Cold Showers

I was heading down to my basement office last night when I could have sworn I heard a hissing sound. Not being a real hotbed for agitated vipers here in Alberta, I had to try and locate the possible cause of this mysterious sound.

In our furnace room, I did indeed discover the source of the “sssss”, which turned out to be rushing water - gently rushing, but rushing nonetheless. Seems our hot water tank had just gone kaput, just as I was descending the stairs.

Knowing absolutely nothing about hot water tanks aside from presuming you could fit about three small people inside of one, I started to act on sheer impulse. I turned a knob. That shut off the water source, and stifled the hissing. There was still the little matter of water everywhere, but it could have been far worse had I not been home, or hadn’t had the presence of mind to turn that faucet off. With a basement full of water, it would have been ME hissing and howling...

So, a quick call to the landlord, and we are now awaiting the replacement of said ailing water tank. There is nothing but cold water flowing through our pipes today, so things have been a little tricky. I expect soon all will be back to normal, and I will once again feel the gentle caress of scalding water on my behind in the shower.

The things you take for granted...

Chow for now!!