I want hot water… NOW!!!!!!!

Lo and behold, I am frustrated again! I started to have issues with my water heater on Wednesday. I thought the problem was fixed. Nope! I tried relighting the pilot light a few times and each time I got a false sense of hope. The pilot light would relight for a few hours and I was happy. Now the pilot light will not light at all and I have no hot water!!! The water heater is just over a year old and should be working great. I called the gas company and hoped they would be my knight in shining armor. No such luck. I called the toll free number on the water heater and talked to people on the other side of the world. They were very nice and tried to help me, but they have no idea what is going on! I want someone that is standing in my garage and able to fix my problem. They informed me that my water heater needed some parts replaced! ARGGG!!!! I have to order the parts, that will not be here until TUESDAY!!!! Why do I have to order the parts? Because it seems that no one carries them. Whirlpool has all the toys and is not sharing! I called Lowe’s (where we purchased the water heater) and a zillion plumbers. They all said that I would have to order the parts. Of course, all the plumbers are more than willing to come over on Tuesday.

Would my troubles end there? Since this is me we are talking about, the answer is no. I may be called in for jury duty on Tuesday. I will not know until Monday night if I have to show up. I already was not looking forward to my showing up, but now I really want to stay home to get the water heater fixed! I never knew how dependent I was on hot water. I cannot shower, do laundry, steam clean the floor, anything that I feel like doing. Honestly, how often does anyone feel like cleaning the floor?

What is the silver lining to this whole fiasco? I actually have two. First, one of the plumbers I called may be able to fix my water heater today. I am not getting my high hopes up, but I am asking everyone to think happy thoughts for me. My second ray of light is probably the best and most important one. Just like most people in these troubled times, I am in fear of losing my job. Well, I just found that the half year I worked (my hire date was January 23, 2006), will work in my favor. Talk about a sigh of relief! I was crying I was so happy.

Is it greedy for me to still ask for hot water today? Probably. But I really want to take a hot shower this weekend!

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