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Aug. 23rd, 2002 09:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
meganursulaI'm going to recount the recent experiences with our house because, well, its getting
A few weeks ago our kitchen sink blew up. This involved nearly disasterous leaking, and required a complete replumbing.
We decided at that time to replace the faucet because a) ours sucked, and b) we couldn't get it to stop leaking.
Then last weekend, we found a flood in out basement, that was a bit more disasterous than the last. We figured our washer had blown up, and got a new one.
Sadly, the next day, there was another flood in our basement, IN A DIFFERENT PLACE.
So, we called a plumber in to fix the problem.
The plumber was cool, and seems to have solved the issue. He blasted the sewer line with high pressure water, to keep the sewer from backing up.
In the process we learned that this should have been done a long time ago (probably before we moved into the house). Also, that it will probably not have to be done for another 15 years or so.
We also learned that he, too, needed to cut the old fixtures away before he could fix the plumbing. It made up feel better about our frequent application of a dremel in our plumbing experiments.
Finally, we learned that the plumbing in the kitchen sink is messed up enough that in order to make it better than it is today, we would need to invest hundreds of dollars. Ouch! we're going to put this off for a while. The bowl under the sink can stay there.
Additionally, we got our spiffy new washer. The delivery guy actually laughed at our old washer, since it was such an antique.
What, you ask, is so funny about all this?
Well, not much, except i went down stairs to get my last load of laundry out of the dryer yesterday, only to discover that our dryer has dyed! ack!
My theory is that my excitement over the new washer resulted in my doing too much laundry in one night, overwhelming the dryer.
Josh's theory is that, like an old married couple, the dryer just couldn't live long after it lost its beloved partner.
Seriously, its probably only a broken belt, but it still may not be worth fixing. For one thing, i doubt they sell belts for that beast anymore.
sigh.
So, in the past few weeks we've spent $700 on plumbing, $900 on a washer, and will soon have to spend another $400 on a dryer. I think i'm going to invest in some clothes line.
The good news is, Deanna and Eli let us use their dryer to dry the last of the clothes. Also, our work in the kitchen has made me start painting the cabinets. I currently have green, yellow, red, and indigo in various places under the sink. Aqua will be coming soon. wheeee.
In other news this week:
I got a nice raise, which has perked up my spirits some.
We successfully made ice cream last night. (This does not help my diet any.)
Also, Deanna mentioned going to Mt. Ranier tomorrow. I don't know if she was really serious, but, gosh darnit, i'm gonna make Dee, Eli, and Josh go to Mt. Ranier tomorrow. It will kick ass.
Now, if i could only figure out to search for geo-caches by ranger station....
A few weeks ago our kitchen sink blew up. This involved nearly disasterous leaking, and required a complete replumbing.
We decided at that time to replace the faucet because a) ours sucked, and b) we couldn't get it to stop leaking.
Then last weekend, we found a flood in out basement, that was a bit more disasterous than the last. We figured our washer had blown up, and got a new one.
Sadly, the next day, there was another flood in our basement, IN A DIFFERENT PLACE.
So, we called a plumber in to fix the problem.
The plumber was cool, and seems to have solved the issue. He blasted the sewer line with high pressure water, to keep the sewer from backing up.
In the process we learned that this should have been done a long time ago (probably before we moved into the house). Also, that it will probably not have to be done for another 15 years or so.
We also learned that he, too, needed to cut the old fixtures away before he could fix the plumbing. It made up feel better about our frequent application of a dremel in our plumbing experiments.
Finally, we learned that the plumbing in the kitchen sink is messed up enough that in order to make it better than it is today, we would need to invest hundreds of dollars. Ouch! we're going to put this off for a while. The bowl under the sink can stay there.
Additionally, we got our spiffy new washer. The delivery guy actually laughed at our old washer, since it was such an antique.
What, you ask, is so funny about all this?
Well, not much, except i went down stairs to get my last load of laundry out of the dryer yesterday, only to discover that our dryer has dyed! ack!
My theory is that my excitement over the new washer resulted in my doing too much laundry in one night, overwhelming the dryer.
Josh's theory is that, like an old married couple, the dryer just couldn't live long after it lost its beloved partner.
Seriously, its probably only a broken belt, but it still may not be worth fixing. For one thing, i doubt they sell belts for that beast anymore.
sigh.
So, in the past few weeks we've spent $700 on plumbing, $900 on a washer, and will soon have to spend another $400 on a dryer. I think i'm going to invest in some clothes line.
The good news is, Deanna and Eli let us use their dryer to dry the last of the clothes. Also, our work in the kitchen has made me start painting the cabinets. I currently have green, yellow, red, and indigo in various places under the sink. Aqua will be coming soon. wheeee.
In other news this week:
I got a nice raise, which has perked up my spirits some.
We successfully made ice cream last night. (This does not help my diet any.)
Also, Deanna mentioned going to Mt. Ranier tomorrow. I don't know if she was really serious, but, gosh darnit, i'm gonna make Dee, Eli, and Josh go to Mt. Ranier tomorrow. It will kick ass.
Now, if i could only figure out to search for geo-caches by ranger station....
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Date: 2002-08-23 10:26 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-08-23 01:31 pm (UTC)No matter what Deanna may think, the most remarkable thing about the washer and dryer is that they lasted as long as they have. The Sears guy laughed at us for having such an old washer!
Nope, we'll probably just get a new dryer some day. I still want to some how convince Joy and Ezzie to trade refrigerators with us. If we could do that, we'd end up with all appliances that i like. All it would take is a small remodelling of their kitchen. Oh, and some movers, i guess. I don't think our fridge would fit in my car.
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Date: 2002-08-23 10:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-08-23 01:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-08-23 10:59 am (UTC)as far as your washer/drier/etc, I think Eli and I are just bad luck for you or something. I think we should probably help you pay for a new drier if you really do need to get one. But we'll talk about this offline...
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Date: 2002-08-23 01:35 pm (UTC)1) There should be minimal bugs because it will be dry and windy
2) We should be able to find a trail with minimum altitude flux, which should make the hike easier
3) Its spectacular up there
The only potential problem is the sun - but sun screen should help that. And, i guess we may not get to a glacier, since by the end of August they will have retreated quite a bit.