Yesterday morning…
Liss: Our water heater just broke. Water everywhere.
Deeky: OMFG!
Liss: When we got up this morning, Iain got downstairs first, and he yelled up to me, "Get ready to have a shitty day, babe! Our water heater exploded!" LOL!
Deeky: Fuck.
Liss: Total nightmare. Plumber can't come before Tuesday evening unless he comes today for double the rate, and we were already totally fucking broke even before the heater blew, so Tuesday it is! Disaster. But we decided instead of stressing out about it, we're just going to pretend we're playing pirates and swabbing the deck.
Deeky: LOL! Good idea.
Liss: I just figured out how to hook up a garden hose to a drain spigot on the tank, and we hooked it up and ran the other end out to the backyard, so it's draining out, which has significantly minimized the mopping. Yay!
Deeky: Yay! Yeah, that's the back up, ain't it?
Liss: The back up? I have no idea. I know nothing about plumbing. And neither does Iain. Installing new faucets/garbage disposals and fixing toilet tanks is about the extent of our collective plumbing knowledge, lol. So that's what you're supposed to do, then? Drain it via the back up?
Deeky: Yeah, they've spigots built in. For draining them. There should also be a shut off leading into the tank. So you should be able to shut it down completely.
Liss: The first thing we did was shut off the input valve.
Deeky: Good. If it's shut off and draining via a hose, you'll be okay.
Liss: Thank you for your reassurance. I really appreciate it!
Deeky: You may want to shut off the gas to it, too.
Liss: Iain already shut off the gas to it. He says thanks for the suggestion, though.
Deeky: Cool. You'll be fine then. Except if you want a warm shower.
Liss: Fuck warm showers! We're pirates!
Deeky: So, you're not showering at all? Gonna stink like scurvy and mites?
Liss: We can shower at ye olde parental manor, matey. Arr.
Deeky: Is Iain gonna go there every morning before work?
Liss: Probably at night, lol. And it's just 'til Tues.
Deeky: What? He's gonna go to work with bedhead?
Liss: His hair is curly. Looks the same either way. :)
Deeky: LOL!
Liss: Actually, he just got it all sheared off, so it's virtually a buzz cut at the moment. Mad corporate locks, yo!
Deeky: He's straight outta Mad Men.
Liss: He's straight outta Dilbert. [Liss shares this exchange with Iain and he LOLs.]
Deeky: LOL! He's straight outta Wall Street 2: The Wall Streetening.
Liss: LOL 4 realz. Wall Street 2: The Economy Fuckening.
Deeky: LOL! Totes.
Liss: [phone rings once] Did you just butt-call me?
Deeky: Apparently.
Liss: Cute. I like how the only time we actually call each other is by accident. AHHHHHH! No talking! Texting only! LOL.
Deeky: Talking on the phone is soooo last century.
Liss: Really. And you don't see pirates talking on the phone, now, do you?
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