Please Allow Me To Bitch For A Moment

[wildfan75 1]

So I wake up this morning to find out that my furnace quit working sometime overnight. It's currently -8F outside (real feel temp of -24F) and 47 degrees and dropping in my house. Called the friggin' gas company to come look at my furnace at 7am and they said they would be out between now and 3:30pm. WTF!!! It's almost 10am and haven't heard a word. And I can't go into work because they said they can only give me a 20 minute notice of when they'll show up and work is more than 20 minutes away. So I sit here, freezing my ass off waiting for these fuckers to get here! Ugh!

So it got me thinking. I wonder if they're waiting as long as possible so I'll totally be nippin' out when they get here. I wonder if they know that my maximum nippage point was about a half hour ago. The turkey's are done and over cooked and I'm starting to think I could start my own diamond cutting business. And before anyone posts something like "Let see pictures!", I would, but the batteries in my camera died last night. They say it goes in threes...camera, furnace...what's next?

I think that when they show up I'll give them a hug after I take a tire iron to their knees.

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[Shell666 0]

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So I wake up this morning to find out that my furnace quit working sometime overnight. It's currently -8F outside (real feel temp of -24F) and 47 degrees and dropping in my house. Called the friggin' gas company to come look at my furnace at 7am and they said they would be out between now and 3:30pm. WTF!!! It's almost 10am and haven't heard a word. And I can't go into work because they said they can only give me a 20 minute notice of when they'll show up and work is more than 20 minutes away. So I sit here, freezing my ass off waiting for these fuckers to get here! Ugh!

So it got me thinking. I wonder if they're waiting as long as possible so I'll totally be nippin' out when they get here. I wonder if they know that my maximum nippage point was about a half hour ago. The turkey's are done and over cooked and I'm starting to think I could start my own diamond cutting business. And before anyone posts something like "Let see pictures!", I would, but the batteries in my camera died last night. They say it goes in threes...camera, furnace...what's next?

I think that when they show up I'll give them a hug after I take a tire iron to their knees.

Brrrr ... start baking something. At least the kitchen will be warm!!

'Shell

[normiss 897]

Your Bob is also dead???

[squirrel 0]

i wouldn't drive...sounds like the car is going to quit next! but thats an idea...go warm the car up and get warm in it.

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Where is Darwin when you need him?

[wildfan75 1]

Bob died about a year ago but thankfully I get it regularily so I don't need Bob anymore.

[DJL 235]

Wore your batteries out and burned out your furnace. Damn...must have been one hell of a night.

"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

[NWFlyer 2]

Yet another reason people should not live in the frozen tundra.

"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

[cocheese 0]

Get some heat on your pipes or they will start to freak ya out. I'm serial. Open the cabnet doors run some water through both hot and cold. Oh and can i have some turkey?

[turtlespeed 226]

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They say it goes in threes...camera, furnace...what's next?

BOB.

BOB will give out next.

[edited]Guess I wasn't the only one to notice that maybe you NEED a new BOB.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[Fast 0]

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Get some heat on your pipes or they will start to freak ya out. I'm serial. Open the cabnet doors run some water through both hot and cold. Oh and can i have some turkey?

haha. He is right though. You should crack your faucets a little bit if it starts to get anywhere near 30 degrees in the house. Doesn't have to be a lot, just enough to have a little bit of water coming out.

~D
Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me.
Swooping is taking one last poke at the bear before escaping it's cave - davelepka

[normiss 897]

It would also generate more heat than the busticated furnace!

[wildfan75 1]

If it gets anywhere near 30 degrees I'm going Centerpoint Energy van hunting!!!!

I ran some water in all three faucets and turned the oven on and cracked the door. I face east and no longer have any direct sunlight so I'm sure the temp is going to drop rather rapidly now. I did call and leave a message for the managment company letting them know that if CPE doesn't get out here soon I'm going to have potential issues.

I really wish that all my long underware and wool socks weren't at the dz right now. At least I have my dog to keep my feet warm.

[normiss 897]

Socks.
Not just for sex!

[wildfan75 1]

I have three pair on plus my slippers. This is really starting to blow!

[turtlespeed 226]

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I have three pair on plus my slippers. This is really starting to blow!

I think that a nice cuddle session under the blankets is the only way to assure proper warmth.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[wildfan75 1]

Sounds good to me. But hopefully you can live with yourself after having taken advantage of a desperate...oh nevermind!

[turtlespeed 226]

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Sounds good to me. But hopefully you can live with yourself after having taken advantage of a desperate...oh nevermind!

Yeah - It'll be difficult - but I think after a few therapy sessions - I'll be able to live with myself.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[lawrocket 3]

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they said they would be out between now and 3:30pm.

They didn't say what DAY, though. I'd clarify that if I were you.

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[cjsgrlsx3 0]

You paid your electric bill because that could be number 3 and you wouldn't be able to log on to complain to us here! Hope it gets fixed soon.

[azdav 0]

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Yet another reason people should not live in the frozen tundra.

EXACTLY!

Sending sunny blue sky <>

Noooobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!!! M.P.F.C.

[wildfan75 1]

Five hours and counting...my patience is starting to run a little thin.

[popsjumper 2]

You know, we DO have real houses, jobs, and DZs with turbines here in the South.

Think, girl. Think!

I'll leave the light on for ya'.

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

[normiss 897]

yea....but that whole mid 70's temperature today would confuse them northerners....

[wildfan75 1]

Turbines? What are turbines? Are those the planes that hold more than four jumpers?

Thanks for the offer. I'll definitely keep that in mind. This whole sub zero thing is getting old fast!

Centerpoint Energy finally showed up around 2:15pm (over 7 hours after I called). Fixed one part, replaced another and an hour later, I have heat again!!! Amount of money spent on fixing furnance instead of jumping: $0! Finally saw some return on the home service plus I've paid every month for five years!

So nipples have been restored to normal density, I'm feeling my toes again, and typing is much easier without mittens on!

Thanks to you all for letting me bitch!

[porpoishead 8]

did you give them a complimentary set of oven mitts?

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Perry Farrell