Back online
The Time-Warner fellow came out and we have our cable modem back, hurrah! As Lut said: it's not quite home until the cable modem is installed. Now we have it, and my life can start to get back to normal.
Just as soon as I get a plumber and a roofer. I swear, I'm tempted to install a new sump pump myself. Home Depot sells them but doesn't install them. Home Depot, Lowe's, and Sears would all install a water heater for me, and for about 70% of what the two plumbers I've talked to want. Gah. Why do plumbers want so much more of a markup than a storefront does? I expected it to be the other way around. I'm still waiting on a call back from the last plumber. I also need a water pressure regulator. I don't even know where a water pressure regulator goes, much less how to install one. Blah.
In other news, I spent too much money on a washer/dryer, but, what the heck, at least it's done and I'll have it here on Saturday. And, gosh, it's so much nicer than the washer/dryers I'm used to in laundromats. Even the low-end front loader models are quite spiffy. Mmm.
That's it for now. Maybe I can get caught up on my friends list finally!
Just as soon as I get a plumber and a roofer. I swear, I'm tempted to install a new sump pump myself. Home Depot sells them but doesn't install them. Home Depot, Lowe's, and Sears would all install a water heater for me, and for about 70% of what the two plumbers I've talked to want. Gah. Why do plumbers want so much more of a markup than a storefront does? I expected it to be the other way around. I'm still waiting on a call back from the last plumber. I also need a water pressure regulator. I don't even know where a water pressure regulator goes, much less how to install one. Blah.
In other news, I spent too much money on a washer/dryer, but, what the heck, at least it's done and I'll have it here on Saturday. And, gosh, it's so much nicer than the washer/dryers I'm used to in laundromats. Even the low-end front loader models are quite spiffy. Mmm.
That's it for now. Maybe I can get caught up on my friends list finally!
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Watch yer mailbox in a few days. I'm gonna send you a little surprise. :-)
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The house didn't come with a mailbox. O.o We bought a post and a box from Walmart, but we need some kind of mounting block thingie for it, too. Yeesh! If it ain't one thing, it's another, I'm tellin' ya.
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:)
I'll post on LJ as soon as we've gotten it put in; hopefully won't take too long to accomplish.
Welcome back
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