For an update on what's going on around here.
Tuesday AM - The 4th garage door opener I've had since Thanksgiving is now beginning to stop working. Thank goodness one remote still works but not mine and the keyless entry only works occasionally.
The latest thing was last night before going to bed I discovered we didn't have any hot water. I went to the garage to check it - husband sitting in his chair and not moving - and found it cold. It is gas and I am deathly afraid of gas ever since the stove blew up and threw me across the house when I was 11. He yelled "Check the pilot light." I got as close as I dared and didn't see any flame. (Needless to say, he didn't get up and help.) The next statement was "Call and get them out here." (It was 9:30 PM)
Wednesday AM - The garage door opener dealer/installer just left and promised me they have the garage door opener fixed. He brought me an article from a magazine that talks about this very situation. All this is caused from homeland security following 9-11 and the "government" wanting to clear the old frequencies used by garage door openers. He also said this area is the worst in the region because of the cell phone tower on one side of me and the a Gas Company on the other. He said they are continually changing their frequencies and the gas company uses jet engines to power some of their equipment and they change those out often. The two combined was giving us our problems.
The door can now be stopped and left up like we want it. At least it does with mine. We have wires running every where so it can have direct power. But if it works, I really don't care.
Wednesday PM - Got a new hot water heater, but since it is in the garage, the government (I'm beginning to hate that word) now has made a law that a gas heater must be up 2 foot off the concrete floor to be approved. The man put one in after we had to remove the shelf above the washer and dryer because it was too low. I'll get it shortened and a new bracket up later. Then when he was finished I realized there is not enough room now for the dryer. He thought we could "shove it down a little" but didn't notice it is up against the wall on that side and the heater is on the other. He will have to come back Friday and take it drain it, take it back down, put it up on concrete blocks, and repeat the connection process. We measured - that just give the dryer enough room. In the mean time the dryer is setting in front of the interior door with just enough room to walk by and come inside.
Next, when the guy left he said there were be air in the water lines for some time. I went to the main bath to wash my hands and let the water run. It ran about 20 seconds and then became a trickle. Thought it was the air. Checked the other lines - OK. Went back; the water is going out underneath the sink. Don't you just love it!
Thank goodness I can still laugh about it. However, that may not last much longer.
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