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:: August 19, 2005 Le Sigh ...
Monday afternoon: Shiny new dishwasher from Sears installed. The installer was a fabulous and entertaining fellow who went out of his way and fixed some unrelated plumbing ills for us, no charge. Tuesday night: "Oh my god, the pot covered with 3-day-old bean crust is spotless! Let's wash everything in the house!" Wednesday night: "Baby, why are there big wet splotches on the kitchen throw rug? Is that PeeWee slobber? Should we start putting his water bowl outside?" Thursday night: "What the hell, those splotches are still there ..." Stepping off the rug onto the pergo, there is a splooshy sound underfoot ... Friday night:
After ripping up the entire kitchen floor, the guy who came out to investigate the leak told us the installer guy is likely going to have to pay some huge $1000+ deductible out of his own pocket before his insurance covers the rest. That is, if we ever hear from them again ... hopefully since this is all through Sears we'll have some resolution to this, unlike some past contractors past who have vanished mid-project. Kitchen disaster 2005! posted by in House and Domesticity
Comments holy crap!! I can't believe you had to rip out your flooring. how on earth did he screw that up so royally? amazing. I'm so sorry. What a hassle! Why can't every night just be like Tuesday night? :( Posted by hillary on August 19, 2005 11:35 PM I'm so sorry!! :( It's one thing to have one thing in your kitchen break and be down for a while, but to ruin the entire floor....awful! (Aside from maybe a bathroom, the kitchen is the worst thing to be out of commission, I know!) I hope you're able to get it resolved quickly! Posted by Sarah on August 19, 2005 11:58 PM oh no !!! How unfair!!! Amazing how you were able to keep so refrained in your post!All my sympathy goes to you! Posted by suburbansider on August 20, 2005 4:21 AM How perfectly awful! I can thoroughly sympathize, because this is something that would happen to me for sure. I hope it gets cleared up quickly! Posted by amanda8 on August 20, 2005 7:29 AM oh no!!! crap crap crap on mishaps and misfortune.... good luck dealing w/ sears... get that resolution! hopefully then you'll be back to enjoying a dishwasher (i'm jealous!) Posted by lisa s on August 20, 2005 11:16 AM Oh no! That is HORRIBLE. I hope it all works out! Posted by Mariko on August 20, 2005 5:08 PM Oh noooo... we just had a dishwasher installed ourselves and I can't think of anything worse! I am so sorry to hear about it. blah! Posted by claire on August 20, 2005 7:36 PM yikes. i'm assuming that that's why i haven't heard from you in a few days. you and bryan are more than welcome to come over for the SFU finale (and pizza? and babyholding!) tonight -- our floors are nice and dry. Posted by boxing octopus on August 21, 2005 12:38 PM oh that looks like a nightmare! but you sound so calm! I hope you get it resolved. I would be so bummed, to have a new dishwasher in my grasp for only moments then to have it ripped away...along with my floor! I hope it all works out ok... Posted by jenn on August 22, 2005 9:34 AM UGH! I totally feel your pain! How is it that home ownership can be so painful?!? Good luck getting everything resolved (and getting your kitchen back!). Posted by kelly on August 22, 2005 7:16 PM |
