It seemed like any other ordinary morning, except for the fact that it was my second day back at school- no big deal. I got up, walked out to the kitchen, grabbed a glass of water and gazed through the front window thinking about what the day was going to bring and what wonderful opportunities lay ahead of me... that's when I saw it. The river of water coming from the garage- coming from exactly the area where the hot water heater is. I rushed outside (still in my PJ's), threw open the garage door and what do I see?? Not only is there water all over the floor and on the platform where the water heater and furnace (both of which were probably installed in an era when Eisenhower was in office, judging by their rickety-ness) but water is also POURING out of the top. Now I'm scrambling- I turn off the gas to the water heater and now I'm looking all around the water heater for a water shut off valve but can't find one anywhere so I turn off the water for the whole house. I call the service number on the heater and they say they'll send someone out within the hour. Needless to say I'm still here waiting, an hour and a half later, missing class and not able to wash my face because I have no water.
I almost want to start a betting pool to predict when certain things in this house are going to fail. If you asked me a month ago, I would not have given you good odds. We got a complimentary water heater flush from Roto Rooter & when the guy was done he proceeded to showed me how EVERY connection to and from the hot water heater was done incorrectly (little tip guys- don't have one of the installers that only gets paid a base fee for installing these things, install YOUR water heater- they WILL fuck it up). Not only done incorrectly- but ILLEGALLY! YEAY! But I didn't want to do anything about it because we're getting a new tankless hot water heater in the spring, so no sense in replacing something that we'll only use for a few months.
Anyways, I'm still waiting here, but I have a pretty good suspicion that he's going to tell me I need a new hot water heater. FANTASTIC. And the hilarious thing is, I wouldn't even be surprised.
Well as I kick back, wait for the repair guy and eye a bottle of Southern Comfort that will make me feel a lot better about this whole situation I can't help but think, here's to the next looooooong break.
