Warmest Regards

Baptism by fire or should I say ice. 

Gas Company came out because my sniffer detected a leak. I was pishawed by all but the nose knows. They came in and their detector detected and I felt vindicated.....for awhile. He then went on to check this and that until he got to the meter. The meter was fairly new. Actually looks brand spanking new. The pipe leading from the meter to the house, NOT SO MUCH. He started picking at it to show me the problem and pieces started to fall away. He shook his head. He felt bad as he wrapped the meter with red tape. Yep, we got red taped! 

Now, in Southern California red taped means one thing. But here, when the peaky high in 52° and the low are in the low 40's, it's a bit of a problem for this high desert gal. I am sitting here with layers and layers that don't really seem to be helping much. Boy Scout is asleep as he had his Booster and Flu vaccines and is feeling lousy. I called around and around and around. Do you know that plumbers seem to be backed up for weeks and weeks? And HVac's are so busy with heaters that they aren't taking any of the plumbers work right now. Last year Portland had a BIG FREEZE, with many people being out of power for 5 to 10 days. This year, people aren't taking any chances and are getting prepped much to my personal dismay. 

Finally found someone that was willing to move their schedule around for about twice what they would normally charge for the job. Did I take it? You're darn right I took it. I might have hot water, heat, the ability to cook and do laundry by Saturday......MIGHT. And a hot bath!!!!!!!! But only if the city inspectors work on Saturday. I'll keep my fingers crossed. Meanwhile, the city will be a bit warmer tomorrow and I remain bone chillingly grateful.

Ps. just emptied a box with a heating pad. My tush is warming up right this very moment and dreaming, just a little, of home.

Comments

  1. Debra She Who SeeksOctober 14, 2021 at 5:11 PM

    I hope it all works out for you! Being cold sucks.

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  2. Shari BurkeOctober 15, 2021 at 3:25 AM

    I hope you get things sorted soon. PDX must feel quite cold to you after being used to such heat. It takes time to acclimate. Once we visited my MIL in San Diego (we lived in Alaska then) and the local news anchors were telling people to get in their firewood and she was disturbed because I wasn't wearing a sweatshirt or something. It was +50. I kept telling her I was fine--it was 90 degrees warmer than home--LOL

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  3. ColetteOctober 15, 2021 at 3:47 AM

    Yikes

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  4. devinneyhOctober 17, 2021 at 12:53 PM

    The nose knows. <3

    I hope you get the warmth you need soon.

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