Hello everybody.

I hope you're all well.

I think I am, despite the gods conspiring to squash my spirit.

I was in the middle of doing laundry yesterday when my washing machine died on me. The thing is 12 to 15 years old, I'm not even sure. I know we bought them for mom right after I went to work for Lowe's. Anyway I decided that my best option was to buy a new one. It's next to impossible to get repairmen for appliances . This is where the great conspiracy begins. I toodle on in to my friendly neighborhood Lowe's to see what they had in washing machines. It was a short trip. They have no washing machines. Zero....Zip.....Nada! They couldn't even say when they expected to receive any. I worked for Lowe's for 9 years and never once saw a time when they were completely out of washing machines. Covid 19.

So I drove down town to the local independent furniture/appliance store. He didn't have many either, but at least he had a few. Everybody is running out of them. I had to pay more. This guy wouldn't even match Lowe's 10% veteran discount. Of course not. He had me over a barrel. I made the purchase for a nice Whirlpool, which they just delivered.

Still haven't got to the good part.

Last night I pulled the old washer out, turned the water off, disconnected the hoses. Everything I could to be ready for the new delivery.

Fast forward to this morning and I'm getting out of bed. I put my feet on the floor, and the floor feels very cold.....and wet, and I can hear water running. My entire bedroom was under at least an inch of water, my bathroom and laundry room a good inch and a half deep.

Water was pouring out of the wall behind the washing machine. I had to get a wrench and run out to the street and shut off my water. Collect my thoughts for a minute. Numeral uno get a plumber. I called a plumber and he was out here in like an hour or less. Number two, go to Lowe's and rent a carpet cleaner. Yep, did that and spent the rest of the day trying to vacuum all the water out of my bedroom carpet.

I have a fan on it, but it's still pretty wet. I'm hoping most of it dries overnight and I don't have to pull the carpet out of there. What a day!

If I had to find a silver lining, I say absolutely I am so happy the laundry room and my bedroom and bathroom are on a lower elevation than the rest of the house, so I had no water in my kitchen, living room, or the other two rooms.

Also my bedroom carpet is missing about 10lbs of dog hair and bird down that it had been hiding from me, and is probably cleaner now than it has been for the last 4 years.

It also forced me to do some cleaning that I probably would not have done for a while longer. Did y'all know the if you clean your house absolutely spotless, and not even a speck of dust can be found (I've never had anything that clean), that you will still have to clean it again most likely before you die?

I didn't know that......being the dirty, lazy, procrastinating bachelor that I am. What can I say?

So at 68 I'm still learning I'm sorry to say. No wait!

I'm pretty tired now. Tomorrow before I take that carpet cleaner back I want to clean my living room carpet.

Have a super day tomorrow everyone.


joe


Edit: Oh yeah, also I chipped a tooth while chewing on a nut cluster.

Oh Joe! Sounds like a good day to just stay in bed! I am so sorry you had such a horrible start to your day! Indoor swimming pools are all the rage now I hear! You deserve a cold beer and a good nights rest!

soot, glad you are connected again! Technology can be a blessing and a pain!

Connie, I hope you enjoyed your day. Sounds like a great vacation!

Taintedfury, have a great day!

Gerry, so nice to see you here!

family, enjoy!

L4L, you have been quite motivated lately! Woohoo! How is Little soot doing?

Friday tomorrow! Woohoo!

watching court shows.

Good morning Boomer's

HI Ana thankyou - I hope you have a great day as well Plus nugget to..

Hi Soot good luck with getting that router


Hi family and connie be safe and be healthy - Take care & happy gaming

Hi Joe thanks and good luck with your living room carpet Super day to you as well

Good morning everyone

Oh my goodness Joe ... flooding and a chipped tooth ... I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers while you get everything back in order

Yes Ana, technology is great when it's working

Family, enjoy your shows

Hey Ho TaintedFury ... stay out of trees!

