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Update, Writing, $$$
Do you find, like us, that when one thing happens it tends to escalate to other things?
Take our washing machine, for example...
After 10 years (yep, found the receipt), it died. Kicked the bucket. Went to the big washing factory in the sky. This meant we had to buy another washing machine - which is rather painful, as I'm such a tightwad.
Anyway, on Friday we bought a new washing machine, had it delivered, and the nice delivery man connected it for us.
This is when things went a little lopsided...
When he unscrewed the hose, the cold tap, even though turned off, had cold water spraying out with a LOT of force. I had to turn the main off so he could connect the hose without drowning us all. He informed us it looked like the valve had gone in the washing machine.
This, in turn, meant the plumber. He couldn't come until Mon but that was okay, because the tap wasn't leaking now, so we could wait.
Saturday morning we did washing. By Saturday evening water was trickling out from under the washing machine. Crikey Moses, the tap was starting to leak! I wrapped a tea towel around it to soak it all up and we both checked that a waterfall hadn't erupted during the night. It didn't. But what confused me was the fact that the tap was dry, the hose was dry leading down from the tap, and the tea towel was dry. *scratching head*. The washing machine was empty of any water *more scratching of head* yet there was a definite slow leak somewhere.
We made it through the weekend and on Mon the plumber came out...to discover that yes, we did indeed need a new tap, but the leak was originating from the hose connected to the BACK of the washing machine - it wasn't on tightly. *DUH!*. So he tightened it, and replaced both taps (I didn't think there was any sense replacing one when they were both old), and we also had him replace the washers in the shower taps. Hey, I figure if we're paying for the hour, let's get done what needed to get done! And I'm not completely mean, I did book that into his appt previously ;-)
So now we have a new washing machine and no leaking. But seriously...RIP old washing machine>new washing machine>leak>plumber>$$$.
Now, even better, we had clothes on the line overnight and 2 bush fires have erupted nearby, with lovely gusting winds and smoke overlaying everything...and the clothes needing to be re-washed because they stink of smoke (kind of like the house at the moment). So that new washing machine is going to get a workout!
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And now, other news...
I know I said I was going to start work on the next Hope Bay novel, but circumstances have changed that plan. I still have 16 H&S books to rewrite, and at the rate I'm currently going of 1 or 2 of this series a year, that means 8 years at the very least before I get them all done, and that is unacceptable to me. So I'm going to work on a couple more H&S books before starting the next Hope Bay novel. I'm sorry for any disappointment this causes readers of the contemporary romances. But I am still working on things, never fear, the contemp romances are not gone! But I only have so many hours in the day, and life is MAD at the moment both at work and home. Does anyone have a way of making 24 hrs into 48hrs a day?!
Take our washing machine, for example...
After 10 years (yep, found the receipt), it died. Kicked the bucket. Went to the big washing factory in the sky. This meant we had to buy another washing machine - which is rather painful, as I'm such a tightwad.
Anyway, on Friday we bought a new washing machine, had it delivered, and the nice delivery man connected it for us.
This is when things went a little lopsided...
When he unscrewed the hose, the cold tap, even though turned off, had cold water spraying out with a LOT of force. I had to turn the main off so he could connect the hose without drowning us all. He informed us it looked like the valve had gone in the washing machine.
This, in turn, meant the plumber. He couldn't come until Mon but that was okay, because the tap wasn't leaking now, so we could wait.
Saturday morning we did washing. By Saturday evening water was trickling out from under the washing machine. Crikey Moses, the tap was starting to leak! I wrapped a tea towel around it to soak it all up and we both checked that a waterfall hadn't erupted during the night. It didn't. But what confused me was the fact that the tap was dry, the hose was dry leading down from the tap, and the tea towel was dry. *scratching head*. The washing machine was empty of any water *more scratching of head* yet there was a definite slow leak somewhere.
We made it through the weekend and on Mon the plumber came out...to discover that yes, we did indeed need a new tap, but the leak was originating from the hose connected to the BACK of the washing machine - it wasn't on tightly. *DUH!*. So he tightened it, and replaced both taps (I didn't think there was any sense replacing one when they were both old), and we also had him replace the washers in the shower taps. Hey, I figure if we're paying for the hour, let's get done what needed to get done! And I'm not completely mean, I did book that into his appt previously ;-)
So now we have a new washing machine and no leaking. But seriously...RIP old washing machine>new washing machine>leak>plumber>$$$.
Now, even better, we had clothes on the line overnight and 2 bush fires have erupted nearby, with lovely gusting winds and smoke overlaying everything...and the clothes needing to be re-washed because they stink of smoke (kind of like the house at the moment). So that new washing machine is going to get a workout!
***
And now, other news...
I know I said I was going to start work on the next Hope Bay novel, but circumstances have changed that plan. I still have 16 H&S books to rewrite, and at the rate I'm currently going of 1 or 2 of this series a year, that means 8 years at the very least before I get them all done, and that is unacceptable to me. So I'm going to work on a couple more H&S books before starting the next Hope Bay novel. I'm sorry for any disappointment this causes readers of the contemporary romances. But I am still working on things, never fear, the contemp romances are not gone! But I only have so many hours in the day, and life is MAD at the moment both at work and home. Does anyone have a way of making 24 hrs into 48hrs a day?!
