Author: leilani

For somebody lives in a tin box, I have expensive tastes. Y’all have seen the eclectic mix of stuff we’ve found when I’ve posted it online, the most recent being the mid-century-style chairs we refurbished. The one thing you WON’T find me posting is plastic, with the exception of a circa-1940’s Bakelite radio. I’ve always…

While I’m almost afraid to type it out loud, we’ve got hot water AND no leaks. All since this afternoon. Yes, really. I started typing this entry several days ago and thought it was all handled then, but no. We’ve done virtually everything short of replacing the whole damned water heater, so this had better…

As I put it on Facebook: Murphy’s Law, now you’re just messing with me. We’re in what? Week 3? Week 4? Of water issues. We got all the leaks handled a few days ago, then over the following 2-3 days our water went from hot to warm to lukewarm to HAHAHA no. It’s an electric…

We’re finally – mostly – operable. We have water, including hot water – and we’re leak-free. There are floors, sort of. It’s still unfinished subfloor in the bathroom but no need to worry about falling through. (Spousal unit will lay the tile again. Eventually.) The only thing left to fix is the water main valve….

STILL no water. The house is a mess because we can’t really clean it up. Okay, I admit the picture above might be an exaggeration… The handyman finished the job, by the way – but somewhere along the way, our water-main valve went south. The handle is in free-spin. The main is the park’s responsibility….