Tim the toolman has nothing on us
I am so glad this weekend is over. We have had dreams of finishing our basement. Nothing fancy, mainly cosmetic, like paint and flooring. One of the things impeding us was the fact that the pipe to our outside faucet leaks in our basement when it is turned on. We haven’t wanted to put any resources into the basement just to have them ruined by water damage. So this weekend Brad decides to fix the leak. The job that Brad assured my best friend would be done by 10 pm Saturday night didn’t get finished until Sunday at dinner. To be fair there was a football break in that time period. The simple leak ended in us redoing all the cold water pipes. I am just excited to have it done. Or maybe it is the plumbering glue fumes, I can’t be sure but I decide to tackle another household problem.
My washing machine has been broke for a bit. I haven’t gotten it fixed because I lost my warranty and the place I bought it couldn’t find record of my warranty. My next door neighbor has been kind enough to let me use her wash machine. The fact that I give her booze for this service probably doesn’t hurt either. While Brad is being a piping maniac, in the plumbing sense, not his usual sense, I find my warranty. I am giddy, once again I think it was the fumes. I am reading through my owners manual and the problem I was having, a burning smell, was in the troubleshooting section. It said that my washer was overloaded. I was pretty sure it wasn’t but wanted to make sure before I call a repair man. So I decide to plug it back in and fill her up. So far so good. It filled and went through the wash cycle without incident. Then it fills for the rinse cycle and as soon as it starts spinning there is the most vile smell you could possibly imagine. I turn the dial to drain the tub. After the tub drains it starts to spin again, this time with a smoke show. I shut it off and unplug it as smoke flows out it. So now my house stinks and it is full of smoke. What do you think my children do? They make a fire safety obstacle course in our basement. They are crawling all over, yelling “Stay below the smoke! Stop, drop and roll!” I guess a call to the repair man is now in order.
home improvements | eastbluffbarbie | 
January 12, 2009 4:55 pm
Katie, January 12, 2009 @ 5:24 pm
At least the kids got to have a somewhat live-action fire drill. Now they will be prepared in case the washer really does catch fire!
When you get around to finishing the basement, give us a yell. We are more than happy to come help!