Fun with Broken Pipes!

No, not in our apartment, but in the one above. The one the landlord moved out of and is fixing up for a new renter, who, incidentally, moves in tomorrow!

About 4 pm, I noticed there was a little water on the floor of my workroom. I figured it came from the water bottle I knocked over so I wiped the water up and went on with what I was doing. A bit later, I went into the hall and saw a bigger pool of water and this time noticed there was something soapy in it. And finally, I went into the bedroom and noticed quite a minor flood, water marks on the wall and some drooping ceiling tiles which made it quite obvious where the water was coming from!

Fortunately, I knew the landlord was upstairs because first, there had been some banging earlier and also his car was still outside, so I went to his door and and yelled up the stairs that there was water all over the floor in our apartment. He said, "Oh, sh*t!" Apparently, he had to do some pipe removing in the bathtub, which was blocked, in order to get a plumbers snake down the drain! Anyway, he came downstairs with a mop and borrowed my bucket and mopped it all up. He said he would put the ceiling tiles back up when they had dried out.

In the "news about Fred" category, Fred called me just before I was going to call him and asked me to bring him some clothes tomorrow when I visit. No, he is not walking out!   He just prefers his own clothes and especially his own shoes! I had already sorted out a complete set including his shoes but he wanted me to bring three sets so he has something to change into. He said he didn’t want any sweatshirts, just T-shirts so I guess they keep the place pretty warm! I will be riding with his daughter and her husband tomorrow, and after that, I will take myself and Diane can take a break. She told me on the phone that she was feeling a bit dragged down by going every day.

Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks,

breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun.

— Mary Lou Cook

"We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers – but never blame yourself. It’s never your fault. But it’s always your fault, because if you wanted to change you’re the one who has got to change." — Katherine Hepburn

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.

You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.

You’re on your own. And you know what you know.

You are the guy who’ll decide where to go. ~ Dr. Seuss