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The joys of home-ownership
2008-01-11, 3:05 PM #1
Well, lessee, last night my hot water heater cracked and leaked a bunch of water everywhere. It's replaced now.

Last week, the water line from the meter to my house broke, spilling thousands of gallons into the street before I found out and shut the water off.

Week before that, a valve broke in the shower and I stripped out part of it trying to fix it myself, so I had to call a plumber for that one too.

:suicide:
"Harriet, sweet Harriet - hard-hearted harbinger of haggis."
2008-01-11, 3:08 PM #2
Sounds more like the joys of water-line ownership.
I had a blog. It sucked.
2008-01-11, 3:31 PM #3
*Owns a Well*
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2008-01-11, 6:09 PM #4
I wouldn't be surprised if every time the plumber fixes something, he rigs something to go off a week later.

Sneaky toilet diving mushroom eatin' Italian's.
My blawgh.
2008-01-11, 6:16 PM #5
Sounds like my night last night. Although my homeowners will fix everything EXCEPT the problem.
obviously you've never been able to harness the power of cleavage...

maeve
2008-01-11, 6:55 PM #6
I didn't even mention the water pump on my jeep blowing out the day before the water line broke.

Arkansas water must be dangerous.
"Harriet, sweet Harriet - hard-hearted harbinger of haggis."
2008-01-11, 7:19 PM #7
Must be. And I thought southern Indiana water was bad. With all the limestone in it...
obviously you've never been able to harness the power of cleavage...

maeve
2008-01-11, 8:01 PM #8
Haha, that sounds like me. Except it's more like the joys of renting a home. Yesterday we got a threatening letter from the water/sewer/trash company stating that service would be cut off in two days. Apparently the landlord hasn't paid the bill for more than two months (I've only been here for a week).
"it is time to get a credit card to complete my financial independance" — Tibby, Aug. 2009
2008-01-11, 8:03 PM #9
Get out while you still can.
Pissed Off?
2008-01-11, 8:28 PM #10
In Canada we keep the meter inside our homes. They're electronic and can be queried from a utility box.
2008-01-11, 8:37 PM #11
Well, Jon, its an old meter. They hadn't updated it yet.
obviously you've never been able to harness the power of cleavage...

maeve
2008-01-11, 8:46 PM #12
Why was there a valve in the shower?
2008-01-11, 10:01 PM #13
Originally posted by Jon`C:
Why was there a valve in the shower?


In the "knob". It's a valve. I had to replace the seats, and was stripping the seats trying to get them out.
"Harriet, sweet Harriet - hard-hearted harbinger of haggis."
2008-01-11, 10:08 PM #14
do you mean the cartridge
2008-01-11, 10:14 PM #15
How recently was your shower faucet made? You can buy replacement cartridges. Hell, the hardware stores around here give away replacement Moen cartridges for free.
2008-01-12, 5:53 AM #16
Ah, see, now I know what you're talking about. My house is prolly 30 years old. No cartridges in the plumbing. It's all brass valves.
"Harriet, sweet Harriet - hard-hearted harbinger of haggis."
2008-01-12, 12:44 PM #17
Originally posted by Chewbubba:
Ah, see, now I know what you're talking about. My house is prolly 30 years old. No cartridges in the plumbing. It's all brass valves.


They don't make 'em like they used to! :argh:
Cordially,
Lord Tiberius Grismath
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