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OT OT can I VENT?? Please

Other than wishing I'd get a few more calls for subbing, life was cooking along OK. Just need to wrap up some GS stuff and do house work and read and stitch and garden. DS's progress reports were ok, DD was pronounced an "advanced" reader.

Then, yesterday, I go down to change laundry loads when I hear DRIP, DRIP. Go check the pressure tank - it is ok. Go over to the other side of the basement and check the hot water tank. There is a huge, but shallow puddle.

OH SH*T

Turn off the power to it and the water. Turn off the furnace too. Grab some old toweling and sheets I use to block the door when I get a mini flood there. Stuff them between the furnace and where the storage area begins. Move the wooden stuff.

Go up, call hubby, not in office, secretaries are gone for the day. Call him on the work only cell phone. The plumber we used to use is now trouble with a capital T. Neighbor can't recommend any one, so I just pulled one out of the phone book with 24 hour service.

The plumber arrives, he's just a kid - maybe 20? And a Master Plumber? Looks at the heater - he's astounded by how big it is (50 gallons). But, he confirmed my diagnosis, it's a goner. And new tanks that size aren't cheap.

So today, I'll be at home waiting on the pleasure of the plumber's supplier and hopefully doing a little stitching.

Cheryl

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Cheryl Isaak
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Cheryl Isaak wrote in news:BEC46B45.4A612% snipped-for-privacy@adelphia.net:

You have my sympathy on the hot water tank. I just wanted to say, though, that my electrician is a young kid (early 20's) and the best and most reliable of all the tradespeople I've hired in the last six months.

Finally getting the lanscaper in about a week to build my retaining wall. It's only 2.5 months since I paid my deposit...

K
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K

Hey - they arrived this AM at 8:10. Can't complain, especially since he was still here at 6:44 PM last night!

Hey K, do you still want some plants?

Cheryl

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Cheryl Isaak

Oh rotten luck! Remember it could be worse, the oil tank ???

Don't worry about his youth, my grandson was like that and completely reliable. I have heard from someone in his company that all the 'old ladies' ask for him specifically because they trust him and because he is kind and they feel safe letting him in.

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Lucretia Borgia

If your plumber is astounded by the size of a 50 gallon tank you may need a different plumber. My DH was considering moving DOWN to a 50 gallon tank. If I remember right you have a family with children so with all the laundry and showers and dish washing you do a 50 gallon tank is not all that large. I hope you get it fixed quickly though. You can always heat water on the stove to use for dish washing and there are always laundromats for washing clothes but there is no easy substitute for a hot shower and cold ones are not my idea of a good way to start the day.

Beverly B

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote

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Beverly B

I guess I just felt OLD!

Cheryl

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Cheryl Isaak

Serves you right for your comment earlier lol

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Lucretia Borgia

It's an older tank (going on 20 years) - the new tank is actually 55 gallons and smaller than the old one. And the new one is almost in place!

Cheryl

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Cheryl Isaak

What would I do with out you? May it be eons before I find out!

Cheryl

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Cheryl Isaak

We live in a town with a med school -- what really hurts is the day they graduate and it's on the news and they all look like teenagers -- that REALLY makes me feel old.

-- Jere

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Jere Williams

Not quite as much as that I hope ! I see Pat thinks you are a cheeky moo too, ah me, these trainee GOWS !

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Lucretia Borgia

Cheryl,

If misery loves company, then know you're not the only one! The vinyl flooring in our kitchen started to bubble up by the sink, so last night DH investigated and found we have a leaky drain. Water followed the pipe straight through the bottom of the cabinet into the flooring, which is why we didn't notice it sooner - cabinet under sink was relatively dry!

Plumber is being called to our house, too!

Barbara HJ

Cheryl Isaak wrote:

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Barbara Hass

Don't. Enjoy!

I tease DH that he always schedules our plumber (you should have called me - he's in Seabrook) for when I'm not around because I enjoy having that young man around far too much. He's in his 20s and built. Does a fantastic job, too.

Elizabeth

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Dr. Brat

Poor Cheryl!! It is a bummer when everything is going smoothly, and Kaka Occurs!! I hope the "baby" plumber knows his stuff, and that the tank is replaced rapidly. With your crew, I am sure keeping up with the laundry is a steady on-going project. I notice the grandkids are constantly changing into something else, and the piles on of clothes on the "floor-hooks" gets higher and higher!!

On the bright side, it is a good excuse to dettle down, stitch or read!! Incidentally, I read Men in Kilts, and the Corset Diaries. Other than the Scottish setting in MIK, I think I preferred the Corset Diaries . I am now back to reading some of Nevada Barr's books, just liught enough for bedtime reading.

Keep smiling, and hoefully the hot water tank is soon replaced!

gillian

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Gill Murray

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Brenda Lewis

This child is just too young - doesn't quite look old enough to shave.

But they did great job!

Cheryl

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Cheryl Isaak

Cheryl, I think it was the amount or type of insulation that they used to use that made them look so large. They tend to be more efficient nowadays. Hope installation will be completed shortly. Just run a quick test before he leaves for the day, to make sure all is well.

-- Carey

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Carey N.

Actually, he came up and tested the kitchen sink! Voila, hot water! I've shop vac'd up what I could and the dehumidifier is running to finish the job. Maybe tomorrow I can get back to the laundry!

Cheryl

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Cheryl Isaak

"Cheryl Isaak" ...

Glad to hear it,and hope there are no more problems. Might as well give yourself a break from the laundry for today, anyway. (Just give a good listen when you turn on the washing machine tomorrow, since that's what first alerted you to the problem.)

-- Carey

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Carey N.

Actually, it was the sound of dripping water - the washer was done the load and I was headed to hang it up. I will wash those grungy towels and sheets as a first hot load (I only do 1 a week) to make sure there is no gunk in that line - already "blew out" the rest of the taps.

Cheryl

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Cheryl Isaak

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