Continuing with the frozen drain pipe issue from the previous post, the next day Betty called a plumber who told her he would not be able to get there until the following day. Reluctantly, she made the appointment knowing it would cost in the range of $200 to $300. We settled ourselves with this fact and settled in for a non-productive day.
Of course, our non-productive days involve reading, playing games and oft times deep, thoughtful conversations. I guess I should say our non-productive days mean we are not doing housework rather, we are exercising our minds which is productive.
As time passed during our non-productive day Betty suddenly looked at me and said, "Did you hear that?" Which is really a pointless question since I am deaf but rather than point out the obvious I said, "Hear what?"
"It gurgled."
"What gurgled?"
"The sink, it gurgled."
As any dutiful husband would, I rose to inspect the sink. I ran a little water and low and behold, the blockage had broken free which reinforced my theory that it was an ice blockage. To make sure it was free Betty put on the teapot and boiled water to pour down the drain. After quite a bit of water was dumped she called the plumber back and cancelled the appointment. Money saved. Anytime money is saved, I am a happy husband.
Today is Betty's birthday. She has taken it very well as it is one of the milestone birthdays in one's life. No, I am not going to publish how old she is, I am a gentleman and this just isn't done. Besides, I want to sleep in my bed tonight, not on the couch.
To celebrate this milestone I took her to her favorite restaurant, Genghis Khan which serves a fantastic all you can eat Mongolian Barbecue. As usual we stuffed ourselves. We will now be miserable, although happy, for the next few hours.
Happy Birthday Betty and thank you gurgle.
We are now 180 days away from the beginning of our Pairs adventure. :)
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