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Weather, part 2

Posted on February 3, 2011 by eidolon

I should have known better than to feel smug about my ability to bundle up for cold weather.  But I didn’t, and the gods always punish hubris.

Which in this case means I came home this afternoon to find an inch of water on my kitchen floor, courtesy of a broken pipe.

So that was super awesome.

5 thoughts on “Weather, part 2”

  1. Steve Halter says:
    February 4, 2011 at 8:22 am

    That’s a massive pain. Is there a basement to accentuate the pain? Good luck with the clean-up.

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  2. Melinda says:
    February 4, 2011 at 8:44 am

    Why do January and February feel like they are a year long? Just keep reminding yourself that spring does come.

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  3. Ian says:
    February 4, 2011 at 11:36 am

    Thanks. I’ll take that luck.

    They don’t do basements here, which I suppose is a blessing in disguise now, although I found it strange when I first moved here. (Having come from the fringes of Tornado Alley in the Midwest.)

    So at least I didn’t come home to a brand new swimming pool in the basement. I was able to sweep/squeegee the water out the back door.

    I’ve *always* hated February for as long as I can remember.

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  4. Patrick says:
    February 4, 2011 at 2:32 pm

    Didn’t think you would need to wear a rain coat…INDOORS

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  5. Ian says:
    February 4, 2011 at 6:59 pm

    From now on, I’m always wearing my handmade trash-bag poncho whenever I’m in the house.

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