cabbitzilla

Not surprised am I.

Mom's water pipes blew again last night. The old piping collapsed inside the compression coupling and the fitting blew right off the end. A different kind of coupling, one with an inside sleeve to prevent the old piping from collapsing again, has been installed in its place. Once Tommy was on his way home, I sat down for a quiet chat with mom: she's still holding a couple of bonds in my name; if things blow again this winter, we'll be cashing one and bringing in a plumber. Tommy and I are both so hobbled up with arthritis that it's simply too cold for us to be working outside right now. If it'll just hold until Summer when it's warm enough to work, we can get under the trailer and rip out ALL of the old piping.

I thought mom was going to die laughing when I threatened to sacrifice a chicken over it all. Tragically, I'm only half joking.

I'm going to play some RO until it's time to go get Mom. Happy Thanksgiving, guys.