October 19, 2006
I really need a vacation!
Yes, I need a vacation away from work. I have decided that since I am taking a few days off that I will not bring my cell phone with me, and hopefully no one will be able to find me. Of course, Monica will have a phone numbers for emergencies, but I am so looking forward to a few days away from Veith House.
It all started with having to have the furnace replaced. I guess being the book keeper also qualifies me as head of maintenance, so anything that needs to be taken care of is going to come to me. That isn't so bad, and I really don't mind. But when I am told that it is going to take two days tops, to install a new furnace, why can't it be done in two days. There has been no heat here since October 12th. I was told that the furnace would definitely be up and running by the 17th. Well today is the 19th and they are saying that hopefully it will be ready by tomorrow afternoon. And to top it all off, we had a problem with the draining pipes for the sewer.
Yep, I did say the sewer pipes. I got a call at 4 pm yesterday, saying that there was water coming into the furnace room and no one knew what to do about it so they called me. Well, my first instinct was to call the plumber......How hard is it to figure that one out? Anyway, I end up coming in here at 5:30 pm and staying until 9:45 pm last night, only to find out that the drain pipe was still completely plugged and that the plumber would return in the morning. OK, fine, The place was really smelly and I just wanted to go home and shower at that point anyways.
This morning the plumber shows up and and is finally able to fix the drain problem..... The furnace guys are downstairs and says that they will do their best to have heat for us by tomorrow.
Gee thanks, but I start my vacation tomorrow. So I won't be here anyways.
Like I said, I am so glad that I will be getting away for a few days. Lets keep our fingers crossed that I can return to work on the 26th with heat and a toilet that flushes. Is that too much to ask?
It all started with having to have the furnace replaced. I guess being the book keeper also qualifies me as head of maintenance, so anything that needs to be taken care of is going to come to me. That isn't so bad, and I really don't mind. But when I am told that it is going to take two days tops, to install a new furnace, why can't it be done in two days. There has been no heat here since October 12th. I was told that the furnace would definitely be up and running by the 17th. Well today is the 19th and they are saying that hopefully it will be ready by tomorrow afternoon. And to top it all off, we had a problem with the draining pipes for the sewer.
Yep, I did say the sewer pipes. I got a call at 4 pm yesterday, saying that there was water coming into the furnace room and no one knew what to do about it so they called me. Well, my first instinct was to call the plumber......How hard is it to figure that one out? Anyway, I end up coming in here at 5:30 pm and staying until 9:45 pm last night, only to find out that the drain pipe was still completely plugged and that the plumber would return in the morning. OK, fine, The place was really smelly and I just wanted to go home and shower at that point anyways.
This morning the plumber shows up and and is finally able to fix the drain problem..... The furnace guys are downstairs and says that they will do their best to have heat for us by tomorrow.
Gee thanks, but I start my vacation tomorrow. So I won't be here anyways.
Like I said, I am so glad that I will be getting away for a few days. Lets keep our fingers crossed that I can return to work on the 26th with heat and a toilet that flushes. Is that too much to ask?
// posted by Anne @ 10:48 a.m. 
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Oh Anne, you've had a tough time of it lately! Last year we replaced our home furnace of 27+ years with a new one. No more holding our breath that that old clunker would kick in. The sewage problem, now that is just plain nasty!
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