by William M.
Member since:
July 31, 2006

A quick mixture of feelings.

October 30, 2006 04:24 PM UTC
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By the time I was through in the bathroom this morning my wife had coffee ready. I took time to look out the window at the trees, cats, dogs, etc. while I was drinking the coffee and went to the computer in a good frame of mind.

 

The Good Morning Gather article asking for suggestions on the group banner, which Kevin will make for us, had a lot of comments. By the way, thanks Kevin. I knew it would take half the day working with this slow dialup to acknowledge the comments.

 

I was not good started when my wife yelled; "Cut off the water;" and I was sprayed by water. I was startled, scared and maybe little panicked. What had happened? A water pipe going to the washing machine had come apart. The doors to the washing machine closet and to the bedroom where my computer desk is were all open.

 

I grabbed a crescent wrench and headed to the water meter to cut the water off. The main thing I was worried about the whole time was my computer. My computer might be ruined. I'm not going to take the time now to go into details now but I got the pipe fixed. The water did not get on the computer.

 

What makes you think is how you can go from being sleepy to feeling wide awake and calm, to panic, to worry, and back to calm in such a short time. I don't know if things like this happen to everyone or not. If so maybe it will be mentioned in the comments.

Comments: 10

Wendy F. Oct 30, 2006, 6:56pm UTC
Very easy to go through that range of emotions . I can think of tons of examples . I was putting up curtains once and the nail went through the wall in to a copper water pipe. Boy did I freak in a hurry. Or when the kids were small and they were about pull something over on them selves , or perhaps now when the dog gets out and an on to the road . Or if I am having coffee at my computer and I foolishly upset my coffee all over the keyboard. Actually milk and coke are worse . I have gone through a lot of keyboards that way !
William M. Oct 30, 2006, 7:01pm UTC
You have had things to give you a scare, Wendy.
glad ya got that pipe fixed and it didn't get the puter. Also I always go from dead asleep to dealing with someone's issues, whether it's dh, kids, work or the dog, someone is always waking me up for something and the best part is they expect intelligent answers or immediate results.
Stephanie A. (On vacation) Oct 30, 2006, 9:11pm UTC
What a way to wake up! There is something about a busted water pipe that will get you moving. I came into work early one morning, and I could hear water pouring down. The maintenance man had accidentally set off the sprinkler system. He shut off the water main and it kept coming. It was soaking the entire south end of the building. I finally got the fire dept. on the phone and one of the firemen knew how to shut it off. Then I started packing furniture out into the parking lot What a morning and a range of emotions. I am glad you got it taken care of William!
Janet H. Oct 30, 2006, 9:41pm UTC
I'm glad you got your water problem fixed before your computer was harmed. It was a good thing you were home when the pipes came apart! I left all excited today to start our first day of volunteer work. Then just after we got out of our subdivision, we had to stop for a truck in the middle of the road. When we finally could go around it, we saw there was a brown lab in the road that had been hit by a car. People were standing around it and a shaking lady was holding its head. It looked like it could survive but maybe had a hip or leg injury but I'm not sure how hard it was hit or what damage it had. That immediately made me feel sad. I enjoyed the volunteer work but I am still wondering tonight if the dog made it to a vet in time and was saved. I even prayed for the dog on the way to our volunteer job. Few things make me sadder than animals or children who have been hurt.
William M. Oct 30, 2006, 9:44pm UTC
Stephanie G, you must wake up quick. I wish I did.
William M. Oct 30, 2006, 9:46pm UTC
Thank you, Stephanie A. You know a little of what I was feeling.
William M. Oct 30, 2006, 9:50pm UTC
We feel the same way about the animals and children, Janet. It hurts to see a grown person hurt bad and it hurts much more to see a child hurt. I hope the dog ended up OK.
Sandra L. Oct 31, 2006, 11:30pm UTC
Nothing like a little adrenaline to get your day started off right!
William M. Oct 31, 2006, 11:37pm UTC
Thae adrenaline was there, Sandra,

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