Well, THAT Farking Screws With My Day!

thejennigirl · June 2010

Got home about 35 minutes ago from art camp & the library, to discover that we have absolutely no water. Call the neighbors. They have no water. Call the burough building. The office is closed for lunch. Call the bank (those ladies know everything). Water main is busted. Like, they have to replace 1/2 a mile of pipe because of sink hole like effect.

The verdict: Potentially no water for 48 hours, at least.

Indifferent

I have canning that I need to do. And laundry (LOTS of laundry). We need to be able to cook, and what about showers?! Not to mention dishwashing.

The rain barrel is full, so I can refill the tanks on the toilets when needed. the rest of our water needs will have to come out of bottles. Ugh.

DH is in court right now, and has to go into work all night tonight, which means he has to shower at work. Saxton still needs to take a bathe tonight, since we are going to the allergist tomorrow, and the idea of stale toddler doesn't appeal to me. I suppose I can heat bottled water on the stove, and bathe him in the sink. I can't take the laundry to the laundry mat in our neighboring community, because it's in a bad part of town, and there's shady dealings that go on there.

This is all just really irksome. I had plans today, damnnit!

pixy_stix · June 2010

More time for sewing!

lar1203 · June 2010

that sucks!

sophabelle · June 2010

oh man that sucks!!!

reeni · June 2010

Ugh, that sucks! do you know anyone in a part of town that does have water? maybe you can at least give Saxton a bath there... or the town pool?

Makes one want a well.

triumphantreturnofplanningbug · June 2010

That sucks, I'm sorry!

FWIW, I think that "stale toddler" is one of the best descriptions I have ever heard. I can imagine EXACTLY what that smells like.

I'll keep my fingers crossed that the repairs get made super quickly!

thejennigirl · June 2010

reeni:

Ugh, that sucks! do you know anyone in a part of town that does have water? maybe you can at least give Saxton a bath there... or the town pool?

Makes one want a well.

My town is one square mile. None of us have water.

As foor a community pool, it's 69/70 degrees outside. BRRR!

reeni · June 2010

woah, that's really ugh. hope it is not really 48 hours... that's the worst case scenario, right? I hear ya, suddenly after a few 90-degree days it's 70 here too... we went to the pool Monday and got rained out.

papagena · June 2010

We deal with this a bit in the winter. Fortunately, when it has happened to us, it's rarely been more than a few hours. I hope yours gets solved much faster than 48 hours.

and ditto pixy, although I was thinking knitting...