Finally!

Working water and sewer lines!

I can take a 30 minute shower if I want!

I can flush baseballs if I want!

My OFFS?  The transmission on my car is dying it doesn't have thousands of miles left, maybe only dozens.  And its not worth spending $2200 - $3900 (quotes vary) on a new transmission to go in a car that's worth $1400.  And money is pretty tight since I am getting married in May.  So a friend is willing to sell me a beater that will probably hold together for year for less than $2000, which I can barely swing but still.   

What are you currently driving?

OFFS! the simple things..

lots to do. make a list(s). plan the day. over schedule.

forget the list at home...

QuoteWhat are you currently driving?

a 2000 Impala with 162000 miles.

Having a smoke/fire alarm go off in a hotel at 3:42AM for no reason was a little unnecessary this morning.

My water line broke last year but the city just ran a new one under the road. They guy said "this new line will out live both of us." They replaced the water meter as well, new box and everything. But now I'm a little worried about the part from the house to the meter. I have future plans of replacing the bathroom with a newer bigger one so maybe I can replace that section, at that time.

Mrs. Brimo has hurt her back, now laid out on the couch..FFS

Quote from: Randimus Maximus on January 18, 2013, 06:55:21 AM
Having a smoke/fire alarm go off in a hotel at 3:42AM for no reason was a little unnecessary this morning.

guy down the hall (the one who is renting month to month) from you probably burned his toast..

Quote from: Monsterlover on December 29, 2012, 03:55:47 AM


That's worse than my offs but I'm betting insurance covered it.  Homeowners doesn't cover sewer because its outside the house

Got that right. No insurance coverage for me either.

The toliets and showers all backed up from the blockage (thank God we were at home when it happened, the tub full of rinse water in the clothes washer was the final straw) and flooded our bedroom and my wife's closet. We had no idea it was happening until my wife started screaming "holy shit" when she walked in our bedroom!

Every carpet cleaning company I called to wet/dry vac the carpets said "no way". They all wanted $800-$1,000 to pull up all the effected carpet and padding and haul it away. They had liability concerns due to potential mold issues down the road since it was sewer water and not "clean" water like a pipe break or water heater.

I said make the beast with two backs it and just about wore out my 6 gallon Shop-Vac. Bet I spent 8-10 hours vacuuming up water over a couple of days. Then ran 20" box fans 24/7 for a week with the ceiling fan on high. Sprayed a shit ton of Nature's Miracle odor killer and used as much carpet fresh powder as I could buy.

Sleeping in the guest bedroom for a few nights was like a mini vaction. And no mold ever appeared. Royal pain in the ass but still a win.

That's no fun. I tell you about the water line break that went on for 3 weeks and just sprayed and sprayed inside the building sometime.

Quote from: brimo on January 19, 2013, 01:14:35 PM
Mrs. Brimo has hurt her back, now laid out on the couch..FFS

She doesn't need that...

not that you do either...but...

Lucky for us we've got a couple of physiotherapist mates, they came straight  over and did a bit of accupuncture and some taping up. Last time this happened Mrs B was out for a week and that was while she was in good shape. She is still nowhere near recovered from the chemo and  radiotherapy though she was starting to feel much better. This is a big physical and psychological blow to her.

Awww - that's tough.  I hope your friends' work on Mrs Brimo helps her out.  Good, fast and full healing vibes for this setback. 

The best to you and Mrs B from the wife and I.