The joys of home ownership

Well, the furnace isn't fixed. Really, there's nothing wrong with the furnace; the fuel lines, which are buried under the cement floor, from the oil tank, which is buried in the back yard,are blocked. The repairman busted his butt trying to get them cleared, but no luck. Luckily, we had an electric hot water heater in the cellar that we could switch on so we do have hot water. Do you have any idea what water that's been sitting in a metal tank for about 15 years smells like? It was nasty until we got it all out and new water in.

So, we now have hot water but have to do something before cold weather sets in. We'll probably get a new tank put into the cellar and not use the one buried in the backyard any more.

Ahhhh, the joys of home ownership. Did I mention my over is falling apart?

Strangling the muse

How often do you have your day planned and then have a monkey wrench thrown into the gears?

I had planned to do some heavy duty writing today. I really want to get my next wolfie finished. Then, I discovered I had no hot water. Now there was a distinct possiblility that I'd run our of heating oil. ('We have baseboard hot water heat.) (We also have a 1000 gallon tank buried in the backyard with no oil gague so I have no idea how much oil is in it.) I called my regular service but they couldn't deliver before Monday because they only had one delivery person today --- in Williamsport only. So I found the phone book and started calling. First two - no answer. Third, no guarantee of delivery today. Fourth, I got a very nice man who now has my business because his oil was only $4.27.9 a gallon. (ACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Anyway, oil truck comes - I still have over 400 gallons of oil. ( I got 150 gallons anyway because who knows how much it will cost once the weather starts turning cold.)

This means there's something wrong with the furnace. So, I called that nice man back only he was in a meeting. The woman I talked to was also nice and said she'd either call me back or have their repairman call me. That was at noon.

Two o'clock, no phone call. So, I called them back. The woman answered but gave the phone to the nice man who was back from his meeting. He promised to have a man out today. Five minutes later, he called back to let me know the repairmans' schedule so I wouln't get worried when he didn't show up right away.

I'm prettey sure the furnace will be fixed, but, damn, the hassle threw a bucket of cold water on my muse.

Don't you just love a day like this?

Only three days left!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Celestial Passions: Meri, my next alien romance in that series, will be released by Ellora's Cave, www.ellorascave.com , on Friday, June, 13.

So for those of you who love my aliens, the long wait is over.