Inconvenient Annoyances

Okay, I just tried to turn on the boiler again, but the pilot light wouldn't ignite (it lit right away this morning) - it was just ticking and then I smelled gas, so I turned it off immediately.

I'm not gonna mess around with it now - I'll just call someone in the morning to come and look at it.

After all, if I survived 3 days in a small cabin in the middle of Antarctica with no insulation or decent heating, I can survive a few more hours in my house with a heater and a hot water bottle .

yeahhhhhhh I would say if you're smelling gas, definitely don't play around with it! Stay warm! Worse case scenario, hop on amazon and get one of those electric heaters to hold you over if it gets worse.

I read off your description and my husband says that it could be one of many things.  He said the smell of gas immediately makes him say "talk to a professional". 

Yeah, that was my thought too!

He is now asking what kind of heating system you have.  He said our doesn't have a pressure gauge as it is an open system (not a combi boiler).  Apparently only closed systems have pressure gauges.  He's saying, "it could be the pressure."  Helpful, eh?  LOL.   

I have a boiler in a cupboard downstairs in the kitchen (it's a Baxi Solo 2 40PF), and a hot water cylinder in the airing cupboard upstairs (not sure if there's anything in the attic as I can't easily get up there). I think the boiler is about 10 years old now, but I don't really have much experience with what can go wrong with them, as I'd always rented before.

I will admit to not having had the boiler serviced since I bought the house 2 years ago... it totally slipped my mind as something that needed to be done.

Hoping it's a fairly easy fix, because I'd rather not have to buy a whole new boiler (I'm supposed to be using my savings for a new car sometime soon).

Worse case scenario, hop on amazon and get one of those electric heaters to hold you over if it gets worse.

I have a plug-in one already (like this one), which is keeping the living room warm... it's just freezing when I go into the other rooms .

I have a plug-in one already (like this one), which is keeping the living room warm... it's just freezing when I go into the other rooms .

haha you could be like me and wear your dressing gown all over the house with slippers AND blankets and be told that it's overkill

my IA for the day is that I'm such a procrastinator that I'm only finally just getting around to getting my "digital house" in order. I started an expat blog to document expat life and travels...but thus far it's been more travel than expat stuff................and even then I've been so sporadic with it that it's been 6 months since I last updated that I would update on my travels to Italy LOL. The IA piece is that I've now spent countless hours the last two days trying to get everything written in my travel journal transcribed onto my blog with pictures.

It's okay, I've just cracked open a bottle of Rose fizz to help me soldier on! :p

my IA for the day is that I'm such a procrastinator that I'm only finally just getting around to getting my "digital house" in order. I started an expat blog to document expat life and travels...but thus far it's been more travel than expat stuff................and even then I've been so sporadic with it that it's been 6 months since I last updated that I would update on my travels to Italy LOL. The IA piece is that I've now spent countless hours the last two days trying to get everything written in my travel journal transcribed onto my blog with pictures.

It's okay, I've just cracked open a bottle of Rose fizz to help me soldier on! :p

Reminds me that I really should spend time on the kiddos baby books.  Poor #2's is blank... same as mine is to this day!

G&T time started at 4:20 today!   

Reminds me that I really should spend time on the kiddos baby books.  Poor #2's is blank... same as mine is to this day!

G&T time started at 4:20 today!   

hahaha honestly it's something that you should enjoy doing, right?? Like working on projects shouldn't be something that feels like a burden but I feel like I have to finish it because I started it and I don't want to let myself down....but it's soo hard to stay focused. I keep getting distracted and, when it's not written down in a journal, I start rambling and then it's just a rubbish piece of content that half the time I don't bother even posting.

I am trying to sort my sh*t out and be better at following through on these kinds of things so we'll see LOL.

I was only slightly behind you but I don't want to drain a bottle on my own tooooo quickly

Hmmm... I wonder who these could be for...



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Hmmm... I wonder who these could be for...



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I can visualize Jimbo getting all drooly and excited!!!  And JF squeeling!

Hmmm... I wonder who these could be for...

Ooooh, Tami, really really?!  EEeeeee!

I can visualize Jimbo getting all drooly and excited!!!  And JF squeeling!

Yup yup!  Ahh! 

Suck it!

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Not just a Target, but a SUPER Target.
I like to say it the French way with a soft G and an accent on the first syllable, like Tarjaay. Try it!

Not just a Target, but a SUPER Target.
I like to say it the French way with a soft G and an accent on the first syllable, like Tarjaay. Try it!

All proper Americans do this :p It should be part of the citizenship test over there! haha it's like the equivalent of calling Primark "Primarni"

All proper Americans do this It should be part of the citizenship test over there! haha it's like the equivalent of calling Primark "Primarni"

Yep... has it been so long since Jimbo's been to the states?

Anyone else need anything while I am here?

Lyonaria will be getting some Barq's. I can bring back a few more special things if it's something I can find easily.

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I only see one pipe outside - not even sure if it's the condenser pipe or not! I've just been assuming it's not a frozen pipe, since the heating was working fine on Thursday, Friday and most of Saturday, when it was even colder than it is today.

I hadn't noticed the comment about the gas smell. I hope you're able to get it repaired for a reasonable price today!

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Hmmm... I wonder who these could be for...



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Jimbocz will be so happy! I honestly went looking for grits while I was home but couldn't find any that looked authentic enough. Buffalo doesn't really do grits very well! But I do make tasty wing sauce, and I'm grateful Frank's red hot is available here.

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I hadn't noticed the comment about the gas smell. I hope you're able to get it repaired for a reasonable price today!

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I hope so - I called a local company as soon as they opened this morning and they said the engineer would call when he was on his way, but it would be around mid-morning... it's now almost 1pm and I haven't heard anything yet.

Trying to decide how long to give them before I call back and ask what time they'll be here.