I’m turning into Scrooge for this Christmas.<\/p>\n
There’s no one reason for it either – a lot of little things that add up to me not getting into the “christmas spirit”. Things like christmas ads & decorations that were up before Thanksgiving… busy schedules… no christmas tree… financial problems… and of course, my most recent grumpification factor, the frozen pipes in my apartment.<\/p>\n
Last night I got home and there were fire trucks parked outside my house. I found that the landlord had put electric heaters in the (empty) apartment below mine and in the basement to help thaw the pipes. When the pipes thawed, they of course burst – sending water into the apartment on the first floor and into the basement. The fire department had to be called because no one else can get into the passageway that leads to the basement (though it turned out the breaks in the pipes were in the empty apartment under mine). <\/p>\n
The fire department turned the water main off to the whole house, leaving us with NO water at all (yesterday morning we at least had water from the kitchen sink). For 6 hours we sat around with no water while the landlord fixed the pipes. I spoke to him during this time (I was not a happy camper, and I may have been a bit… curt… in my speech to him) and kept on top of the situation. Remember that we had NO water for 6 hours – and that means no toilet, either. Yeah.<\/p>\n
Finally, around 1:00am the repairs were finished enough that we had running water in all faucets again, and in the toilet & shower. In the end, the pipes has broken in at least<\/span> 7 places. <\/p>\n This morning, I woke up tired (as you would expect) and went to turn on the shower… but there was not enough water pressure to run the shower!! Lovely!! I looked out the window and the landlord was back again, continuing the repairs. I should’ve just gone back to bed, but I was frustrated and a little bit angry, so I sat around waiting. Eventually he left, so I assumed things were OK – but the water pressure was not really back. In the end I was able to get the shower going by turning it on quickly, while the initial rush of water pressure was still available (normally I let the tub run for a bit until the water is warm). Although the water pressure was low, I was finally able to take a (hot!) shower – and that made me happy. Well, happier<\/span>, anyways.<\/p>\n So now it’s 9:01 and I have to get to work (late). <\/p>\n The moral of this story is – if you’re wondering why there’s no christmas cheer coming from me, well now you know. 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