Warmth

Oh, it is so nice to have heat in the house for the first time in three weeks!  Eepah this has been one cold spell!  The cat was really unhappy to lose its radiant heater it has been snuggling up to for 21 hours a day, but has finally decided that the furnace vent is acceptable - but I got chewed out for at least two hours before she would lay down in her usually spot!  Mouthy cat!

The house is running at 64 degrees right now because it is just so flaming hot to me at this temperature now, I can not take a higher setting!  I think the cat would prefer something in the 90's!

The actual install was fairly painless.  I had gotten up at 7:30 am, got my leg on and dressed, opened the access door to the basement - which was not easy with the ice in the yard I had to cross - open a gate which was frozen shut - then a frozen lock on the basement door! And of course what would such activities be if not bringing injury to Kris?  Yeah sprained left wrist (the same hand with all of the broken fingers!) and sliced right thumb!  Sigh ...

Back inside, I warmed up, got some tea, turned on the space heater and there was a knock at the door!  It is only 8:30!  So they began work.  The way those two worked I do not imagine there was much profit in the job!  They were smashing panels faster than they could get news out of their truck!  But, they managed to get it all done - hauled out the old furnace (primitive technology!), installed the new one, rewired the controls in the TV room, loaded up and left.  About two hours later, the house was at 58 degrees, a very slow warming process!  And the duct cleaner showed up 5 hours late!

As a reflection it was uncomfortable having two meth users doing the furnace work.  But, they seemed honest enough - and sure were no on this planet!  The duct guy was not someone I would ever let in my house again.  Competent but I fear there was a real moral/personal problem there and I am glad I was home and not one of my daughters.

So, another $7,000 gets flushed - doubling the total bill for all of the disasters which occurred on Christmas Eve.  Next up, the exterminator for the ant invasion which occurred then as well .....

The fun never stops .... !

But, as the building warms up, I went off to the movies and dinner out! :)
And it was roastie-toastie when I got back. :)