Just Another Day in Paradise

Thought I'd share a little snippet from our day. The following instant message discussion happened while I was on a conference call at the office. Enjoy:

Deb: having a plumbing crisis!

Jeff: yes -- what's the crisis?

Deb: sinks in the basement all backed up as is the washer -- OY with every
sock that this family owns in it...water all over the floor of course and into
the middle room -- UGH!!!!!!!!!!!

Deb: On an upnote -- while on the phone with BGE, I made the appointment
for the furnace check!

Jeff: oy yoy yoy

Deb: so the deal is...BGE plumbing will be here sometime between now and
6:00. The guy on the phone suspects that there's a clog in the washing machine
as well because it didn't drain -- so we have an appliance guy scheduled for
tomorrow. THEN, the furnace guy will be here on Thursday. I know there'e really
never a convenient time for these things to happen but I got things to do,
people to see, etc..

Deb: can't even cook for the weekend because I was going to Walmart to buy
a container for the matza balls and I didn't have you pick-up enough onions for
the sauce -- OH SHIT!!

Deb: I'm going to have to call the Anderson's to take Matty to baseball if
the BGE guy doesn't come by 4:50 -- UGH!!

Deb: should be a very pleasant afternoon

Deb: I even called Vern (I think he's a plumber) but he wasn't
home

Deb: Since you're not responding, I'm assuming that you're tied up on the
phone -- remind me to ask you about the attic

Jeff: sorry

Deb: while the plumber is here, I want to ask him about the kids sink -- I
don't know if you've noticed that the drain is broken

Deb: HEY, I understand...you gotta make the eggs and bacon

Deb: NO worries my love...

Deb: all is peachy keen here at the Sweren house

Deb: life is good

Deb: hmmmmmmmmmmm!

Deb: love you

Deb: call me later

Jeff: sorry, love, not what you had planned for the day

Deb: oh well

Jeff: i'm certain it's from all the underwear i've washed!

Deb: what can I tell ya

Deb: that must be it

Jeff: call you soon

Deb: and the BGE furnace check is called in!

Deb: look forward to it!

Deb: BGE is on the way!!

Deb: HURRAY!

Deb: good thing too because Vern just called me back and said based on what
I told him that it sounds like the main sewage line -- he recommended not using
the toilet -- aughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Deb: you're at lunch aren't you?

Jeff: i'm back

Deb: bge is here!! The day is saved -- I here water running!!

Jeff: woo hoo

Jeff: maybe vern was wrong

Deb: it's a gawd awful mess though -- had to move dresser and all the
clothes and then of course, everything piled up high on the dresser -- OY!! Not
on my agenda!

Jeff: oy

Deb: not sure yet -- you say main sewage line to a plumber and they
automatically grimace -- I'm going down to check now

Deb: ahhhhhhh, all done -- it was the laundry line -- HURRAY!! not much you
can do about it other than what we do. Kudos to BGE for getting here within 45
minutes -- HS!!

Deb: I'll let you know th cost in a minute --

Jeff Sweren: ok

Deb: 179.91

Deb: hey, better than having another technician come tomorrow

Jeff: what!

Deb: it's unbelievable how fast they came

Jeff: holy crap -- were there parts or just time?

Deb: that's with the 10% discount before you ask

Deb: where ya been baby? we haven't had service on anything for at least
2-years -- plumbers have gone up. It was 90.00 to walk thru the door!

Deb: he had to open up the pipe and then used the electric snake

Jeff: oy

Deb: deep cleansing breathes my love

L'Chaim!