{"id":11215,"date":"2023-01-07T05:47:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T05:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/?p=11215"},"modified":"2023-01-09T04:07:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T04:07:42","slug":"then-there-was-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/then-there-was-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Then there was 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After an eventful 2021 we were quite ready for a more relaxing 2022 with only one project on the block. That was to be getting a lot done on the El Camino.\u00a0 As with all best intended plans\u2026 it all went south.\u00a0 I did get a few things done early in the year. I&#8217;ve got seats set up. Wires began to make their way back. The entire HVAC system went in.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11217 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1125-1030x773.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1125-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1125-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1125-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1125-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1125-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While not completely unexpected we said good-bye to our Sadie at the end of January. She really got tired through the past year and was just having more and more problems. We were able to give her a few last days of love and attention before she left us. It was great having her in our lives for 16 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gPcLSsxzXIs\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I think 2022 will go down as having some of the craziest weather.\u00a0 In May we had the first of two derechos that carried a lot of dust creating a true haboob. Something very unseen and very scary looking for this area. It hit right at rush hour in Sioux Falls. I stayed at work helping with news coverage. Wendy, however, was on her way home when it hit. While there was widespread damage throughout the area, our property only had a twig or too come out of our trees. The old red shed out at the old Perkin\u2019s place wasn\u2019t as lucky. It took a big kick of wind and was put on its weak top and fell to pieces.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11218 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1258-1030x773.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1258-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1258-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1258-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1258-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1258-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11219 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1261-1030x773.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1261-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1261-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1261-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1261-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1261-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11220 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1263-1030x773.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1263-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1263-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1263-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1263-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1263-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next storm came a couple weeks later over Memorial Day weekend.\u00a0 We had a couple days of storms and for one of them, in the wee hours of the morning, loud bangs of hail hit the house. The roof in the garage, in an area that was repaired last summer, started to leak. I had to pull a section of the ceiling down to get some control over it.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 800px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-11215-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1296.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1296.mp4\">https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1296.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11222 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1304-1030x773.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"445\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1304-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1304-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1304-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1304-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1304-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/> \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11225 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1297-773x1030.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"251\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1297-773x1030.jpg 773w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1297-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1297-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1297-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1297-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1297-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11226 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1302-1030x773.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"445\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1302-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1302-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1302-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1302-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1302-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over a couple days we ended up going to the basement a few times.\u00a0 Nathan was sick at the time too, so he was fairly out of it. Too bad we didn\u2019t know it was COVID and of course we all got sick after that. It was the first time we all had it and thankfully it wasn\u2019t too bad for us. James never got it though he\u2019s been exposed to it so many times I think he has a natural immunity to it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the storms and recovering from COVID we could really get a look at storm damage.\u00a0 We just had windows and siding late last summer. There wasn\u2019t a huge amount of damage but since our gutters were new, you could really see where it took a beating. This down spout was crushed by the falling ball of ice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11224 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1295-1030x773.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1295-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1295-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1295-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1295-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1295-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insurance was called and I scheduled some inspections. The shingles were about 16 years old so I was more than happy when insurance approved the repairs. Even our shed got new shingles! 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src=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1635-1030x773.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1635-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1635-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1635-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1635-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1635-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While we were waiting for the shingles and since the contractor needed access to our garage attic, Wendy and I cleaned it out and redid some of the flooring in it to open up some more space.\u00a0 Some of the wood panels that had been used up there weren&#8217;t really fit for flooring duty and I was able to take those and create a new workbench top.\u00a0 Another unexpected project for the year, but it turned out great and it was all done with repurposed wood that I already had.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='dt-gallery-container gallery galleryid-11215 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rollover\" href='https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/then-there-was-2022\/img_1672\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1672-1030x773.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1672-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1672-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1672-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1672-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1672-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rollover\" href='https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/then-there-was-2022\/img_1693\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1693-1030x773.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1693-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1693-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1693-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1693-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1693-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rollover\" href='https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/then-there-was-2022\/img_2077\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_2077-1030x773.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_2077-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_2077-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_2077-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_2077-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_2077-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the roof was done and my garage shop put back together I could move to the next project which was this old dresser that my Grandmother had and then my Dad then put into my care.\u00a0 It had been in the family since at least the 1930\u2019s.\u00a0 It had a heavy coat of peach paint covering old lead paint. Several areas were cracked and flaking off. Stripping the paint was a messy and complicated process. That old lead paint was extremely tough. Along the way the dresser was able to reveal some clues of its past and I was able to find drawer pulls that would have been similar to its original ones. The end result was worth the work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/the-bonnet-chest\/\">See the whole build here.<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11302 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/314888836_10221619818100112_4204614278763207491_n-1030x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"511\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/314888836_10221619818100112_4204614278763207491_n-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/314888836_10221619818100112_4204614278763207491_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/314888836_10221619818100112_4204614278763207491_n-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/314888836_10221619818100112_4204614278763207491_n-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/314888836_10221619818100112_4204614278763207491_n.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A severe back spasm that happened when we were doing fall cleanup put me out of commission for a few weeks. Horrible pain, couldn&#8217;t move much for several days.\u00a0 When I finally got moving again my next project was a Christmas present that I&#8217;d been thinking about creating. I was inspired from some posts on Pinterest. I guess you could call this a Pinterest Project. My wife&#8217;s longing for &#8220;her&#8221; mountains, aka Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs became the subject of the design.\u00a0 I created the shapes in my design programs, printed it out and used that to cut out the wood shapes. LED tape lights went between each layer and I linked them all together. It came out great and she loves it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11314 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_2057-1030x773.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"434\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_2057-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_2057-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_2057-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_2057-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_2057-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2022 couldn&#8217;t end uneventfully.\u00a0 Right at the end of the year, just before Christmas, we had some of our coldest temperatures dipping into the teens BELOW zero. Windchills of -40s! One morning we didn&#8217;t have cold water running in the kitchen. Sure enough, a pipe had frozen.\u00a0 It was right above our basement shower. I could feel the top of the shower wall was very cold. There is a shower light in here, so I removed it and was able to stick my phone and a light up to take some photos. It was very easy to see the pipe had burst, but since it was still frozen we weren&#8217;t leaking water&#8230; yet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11315 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/waterpipe1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/waterpipe1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/waterpipe1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/waterpipe1-768x509.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I shut the water off to the house. Cut open the ceiling of the shower to get directly under the pipe.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11316 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/waterpipe2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/waterpipe2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/waterpipe2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/waterpipe2-768x509.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11317 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/waterpipe3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/waterpipe3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/waterpipe3-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/waterpipe3-768x509.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I cut the broken part out and I had a compression valve from a previous project in my shop. I put that on the supply end and was able to restore water to the house.\u00a0 The valve let me get the frozen pipe thawed and I could open it up to let water flow.<\/p>\n<p>I got a plumber to come out the next morning. It was a super easy for him. It took him longer to create the invoice than it did to do the patch. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11318 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/waterpipe4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/waterpipe4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/waterpipe4-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/waterpipe4-768x509.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll fix the ceiling next year after winter is over.<\/p>\n<p>We did manage to have some relaxation in 2022. We took a couple trips to Colorado. One of those trips we went to the top of Pike&#8217;s Peak via the cog railway.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='dt-gallery-container gallery galleryid-11215 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rollover\" href='https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/then-there-was-2022\/img_1830\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1830-1030x773.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1830-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1830-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1830-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1830-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1830-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rollover\" href='https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/then-there-was-2022\/img_1831\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"773\" 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That was to be getting a lot done on the El Camino.\u00a0 As with all best intended plans\u2026 it all went south.\u00a0 I did get a few things done early in the year. 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