
Share: |

The cat knows the best spot when the furnace goes out…. Yes, that’s right, MY FURNACE IS OUT AGAIN.
And it’s snowing.
Posted by Suzanne McMinn on February 25, 2014Registration is required to leave a comment on this site. You may register here. (You can use this same username on the forum as well.) Already registered? Login here.
Discussion is encouraged, and differing opinions are welcome. However, please don't say anything your grandmother would be ashamed to read. If you see an objectionable comment, you may flag it for moderation. If you write an objectionable comment, be aware that it may be flagged--and deleted. I'm glad you're here. Welcome to our community!
If you would like to help support the overhead costs of this website, you may donate. Thank you!
"It was a cold wintry day when I brought my children to live in rural West Virginia. The farmhouse was one hundred years old, there was already snow on the ground, and the heat was sparse-—as was the insulation. The floors weren’t even, either. My then-twelve-year-old son walked in the door and said, “You’ve brought us to this slanted little house to die." Keep reading our story....
Make friends, ask questions, have fun!
Prints and Free Wallpaper!
S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
« Nov | ||||||
1 | 2 | |||||
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
And she's ornery. Read my barnyard stories!
Entire Contents © Copyright 2004-2019 Chickens in the Road, Inc.
Text and photographs may not be published, broadcast, redistributed or aggregated without express permission. Thank you.
1:12
pm
I think I can go you one better. We have a LEAK. I went in my son’s bedroom and found a gigantic bubble of water on the wall. It literally half filled a bucket when I pierced it. And from where the wall meets the ceiling and then later from the ceiling.
Worse yet we don’t see where it is coming from on the roof. It’s too cold now but we’ll have to wait with buckets to the ready until it gets much warmer to tear out the dry wall on the wall and the ceiling and maybe (fingers crossed) find where it is coming from. If not….next winter will be very anxious. Meanwhile I’m looking at replacing dry wall, insulation and repainting. What a fun project to look forward to in spring.
2:43
pm
4:57
pm
Furnaces go out in blizzards; AC goes out in July or August; and the septic backs up when you have company. These are the rules of life.
Hope the furnace is a simple fix.
Now we are hoping for propane to drop and keeping our fingers crossed we can make it until warmer weather with what is in the tank.
6:58
pm
7:40
pm
If this winter doesnt turn you into a real “mountain woman” nothing will. Thank goodness you have learned how to survive, you have come a long way from your first winter in the “Slanted Little House” you should be very proud of yourself.
4:08
pm
Just wondering where your furnace is located, if it’s Gas, & if there’s possibly a wind-tight solution to your problem as well ??
4:10
pm
10:09
am
Suzanne, I certainly hope your furnace is up and running again, we have a big storm moving our way, 5-8 inches of snow and some posible ice, you are not that far from us, so I would imagine you will get a bit of something or other.