Isaac decided it was donut Fri…
January 27th, 2012Isaac decided it was donut Friday….
At Starbucks….
Stuff that I like, stuff I hate and all that is in between….
Discovered this when checking outside this morning
January 20th, 2012Needless to say, those branches were not pointing towards the ground when we went to bed….
But the rains have come and I can hear the melting!
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Pictures of our snowy backyard for Vareck….
January 20th, 2012Pictures of our snowy backyard for Vareck….
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It started really snowing again here at the house
January 19th, 2012So far I've heard two branches break free. (Lucky, we don't have any branches really close to our house)
This afternoon I also checked on the generator and got the downstairs gas fireplace all prepped. With gas heat and gas water heater, we can hide out in the downstairs quite comfortably if we do lose power.
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While the rest of the world seems to be protesting SOPA (and I already sent my letters…
January 18th, 2012While the rest of the world seems to be protesting SOPA (and I already sent my letters against it), those of us living in the general Seattle area are dealing with a slightly different kind of problem today.
Seattle just doesn't do well with snow, but my son doesn't seem to mind it so much….
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It started snowing again here at the house
January 17th, 2012I have a bad feeling about making it to work in the morning.
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So broken pipes are fixed and …
January 16th, 2012So broken pipes are fixed and snow has mostly melted in lowlands. But more is predicted for tonight.
So on top of the wonderful snow covering the ground, we woke up yesterday to a broken…
January 16th, 2012So on top of the wonderful snow covering the ground, we woke up yesterday to a broken water pipe downstairs. The leak wasn't to bad when I discovered it and with a combination of turning the water off and strategically placed cups, we made it through the night. (The emergency plumber couldn't make it to our house yesterday)
The plumbers just left, it wasn't one leak, but two! These stupid little j-hook nail things they used in the 70's to hold the pipes had worn the holes. The 40+ years of the pipes contracting and expanding had worn holes in both places the j-hook was touching.
So now I have a nice hole in the ceiling of our downstairs and from what I can tell, about 8 more of those j-hooks to remove. But the leaks are fixed and the damp ceiling will dry. Lucky the leaks were located right next to the main heating duct that runs the length of the house. It should dry things out really quick!
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Snowed in today and dealing wi…
January 16th, 2012Snowed in today and dealing with a busted water pipe. So bad yesterday, the emergency plumber couldn’t make it.