Ok. bad things come in three's right?? I sure hope so because then I've had my three. First was the new SUV we bought making a scary clanging noise whenever it was in idle. THat got solved today thank the gods. Turned out the heat shield on my catalytic converter was loose. My wonderful neighbour tightened it up for me. yay! free! very good.
Next, my wireless router dying. We THINK it's overheating, but it amounts to the same thing. No net access while it's fried. So... for now the cable is plugged into my computer. Which wouldn't be a HUGE deal right now while hubby's gone since I dont use his computer and until I get a new router his puter has no access. BUT, we have one of those nifty cable phone things... and when my computeris off, I don't think I can make a call since one of the lights is out. With the router, since it was always on, this was never a problem. So... not so good.
and NOW, today, the final straw. Before Roy left, the dogs had managed to cause a leak in our water pipe again... they like being inthe crawl space, and when they go in and out, they knock into the pipe, which someone in his infinate wisdom 45 years ago, decided to use copper tubing. Over time, they manage to knock something loose, and water starts spraying into the crawl space, which we don't ever hear in the house. He fixed it right before he left, and put some boards up thinking that he had blocked the entrance well enough that they couldn't get in. He was wrong. there was ONE hole that was BARELY big enough.. when I saw barely, I mean, they manage to get in, but they can't seem to always get out again. While they're stuck under there, they are constantly knocking into the pipe, and low and behold, today I dosciver over a foot and a half of water in the crawl space, and I can actually hear the hissing of the water pipe. Now, I have no idea how to fix things like this. Sooooo... I called many many places in my local yellow pages, but no one seems to answer their phones on saturdays... except Roto Rooter. They were booked for today already, but they are sending a guy out right away tomorrow morning. Since I'm a nice chic and everything, I went off to the rental store and I've rented one of those sump pumps that attach to a garden hose and I am draining the darn space sothe guy won't have to swim thru 34 degree water. The problem is, it's really hard for me to get the sump into the correct places and well... it hasn't been a good day. After roto rooter is done I'm taking a BIG boad and nailing it over the whole entraceway... no more of this!!!
So.. the money I saved not needing to take my SUV to the mechanic, I get to spend on plumbing issues! yaay! *lol* And the dogs wonder why I'm ticked at them.
Dunno if I'll be in tonight... they're sayin they'll be here between 8am and 10am.. whcih means *horrified gasp* I'll actually have to get UP in the morning!!
Anyway.. wish me luck.. and spare a prayer for the poor guy who's gonna have to go under my house in the icky wet cold mud.
Kitya aka Kiersten
