What a day this has been! On the way to Dunkirk to sit with my brother in law while his wife, Linda's sister, had shoulder surgery, we stopped at our Cassadaga house to discover that the furnace had quit (yes, the one we just spent $1500 on) and all our pipes were frozen. We called the repairman, who came as soon as he could. I met him at the house, and learned that one of the parts they installed failed after only two weeks of operation. While he worked on the furnace, I went home and gathered some small electric heaters and the salamander and headed back to Cassadaga to try to get the house above freezing. Later, I went back home and removed the space heater from our entry room so I could install it in the kitchen.
The house is as protected as I can make it for the night; we have no idea yet if any of the pipes have burst. I guess we'll find out once things thaw out. The repairman has to order a new gas valve (the third one we've had on the furnace), and hopefully, we'll be operational before the next cold spell settles in.
It could be worse. There was a time in our lives when something like this would have been financially catastrophic. Today, it is an inconvenience, but not a catastrophe. We have been blessed with years enough to build up financial resources to handle it. It's not how we like to spend our money, but at least we're able to without wondering what we'll have to eliminate from our budget or plans. It's been a long day, but Linda's sister came through surgery well, we are in our home and warm, and I am tired, but thankful.
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