We have a house. In this house is a water heater. Last week my husband called me at work and asked something to the effect of 'did you notice if the water heater is leaking?' My reply "I dont know anything about water heaters." I believe that was Wed. On Friday Nick and his brother had disconnected and removed the water heater and were working on installing a new one. Now, Nick has done a fabulous job with various projects around the house...but lets just say that its a good thing his future is Pharmacy school and not plumbing. There is a long story that goes along with a weekend with out water....and it isnt Nick's fault. Im no stranger to "complications" coming up when projects are attempted at my house. It played out something like this:
Nick: We got a new water heater, we will get it installed today.
Me: Dont blow up the house.
Nick: We ran into an issue with soddering the pipes.
Me: Dont blow up the house!
Nick: We got the water heater connected, but another pipe is leaking now.
Me: What do we need to do to fix it? Dont blow up the house!
Nick: The neighbor was here, he helped. but this other pipe.....back flow from upstairs....
Me: WHAT?!?! is this gonna blow up the house?
Nick: I think we better call Phil.
Me: Great idea, he wont blow up the house, and I can run water again.
So, basically between Friday and Saturday we went from having no hot water to having no water. We could turn the main line on when we needed to for short periods of time, like to flush the toilet, but that was it. So until Tuesday when Phil (our "handyman") could come out, we were showering at the in-laws and eating elsewhere. You may not know this, but our house is pretty small. So we had quite the obsticle course going with bifold doors off the frame, tools, the "furnace room" emptied into the bedroom and office, the office displaced to get into the closet....etc. It was a mess, and very frustrating. However, I did realize thru all that, that not everyone has hot water on a daily basis. Not everyone has the blessing of their house being a mess while something like the water heater is replaced. I decided I shouldnt complain about it. That just so happend to coincide with Phil being here and fixing all the pipes. Thank God for Phil.
Last night we were in business with water that was even hot. Nick was great with helping getting things cleaned up. We got dishes done and the downstairs vacuumed. I got laundry put away (we washed it at my parents house) and the rooms back to order. *sigh of relief*
I got an ipod nano for my birthday. Ive been working on selecting just the right songs to put on it. but it does mean I can clean up 2 of my 3 music storage places on my computer. Now its just the itunes!
I watched So You Think You Can Dance tonight. I was excited to see last years winner, Benji, return to dance with his sister. I really liked him.
To sum things up...all is right in my world....
3 comments:
Glad to hear you have water and didn't blow up your house.
I gave a little cheer when I saw Benji. He was the only reason I watched last season's show. I don't know why I get so sucked into these shows, but two hours and four loads of laundry later, it's pretty easy to just veg and watch.
Nick should have been well prepared for the living conditions, having inhabited the Lutheran Center and knowing all the repairs that house was in need of... I hope he wasn't whining!
-tFJ
Adventures in home ownership! Sounds like you guys survived. Glad to hear your house did not indeed blow up. Much love, B and B
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