Fix A Leak Week

This morning, during the calm of our morning coffee, came a rapping on the door. My first guess was a visit from Jehovah's Witnesses. Alas, it was not a good news call after all. Water, supposedly from our condo, was leaking into the condo below. The circumstance triggered a visit from a rental agent, the manager of the condo association, a concerned neighbor, and, before long, a plumber.

NBC News missed out on this story.

Since it was pouring rain this morning I had a different suspicion about the leak's source but I helped with the desired experiment. I ran water into the bathtub full blast while they checked downstairs for increased leaking. There was none. Next the plumber investigated our hot water tank and discovered it was indeed leaking - more so following his poking.

A replacement tank is to be installed tomorrow a.m. The plumber and his helper (I refer to another person) may well have to carry the new tank to our 3rd floor condo because the elevator is temporarily dysfunctional having trapped a resident with his bags of groceries the other day. At least he didn't risk starving.

Quote of the Day:
"Inanimate objects can be classified scientifically into three major categories - those that don't work, those that break down, and those that get lost." - Russell Baker.