Last week I confirmed that the main water shut off valve in the house was bad. This left us wit no way to shut off the water to the whole house if needed. With some good advice and borrowed tools I was able to get a new valve in place today while the city changed the water meter.

Now that I’ve arrived home from work I have found more plumbing issues. The upstairs toilet has two leaks. The valve in the tank does not close all the way then the float is fully raised. This is causing the tank to fill to the overflow tube and drain into the bowl causing more water to come into the tank. This problem however would not explain my wet socks.

As I am investigating I find the source of the water on the floor. The water line shut off valve is dripping. There must have been something that happened earlier in the day while I was messing with the water, since I did drain the whole house.

So now the question is; do I buy new parts or cannibalize the other toilet? One thing I do know is that after this the score will be Jason: 2, Aleshia 0.

My dream was a short reenactment of high school. It was not TK and the only person I knew was Aleshia, none of our other friends were there. We had every class together, sat together for lunch, and generally were just together during a normal school day. Very strange.

What happens in October?

Brooke’s birthday
She is having a party on the 11th. I have not sent my official RSVP yet. Theresa and I do plan on being there though. I know that I should dress up in a costume, but I don’t know if I really want to go bowling in something.

Aleshia’s birthday
Which happens to be the same day as Brooke’s birthday. If Aleshia is having a party I am not going to be attending it. The whole living on different continents thing kind of plays into that.

Hockey Season gets underway!
Last night FSN aired the pre-season game between the Wings and the Canadiens. It all ended in a shoot out loss for Detroit. I was very impressed with the level of play from the young stars that will be playing in Grand Rapids. We’ll also be able to get in on two more pre-season games, this Friday and Sunday. The one bad thing about hockey season this year is that the Griffins home opener is not until the 25th.

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