Because Thieves Usually Wear Oscar The Grouch Pajama Bottoms
► Haven't heard anything yet regarding my grandmother. I'm still hoping it's nothing serious, or is something that can be managed. Just have to wait to hear if they find anything after her endoscopy tomorrow.
Dad called this afternoon from Myrtle Beach and I gave him the news, telling him everything that's been going on this weekend.
► One plus is that our water heater is fixed. I had a headache making phones this morning and this afternoon. I called the landlord, Jai, and he passed off calling the water heater company as my responsibility since I live in the apartment (which is ridiculous since his company is the one that pays the rental on the heater). I went down to the storage room and got the phone number from the heater and discovered the reason reason why we've never really had "hot" water in the 3 plus years we live here is that the thermostat had been set just below "warm."
I called the water heater company and got a very unhelpful guy. He said he'd call back within 15 minutes with an appointment for a repairman to show up. Two hours later I called the number again and this time got a female agent who was stunned when I told her about the earlier conversation. She checked and found no record of my call, no service entry, and no work order. When I gave her the address she had information that he didn't seem to have and expected me to know. The short of it is that she was actually helpful.
► It only took an hour or so to hear from the local repair contractor, and the repairman showed up at 5 to 4:00 (if he was more than 21 years old I'd be stunned). Turns out the problem with the water heater was a simple one: the pilot light had been blown out by the wind storms we've been having (air rushing in through the exhaust pipes). All in all he was only here for a few minutes, and man were they awkward ones...
When I showed him the back room with the heaters he took off his tool belt and got on the floor. He was down there while I was standing in the doorway still in my pajamas, when the guy (late 40s/early 50s) in the apartment diagonal to ours came out, muscles flexed and chest puffed out like Macho Man Randy Savage, half a head shorter than me, looking mean as spit and standing just outside my personal space.
"What are you guys doing in here?" I said that our water heater wasn't working.
"You shouldn't be touching that. You should call Jai (the landlord)." I explained that I had called Jai that morning and he told me to call the water heater company myself and that this was the repairman.
"I came out here to make sure no one was messing with their stuff." [indicating the neighbours in the apartment below us and across from him, who store some boxes in that room] "You should call Jai."
I again explained that I had called Jai, and again explaining what was wrong. This whole time the repair was looking up at me with a slightly puzzled/is-he-serious? expression, and I kept thinking how utterly ridiculous this all was given there was a repair truck in the front, a repairman on the floor, and me in my pajamas. While also wondering what business it was of his, and marveling at the gall since I've been living here at least 2 years longer than anyone else and have just as much right as anyone to be back there.
I sincerely doubt that fear of thieves had anything to do with the guy's coming out, and I had the distinct impression that he was simply trying to intimidate me for whatever reason. The funny thing is I wasn't bothered at all and, amused, I had actually slipped into my "talking to a young child" tone. The repair guy actually took a moment to demonstrate to the guy how to turn the pilot light off and back on before leaving. It was all over within a few minutes.
Some people need to seriously cut down on their pot smoking, and presumably steroids (he was pretty cut).
► GLAAD Rips Kirk Cameron for Remarks on Homosexuality, Gay Marriage - Kirk Cameron, close-minded and judgmental prick? There's a shocker.
► 9gag: Awesome Students - From chat:Derek: second pic, I actually said "ho-lee shit" out loud
Matt: for good reason
► Cracked.com: 6 Real Planets That Put Science Fiction to Shame - Unending rains, rivers and seas of methane on Titan? I thought methane was produced by the waste and decayed remains of biological matter. A chill just went up my spine.
► Twitter @JimBenton: The AVENGERS AUDITION. - Seems reasonable to me.Matt: She did it once in a 2 hour movie
Derek: I know
Quote of the Moment
KKK leader: Good meeting brothers! Now, let's all go take a hot shower.
KKK members: [chanting] Hot shower! Hot shower! Hot shower! Hot shower!
