Meals - 2/5/23
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222285)
United States
February 6, 2023 5:12am CST
I am sitting here wrapped up in my quilt; but my arms are so cold!!! It is still around 57 in the house....but I have good news. The basement is almost dry!!! As soon as the furnace and water heater are dried out, we might be able to have heat and hot water. Depends on what condition they are in. Looks like for $434 we saved $7.275 that the other company would have charged for digging up the yard!!!
43 days until spring!
Breakfast - Oatmeal square
Lunch - KFC chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, coleslaw and biscuits and honey
Dessert/Snack - Hubby shared his cheesecake with me. Also had decaf coffee.
Dinner - KFC chicken breast
What did you eat yesterday?
Photo Credit: Mine - Timberline Lodge sign in Oregon. We were down below; and it was hot and sunny. As we were driving up the mountain to the lodge we saw cars with s**w on them!!! By the time we got up to the top, it was s**wing really hard. The lodge is the one that was used for the outside pictures of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining".
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@LadyDuck (502207)
• Italy
6 Feb 23
@LindaOHio - I did not know what to watch, I took out that old DVD, it's a pretty scary movie.
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
7 Feb 23
@LadyDuck Yes it is! But a good one!
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
6 Feb 23
Thanks. I'm hoping that there's no damage to the furnace. What a coincidence that you watched The Shining.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89426)
• Rupert, Idaho
6 Feb 23
That's great news, especially saving that much! Hopefully they are still in good condition. That would be rough to go that long without heat or hot water
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
7 Feb 23
We now have hot water; but there is something wrong with the furnace.
@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
7 Feb 23
@MommyOfEli2013 That's where we get our heat from. We need a new circuit board. :-(
@MommyOfEli2013 (89426)
• Rupert, Idaho
7 Feb 23
@LindaOHio that is good you have hot water
Not good about the furnace. I don't even know what that is to be honest.
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@DaddyEvil (174281)
• United States
6 Feb 23
Fantastic! I hope the water heater and furnace survived being dunked in water for several days and you won't need to have work done on them or replace them.
I hope you have a good day.
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
6 Feb 23
We are replacing the hot water heater anyway. It's 21 years old. I'm hoping the furnace is usable as is.
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
9 Feb 23
@DaddyEvil The furnace needs a new circuit board. We might get that replaced this afternoon.
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@DianneN (254949)
• United States
7 Feb 23
@LindaOHio Hope it can be repaired and soon!
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
7 Feb 23
@DianneN Hopefully tomorrow. $735 for a new circuit board.
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
7 Feb 23
We now have hot water; but there is something amiss with the furnace. :-(
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@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Feb 23
@LindaOHio Oh well, you'll be warm again soon. 
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
7 Feb 23
@JudyEv We may get heat tomorrow. They have to replace the circuit board. $300-600. This is getting to be expensive!
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
6 Feb 23
I don't have one. I only have 6 Notifications left. Then I can get back under my throw.
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@porwest (112780)
• United States
6 Feb 23
Glad to hear that it seems, at least, that you are beginning to make some progress even if the current circumstances are still a bit less than desirable. Hopefully it won't be 43 days to normal for you. lol
For dinner we decided to keep it simple and just got McDonald's. We had a late lunch and it was a full one at a place called Patti's in Grand Rivers which I will write about later. I had one of those new Deluxe Quarter Pounders and wifey had chicken McNuggets. We both had an order of fries too.
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
6 Feb 23
We have a Grand River here too. I only have 5 more Notifications left; and I can get back under my fuzzy throw.
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
8 Feb 23
@porwest Doing my best. I have under 20 Notifications to finish up; and then I will go back into the room with the heaters.
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@porwest (112780)
• United States
8 Feb 23
@LindaOHio lol. Stay warm over there.
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@GardenGerty (169439)
• United States
6 Feb 23
Start with the least invasive first. I hope your hot water heater and furnace relight.
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
6 Feb 23
We are replacing the hot water heater because it's over 20 years old. I don't know if there's any damage to the furnace. We shall see.
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
7 Feb 23
I imagine they get a lot of rain. Beautiful coastline though!
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
6 Feb 23
We hope to have a new hot water installed by Wednesday or Thursday. I don't know about the furnace. I hope it's dried out in a day or two.
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@wolfgirl569 (135601)
• Marion, Ohio
6 Feb 23
Very glad that worked. Too bad the first guy didn't get it right
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
7 Feb 23
We now have hot water; but there is something wrong with the furnace. :-(
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@Marilynda1225 (91031)
• United States
6 Feb 23
I feel so bad that you are dealing with such a problem Linda. Hopefully snaking the drain worked and that your furnace will work once it's dry.
Great picture and I remember seeing The Shining a long time ago.
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
7 Feb 23
We have hot water now; but the furnace has been damaged. Someone coming out today.
@lovebuglena (52150)
• Staten Island, New York
7 Feb 23
I hope the furnace and water heater will work fine and won't need to be fixed or replaced. I like the cold but our thermostat is usually on 69 or 70. On occasion I may drop it to 68. I wouldn't even keep it on 70 but do 'cause of hubby. Glad you didn't need to dig up your yard and were able to save all that money.
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@lovebuglena (52150)
• Staten Island, New York
7 Feb 23
@LindaOHio oh man! Not good at all. That’s many thousands to spend.
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
7 Feb 23
@lovebuglena $735 for a circuit board for the furnace and $1,535 for a hot water heater.
@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
7 Feb 23
We are replacing the water heater; and there is something wrong with the furnace. We can't get heat now.
@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
7 Feb 23
There is something wrong with the furnace. Someone coming today.
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
8 Feb 23
@CarolDM Hopefully the new circuit board for the furnace will be installed tomorrow.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
8 Feb 23
@LindaOHio Wishing you more luck and stay warm.
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@thebos (5960)
• Kisumu, Kenya
7 Feb 23
@LindaOHio you are welcomed, I like reading this post it's fun
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@popciclecold (40215)
• United States
6 Feb 23
Always good to check around. Good job.
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@RasmaSandra (97908)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Feb 23
Best of luck to you and I hope you have heat and hot water soon, I had some spaghetti, Guess what happened today? There I was on the countdown thinking of two more days before grocery time. Then this morning I looked online and my SS had arrived and I got my groceries,
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@RasmaSandra (97908)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Feb 23
@LindaOHio glad you have the hot water and best of luck with the heat,
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
8 Feb 23
@RasmaSandra They have to replace the circuit board. Should be around $1,000 with installation. BUT I don't have to wash my hands in ice water anymore.
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
7 Feb 23
YAY! I'm glad your SS came. We now have hot water but no heat. There is something wrong with the furnace.
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