Hey folks, welcome to the new whine/general topic thread. Feel free to use this thread to discuss anything that is on your mind. Caregiving- related stuff, life after a loved one's death, your own emotional wellbeing. Whatever..........anything on your mind.
The water was turned off. There was a leak, and a trench dug next door. The water was turned back on. Bright orange water, popping gaps of air in pipes. Next day, contractor turned water off. Either the contractor or the plumber turned our water off, and left it off. So, when the hot water was turned on, the tank emptied partially, exposing the heating element. Tank burst at 2 a.m. The plumber denies responsibility. Did anyone know that if your water is turned off, it is recommended to turn off the water heater so it won't drain or heat up? Neither did I.
Now have an appointment at the senior center, handiworker's program, coordinates several agencies, water heater and repairs may be free. The last few days, I have gathered up all the required documents. Cannot tell you how hard this was.....I have had the application for repairs since 2013! On my way to success, however slow.
Thank you everyone for your advice, concern, and weighing in on this distressful topic
for me. Thank you! HUGS ALL!
But can you beetle around the site and see if you can spot the name and telephone number of a contractor, just to get some information?
It's like with traffic jams - they're so much more bearable if you know a) why they've happened and b) how long you'll probably be stuck there.
Must take my time to travel the path most propitious to me to obtain the water heater.
Getting angry, planning lawsuits, standing up to predators will undo our stability, so I must plan carefully: Eat, bathe, pay bills, get hubs to work, clean house and laundry.
Nobody's gonna slow me down.
I'm not clear on what exactly happened to the water and who is responsible, but could there not be a possibility of an insurance claim that would relocate you temporarily in a hotel/motel? Wouldn't it be comparable to if your house had suffered damage because of a neighbour's fire?
Potable water is drinkable water, so No, I do not have potable water. The water was turned off twice yesterday for an emergency. When it is turned back on, there is air, rust, dirt, etc. coming out of the faucet.
There is "portable water", when the faucet is flowing, I take the cold water from the faucet to the stove, heat it up, and carry it to the bathroom for sponge baths.
We drink only bottled water, but now, brushing teeth, rinsing vegetables, cooking only with bottled water is happening, as well as boiling water to rinse dishes.
This is temporary, worse than camping out, imo.
Most accidents happen in the home
Tripping on the floor furnace grate is how mom broke her shoulder years ago - workman forgot to screw it back -
Do you have potable water now?
He had removed the floor air-conditioning vent, left it off, becoming distracted.
There was a hole in the kitchen floor! I was barefoot, but could it have made a difference if I caught my foot in there, barefoot or with shoes?
When living with spouse becomes too dangerous.......
You can't touch this!
hammer time
That happened one time when I was a patient in the hospital, the clanging alarm and those darn strobe lights. The lights made me so dizzy that if I stood up I would probably fall over. Of course this happened when I really needed to use the bathroom but the bathroom was in the hallway... no way I could get there unless I crawled with my eye closed. The fire dept also had a hard time turning the alarm/lights off.
Thankfully my regular electrical person will squeeze in time, it takes him on a few minutes to replace the batteries in the two alarms. Well worth whatever he charges me. No way would I try to set up a ladder at the top of the stairs and try to reach up without visions of fallen down those stairs. The electrician makes it look so easy.
"The Cussedness of Inanimate Objects."
Toast falling butter side down. Sellotape lying straight and serene until you try to apply it to whatever you're sticking, when it recoils into twisted bows. Door handles that grab your cardigan, but only when you're in a hurry to get to the phone. Pencils that wait 'til you're just out of the room but still within earshot before they start rolling and fall off the table.
I expect the smoke alarm is thinking "they'll never notice if I peep during the day. I'll wait 'til it's quiet..."
I don't think I have ever had a smoke alarm decide it needs a new battery in the middle of the day, it is always at OMG-it's-the-middle-of-the-night. Do you think they make them that way on purpose?
It was from prison that the Apostle Paul wrote much of the epistles, until the Lord's angels opened the prison doors, scaring the guards.
Seems Japan's elderly population - nearly 30% of the population - especially women have turned to shoplifting either out of need or loneliness and view being in prison as a haven where there's always people around and meals - guards though find they almost have to be nursing home attendants what with incontinance and the like
Goodnight to the cow, jumping over the moon.
Good night, book
Gasp! It was beautiful! I stopped and called out to oldest sister already reaching our porch and brother with his wife still by the car. I told them to look at the moon. I pointed up. I just stood there staring.... the moon was bright. There were no clouds around it. There was a Perfect widening circle around the moon. It was a perfect circle moving further from the moon and widening outward.
I turned to see if bro and SIL were looking at the moon. They were standing together and SIL was taking photos of it. Yes! It wasn’t as beautiful as the real phenomena but it’s evidence! I asked her to send me a copy by FB messenger. Knowing her, she’ll send it to WhatsAp which I don’t have (no smart phone.)
You know, I can see the hot dog/ice cream diet being tolerable and even fun when you're a teen girl. Your stomach is different then, somehow. You can eat all that junk food and it doesn't bother you, drink all that sugary soda, and your body seems to thrive on it during that time.
I had some friends, a couple, in Las Vegas who did the cayenne pepper and lemon water fasting diet once a year or so for 7-10 days. They swore by it. If you can get past the first 3 days, you probably would be so high on natural pain relievers and other chemicals your brain puts out when you starve yourself... lol... that it would be not too bad after that.
Google hot dog and ice cream diet - it'll pop up
My best friend in HS and I did it way back when