The H20 is Good to Go

Howdy folks, lots of activity on the Rockin' P Ranch over the last three weeks. One of the biggest things is that we've finally struck some of that sweet Edwards County liquid gold. Not oil (unfortunately, or I would be writing this post from a gold-plated laptop) but water.

Charlie McGuire from McGuire Drilling drilled the well, hitting water at 140' and drilling the well down to 200'. Mike Allison from Allison Pump Service installed the pump at the well head.

Then he used his rocksaw trencher and ran the water line from the well head to the corner of the cabin and installed the pressure tank.

We still have to connect the water line to the cabin and bathroom that we are building, but the heavy work has been done.

The past weekend was spent finishing the paneling in the cabin and prepping the kitchen. First, we cleaned up and repaired the 50-year old kitchen cabinets and countertops that came out of Jim Eno's (drummer for the band Spoon) house in central Austin and that he donated to Scott (thanks Jim).

Then we hung the upper cabinets and situated the lower cabinets and counter, including installing the sink.

We also installed and trimmed a refinished vent hood that Scott "rescued" from one of his home inspection jobs.

Finally, added some reclaimed pallet-wood trim around the air conditioners and door frames.

So it is starting to look livable at the ranch, and in a few weeks we hope to make a few more improvements that will really increase our comfort level.