tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post4129621806582396327..comments2024-03-18T16:14:34.579-04:00Comments on Karen Heenan: 2009: The Year of What Next?Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00449229622474314815noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-91234868212308808702009-02-27T19:52:00.000-05:002009-02-27T19:52:00.000-05:00Don't just look at Max, Karen, PET him. Just thin...Don't just look at Max, Karen, PET him. Just thinking about these nuisance bills can raise the blood pressure. Doesn't petting a cat reduce blood pressure? <BR/><BR/>About two years ago, I was making dinner and heard this hissing noise. I searched for the source of this noise and discovered our water pressure tank developed a spraying leak. The leak was not in a good spot, but on the seam of the tank so it couldn't be patched. We know that because the plumber came out (after regular hours, of course, which means a higher bill), and said it would have to be replaced. It would have to be drained and the water would have to be shut off completely until the next morning when he could come and fix it. I shudder at the thought at what COULD have happened had I not been home. It would have flooded my laundry room and possibly my sewing room. Wasn't exactly a slow leak. Anyway, these plumbing bills are never less than $200. Usually about $500-$1000. Kind of like the dentist or car repairs--shockingly expensive!Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04420458445442482137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-15298541764847160112009-02-25T13:44:00.000-05:002009-02-25T13:44:00.000-05:00Thanks for the cat Valium. Always appreciated.Good...Thanks for the cat Valium. Always appreciated.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with your heater!Kitty Couturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18366261017869630923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-83407002871401864452009-02-25T13:14:00.000-05:002009-02-25T13:14:00.000-05:00Could you attach a hose from the overflow pipe to ...Could you attach a hose from the overflow pipe to the drain so that at least you won't have water on the floor to deal with? Sort of a variation on Dawn's solution? At least you could stop listening for the 'drip'...<BR/><BR/>Very cute cat valium!goodworks1https://www.blogger.com/profile/02967943973600981509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-37011038876368986512009-02-25T10:46:00.000-05:002009-02-25T10:46:00.000-05:00In my next life I want to come back as a cat (pref...In my next life I want to come back as a cat (preferably one of yours). I've tried over the years to fool my house, appliances, and cars by never mentioning things like tax refunds etc in their presence. But unfortunately if something needs to be fixed (for example your sick kitties) then appliances and the like get jealous and want their fair share of attention. I dealt with this a lot last year (and actually already this year!). Oh the wonders of home ownership!laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174697892947430149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-27377530318161149272009-02-25T10:40:00.000-05:002009-02-25T10:40:00.000-05:00"Cat valium." Love it, need it."Cat valium." Love it, need it.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16245730088359572839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-23414932922965425502009-02-25T09:51:00.000-05:002009-02-25T09:51:00.000-05:00Hee hee, this story is so familiar. Our overflow v...Hee hee, this story is so familiar. Our overflow valve is also "overflowing" but we have a floor drain in that room. I made a little aluminum foil irrigation ditch so it diverts the drips to the drain. My husband is going to change the valve but, like you said, you have to shut everything down. In the winter up here that's not an option. My little irrigation ditch is annoying but it solves the problem. I did that one of the times he was up on the slope. My house was born in 1975 so it's not "that" old but it was shoddy construction.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11099128922590283342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-71933988129028104412009-02-25T09:27:00.000-05:002009-02-25T09:27:00.000-05:00I'm sending you old house positive energy.I'm sending you old house positive energy.cidellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13762649326538041094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-4025657033876421092009-02-25T08:38:00.000-05:002009-02-25T08:38:00.000-05:00Ah yes, I heard a comic sum it up beautifully:When...Ah yes, I heard a comic sum it up beautifully:<BR/><BR/>When I was a kid, I would hear things go bump in the night and wonder, 'What's coming to get me?' <BR/><BR/>Now I hear things go bump in the night and I wonder, 'What's that going to cost me?'<BR/><BR/>You and I are living the same 2009, I think!Gorgeous Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00105281854898289918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-16729662945813765312009-02-25T08:37:00.000-05:002009-02-25T08:37:00.000-05:00so glad I rent. And that pic of Max made me want t...so glad I rent. <BR/><BR/>And that pic of Max made me want to mush my face into the computer screen :)-Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813543787477972134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-27480712163600266232009-02-25T07:46:00.000-05:002009-02-25T07:46:00.000-05:00An interesting though - a house in a fit of pique ...An interesting though - a house in a fit of pique . . .. . this has potential.tarabuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271012102138956776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-47680365111420819152009-02-25T03:03:00.000-05:002009-02-25T03:03:00.000-05:00Aww, your cat valium is cute.Aww, your cat valium is cute.Keelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870315283612487604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-80912225851187486982009-02-24T23:39:00.000-05:002009-02-24T23:39:00.000-05:00Max is adorable. I'm glad he's your cat valium.Max is adorable. I'm glad he's your cat valium.NancyDaQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609215745927535353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-61849902317583242552009-02-24T23:25:00.000-05:002009-02-24T23:25:00.000-05:00Thank you for your cat valium. I needed it.Thank you for your cat valium. I needed it.luckylibbethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907614465006921461noreply@blogger.com