Before plumbing work
After plumbing work
As I mentioned yesterday, I couldn't park near RQS's house, and I had to
drive back to Croton to stay the night. So, today, I had to drive back
to Long Island to let the plumber into the family homestead to replace
the water heater. This meant that I would have to get up early and
spend 90 minutes driving to Long Island instead of finding somewhere to
kill 2 1/2 hours before the plumber arrived. Since I'd be in a position
where Mario would be expected, this took away another chance to spend a
day as Marian.
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Rushing to be on time, I got showered, dressed, and was out of the house by 10:15. What happens when one rushes? One forgets to take one's morning pills. This would make it the second day in a row that I forgot to take some of my medicines. So I know to double check this before I leave in the morning and when I come back at night. But I digress. Something must be going on with Android Auto updates, as I couldn't get a clean connection between my car's head unit and my phone. Twice on the way to the family homestead, I decided to reboot the phone, reestablish Bluetooth connectivity, but to no avail. Figuring things out would have to wait until I was ready to go home.
Arriving at the house a little bit before noon, I had to double check to see whether the plumbers were coming. They were a few minutes late, but got to work quickly. About 3 1/2 hours later, the new water heater was installed and the gas lines tested for leaks. (Sadly, we may need to run new gas lines within the house, as replacement will likely be cheaper than repairs. Ouch!) And then, it was all over for the day. So, I fought rush hour traffic on the way home, and arrived at my apartment around 5:15 or so - and proceeded to rest for the evening.
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Given that we will need to have more work done in the house, I will need to coordinate a day which works with my schedule, RQS's schedule, and the plumber's schedule for the next visit. Since the day would begin around 8:30, I'd have to stay over RQS's place the night before, so that I don't have to fight bridge traffic that morning. Hopefully, this can be done before my next trip. If not, it will be done afterwards.
PS: My brother told me that the additional plumbing work will cost an extra $4,000. This means that we will not add a half-bath to the house. Instead, we will either again rent out the house or sell it at today's high prices.
