Word to the Wise

In case you live in Wisconsin or another cold climate, you may want to make sure that you turned the water to the outside water spickets off. If you forgot, as I did this year, your pipe may burst, therefore releasing many, many gallons of water each day for weeks until you notice. In my case, my water consumption went from 2,700 gallons per month to 16,500 gallons for the month so far. I'm looking forward to my next water bill.