Not going to make it.

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Just that bit of effort this morning pretty much did me in.  I had a bite to eat, hoping it would warm and tend me.  Nope.  I didn't eat enough to cause a crash, either.  It... I simply am finished.  On to bed.  No, I didn't get the hydrant going.  No, I won't finish chores... until later.

The girls were fed, well.  I ate, and dosed.  I wanted to be careful, before doing else.  Blood sugar is 129, but less than thirty minutes after eating.  So... probably can take slow acting insulin.  It will be decreasing, but... all good.  It shouldn't drop too much.  And, anyway, I have glucose tabs upstairs if needed.  Been doing rather good, lately.  Haven't needed them in some time.

Good... afternoon, day, and goodnight.

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Well, there is that.  I had left the hydrant handle up.  There was a sad little hope that, somehow, it would start to flow.  Somehow.  So, I went to turn it off, and... it was flowing.  I must have just started, as there wasn't much water out in the area.  So... when the lemonade is offered from lemons, I... I'll take it.  I got to work trying to get the plunger adjusted.  To be honest?  I don't think it worked.  I may have overtightened.

Still, will find out if it worked soon enough.  There didn't seem to be any suction, however.  So I have my doubts.  Perhaps the rubber stopper is worn, or something else in there isn't working correctly.  But without suction, I am guessing there may yet be a problem.  Then again, maybe it drains so fast there just isn't suction.

The other problem was that it seemed to want to leak unless it was too tight.  I just don't know.  All I know is, an opportunity arose, and I took it.  I did what I could with it.  I can hope it worked.  I just have reasons not to believe so, or at least to doubt it.  No worries, you do your best, you take your chances, and you go from there.

Now I can go to bed knowing I did do something.  Well, and the cats have fresh water, and I have two fresh buckets of water by which to refill waterers, and maybe change out the girls' water as well before having to obtain more... however easily or difficult that might be.  I can check the water next time I am out, see if it will flow.  I don't have to be filling buckets to check, I suppose.

Anyway, goodnight.