Ward Plumbing Tuesday, September 22, 2015

8:23 AM 9/23/2015

Zee's Home Repair

Ben Ziogas 217 572 2908

Found on Thumbtack and he wanted to 'snake' the drain when it backed up Su 9/20. I went with Ward Plumbing.

Ward Plumbing and Heating
http://www.wardplumbingheating.com/

They arrived 9am, Tuesday morning. Called from my driveway, and I had just gone into the bathroom. They snaked the drain, but went back to the shop to get a more slender snake. Said that the drain DOES have a trap, and this is clogged. That's why I'm getting the smell and why the water doesn't drain.

Bigger problems! It appeared the washer drain was clear, but it wasn't. Then, the kitchen sink backed up the same drain. The bathroom is OK, but something is clogging washer/kitchen drain. Their 'ace' plumber arrived 1045am. He is sick with bad intestinal flu.

The new eel that they brought wasn't strong enough, so they went to the rental place on MacArthur and Jefferson to get a more powerful one. This worked. They took the caps off of both vertical black pipes, and ran the snake and hose through both of them.

The plumber and helper left at 1pm and I'm waiting for Bill to come back to clean up. I ran a load of wash but I can't run any water because it will leak because No Caps. Just after 2pm I had dialed the number to Ward plumbing, and Bill pulled into the driveway. He had two ingenious covers for the vertical drains. The machine edges were so degraded that I thought it would be impossible to get any form of 'screw cap' to work. However, these caps had kind of expandable edges. You push them on the whole and then there is a butterfly bolt that you turn to screw them to seal. Very good idea.

I had talked to him about getting a 'Fall Tune Up' on the furnace. Not so much that I think there is anything wrong with the system, but more so that I can learn how to use it. I don't know a thing abut the Humidity Controls or even what it's supposed to do. He said that he would set something up in the next few weeks, and it wouldn't run more than $65. I think it's well worth the piece of mind.

(In the mail was a check for $931 which was reimbursement for what I paid on the crown at Westside Dental in late July. With this money I should be able to pay of the Citi card and Penney's).

As "In" as I'll Every Be.....

Email to Janny, Thursday morning, 9/17

Hey, Hey....The Wild and Wooly move to Westview is finally behind me-- The Future Begins Now!

I began looking for a new house in mid June, closed on July 9th (and, late on the morning of the closing, I realized that the renovation must take place before I moved in...(When you first experience the renovated area, you'll see why).

I began living on Westview on August 10th, the draperies were hung ten days ago, and yesterday the last two drapery panels were pressed and hung. And, now the posters and wall art are decoratively in place. 

What a long strange trip it's been and the entire complicated and elaborate rigmarole lasted nearly three months. Whew!!-- (For sanity's sake, I think of the sale of the condo as an entirely different can of Friskies)

So, the 'Open House' is officially on the record for you and Joe (or anyone else who might be interested).

Drop me a line when and where (I guess the 'where' is pretty obvious), and, if you'd like, I'll spring for a pizza.

Looking Back....

I'll never forget the first night that Buddy and I spent on Westview. He howled and cried the whole night, but now it would take dynamite to get him out of here. He spends so much time looking out the front door (and, front windowsills!!) that I think the neighbors would agree that we now have an authorized 'mayor of Westview Drive'.

seeya..kw