Carol and Abigail have had an interesting day here in the mountains of wild and wonderful West Virginia.
The day started early when Molly woke us to begin HER day around eight this morning. She wanted to go outside and take care of morning business. However, when we came out of the bedroom, we discovered that Molly had already cared for business in the night leaving a large pile in the middle of the living room rug. UGH! Abigail sometimes thinks she is “gonna shoost” that dog.
Next, the plumber showed up later in the day and proceeded to dig the sewer lines up finding that the work done twelve years ago was improperly completed and he has to take everything out and start over. This now explains why for the past twelve years we have had backups and sewer odors in the house about every six months requiring the “snake” to be brought in an utilized to open the lines.
Then, the furnace man was here earlier in the week to service the unit for the winter. A bird had built a nest in the flu and he had to take the flu apart to remove the blockage. Unfortunately he did not have the right equipment to put the flu back so he said he would return when he had the time and finish the project.
Now you have to understand that in WV that may be in a week or month or more likely a year or more later when hunting season is over, the snow has stopped flying and he has nothing else to do.
So Carol and Abby set out to finish the work. Upon removing the ring that supports the pipe through the wall to add the required insulation, Abigail found a HUGE hornets nest alive and well in the wall. The hornet spray was promptly applied.
While this was taking place, the plumber came over and looked at the work being done by these two, highly qualified individuals, and suggested that we might wish to allow him to finish the job since the man who had installed the furnace, ten years ago had not properly ventilated the unit, allowing, to some extent, the carbon monoxide to leak back into the home.
Now this is absolutely not the problem it might be for some due to the fact that this is a converted car garage and the air leaks allow for a nice draft to flow freely throughout the structure night and day, summer and winter.
The plumber ran out of time and we were told he would be back on Friday. In the meantime, we have a large hole in the wall where the furnace flu goes. The ground is dug up exposing the sewer drains and pipes. The washer was never hooked up and drained directly into the ground, a definite no no in this land of next to heavenliness, and so we were asked, nay told, not to do any wash before he returns and fixes the problem. In fact he suggested that we also not shower or use the toilet, or the furnace, unless absolutely necessary. Can we come to your home and use the bathroom? Please?
I take my family for walks along the creek.
give me baths, so that I smell good in the house..
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