We're at loose ends having lost our older cat last week and the young one is as upset as we are. But, wait, there are other complications.
The meter reader guy says we are going to have one giant water bill. Here he pull a sample of water leaking back into the meter enclosure and shows that it has chlorine confirming we had excavation in our future.
Once pressurized with nitrogen our "leak locating" technician probes the ground with an amplified microphone listening for the leak. Dig here, amid the roots of the adjacent vine maple, he marks the ground for the next crew.
Heavy work on the broken pipe begins as we fly. We have trusted gardeners, plumbers and also neighbors who will be available by phone and email should anything go wrong.