We spent the bulk of the day yesterday changing out two water heaters at the other building. We got our old neighbor who is a plumber to help us. Everything went perfectly. Until. A few hours later, one of the tanks was leaking out from the seam. In other words, it's defective. We had to go back and shut off the valve to the tank and this morning we've got to get another water heater and try to return the defective one. Ah the joys of landlordom.
Last night, we took in another film on DVD. Into the Wild. I'm on the hunt for a new film to show in class this session, so I'm trying to catch up on the releases from the last 6 months. Well it won't be this film nor the one Friday. Too long. The class is two hours so the first filter is that it must be under 110 minutes. Talky films are best, especially plays that have been adapted to the screen. For beginners though, I have to find a very visual film like "Airplane" or a film with repetition, like "Groundhog Day." Ohh, I just thought of something, "Same Time Next Year." That might work, I wonder if it's on DVD. (Excuse me while I add this to my list.) Anyway, Into the Wild was good, if a bit long, and spouse and I waxed about living isolated, off the land, in the wilderness. "What if we sold everything and went up to the Yukon?" It's something that will come up again today as we're doing the water heater I'm sure.
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You were kind of tired by the snow in Montreal by the end of this year... I'm not sure if the Yukon is for you ;)
Our tenants just get a rented water heater. On their dime. Saves a lot of hassle and they pay for future increases in price. If there is something wrong the rental company come and install a new heater (and remove and recycle the old one, those things are heavy and hard to empty completely) often the same day.
I hear the winters are mighty rough in the Yukon.
A good movie for your class might be "Rules of attraction" 2002 it is 110 minutes long. Starrring Jennifer Biel and James Van Der Beek, yum yum. Ed
Today will be a good day for you and Serge -- no leaking water heaters, air bubbles in cream cheese, nor sickness. As for snow, hey, you are in Montreal and I'm not God! LOL
Enjoy your Sunday.
You could be like me and get all the creature comforts but still live in the middle of nowhere so you FEEL like you are in the wild. I just watched a squirrel run across the yard. Ahhh nature! LOL!
Good luck with the next hot water tank.
-Rox
The Yukon!? Are you out of your mind? You were just complaining about the neverending Montreal winter, what...a week ago?
BTW, I knew you would recover from your illness without seeking medical help. All these people so eager to give their money to doctors just confound me. The human body contains astounding recuperative abilities.
And if you're going to "sell everything", head for Leamington! Is that like the Florida of Canada?
I liked that movie. Made me feel the same way you did. Sometimes seems a good idea to leave world+civilization behind. But then I come to my senses and realize what I would be missing...
The down side to being a landlord, I would guess. Sorry, to hear that. It was enough work halling that tank in and connecting it only to watch it turn into a fountain. ;-(
Have you ever considered playing a musical DVD? They can practice along with "Doe, a dear, a female dear..." or something repetitive like that. It may be too corny but they are listening to words in a few areas of the brain doing it that way.
I always thought the Yukon was completely cold and icy until I saw a few beautiful pictures of areas in it during their summers. That is a land for the strong and suffers no novice, I would imagine. Less pollution, as well.
that should be "hauling." I need another cup of coffee and I need to pay attention.
There was this news item some time ago about a man who lived in a cave in a national park for years, and finally someone found out and made him leave.
He would go into town and do odd jobs for necessities, and he would get library books to read in his cave, etc. He lived off the land, worked when he needed to.
I was very sad that he had to leave.
The BF still has that clipping hanging on his office wall. I'm glad there aren't any caves around here.
Today I want to live in a cave in the Yukon with plenty of good books, chocolate, and a reliable source of heat.
That kid in the film was working out his parental rage--there is still such a beauty to it, but no, I wouldn't show it to my students either.
Don't the film cases have the running time on them? You could save yourself the trouble of viewing them if you know they are too long from the outset.
that movie was amazing. shame more people didn't see it.
Does the Yukon still have the pterydactl-sized mosquitos? Ah, the springtime Call of the Wild reaches even unto snowy Montreal...
Good luck with water heaters--I'm sure your tenants appreciate your dedication to getting it right!
I realize that it's been a few weeks since I saw the Into the Wild DVD, but didn't it end kind of badly for the main character? Maybe sell everything and move to the Caribbean instead. Get a few crab traps, and you're all set.
Here Torn, you can live virtually with Stacie--she sold everything and moved to the Yukon. Now she runs dogs and lives in a cabin.
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Jen
Ugh! I just hate it when you go to all the trouble of doing something yourself, only to find the product defective. Wasting time like that just chaps my ass. Sorry it happened to you, friend.
Mark :-)
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