- South park (1997 - )
Drinking: water
Last Watched: Johnny English Reborn (2011);
Dad called this afternoon from Myrtle Beach and I gave him the news, telling him everything that's been going on this weekend.
► One plus is that our water heater is fixed. I had a headache making phones this morning and this afternoon. I called the landlord, Jai, and he passed off calling the water heater company as my responsibility since I live in the apartment (which is ridiculous since his company is the one that pays the rental on the heater). I went down to the storage room and got the phone number from the heater and discovered the reason reason why we've never really had "hot" water in the 3 plus years we live here is that the thermostat had been set just below "warm."
I called the water heater company and got a very unhelpful guy. He said he'd call back within 15 minutes with an appointment for a repairman to show up. Two hours later I called the number again and this time got a female agent who was stunned when I told her about the earlier conversation. She checked and found no record of my call, no service entry, and no work order. When I gave her the address she had information that he didn't seem to have and expected me to know. The short of it is that she was actually helpful.
► It only took an hour or so to hear from the local repair contractor, and the repairman showed up at 5 to 4:00 (if he was more than 21 years old I'd be stunned). Turns out the problem with the water heater was a simple one: the pilot light had been blown out by the wind storms we've been having (air rushing in through the exhaust pipes). All in all he was only here for a few minutes, and man were they awkward ones...
When I showed him the back room with the heaters he took off his tool belt and got on the floor. He was down there while I was standing in the doorway still in my pajamas, when the guy (late 40s/early 50s) in the apartment diagonal to ours came out, muscles flexed and chest puffed out like Macho Man Randy Savage, half a head shorter than me, looking mean as spit and standing just outside my personal space.
"What are you guys doing in here?" I said that our water heater wasn't working.
"You shouldn't be touching that. You should call Jai (the landlord)." I explained that I had called Jai that morning and he told me to call the water heater company myself and that this was the repairman.
"I came out here to make sure no one was messing with their stuff." [indicating the neighbours in the apartment below us and across from him, who store some boxes in that room] "You should call Jai."
I again explained that I had called Jai, and again explaining what was wrong. This whole time the repair was looking up at me with a slightly puzzled/is-he-serious? expression, and I kept thinking how utterly ridiculous this all was given there was a repair truck in the front, a repairman on the floor, and me in my pajamas. While also wondering what business it was of his, and marveling at the gall since I've been living here at least 2 years longer than anyone else and have just as much right as anyone to be back there.
I sincerely doubt that fear of thieves had anything to do with the guy's coming out, and I had the distinct impression that he was simply trying to intimidate me for whatever reason. The funny thing is I wasn't bothered at all and, amused, I had actually slipped into my "talking to a young child" tone. The repair guy actually took a moment to demonstrate to the guy how to turn the pilot light off and back on before leaving. It was all over within a few minutes.
Some people need to seriously cut down on their pot smoking, and presumably steroids (he was pretty cut).
► GLAAD Rips Kirk Cameron for Remarks on Homosexuality, Gay Marriage - Kirk Cameron, close-minded and judgmental prick? There's a shocker.
► 9gag: Awesome Students - From chat:Derek: second pic, I actually said "ho-lee shit" out loud
Matt: for good reason
► Cracked.com: 6 Real Planets That Put Science Fiction to Shame - Unending rains, rivers and seas of methane on Titan? I thought methane was produced by the waste and decayed remains of biological matter. A chill just went up my spine.
► Twitter @JimBenton: The AVENGERS AUDITION. - Seems reasonable to me.Matt: She did it once in a 2 hour movie
Derek: I know
Quote of the Moment
KKK leader: Good meeting brothers! Now, let's all go take a hot shower.
KKK members: [chanting] Hot shower! Hot shower! Hot shower! Hot shower!
- South park (1997 - )
Drinking: water
Last Watched: Johnny English Reborn (2011);