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And the hits just keep on coming.

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It’s bad enough I caught Covid.

And my husband caught Covid.

And it ruined my birthday.

And we had to cancel a trip.

And we were too sick to celebrate Christmas.

But now…

On New Years Eve?

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Yup.

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Our wicked expensive, wish we’d never bought it, heat pump equipped, fancy schmantsy water heater decided to die and we’ve been taking cold showers. This year is going out with a bang.

Literally… because I heard one.

Thank God for our always friendly, consistently reliable, there when you need them plumbers. They showed up 5 hours after I called and went right to work.

With no visible ass cracks. You have to love that.

Unfortunately the problem couldn’t be solved without talking to the water heater mothership and of course the manufacturer is closed for the holiday. But our guys gave us a temporary fix, and though we may have to go downstairs and flick the circuit back on ( it trips after running for a while ) … it’s better than cold showering.

They’ll be back at the end of the week.

And I’ll be ready for a cocktail.

Or two.

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26 thoughts on “And the hits just keep on coming.”

  1. Hmmm. Closed for the holiday means the fix is delayed. If they were open, you’d almost certainly get “holiday pricing.” It’s a toss up (not that you get to choose the scenario – I’m just thinking out loud here).
    Either way, it’s a serious bummer. The saying “bad things come in 3s” doesn’t apply here. More like 33s. I’m hoping your bad luck is confined to 2024 and that 2025 will be problem-free. 🤞

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  2. Geez, man. You guys have really taken it in the teeth this year Your mastery of sarcasm has served you well.
    One of our Christmas party guests brought Cathy a nice bottle of prosecco. She’s making something with vodka that sounded OK, so I’ll have one or two to help the party along. Or maybe a Bulleit with a water back, neat and tidy. Other than that, we’re having Chinese take-out and watching When Harry met Sally. It’s like the NYE version of duck and cover. I hope your plans, whatever they may be, go better than the last few.

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    1. I have some nice thick filet mignons and since the temps are crazy warm … for us, 50 degrees… we’re going to grill in peace and toast the New Year quietly.
      Can’t say I’m sorry to see this one go.
      😉

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  7. There’s a company near here that got its start making work clothes. One of their early products was the Long Tail T, which they bill as “Longer in the body than ordinary work tees – an ingenious cure for embarrassing Plumber’s Butt”. In my company, we wore buttoned uniform shirts that had a long tail.

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  11. Damn! Nothing worse than a cold shower. Well, I suppose there are worse things, but not when you’re recovering and IT IS winter time. Hope you’re back in hot water business by now.

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