Murphy's law hits again

Just when you think you've got a handle on things, something happens that makes you realize that you are NOT in control.

The Edge is acting up.  I need to plug in the battery charger and see if that battery can hold a charge.  A frost should not make it act up like this.  

Yeah - it's cold.  It was 19 degrees when Meri and I went to Robb's office to work out this morning instead of a walk.  We're both getting off the worst of colds and the cold air just slays me.

When I woke up today, I found that while the thermostat said that I'd set the house temp to 69 degrees, it was only at 66.  really?!!!  The only appliance that hasn't been changed since Robb passed.  Not sure if I can swing replacing it right now.  Actually I know I can't.  I replaced the battery in the thermostat and the house is 1 degree warmer but it's probably because the sun has come out.

Ever since I turned it on this winter, the furnace has sounded like a dump truck driving through our entry way.  Not as bad as the last time we called someone to fix it, but it's well on it's way.  I thought I'd be ok until spring.  Maybe not.  shoot.

So I googled easy answers to problems like this.  Filter change (check).  Something about checking if you need to clean the flame sensor.  Ummm ok.  I pulled the door off the furnace and it looks nothing like the video.  And I noticed the floor was wet.  g.re.at...  It's leaking from where it probably shouldn't and isn't going toward the drain in the floor.  sigh.  I hope it's an easy fix, like a piece of lint in the wrong place or hey! Here's the problem, just a fuse!  But I'm guessing it's more complicated than that.  The side of the furnace is warm.  It's overheating someplace inside.

me too.

I made the call to the heating/cooling guy.  He'll be here soon.

On the plus side, I had been planning on cleaning out the furnace room anyway!  Just wish I didn't HAVE to. and in a rush.

The property taxes went up by a ton due to a vote on a new pool.   The proponents said, it'll only cost THIS much more a year for a house worth $100k.  So for MY house, that translates to $130 more per month starting in December.  yay me.

The only things certain in life: death and taxes.

My health insurance is raising too in January.  This is NOT a good time to be alive.  

I'm glad I have a lot of canned goods stocked up with my canning habit but I really wish the world would straighten itself out for a while.

I wish Nancy Drew would come along, find a secret passageway that we never knew existed in our house and say HEY LOOK!  Here's a chest full of gold bricks!