Snapshots of a Life Lived Badly
Woke up before dawn and stepped into the shower. The water was lukewarm even turned to Full Hot.
At dawn the fog rolled in.
Checked the water heater. No pilot. Got a cup of joe, checked the e-mail. My old man sent a joke comparing Hillary to Trump. Trump was the Good Guy. Hillary was stealing our hard earned $$$’s. Ha ha.
Investigated water heater failures on You-Tube. Couple of possibilities, both requiring some dismantling and parts replacement on a 10 year old extremely noisy heater.
Got a phone call from a construction manager for the new YMCA building I’ve volunteered to donate glass to. My last contact I’d asked for some changes in the window system to facilitate my installation — never heard back. Now it seems they’ve neglected that. Doesn’t matter — wrong location anyway. Screw it, I got a water heater to deal with.
Called some places to see if they have propane heaters in stock. No. Not gonna be my day.
The knee I hyperextended 2 days ago is killing me. I’ve put off going to the doc, but now I think I ought to reconsider. A rash that appeared 10 days ago is still red and ugly. What the hell is it? MRSA?
The heater won’t drain its 40 gallons. I took the last one down the stairs fully loaded, about 4 or 500 pounds. Lost control with the dolly and laid it down on myself so we both went bumping step to step. Really don’t want to reprise that. Back to You-Tube. A man from cyberspace suggests a wire to clear the drain valve. After 10 minutes I get a puny dribble, maybe a quart in half an hour. 40 gallons. Figure about 80 hours to drain… Try You-Tubed again. Another yahoo suggests opening the overflow relief valve. Bingo!
Got a heater located. Down in Arlington. 30 miles. Great! The heater — when I get there — is an electric. Will I drive 25 miles north to get the right one? Yah shure, u-betcha!
I get the right one. (I think.) Tomorrow I’ll try to install it. Ha ha. Tonight we got the GOP debates. I know, I want to cry too….
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Hello! Camaloch residents will be hosting a wine tasting event in January. The exact location, date and time will be published in the Crab Cracker. California wines (of course) will be featured. Respectable attire will be required. More to come.
Half of us down here on the bibulous South End were pretty excited to get wind of this event. Until, of course, we read that respectable attire would be mandatory. Red flags for us, I guess. Good luck with the event!!!