Here's a picture of my brother and his family. The look on PJ's face says it all.

Sorry you're still having electricity woes, Sophia.

The waterbed is now light enough I can drag it a little bit with a lot of effort. It is now far enough away from my computer desk that I can have me chair in close to its normal spot. Waiting for my friend and his roommate to finish up their errands so they can help me haul it out. In the meantime, I'm letting the drainage kit continue to do it's thing. Thankfully water level is low enough I was able to use a combinate of wire and ductape to thoroughly wrap up the corner with the split so it's not leaking anymore.

My god, you guys, I'm sorry I wasn't around to get the wishes. That was the nicest outpouring... I'm all verklempt. Thank you!

Could these be the same people who ask if I've checked my oil when I say I need a new spark plug?

I think they're the same people who ask me if I've tried rebooting when I call tech support and identify myself as IT.

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Argh, five days in the midwest, where it's dry as a bone, and I'm fine. I get home to soggy California, and get a bloody nose at the office. Of course, my VP walked into my office and started to laugh at me, with my nose full of tissue.

Someone please tell me to get my ass off the internets so I can get some work done.

Someone please tell me to get my ass off the internets so I can get some work done.

I'm logging off the Internets to get some beer and Mexican food.

I'm not helping, am I?

You so totally are not.

my living room, bedroom and bathroom do not.

Sophia, I had something similar happen to me that drove me crazy until I tracked it down. Check in the bathroom to see if there's a GFI breaker built into one of the outlets. It's an additional safety measure in the circuit besides the normal breaker, and it may have tripped. (They're required by code in any circuit that can be exposed to water, i.e., bathroom, kitchen, or outdoor circuits.) The outlet would have it's own buttons marked something like "test" and "reset." Worth a shot.

Now since the kitchen and computer room are the only rooms with electricity, I am having a very ice dinner... Tilapia filets with garlic and oregano, spinach with garlic, balsamic vinegar and olive oil, a baked potato beets marinated in olive oil and basil AND box o wine. Much better than the normal cream cheese on crackers dinner!

and when I got home, I discoverd that landlord has brought me extension cords, so I can put a lamp in the bathroom and have tv!

Anything is better than ;ast night, when in an effort to fill my TV addiction, I dragged a papasan chair into my hallway and watched Firefly on my computer. I fell asleep in the papasan chair with my feet on my desk chair, in the hallway. I think I am a little too interdependant on the TV for sleep.

Also,, thank you DX. I am more than willing to track down the problem myself. I really am a good tenant in the "not calling the landlords alot" way, which is sort of why I would like them to run around like maniacs when I do have a problem!