Does Not Want

Returned home from Denvention to find that water heater is leaking. Con-sick, tired, and now cranky because instead of going to bed for well-earned rest, I'm keeping an eye on the basement to see if the water shutoff has stabilized things or if I need to drop the $250 bucks to get the 24 hour emergency service.

It's not me, it's you

July 4th, 1993 - August 10th, 2008
When we first met, you were the answer to my prayers. You brought joy to everyone in the house. But as the years passed, I began to take you for granted.

Recently I've suspected that you were planning to betray me. I took to checking up on you, but even though I no longer trusted you, I could never quite bring myself to break up. I kept hoping that we could stay together a little longer.

At least until the vacation bills were paid off. But you had other plans.

So farewell A.O. Smith 40-gallon gas water heater. We had good years together. In a gentler clime you might have lived longer. But as it was, you beat the odds.

And now I've got someone new, who promises to heat up my life. Starting in about forty-five minutes.