This post is going to be a little off my normal course of writing, but I needed a laugh today. This is day four of no running water since my pipes froze on Tuesday night when the temperature plummeted to a nasty -36C (that’s -32F for all of my US friends). I maintain my usual positive attitude although it was tested last night when I lost power for four hours. Most of the heat we had been blasting into my basement to thaw the pipes had been beaten into submission by the continual sub-zero temperatures.
While I do love my little house and the expansive property that surrounds it, I would not be devastated to come home from work and find that the large tree that currently towers over my little house had fallen and split my tiny abode in half. I’m certain my insurance company would not want to travel the distance to make sure the tree showed no signs of foul play. In the event such a “catastrophe” occurred, I have already designed a replacement house. You can never be too prepared for disaster!
If you have not seen the classic runway model wipe-out in the video below, I urge you to spend the two minutes and have a good laugh. It gets me every time ~ I cannot decide which is funnier, the awkward wipe out itself or the reaction of the news anchors. Happy Saturday everyone!
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Ouch, frozen pipes. Not a good thing at all. They really had a good laugh, funnier than the what they were laughing at.
I think it’s the combination of the slow motion ankle wobble and the hysterical laughter at the desk.
I’m surprised she didn’t damage her knee or ankle. Pretty twisted up.
I know, it looked like rubber!
oh my gosh – that poor girl and poor you with frozen pipes!
I should have water by tomorrow. Good thing I’m used to rural issues!
Sorry to hear that. That sucks.
Happens at least once a winter. Good thing I’m pretty much a DIY girl…most of it I can fix myself, but the pump cracked. That I can’t fix on my own.
That DOES suck. You gotta do it oldschool – boil some water and dump it into a tub. Been there.
Saddest part of that is….I don’t even have a tub, only a shower. That tree needs to fall….soon!!
Oh my. But wait – can you take a shower at the resort?
Yes….thank God! I would be more than moderately offensive at this point if I couldn’t. Although my mom and brother both live close, so there is back up!
Hope your tree waits until spring or summer to give up.
Be a lot easier moving then…
Valid point! I could just live in a tent for a while until the new house was built.
I do not want to walk a mile in her shoes.
Haha….that just made me spill some coffee!!