March 21, 2011
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Two New-Homeowner Milestones
1. First Home Repair: Removing a Dead Squirrel from the Hot Water Heater
So, basically, on Saturday Molly calls me and tells me there’s a tail sticking out of the hot water heater. Thing is, we had just done the final walk-through with our realtor a few days before and it had not been there. When I arrived, I was able to unscrew the ventilation housing and, with her brave help, smoothly pull the fairly fresh carcass from the pipe. Needless to say, that was something we laughed at, and will tell the story to many people in the future. And we have hot water now.
2. First Trip to Home Depot
Was tonight — got a ladder, primer, other painting supplies, bolt cutter (previous owner left a padlock permanently locking the fence gate, kinda weird), light bulbs, new faucet washer (o ring), other items.
Stuff like this definitely makes it feel more “real” before I am able to move in in a couple weeks.
Comments (2)
my parents had a squirrel, that ended up in their fireplace one winter, and we had to call the critter guy to make sure it was gone before turning the fireplace on.
I would love to paint my own home.
Congrats again on getting your own home!
@Endless21Echos - Lol! Oh my…
Yeah — it’s definitely one of those tough grinds that you know will ultimately be rewarding.
And thank you!!