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Today'a household disaster
Apr. 1st, 2009 06:52 amFor those that are keeping track, in the past month, we have:
1) Discovered that saying 'please take taxes out of my UI checks' means 'please take much less than you need to out of my UI checks, so I can pay a significant lump sum to the government next year'.
2) Had my car fail the emissions test, and spend much money trying to repair it so it can pass--yet does not. Car license paid after the 'wow, they paid a lot to a certified mechanic and it still didn't fix the darn thing' waiver secured.
3) Leak in upstairs bathroom estimated at $1500; husband freaks, goes to home depot, and pays $60 to get the parts and repairs it himself. Yay, shower in 2nd bathroom works!
4) Hot water heater dies.
5) More money shelled out. Permits secured. New water heater installed. Bath taken. Life is good.
6) Wake up this morning, and find a puddle of water on the kitchen floor. Water filtration containment system cracked when water heater installed (husband calls this the 'water hammer effect'.) New trip to home depot in his immediate future, so that the dishes can be done and tea made without having to go upstairs to fill the kettle.
Just...ugh. These little paper cuts can stop anytime soon. I am tired of bleeding money.
1) Discovered that saying 'please take taxes out of my UI checks' means 'please take much less than you need to out of my UI checks, so I can pay a significant lump sum to the government next year'.
2) Had my car fail the emissions test, and spend much money trying to repair it so it can pass--yet does not. Car license paid after the 'wow, they paid a lot to a certified mechanic and it still didn't fix the darn thing' waiver secured.
3) Leak in upstairs bathroom estimated at $1500; husband freaks, goes to home depot, and pays $60 to get the parts and repairs it himself. Yay, shower in 2nd bathroom works!
4) Hot water heater dies.
5) More money shelled out. Permits secured. New water heater installed. Bath taken. Life is good.
6) Wake up this morning, and find a puddle of water on the kitchen floor. Water filtration containment system cracked when water heater installed (husband calls this the 'water hammer effect'.) New trip to home depot in his immediate future, so that the dishes can be done and tea made without having to go upstairs to fill the kettle.
Just...ugh. These little paper cuts can stop anytime soon. I am tired of bleeding money.
