Attacked by plumbing
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apollinavI was attacked this morning, by plumbing. I'm trying to make it sound funny, instead of sad, which it kinda is, but I'm not crying because there is no crying in baseball.
I got up and ran this morning. M/W/F mornings I make a stab at keeping out of fat jeans by doing PT. Also, because I'm in the military, it's sorta required. Anyway. I got back home, and into the shower. As I finished I went to turn off the taps. The HOT water tap fell off in my hands and scalding hot water shot like a hose straight out of the tap. I jumped back, and dashed out of the tub, taking the shower curtain with me. I was only hit for a few seconds, but it wasn't good.
Timo turned off the hot water to the house and found the hardware to repair the faucet. The thingy that screws into the plumbing and holds on the fixture was stripped, possibly from being repaired or tightened once before. And there's a rubber gasket thingy that seals it, but the rubber has disintergrated and is barely there. It's all fixed now. And the hot water heater has been reprogrammed to not get so hot, since it's not like we ever use scalding water anyway. The burns that spread from my upper thighs to my knees, and the tops of my feet, are only first degree. It really is like a painful sunburn. The skin is tight, and I have no desire to shave my legs for the forseeable future. Hubby will have to just deal with being married to Sasquatch.
Best thing to come out of the whole ordeal was my boss told me not to report to work today or tomorrow. He's taking my 4 hour class tomorrow too. And Friday I get to come into work in my Civvies! That, and I'm making Timo play fetch for me. So don't spare me any sympathy, I feel I've made out on the deal, and I'm milking it. Timo even brought me a MickyD's milkshake because I simply wished for one. So, I'm smiling because now I have an entire two days with nothing better to do than sit in bed and write more smut.
See, life gives you lemons and you make lemon drops. Oh, no, not those candies. Lemon drops, with vodka!
I got up and ran this morning. M/W/F mornings I make a stab at keeping out of fat jeans by doing PT. Also, because I'm in the military, it's sorta required. Anyway. I got back home, and into the shower. As I finished I went to turn off the taps. The HOT water tap fell off in my hands and scalding hot water shot like a hose straight out of the tap. I jumped back, and dashed out of the tub, taking the shower curtain with me. I was only hit for a few seconds, but it wasn't good.
Timo turned off the hot water to the house and found the hardware to repair the faucet. The thingy that screws into the plumbing and holds on the fixture was stripped, possibly from being repaired or tightened once before. And there's a rubber gasket thingy that seals it, but the rubber has disintergrated and is barely there. It's all fixed now. And the hot water heater has been reprogrammed to not get so hot, since it's not like we ever use scalding water anyway. The burns that spread from my upper thighs to my knees, and the tops of my feet, are only first degree. It really is like a painful sunburn. The skin is tight, and I have no desire to shave my legs for the forseeable future. Hubby will have to just deal with being married to Sasquatch.
Best thing to come out of the whole ordeal was my boss told me not to report to work today or tomorrow. He's taking my 4 hour class tomorrow too. And Friday I get to come into work in my Civvies! That, and I'm making Timo play fetch for me. So don't spare me any sympathy, I feel I've made out on the deal, and I'm milking it. Timo even brought me a MickyD's milkshake because I simply wished for one. So, I'm smiling because now I have an entire two days with nothing better to do than sit in bed and write more smut.
See, life gives you lemons and you make lemon drops. Oh, no, not those candies. Lemon drops, with vodka!
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fyi
Date: 10 February 2009 11:21 pm (UTC)Re: fyi
Date: 10 February 2009 11:24 pm (UTC)