ManvsMini Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Finally got a plumber to come and check the pipes for that leak. Spent the last two hours cleaning everywhere he tracked dirty shoes all over the house. Grrrr. Neither he nor his partner wore masks in the house (I made certain that my father and I were double masked, but dad took the reins and told them to come on in... again, grrrr). He also decided that my bed was an appropriate place to throw his dirty work coat before climbing into the attic guts. Cuz you know, his partner was too busy standing around to hold the dang thing... I really hate living in a small town at times. Luckily no leaky pipes, most likely the water is coming from condensation in the attic due to poor ventilation. Apparently they took out a number of vents up there when they re-roofed the house a few years ago and the colder winter has made it worse. Have to get the roofer in here now to confirm and possibly fix it. Several loads of laundry to do now (rugs, blankets and sheets). And all that other stuff I would normally have done... I'm worried I won't have time today to work on my last RCL for the month. FIZZY JUICE! 4 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenity Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 From Reaper Discord: Quote ReaperJon Today at 1:03 PM No painting platinum today due to a vaccination appointment! We will see you at 6:00pm central for Reaper Live. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylverthorne Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 1 hour ago, CaptainPete said: Well, it looks like I'm going have to drag myself to a ReaperCon, so I can let you fine folks play some Deadlands. You'll know who I am because I'll wear my "CAPTAIN PETE" hat... I'll be sure to bring a deck of cards. Just in case. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redambrosia Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Recovery is not going as well as they told me it would. I tried going to work today and I couldn’t even make it 2.5 hours. I’m glad to have the kidney stone gone, but I’d like to feel back to normal please 1 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Eyed Monster Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, ManvsMini said: Finally got a plumber to come and check the pipes for that leak. Spent the last two hours cleaning everywhere he tracked dirty shoes all over the house. Grrrr. Neither he nor his partner wore masks in the house (I made certain that my father and I were double masked, but dad took the reins and told them to come on in... again, grrrr). He also decided that my bed was an appropriate place to throw his dirty work coat before climbing into the attic guts. Cuz you know, his partner was too busy standing around to hold the dang thing... I really hate living in a small town at times. Luckily no leaky pipes, most likely the water is coming from condensation in the attic due to poor ventilation. Apparently they took out a number of vents up there when they re-roofed the house a few years ago and the colder winter has made it worse. Have to get the roofer in here now to confirm and possibly fix it. Several loads of laundry to do now (rugs, blankets and sheets). And all that other stuff I would normally have done... I'm worried I won't have time today to work on my last RCL for the month. FIZZY JUICE! This isn't a fix but a temporary work around. If you have a fan, put it in the attic and just let it run all the time. It will keep the air moving and some of that air will find its way to the vents and exhaust to the outside. It probably won't stop the condensation but it may help to slow it down until you can get somebody out to add more ventilation. GEM Edited February 25, 2021 by Green Eyed Monster 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicalFeline Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Unfortunately, a water pipe burst last night, soaking the utility room and the floors of the nearby living room and bedroom. Fortunately, there's a drain in the utility room, so probably 80-90% of the water didn't leave that room. Unfortunately, that 20-10% still escaped. Fortunately, it didn't do any damage to the furniture or anything, which REALLY would've sucked because some of that stuff was handmade by my dad. Unfortunately, we still had to move all the furniture out of the bedroom and to the other half of the living room. Fortunately, that wasn't too hard. Unfortunately, the utility room is also where the cat's litter boxes and whatnot are. Fortunately, it didn't soak through all the food. Unfortunately, it absolutely flooded the trash can, which was full of Walmart bags of feline feces. Fortunately, a lot of the water could just be drained off. Unfortunately, this created The Infamous Legend of The Artificial Diarrhea and The Poop Stick. Allow me to recite it for you. THE LEGEND OF THE ARTIFICIAL DIARRHEA AND THE POOP STICK As recounted by MusicalFeline One unfortunate day, MusicalFeline was entrusted with draining out the poo-tainted water flooding the trash can of the cat room. This, MusicalFeline would later refer to as "artificial diarrhea", because... That's basically what it was. Anyway, much of it could be drained off with no problem, but eventually, the soggy garbage bags floating in the bin ended up trying to escape their prison. MusicalFeline could not keep draining the liquid into the lawn as he was, for the actual poo would go onto the lawn, and that'd be gross. He thought and thought, and finally he came up with a solution. He thought "If I had a rod of some sort, I could keep the garbage in the bin, while still pouring out the artificial diarrhea". But, there was problem. He wouldn't sever any of his poor tree's limbs off, and there were no other sticks to dispose of. But wait, what about the bush-ish/tree-ish thing growing in the backyard? That needed to be cut down anyways. Quick as a flash, MusicalFeline grabbed the shears and snapped down the bush-ish/tree-ish thing and tore off its small branches. Now it was no longer a bush-ish/tree-ish thing, but a glorious Poop Stick! The Poop Stick kept the bags in the trash can and allowed the disgusting liquid to be successfully poured away. Later, MusicalFeline would use the stick to fish the unruly bags out of the bin and into the dumpster. And there's my funny, albeit crude, story for the day. Hope you enjoy reading it. I certainly didn't enjoy living it, that's for sure. 4 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Froggy the Great Posted February 25, 2021 Author Moderator Share Posted February 25, 2021 On 2/24/2021 at 3:49 PM, MusicalFeline said: The good news is, it's officially made "Baby Shark" a thousand times worse! At one Irishfest a couple years ago I saw a class dance a reel to Baby Shark. It was amazing. 