Well oil arrived but it did not bring peace with it, just another giant bill. If anything, things have deteriorated. Mr has attempted to track down the frozen pipes for most of the day today, and yesterday. Lots of probing in the crawl space, under cabinets, in the walls, and in the laundry room. All probes were to no avail. The temps increased a couple of degrees, but the most helpful weather improvement is that the wind has stopped. The freight train sound has disappeared, that is quieting. As of right now, it hasn't made one whit of difference in our living conditions. Everything is frozen solid and not moving. A plumbing snake was put down the pipe and still no movement. So as we stand we are about 55 degrees and a failed circulator, no heat in one zone, no kitchen sink water, one working powder room and one frozen water line, frozen before it reaches the bathroom....so no shower.
I think I know how the native americans felt living on the plains. I spend the day wrapped in an antique down comforter. It does control the body heat somewhat, but it is no help for getting anything done in my life. A wigwam with a fire in the center of if would be a lot more comfortable than how we are living right now. Mr actually admitted that my push to spend the winter somewhere warm was insightful. Some people just cannot see the obvious even when they land in their lap. When the cold is rising up through the floor there is not much you are going to do to stop it. If you are the one who removed the rugs, a life lesson might be to consider the possible effect, before you do the cause. Always a great by-law of living.
I totally understand where your coming from. I have always lived in a warm climate until I ignorantly decided to move somewhere cold. Well I am definitely paying for it. However, I was relived when my oil delivery arrived and I could finally get some heat in my house. I don't know how people survived before heating was invented!
ReplyDeleteEarl, my house was so cold I used to think...how did people live like this...seeing their breath while talking and steam coming off the hot water? Then I realized that my house is 140 years old or so. There were no central heating units back then, people had fires in their house...coal or wood, but fires to gather round and keep warm. Closer warmer, further away colder for sure...that's how they did it. The leaks in the house took care of overheating. So I then realized it was probably pretty comfortable all in all. Neeless to say that started another daydream...for a wood stove!
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