Wintery Weekend Wackiness

Ahh! Our first blizzard hit this week and was not nearly as bad as it was made out to be by the local forecasters. I think they get bored with the lack thereof exciting weather and news in the Midwest sometimes. But man with this new weather shock has brought on some issues with house repair.

Luckily, it wasn't the upstairs that was the problem but I feel bad for the downstairs tenant. First we had to call a plumber to come out and unclog a blocked drain line because every time I washed my clothes...it drained into his tub before exiting the house. That was a Friday morning event.

And then I wake up today to mulitple people trying to call to come unlock the door for another workman. Apparently, the downstairs boiler heating wasn't working either so during our high of -5 degrees earlier this week...he had no heat. He has much better patience than I. But the workman checked it out and said everything mechanically was fine. So that means there is a frozen line blocking water from radiating. Dumb luck was on our side because no sooner as I scratched me head in frustration did the boiler kick on and hot water flow into the frozen pipelines again. Whew!

Happy stories but scary beginning.