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lizziebelle) wrote2016-02-14 08:42 pm
lizziebelle) wrote2016-02-14 08:42 pm
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Today was the coldest day all winter. I certainly hope it doesn't get this cold again this year! The high temperature only reached 12 degrees F. I have stayed holed up in my aerie all weekend. I may venture out tomorrow to do laundry, but I have been happy to stay snug at home. I'm getting caught up on all my shows.
Earlier today I discovered that I had no hot water. Nothing was coming out of the tap. Got in touch with my landlord, who came over to deal with it. At first he thought my water heater was dead, but it turned out to be frozen pipes. He used a hair dryer to warm them up, and after about an hour they finally thawed. It was nice to be able to take a shower and wash the dishes!
He also replaced the knob on my front door; the key I had was a copy of a copy, and didn't really work when it gets very cold. Fortunately I have another door where it works fine, but I don't like having to come in through the bedroom with snowy boots on. So all's well that ends well. At least my heat is working (I have electric heat); his was only working in half his house. Not the kind of weather you want to have malfunctioning heat!
I have tomorrow off; I took it as my floating holiday. I figured most of the people I'd be calling would have it off, and it would be a wasted day.
I celebrated Valentine's Day by making peanut butter buckeyes. Even better than Reese's! Dark chocolate, of course.
I think I'll let the hot water tap drip overnight. I don't think I want frozen pipes again.
How is your weekend going?
Earlier today I discovered that I had no hot water. Nothing was coming out of the tap. Got in touch with my landlord, who came over to deal with it. At first he thought my water heater was dead, but it turned out to be frozen pipes. He used a hair dryer to warm them up, and after about an hour they finally thawed. It was nice to be able to take a shower and wash the dishes!
He also replaced the knob on my front door; the key I had was a copy of a copy, and didn't really work when it gets very cold. Fortunately I have another door where it works fine, but I don't like having to come in through the bedroom with snowy boots on. So all's well that ends well. At least my heat is working (I have electric heat); his was only working in half his house. Not the kind of weather you want to have malfunctioning heat!
I have tomorrow off; I took it as my floating holiday. I figured most of the people I'd be calling would have it off, and it would be a wasted day.
I celebrated Valentine's Day by making peanut butter buckeyes. Even better than Reese's! Dark chocolate, of course.
I think I'll let the hot water tap drip overnight. I don't think I want frozen pipes again.
How is your weekend going?
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It's cold here, too - the coldest it has been all winter - though for us that just means a bit of ice on the puddles and a bitter north wind. No snow.
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Most of this winter has been relatively mild. Which makes the bitter cold worse, I think.
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