5 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezler the Polychromatic Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 1 hour ago, redambrosia said: Recovery is not going as well as they told me it would. I tried going to work today and I couldn’t even make it 2.5 hours. I’m glad to have the kidney stone gone, but I’d like to feel back to normal please Take time to repair yourself first, this is important. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Eyed Monster Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 (edited) 25 minutes ago, MusicalFeline said: Unfortunately, a water pipe burst last night, soaking the utility room and the floors of the nearby living room and bedroom. Fortunately, there's a drain in the utility room, so probably 80-90% of the water didn't leave that room. Unfortunately, that 20-10% still escaped. Fortunately, it didn't do any damage to the furniture or anything, which REALLY would've sucked because some of that stuff was handmade by my dad. Unfortunately, we still had to move all the furniture out of the bedroom and to the other half of the living room. Fortunately, that wasn't too hard. Unfortunately, the utility room is also where the cat's litter boxes and whatnot are. Fortunately, it didn't soak through all the food. Unfortunately, it absolutely flooded the trash can, which was full of Walmart bags of feline feces. Fortunately, a lot of the water could just be drained off. Unfortunately, this created The Infamous Legend of The Artificial Diarrhea and The Poop Stick. Allow me to recite it for you. THE LEGEND OF THE ARTIFICIAL DIARRHEA AND THE POOP STICK As recounted by MusicalFeline One unfortunate day, MusicalFeline was entrusted with draining out the poo-tainted water flooding the trash can of the cat room. This, MusicalFeline would later refer to as "artificial diarrhea", because... That's basically what it was. Anyway, much of it could be drained off with no problem, but eventually, the soggy garbage bags floating in the bin ended up trying to escape their prison. MusicalFeline could not keep draining the liquid into the lawn as he was, for the actual poo would go onto the lawn, and that'd be gross. He thought and thought, and finally he came up with a solution. He thought "If I had a rod of some sort, I could keep the garbage in the bin, while still pouring out the artificial diarrhea". But, there was problem. He wouldn't sever any of his poor tree's limbs off, and there were no other sticks to dispose of. But wait, what about the bush-ish/tree-ish thing growing in the backyard? That needed to be cut down anyways. Quick as a flash, MusicalFeline grabbed the shears and snapped down the bush-ish/tree-ish thing and tore off its small branches. Now it was no longer a bush-ish/tree-ish thing, but a glorious Poop Stick! The Poop Stick kept the bags in the trash can and allowed the disgusting liquid to be successfully poured away. Later, MusicalFeline would use the stick to fish the unruly bags out of the bin and into the dumpster. And there's my funny, albeit crude, story for the day. Hope you enjoy reading it. I certainly didn't enjoy living it, that's for sure. I'm sure the cats appreciate your efforts to keep their area clean and sanitary. They are still going to blame you for the pipe bursting. That's a funny story, in a black humor sort of way. Good luck on repairs and glad the damage wasn't worse. GEM Edited February 25, 2021 by Green Eyed Monster 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowley Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 @MusicalFeline Yikes! Glad it wasn't worse... burst pipes are not fun. Okay, Hamsterling is stirring... Good long nap though! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangaroorex Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 on a positive note: after 14 months my kidney results finally have come back as good. Recovery from the damage of last years failed cancer drug achieved! I am once again at the point where you would never know I was sick unless you could look inside. 19 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Moderator Chaoswolf Posted February 26, 2021 Moderator Share Posted February 26, 2021 12 hours ago, ManvsMini said: A few things that happened on Feb 25th: 1992--Pantera released 'Vulgar Display of Power' @MusicalFeline--that's a bummer, very sorry you had to go through that. I'm glad it wasn't any worse, though. In an effort to better fit into my new surroundings, I am having BBQ for dinner! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haldir Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Well our county is being downgraded to Moderate tomorrow which means restaurants are going to have indoor dining again. My wife & I are gonna go celebrate by eating at a place we haven''t been to since early November. 2nd FLGS announced they are going back to live events at the store next week. Yeah!? more like errrr ehhh ok. I just watched a video on bookeyface & some guy named "Jay" I guess is taking over the D&D games. *I guess since I didn't support their Leagues initiative during the holiday lockdown I guess they don't feel like I wanna run games for them*...eh oh well. I've got my Saturday game which now becomes even more important to me. Funny how all this time I've said I hope to run games again at the store. They must have short memory loss up there. I'll still support them with purchases, if it's in store, but currently I'm not real happy with them. *speculation on my part* EDIT: Apparently "Jay" is a new employee they hired (he's never there when I've come into the store). I know the guy from his time at Gamestop, he's a likable guy, but still doesn't change how annoyed I am over this. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Chaoswolf Posted February 26, 2021 Moderator Share Posted February 26, 2021 Here's 1000 people all playing 'Highway to Hell' by AC/DC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbUk-VCyNxc 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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