October really flew by, I managed to stay busy with work and family games for pretty much the whole month. I did manage to take the last week of the month off, which was nice.
On the subject of Crappy Things That Happen to People (tm), our water heater decided to fail. A real problem since it is in the attic above the second story of our house. We caught it fairly early, but it still managed to ruin several walls, carpeting etc. Still waiting for the insurance scumbags to pay us. Now seriously, they couldn't manage to put the water heater in the attic over the GARAGE?!?!
I do have a funny story about how the water heater replacement went down. I set out to get 4 quotes from various places to replace the unit and perform the 1 code upgrade required. The first bid came back from a place called "RotoRooter", they are known for being expensive, so I knew that I would take it in the shorts if I went with them. At any rate, here is how the quotes worked out:
RotoRooter: $1431
ARS Plumbing/Rooter: $1250
Lowes: $848
Home Depot: $825
I already had an issue with Lowes several months ago when I had my dishwasher replaced and they sent some heroin addict (srsly, not kidding) to do the replacement. By the time I had Home Depot talked down and negoitated, the final price was around $728 (plus $55 for the code upgrade). I knew I was running a risk going with them, but then again, I didn't want the herion addicts back.
The funny part is that when the folks arrived (the next morning) to do the install, it was the same dudes from RotoRooter that had given me the quote. So there you go...
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