Broken Water

I knew I should have let the sun thoaw it out today. But there was
1/4" of ice on the waterer, and I decided to break it free. When I
did, I somehow broke the chain that holds the float ball to the
shutoff valve. So now I had an overflowing waterer.

The temperature was 24 degrees out, and that water was COLD! I found
a rock I could wedge under the float valve to stop the flow. Then I
had to bail out the water to get to where the chain connected to the
shutoff arm. I eventually managed to get things all piced together
and adjusted again. I was chilled to the bone after an hour and a
half out in the cold air, and elbow deep in cold water.

But it felt good to have figured it out and gotten it done!