Day 125
The “domino effect” … we all know what it is … (and I’m not referring to pizza)! You do one thing and it affects something else which affects something else and so on.
The electrician has been here (never when he says) on and off for a week or more now … he fixes one thing and that triggers the need to fix something else which triggers the need to fix something else which triggers the need to replace the entire panel. Ca-ching. The domino effect is born and the money pit as well.
But that’s okay … because I really don’t like the looks of these wires he is pulling out of the walls and ceiling and sockets and panels. I’ve said before that Thomas Edison would be thrilled to know that his original workshop was still in place … here in my house! I, however, am less than thrilled.
Today he finished up something … he been explaining what he’s doing until I finally told him not to bother because I wasn’t understanding what he was talking about anyway and I didn’t want to stand there and nod my head like I understood or like I was even interested … because I don’t and I’m not. I just want him to do his job and get on with it. In any case, today he finished something and I plugged in a fan and lost power to half the house. Great. Good thing he’s coming back tomorrow. I think.
And then there’s the stove. It’s gas. Which translates to SCARY to me. The oven isn’t quite up to par. I cooked a frozen pizza the other night and there were fumes and never having cooked on a gas stove/oven before I didn’t know what to expect … but I’m pretty sure fumes are not a good thing. So, I finished cooking the quasi cooked pizza in a skillet on one of the 2 (of 4) burners that work. Guess it’s time to call someone in to look at that.
I also need a plumber … the upstairs sink is fit for a munchkin and if I were three feet tall I’d be in heaven. But having to bend over at a 90 degree angle just to spit out my toothpaste twice a day has my back already screaming, “GET A NEW SINK!” … so, I need to do that. And the kitchen faucet leaks … as does the outdoor hose connection … as does the washer … sigh.
The domino effect is running rampant.
Tonight I was finishing up painting the dining room which kind of blends into the family room. There was an odd metal strip tacked down at the end of the flooring – which I ripped out/off/up. It’s gone. Which made me need to clean that section of flooring. Which was next to the trim piece in the family room that has to come up when I get new carpet next week … so, I ripped that up and realized that the existing carpet is glued down to whatever sub-flooring is in the family room. Great. Won’t the carpet guys be happy with me? Another unexpected glitch and more into the money pit.
Dominoes. More and more dominoes and the effect continues …