Save The Last Rants For Me

[cdneh 3,112]

The hot water taps, having both been left open as they say you are meant to do, came on with a hiss and a roar yesterday. Not hot water though, just slightly warmer than the cold taps, those have run since the start. My thinking was, well it has been very cold, it will take time to heat.

It's been 24 hours, and no joy, I have checked all I can, done what I could. I have called a plumber, and in is opinion it is most likely the element(s). He can come and fix it for me,  but cannot get here until Saturday morning. Not just because the place is busy, they are in fact not sending anyone out at all until the roads improve.

 

I am ok with that. Not seen anything on the road out in front since Monday. The power has stayed on the entire time, and I can heat water in the interim.  Just tired of it all.

[Neonred 3,576]

80 degrees and sunny here.  Headed to the Keys tonight after work.  Going to make it a long weekend with a few friends.

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,093]

3 hours ago, SAT said:

Those southern states, a quarter inch of snow and mass panic sets in. 

That's why we keep the snow up in the mountains where it belongs here in California.

 

Of course, a few drops of rain in SoCal and drivers panic ...

[SAT 9,609]

3 hours ago, cdneh said:

The hot water taps, having both been left open as they say you are meant to do, came on with a hiss and a roar yesterday. Not hot water though, just slightly warmer than the cold taps, those have run since the start. My thinking was, well it has been very cold, it will take time to heat.

It's been 24 hours, and no joy, I have checked all I can, done what I could. I have called a plumber, and in is opinion it is most likely the element(s). He can come and fix it for me,  but cannot get here until Saturday morning. Not just because the place is busy, they are in fact not sending anyone out at all until the roads improve.

 

I am ok with that. Not seen anything on the road out in front since Monday. The power has stayed on the entire time, and I can heat water in the interim.  Just tired of it all.

Pay attention to bursted pipes when they thaw

[TBoneTX 45,572]

8 hours ago, Neonred said:

Many degrees

Many (2x2x2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2x2) degrees, to be precise G man.

9 hours ago, cdneh said:

The power has stayed on the entire time

More, or at least continued, power to you, si Eh ma'am.

[TBoneTX 45,572]

On 2/14/2021 at 8:29 PM, TBoneTX said:

upstairs temperature is at LEAST Many, if not even Many, degrees warmer than downstairs,

Be careful what we wish for, si and brrr man.

At half-of-half an hour till Many (2+1) a.m., we became Powerless, victimized we man.

Temperature in entire casa fell to Many (2x2x2x2x2x2 - [2x2x2-2-1]) degrees F., brrr man.

 

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. let us spend the night in Mini-B.'s room, go we man.

At half + half-of-half an hour past midnight, power went out there, too, powerless we & ex-she & wee man.

Furthermore, water pressure disappeared, how dry we am man.

 

We decided to return to the casa, hopeful for power later man.

Casa temperature the same and miu lethargic, lethargic despite year-round fur-coated miu man.

Furthermore, water pressure disappeared, how dry we am man.

 

By Many (2+1) p.m., water improved enough for a shower/shave, well-groomed we man.

At half-past Many (2+2+1) p.m., power came back on, powerful we man.

Casa temperature now Many (2x2x2x2x2x2-1) degrees F., far more palatable man.

Miu roused herself and sat on our lap during entire evening news, warm fluffy miu man.

We are still keeping a flashlight in our pocket, don't trust the power authorities we man.

[TBoneTX 45,572]

In the meantime, we did a little casa-cleaning, long past time for that man.

Office floor almost walkable, and bedroom floor decluttered, domestic we man.

Did all of same while dressed like an Eskimo or native of Gdansk, North Pole we man.

[Neonred 3,576]

4 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

 

 

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. let us spend the night in Mini-B.'s room, go we man.

At half + half-of-half an hour past midnight, power went out there, too, powerless we & ex-she & wee man.

Furthermore, water pressure disappeared, how dry we am man.

 

 

 

Should have all snuggled up together to share body heat.

[TBoneTX 45,572]

Neighbor removed everything from his fridge and put it on back patio, colder out there man.

For din-din #1, we ate Many (2+2) semiturgid ice-cream bars* in freezer, just in time man.

For din-din #2 post-power, we nuked 2 ancient burritos* in freezer, long past time man.

       *did not upset stomach, no man

The very few other items in freezer, none of which were crucial, have met their maker, toss out we man.

 

More than Many,000 ([2x2x2+1],000) area residents still Powerless, miserable they man.

Supermarkets (already mobbed with lines stretching around the stores) will be busy with people replacing spoiled stuff, sigh man.

We wonder how many non-generator-supported stores lost their own frozen/refridged stuff, sigh man.

 

In one week, high temps to return to the Manys ([2+2+2+1]0s), Texas weather again Many man.

[TBoneTX 45,572]

3 minutes ago, Neonred said:

Should have all snuggled up together to share body heat.

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. has a Rojo*, rebounding she man.

     *redhead; or, in larger sense, Somebody Other Than Us man

In fact, the Rojo and his daughters spent the previous day there until they were empowered, truth man.

Edited February 18, 2021 by TBoneTX

[Neonred 3,576]

1 minute ago, TBoneTX said:

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. has a Rojo*, rebounding she man.

     *redhead; or, in larger sense, Somebody Other Than Us man

In fact, the Rojo and his daughters spent the previous day there until they were empowered, truth man.

Well then.....More body heat

 

or...the more the merrier

[TBoneTX 45,572]

First thing, Ex-Mrs.-T-B. asked if we had brought any "cans" for our din-din, canned reply man.

Because we had not, Ex-Mrs.-T-B. served us a din-din that upset our stomach, so what else is new man.

Then, it was too hot, toss/turn we man.

Then, power went out, too dark man.

Then, no water pressure, how dry we am man.

 

We said that we were firmly dissatisfied with the Ex-Mrs.-T-B. Hotel and would give it a 1 or a 0 rating on TripAdvisor, express we man.

[TBoneTX 45,572]

1 minute ago, Neonred said:

Well then.....More body heat

or...the more the merrier

Ex-she has to restrain ex-herself when Mini-B. or the Junior Rojas* are present, conclude we man.

       *one is actually a rubia**, future girlfriend for Mini-B. man

      **blonde, always preferable man

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No one has upvoted any of our posts on this page YET, hint hint hint man.

[TBoneTX 45,572]

Miu might finally be turning into a lap-miu, enlapped miu man.

Miu sat on our lap all during evening TV news, enlapped miu man.

Miu sat on our lap all during late TV news, enlapped miu man.

We had to convince her to get up, reluctant lap-miu man.

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Upstairs casa temperature again almost "too" hot, no complaints again man.

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The one thing that helped us survive this weather was our internally heated Pre-Owned Toilet Seat, own energy source independent of power grid man.  Buy yours today at a handsome 0.0000001% discount, act now man!

[TBoneTX 45,572]

We just noticed that only OUR side of the street has power, what a shame man.

Even more mystifying is that the other side historically tends to be restored first, mystery man.

If not Powerful there tomorrow, we shall pleasantly offer them more internally heated POTS, generous we man.