The Joys of Home Ownership

Friday, 15 January 2010, 4:18pm Pacific Time: A slow but steady stream of 135 degree water begins its meander across the laundry room floor.

I need to pause at this point to give a shout-out to my laundry room floor, it's been through a lot. Not only does it get the daily abuse from the cats using their litter boxes, but it's also been through some delightful (but relatively minor) flooding. Some of you may recall the Great Christmas Ham Incident of 2006 – Christmas Ham that was put down the d...