The garage project is proceeding on schedule and it's time for me to get back to it

L4L

Have a winning day Joe Ana Family SpaceQuestFan Gerry Connie L4L manXman ButterFlyBabe Trail_Mystic Mary TaintedFury and anyone else who pops in to say hi

Good morning, have a Lovely day. We will be heading for home tomorrow. Danish, Eggs, Grits, Hash Browns, Bacon, Sausage, and Toast in the NC.

laundry and chores, my hubby has a catheter in him.

Connie ... there's no place like home ... hope you had fun! ... headed to the NC for eggs, grits and toast!

Me too Family, first chore done for the day ... now it's back to my garage project ... I still have my boxes to sort through, it's getting easier

Are you feeling better TaintedFury?

Working hard this weekend Ana?

How's the house drying proceeding Joe?

L4L

Have a likeable Saturday Joe Ana Family SpaceQuestFan Gerry Connie L4L manXman ButterFlyBabe Trail_Mystic Mary TaintedFury and anyone else who pops in to say hi

Hello everyone.

I hope you're all enjoying a great weekend.

Well my bedroom carpet is still wet, but it is drying out. I've had two fans and the ceiling fan blowing in there for over 50 hours. I'm getting there.

I got all of my wet rugs washed yesterday, and all of the wet towels that I put down, and I washed my comforter and sheets yesterday too, so I broke that new washer in good.

I cleaned my living room carpet yesterday morning. My ceiling fan was on, and my thermostat was set on 70, and I still had sweat pouring from me as if I was one of those wet towels. That's how bad the humidity is right now. I walk outside and my glasses fog over.

It's all clean and dry though, and I'm sleeping like a baby.

We are in the 100s now for a while, so I expect to be in hibernation mode for a while. I'll take Missy for her walks. but other than that and buying groceries I don't expect to get out much at all.

Connie have a safe trip home. Is it far?

Soot those reorganization and cleanup projects are always a chore, but it sure feels better when they are done.

Ana do you have any down time this weekend? I hope you're enjoying your little charges and not working too hard.

TaintedFury I hope your doing well this weekend.

Have a great day everyone.


joe

I'm back to Home Sweet Home. Joe, it's about a three and a half hour trip. It's on the Gulf side and I'm in the Central part of Florida. Becky and the cats were happy to see me.

Joe, I'm glad you got your house back to normal. I hope your heat wave breaks so you can enjoy at least part of the day outdoors.
I have a regular Friday evening and Saturday late morning client now so I always work part of the weekend.

soot, Always! If I stay on track, I have tomorrow all to myself! Glad your garage project is getting there!

Hope your Saturday was great all!

chores.

Good morning, have a Lovely day. Grocery shopping later today. Danish, Eggs, Grits, Hash Browns, Bacon, Sausage, Waffles, and Toast in the NC.

Joe glad your house is drying ... we are hitting triple digits too

Ana, glad you get some time off on the weekends

Family hope the chores are quick

Stay safe while you're out Connie ... I'll get a Danish from the NC

Need a little roof work completed today in addition to the ongoiing garage project

Have a great day everyone!

watching court showws.

chores are all done, since,, my hubby has a catheter inside of him, i am stuck doing his.

family, best wishes for your husband!

Good morning Family and Ana

Family, hope you knocked out the chores quickly yesterday

Hey Ho Ana ... busy schedule today?

Hope all is well down under TaintedFury

The weekend was all work for me ... have been "spring cleaning" my garage for the last 1 and 1/2 weeks ... took vacation time from work to git er done! and this past weekend was my last 'big' push ... I'm at 85+ % mark so feeling good about the project ... garage is back to a functional state

It's time to get back to work ... teleworking that is

L4L

Have a diverting day Joe Ana Family SpaceQuestFan Gerry Connie L4L manXman ButterFlyBabe Trail_Mystic Mary TaintedFury and anyone else who pops in to say hi

he got another week with the catheter, weak bladder, and thank you very much..

Good morning, enjoy your day. Danish, Eggs, Grits, Hash Browns, Bacon, Sausage, and Toast in the NC.

Keeping you both in my thoughts and prayers Family

Hey Ho good morning Connie ... eggs, grits, bacon and toast in the NC sounds wonderful

Hi Soot Most definately hehe