Bloody Hell

[bjarvis]

Let's play a little game of How Much Worse Can My Day Get?...

1. Our furnace died this morning. But it gets worse...
   
2. The technician was here for mere minutes before deciding the controller board is fried with signs of water damage. Cost to replace: about $1,000. But it gets worse...
   
3. Because of the damned holiday, the earliest that a replacement controller can be ordered is next Tuesday. But it gets worse...
   
4. It'll probably take at least a day more to get the part and install it, possibly 2-3 days if the part can't be located in the greater mid-Atlantic area. But it gets worse...
   
5. The board damage is probably related to issues we had back in the summer when the chiller exchange for the air conditioning was icing up. Because the AC killed our furnace, there's no warranty coverage. But it gets worse...
   
6. The entire AC exchange will have to be replaced before summer or we'll likely go through this entire process all over again next fall. That will take another $2-3k.

As you can imagine, I'm not an especially happy camper right now. Thank god we didn't spend a lot on xmas presents because if we weren't flat broke before, we definitely are now.

Comments

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

Did I mention we're having family over for xmas? That plan is under reconsideration at the moment.

Mmmm... theoctothorpe vibes. *pause* Is it just me or it getting warm in here suddenly? :-)

[theoctothorpe.livejournal.com]

If it gets too warm, you may feel more comfortable if you remove some or all of your clothing… just tryin' to help.

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

Yup, the clothing definitely has to go. Still feeling pretty damn warm though...

[theoctothorpe.livejournal.com]

Sorry I can't do anything to cool you down… I can only make things hotter ;-)

It is true!

[redbearmark.livejournal.com]

you do have that effect!