Money and Finance
It's been a pretty crazy week for me and my wife. The joys of home-ownership started quickly as a one of the main branch roots for a tree at the new house busted out water line. When I got home I dug out the water line where the leak was coming from and there were some pretty squirrely things going on. There ended up being 5 PVC pipes all on top of each other and of course the bottom one was the one that was broken. Long story short I ended up having to get a plumber out there because just repairing the broken area wasn't going to solve the problem of the tree being the "root" cause. Get it? Root cause? So the plumber came out and we got everything lined up for a trench to be dug and a new water line run. It's a flex pipe, I think it was PEX, and based on what he had said about it it seems to be really good. So the new water line is now away from tree roots and shouldn't have any issues. But I'm still curious what's going on with the other 4 pipes. When they had dug the new trench and I went and looked in to see if those pipes were running to the water main. And they weren't, they didn't even go straight to the box and you could see that they ran past the meter box. They're too small and too close to the water line to be sewage so I really have no idea what's going on with those. All the more reason I want to design my own house and be there for construction. There's so many hidden things when you purchase a house that's already been built.
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- Weekly Roundup - November 2, 2013
This week meant it was back to the grind of work. Which, after the fun of water line problems that I went through the last time I was home, work actually brought a much needed relief from the hassle that I had to deal with. Although if I had the option,...
- Weekly Roundup - September 7, 2013
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I am a big fan of Feng Shui for years. I arrange my furniture and enhance special areas in my house. I even did not buy some houses, just because they had features which were not good according to feng shui books. Some people think that feng shui is some...
Money and Finance
Weekly Roundup - October 26, 2013
It's been a pretty crazy week for me and my wife. The joys of home-ownership started quickly as a one of the main branch roots for a tree at the new house busted out water line. When I got home I dug out the water line where the leak was coming from and there were some pretty squirrely things going on. There ended up being 5 PVC pipes all on top of each other and of course the bottom one was the one that was broken. Long story short I ended up having to get a plumber out there because just repairing the broken area wasn't going to solve the problem of the tree being the "root" cause. Get it? Root cause? So the plumber came out and we got everything lined up for a trench to be dug and a new water line run. It's a flex pipe, I think it was PEX, and based on what he had said about it it seems to be really good. So the new water line is now away from tree roots and shouldn't have any issues. But I'm still curious what's going on with the other 4 pipes. When they had dug the new trench and I went and looked in to see if those pipes were running to the water main. And they weren't, they didn't even go straight to the box and you could see that they ran past the meter box. They're too small and too close to the water line to be sewage so I really have no idea what's going on with those. All the more reason I want to design my own house and be there for construction. There's so many hidden things when you purchase a house that's already been built.
Read more »
- Shifting Focus
Change is about the only thing that we're guaranteed in life. As many of you know the last year and a half has been a time of big change for my wife and I. We went from the excitement of her being pregnant, to finding out that our son had a very...
- Weekly Roundup - November 2, 2013
This week meant it was back to the grind of work. Which, after the fun of water line problems that I went through the last time I was home, work actually brought a much needed relief from the hassle that I had to deal with. Although if I had the option,...
- Weekly Roundup - September 7, 2013
Another week down and my wife and I are that much closer to closing on our house. My coordinator the job that I'm on right now has got a replacement for me to come out today so I can be home to close on the house on Monday. It'll be a big...
- Our Financial Past
Hi Everyone, Summer is bearing down on us quickly and my fiancé and I are in for a wild ride. We have 3 weddings to attend in June, plus a graduation party. In July we have Bachelor/ette parties every weekend, August is our wedding and then...
- Feng Shui For Health, Wealth And Happiness
I am a big fan of Feng Shui for years. I arrange my furniture and enhance special areas in my house. I even did not buy some houses, just because they had features which were not good according to feng shui books. Some people think that feng shui is some...