I slept 8.5 hours last night and 9 hours the night before. I had a pretty crazy 10 days. Air conditioning died, was replaced, my cat got out and spent two nights outside before I caught her. Did my first air travel since the pandemic to steamy Washington DC, flew home on 4 hours of sleep to get ready for a triathlon the next day. I caught my cat with a live trap because she wouldn't let me within ten feet of her. As soon as she was inside she let me pet her, of course. She was as much as four houses away when I was trying to catch her, and I'm very impressed she made it back home on her own. I did all the classic tricks of putting food, litter box, clothes, and her blanket outside to smell. I even took her brother out on a leash. I got her the first night the trap was out. And now her brother learned he likes going outside and sits by the door waiting for me to take him out.
One year to the day in my house. Found a roof leak tonight. It must only leak when it's windy at a specific angle because it was obvious when it happened, and this is hardly the first time it's rained. wasoxygen when I bought it I think you told me home ownership is a fight against water. Seems to be true! I'm fortunate that it seems minor and I'm able to manage the expense.
Yep, dirt and decay are minor nuisances, vermin can be a headache, but water is the enemy. I give about 1% of my attention to the sump pump. I don’t trust the float switch, so I put a security camera in there and manually run the pump when the water gets high, and monitor it while on vacation. Supply hoses for the washing machine get one day closer to failure every 24 hours. Good luck with the roof! Tending to Maslow Level 1 issues is a good way to satisfy higher-level needs.
Thanks I have someone coming by Monday. The question I'm asking myself now is if I take the opportunity to remove my chimney. It currently only exhausts the hot water heater which could probably be modified to exit out the side. Change hot water heater exhaust. Remove chimney. Replace roof?
Coming down from four months of frenetic work madness and finding myself in mid-winter torpor. I have had more productive weeks. Anyone here like Simone Weil? This article in New Statesman is an effusive paean to her work. I'm a bit of a fan.