House update: Tuesday
Aug. 15th, 2006 10:22 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
electriclandYesterday for dinner I had lasagna. I also unpacked more boxes and put out lots of recycling while waiting for the Direct Energy person to come and turn on the hot water heater. He didn't show up until 9ish, which meant that I didn't make it to a movie with K, but I wanted hot water more than I wanted to see The Da Vinci Code. Turning on the hot water appears to involve doing what I was doing already, only more so. Although he may have done something mysterious that I didn't see, and is of course more qualified.
I also built a shelf, which now needs to be attached to the kitchen wall. I am producing quite a long list of things that need to be done that I cannot do on my own.
This morning I had a bath in Jen's bathtub (after wiping it down) and applied a second coat of oil to part of my kitchen counter. I also had breakfast.
Accomplishments:
- We have hot water!
- I found my cutlery, which means I can eat.
Nothing is Ever Simple dept.:
- Plug in Jen's bathtub needs attention or a gasket or something. The seal is quite ineffective.
- Also, the cap on the U-bend in the drain from the bathtub is leaky. (Don't worry, it was just a trickle in the basement, not a flood. I put a waste bin under it. One of Jen's boxes did get a little damp but it's marked "Vases and glasses" so I'm assuming that the contents will be OK.)
I also built a shelf, which now needs to be attached to the kitchen wall. I am producing quite a long list of things that need to be done that I cannot do on my own.
This morning I had a bath in Jen's bathtub (after wiping it down) and applied a second coat of oil to part of my kitchen counter. I also had breakfast.
Accomplishments:
- We have hot water!
- I found my cutlery, which means I can eat.
Nothing is Ever Simple dept.:
- Plug in Jen's bathtub needs attention or a gasket or something. The seal is quite ineffective.
- Also, the cap on the U-bend in the drain from the bathtub is leaky. (Don't worry, it was just a trickle in the basement, not a flood. I put a waste bin under it. One of Jen's boxes did get a little damp but it's marked "Vases and glasses" so I'm assuming that the contents will be OK.)
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Date: 2006-08-15 02:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-08-15 02:30 pm (UTC)cue CSN: It's been a looooooong.....time comi-hing.
Date: 2006-08-15 02:40 pm (UTC)*breathes*
Man, I'm so chuffed for you :) Are you sleeping well? I hope you're sleeping well, and that your new neighbours haven't turned out to be tuba aficionados. Whatever you dream in the first night comes true. I hope you dreamed something AWESOME. Enjoy being in your house, hon. I'm very happy for you.
Re: cue CSN: It's been a looooooong.....time comi-hing.
Date: 2006-08-16 02:53 pm (UTC)I hope you're sleeping well, and that your new neighbours haven't turned out to be tuba aficionados.
Thankfully, no! The first night I didn't sleep well at all -- excitement, I suspect -- but since then, no problems. Don't remember what I dreamed, so I think we should assume it was awesome!
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Date: 2006-08-15 03:33 pm (UTC)that is the easiest fix of all. Just get some plumers tape, then (with a basket underneath)untighten the connector and wrap the threads in plumers tape, the screw back on the tightening piece. Viola! no more leak.
And yes, I am the queen of home improvements on the cheap. *bg*
btw congrats for living, finally, in your house.
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Date: 2006-08-16 02:54 pm (UTC)and thank you so much!