new waterline. Our old waterline had been poured in place and came up through the floor of the foundation, which made it very difficult to work with. We are pleased to have our new waterline fully installed, and we are now just waiting for the town to do their part on city property to have our waterline fully working. In the mean time we have good water pressure from our neighbours. ...