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mousmeYes, yet again.
I am trying to avoid calling in a plumber, as the last time I did it set me back over $100. Then again, I may end up going through $100 worth of Drano, so it may be worth it in the end.
*grr*
See, the bathtub in my apartment, from what I have been able to ascertain, is now permanently blocked. The drain, that is. To the point where no Liquid Plumber, Drano, or other liquid, powder, or other substance designed to unclog clogs has been able to do anything about it. Trust me on this, I've been doing this since November on a bi-weekly basis (and no, I don't mean every two weeks, I mean twice a damned week).
Given that the faucet on the bathtub leaks, like every other damned faucet in this place, this means I get the added joy of bailing out the bathtub at least every other day so my place doesn't get flooded. Joy reigns supreme.
Of course, I am a clean creature, so I bail it out every day after I take a shower or a bath. I take showers now, since they're faster and take up less water, and don't involve me sitting in the sludge that is probably sitting in the bottom of the tub. Say it with me, kids: Ewww!
The cat broke my favourite lamp yesterday. The cat came close to dying. Yes, it was George, in case there was any doubt. George has cost me more money than all the other three cats put together, including the World's Most Expensive Ear Infection. This is because George broke my computer last year, if you will recall. We can now add the lamp that I've had since I was three years old to that list. I hope it can be fixed.
Anyway, the added bonus to the breaking of the lamp into itty-bitty pieces is that, when the sparks flew, apparently that shorted out a whole 'nother circuit in my apartment. Don't ask me how that works, because I. don't. know. Really. I thought there were safeguards in place for this sort of thing. All I know is that now I have a grand total of three working outlets in my apartment, whereas there should be about six or possibly even eight. I haven't counted recently. The ceiling lamps have never worked in my room, but now I have the added bonus of their not working in half the living room. I can't use the small lamp in the living room, because I had to move one into the bedroom, which works only because I plugged it via extension cord into the kitchen.
Do we see where I'm going with this?
Naturally, the Idiot!Landlord has not answered any calls.
However, there is a potential light at the end of the tunnel. Once I have beaten the bathtub into sufficient submission to wash, I shall be performing my ablutions and going off to see an apartment later today! Yee! It's a bit more expensive, but much with the worth-it-ness if it means I can get out of the festering sinkhole of rotting wood, leaking roofs, sinking foundations, shorted circuitry, blocked and faulty plumbing, and rodent-and-wasp-infested badness that is my current apartment. Yay!
Okay. I think the bathtub may actually be draining a tiny bit. Off to go test my theory!
I am trying to avoid calling in a plumber, as the last time I did it set me back over $100. Then again, I may end up going through $100 worth of Drano, so it may be worth it in the end.
*grr*
See, the bathtub in my apartment, from what I have been able to ascertain, is now permanently blocked. The drain, that is. To the point where no Liquid Plumber, Drano, or other liquid, powder, or other substance designed to unclog clogs has been able to do anything about it. Trust me on this, I've been doing this since November on a bi-weekly basis (and no, I don't mean every two weeks, I mean twice a damned week).
Given that the faucet on the bathtub leaks, like every other damned faucet in this place, this means I get the added joy of bailing out the bathtub at least every other day so my place doesn't get flooded. Joy reigns supreme.
Of course, I am a clean creature, so I bail it out every day after I take a shower or a bath. I take showers now, since they're faster and take up less water, and don't involve me sitting in the sludge that is probably sitting in the bottom of the tub. Say it with me, kids: Ewww!
The cat broke my favourite lamp yesterday. The cat came close to dying. Yes, it was George, in case there was any doubt. George has cost me more money than all the other three cats put together, including the World's Most Expensive Ear Infection. This is because George broke my computer last year, if you will recall. We can now add the lamp that I've had since I was three years old to that list. I hope it can be fixed.
Anyway, the added bonus to the breaking of the lamp into itty-bitty pieces is that, when the sparks flew, apparently that shorted out a whole 'nother circuit in my apartment. Don't ask me how that works, because I. don't. know. Really. I thought there were safeguards in place for this sort of thing. All I know is that now I have a grand total of three working outlets in my apartment, whereas there should be about six or possibly even eight. I haven't counted recently. The ceiling lamps have never worked in my room, but now I have the added bonus of their not working in half the living room. I can't use the small lamp in the living room, because I had to move one into the bedroom, which works only because I plugged it via extension cord into the kitchen.
Do we see where I'm going with this?
Naturally, the Idiot!Landlord has not answered any calls.
However, there is a potential light at the end of the tunnel. Once I have beaten the bathtub into sufficient submission to wash, I shall be performing my ablutions and going off to see an apartment later today! Yee! It's a bit more expensive, but much with the worth-it-ness if it means I can get out of the festering sinkhole of rotting wood, leaking roofs, sinking foundations, shorted circuitry, blocked and faulty plumbing, and rodent-and-wasp-infested badness that is my current apartment. Yay!
Okay. I think the bathtub may actually be draining a tiny bit. Off to go test my theory!
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Date: 2005-01-23 06:25 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2005-01-23 06:34 pm (UTC)Can such dankholes be declared to the Régie?
Anyhow, good luck with the apartment hunting. *hugs*
You need a good place for you and your kitties.
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Date: 2005-01-23 07:08 pm (UTC)Anyway, its a 20' long piece of spring steel with a coil at the end. You shove it down drains and use it to try and break up clogs. I discovered I couldn't fit it into my sink drain because of the little welded-in-place drain sieve, so I've had it sitting on a shelf ever since. You are most welcome to borrow it, if I can figure out how to get it lent to you.
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Date: 2005-01-24 03:33 am (UTC)If you're renting, I should think the landlord would put up for the cost of a plumbing emergency.
Your electricity problem is most likely a blown fuse or a circuit breaker popped into the off position -- that would be why your outlets don't work. You need to replace the fuse or reset the breaker. Be sure that you have a flashlight with you when you go to do this in case you remove the fuse or flip off the breaker which controls the circuit lighting the room where the fuse/breaker box is located.
Find the fuse or breaker box. It will be mounted on the wall near where your electrical service enters the house. The circuit breakers will look like wall lightswitches, most likely mounted sideways. They should be printed with on/off labels. Find the one in the off position and switch it back to the on position. Your outlets should work. If the breakers are not printed, look for the odd-one out, the one in a different position than the others. If there are only two breakers, plug a radio into one of the dead outlets. Flip one of the switches, and if you hear the radio come to life, then bingo. If you don't hear the radio come on then flip the switch back to its original position and try the other one. If you do not have circuit breakers, check for fuses in a fusebox which will be mounted in the same place.
If you have fuses, it is most likely that one of them will be blown. Unscrew it and look into the little window to see if the fuse is blown. There will be a flat copper bar in the window of the fuse. If this copper bar is intact, the fuse is okay. If the copper bar is melted away in the middle then that is the blown fuse. The fusebox should be wired so that the hot lead is in the bottom of the fuse socket, but occasionally some lummox has done the wiring and the hot will be on the threads.
Congratulate George on decrementing his alotment of lives.
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