Murphy's law

[eithne_erin]

Why is it that in the coldest week of the year (yes, I know certain Minnesotans are laughing at me for considering 15 degrees cold, but I am a Washingtonian and it is!)  my classroom heater chooses to die?  And why is it that it takes three trips to our room over the course of an entire week for a repairman to figure out that actually, there's a part broken and a new one that needs to be ordered to fix it?  Which, of course, will probably take a whole  other week to arrive?  Why, people, WHY?????

*pulls out the wraps and woolen sweaters*