My 2nd choice of residence.....

Confessions Of A Homeowner!

Don't get me wrong I love where I live but if I had a choice for a second home it would be near the ocean. Here is a link to a blog from a guy that lives near the ocean and I am so jealous.

http://spaces.msn.com/members/seasidelife

He hasn't posted for a while but the pictures are gorgeous!

The furnace? It ain't!

Oh well the furnace is not working.  Actually just to make sure that there was no gas leaking I called the utility company to check it out.  He did detect a small leak and shut off the system.  (Now this was a few days ago).  Now it's in the 50's and I have on a tee shirt under a long sleeve shirt under a sweater.

Repairing the furnace isn't going to be cheap in fact I have a call pending just to see if I can get a grant to have the furnace repaired.  Cross your fingers for me!

Heating Woes!

Besides the fact that the price of heating is going up I have a "little" problem with the furnace!  It seems that the relief valve is leaking (again?) and I now have to get a hose so that I can connect the hose to the valve so that the water can drain directly to the sink.

There is the problem of getting a new furnace - I shudder to think about how much THAT will cost but as for now I'm going to solve one problem at a time.

Repairs! Keep A List!

As I mentioned before the TV in the livingroom wasn't working.  I thought it would be a good idea to call the guy who did some electrical work on the house before.  Unfortunately it was a while ago since I last used him and when I finally found his card (Thank goodness I saved it but it took me a while to find the card!) his contact numbers were no longer good.  I couldn't find him in the phone book but I did find him after doing a little Internet investigating.  I'm going to call him tomorrow to see if he still does electrical work.

Although it might seem like something that's obvious you really should keep a current list of the work that's been done on your house because you never know when you may need more and/or similar work done.  I know its a hassle and its just one more thing to do but in the long run it will save you some hassle.  It's also a good idea to know whether or not they are still in business so that in the event that they are not you can start to look around (or better yet ask friends and family) for another repair related repairman.

We used to have a man that did all the repairs - just a general handyman - but he died and as often happens you don't think about having another repairman until an emergency comes up.  So its better to be prepared BEFORE something goes wrong!  Believe me its a lesson that I have learned!

Jealous Of My Neighbor's Garden?

Of course I am.  From one of the upstairs bedroom I can look right down on it and see the tomatoes that he (and his wife) are growing.  Am I jealous?  Of course I am!  Goodness knows that I have enough room for an outside garden but I have been busy with work and more specifically making my quota.

I have decided that I am NOT going to get upset but what I am going to do is work in my garden even if its just clearing the overgrowth away while I plan for next season.

Is there anything that can be planted so late in the year?