cold weather, water pipes and a rise in confidence.

I have never been very good at problem solving and even if I knew the answer I would not know how to execute it. Homesteading does not allow for that. I get to learn something new. I get to problem solve and I get execute the solution. I never thought I could do this and I think the reason was because I did not have to. I have to now. Just today, as I am preparing for the better cold coming this weekend, I wanted to change a lightbulb that was on a trouble light that hung in such a way as to warm the U water pipe to keep it from freezing. I took off the panel of skirting found the trouble light and changed the bulb. Still it did not work, so i rain into the house and got my hair dryer and plugged it into the outlet to make sure that was working. It was so then I knew the problem was the trouble light...now what? I took a deep breath and tried to think of a solution. I had a clamp light but it would only take 40 watt bulb and a 40 watt bulb would not do the job. I wondered what I could use that might put off heat...just at that moment Zora chirped and there was my answer...a warming light. I took my extra one and ran it outside and clamped it on and viola!!! It worked. Then I had to find out if it was safe to do this so i Googled it and sure enough it is not only safe but recommended to keep pipes from freezing. I did it and now I have some confidence that I can solve a problem safely and effectively.