Yup. So much is beyond our control. Haven't you found that often your strengths can be your weakness? I have.....but I must say I have also been blown away by my husband and myself here on the homestead. Because we have no other human assistance we have to come up with solutions. It may be a Plan B or C .... or X, Y, Z .... but we're still here!
Sorry to hear that you (ALSO) had solar problems. I sometimes wonder if living without mod comms doesn't involve the solar systems. What do you think @queenmountain?
It is amazing how necessity is the mother of invention. Especially in homesteading, you have to be creative to really make it!
I think solar is over-rated and is a modern commodity that if things were to go south, you would have to learn to live without it if any of your components broke down. I am not a big fan of the solar.