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conulyA few years ago a pipe burst. What sort of clueless fool puts an uninsulated pipe on an exterior wall in this climate!?
Well, we actually never use the sink it's connected to, so we went with the cheap fix - cap it off! - rather than the full fix. Aaaaaand today it burst again, because when they capped it off the neglected to close the valve running to the pipe. Because of course they did.
$300 for the plumber to take a look, cap it again, slap some cheap insulation on it just-in-case, and turn off the valve properly so there's no freaking water in there to freeze.
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Well, we actually never use the sink it's connected to, so we went with the cheap fix - cap it off! - rather than the full fix. Aaaaaand today it burst again, because when they capped it off the neglected to close the valve running to the pipe. Because of course they did.
$300 for the plumber to take a look, cap it again, slap some cheap insulation on it just-in-case, and turn off the valve properly so there's no freaking water in there to freeze.
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Date: 2018-01-03 06:04 am (UTC)That was my prompt to move out and get my own house.
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Date: 2018-01-03 11:52 am (UTC)Re: Korean Posters
Date: 2018-01-03 11:59 am (UTC)A Western college student was sentenced to YEARS IN PRISON because he tried to steal one (1) banner. I'd like to know how Ms Zellweger got her hands on these.
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Date: 2018-01-04 12:52 am (UTC)Oh how I wish I could avoid the medical establishment entirely.
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Date: 2018-01-04 03:41 am (UTC)Re: Korean Posters
Date: 2018-01-04 12:53 pm (UTC)Maybe she asked
D' y' know, that never even occurred to me - the notion that they might willingly agree just did not compute. I'd bet her nationality was a factor also.
Re: Korean Posters
Date: 2018-01-04 08:13 pm (UTC)(Seriously, none. North Korea is fascinating, but I can't explain their decisions.)
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Date: 2018-01-05 08:01 am (UTC)Re: Postmodernism Special Report
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Date: 2018-01-09 12:27 am (UTC)1. Tops have a lot going for them, they're found all over the world for thousands of years.
2. Haven't you hear? The children of the DPRK are the happiest in the world!!!!
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Date: 2018-01-09 12:31 am (UTC)no subject
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