Old Weird Ward
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Friday, April 02, 2004
- - - - - Plumbing, Or "Oh, Damn!" - - - - -
Something always goes wrong shortly after you move into a new home. Whether the house is new construction, just a couple of years old, or pre-Revolutionary War, something will roll over and puke.
With us, one of our toilets sprung a leak in the feed line to the tank. No problem with that, I fixed it easily. While putting on the new line, I noticed that the toilet rocked on the base a bit. No problem, just tighten the hold-down nuts, right?
Wrong. The plastic flange that the cheapskate builder put in is broken.
Sigh.
The plumbers are here now, to replace the flange that the toilet is mounted on. In a house built on a concrete slab, this is a major (for the average homeowner) chore, best left to the guys with the tools and experience. It involves drilling into the concrete to mount the new flange to the septic line.
When we bought the place, we got a homeowner's warranty, paid for by the seller, as one of the conditions of sale.
That warranty just paid for itself.
- - - - - New Reality Show? - - - - -
This came in from my mad friend who's from Texas, and currently struggling to maintain his sanity in San Jose, CA.
Due to the popularity of the Survivor shows, several southern TV Stations are joining together and are planning to do their own, entitled "Survivor: Southern Style."
The contestants will start in Alabama, travel over to Georgia and on to South Carolina. From there they will head up to North Carolina and over to Tennessee. They will then proceed down to Mississippi and Louisiana. Finally ending up back over in Alabama.
Each will be driving a pink Volvo with New Jersey license plates and large bumper stickers that read: I'm Gay, I'm a Vegetarian, NASCAR Sucks, Go Yankees! Smoking is for Idiots, Hillary in 2004, Deer Hunting is Murder, and I'm Here to Confiscate Your Guns!
The first one that makes it back to Montgomery alive, wins.
If it ever came to TV, I might watch that....just for the giggle factor.
- - - - - Canada Goes Imperialist? - - - - -
The US went to Iraq "just for the oil", according to some. Is Canada going to the Caribbean "just for the sun"?
See the story HERE.
Stop Canadian Imperialism Now!
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