meep the joys of home ownership

[shelley6441]

1.  Leave for work at 8:00 a.m. - check

2.  Discover kitchen ceiling is leaking water from upstairs bath - check

3.  Discover kitchen cupboard, counter, and floor is aflood with water - check

4.  Call plumber - check

5.  Call work - check

6.  Shell out $200 for a new shut-off valve - check

7.  Mourn dwindling checking account after this, plus two new

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[elderberrywine]

But the upside is you can actually do something about it. When my husband and I were first married, I moved into his apartment which was slightly on the run-down side (rent control). One night the floor underneath the bathtub upstairs came crashing down into our bathtub. I can't tell you how many months I got to take very rapid showers, glancing up in trepidation at the bottom of the bathtub above us.

So not fun.

[shelley6441]

Yes, today I have a clearer less emotional point of view about the whole mess. It's only that my last TWO apartments had serious water issues. And water can do so much damage in a short amount of time.

But at least I don't have to rely on a poor landlord, or a slow to take action management company.

[frodosweetstuff]

Oooh, a bottle of Macallan makes a lot of things right again. :)))

(btw, we named one of our cats after the whisky.)

[shelley6441]

I don't drink alcohol often except when I'm stressed.

Is your kitty Macallan the black and white?

[frodosweetstuff]

Yes, he's black with a bit of white. Maunzer is the white one with some black... :)

[telstar_gold]

Oh no! :(( I hope things have dried out now!