My theory on the water heater thing is that when it's been quiet for a couple hours, the hot water congregates on the top of the tank, where the thermometer is, leaving a pool of cooler water at the bottom, where the intake for the shower is. If you run the (not) hot water briefly, then all the good mixing and heating up occurs and you have a good amount of hot water coming through. At least it seemed to work this way with the old water heater we had....

Crap. I missed my bus. Now I gotta wait an hour, and then I gotta walk instead of ride all the way around to the stop.

Cindy - -you're a genius. I tried the hot water again and it works.

Nah. I've just lived in a lot of old houses. Scott calls it 'putting in a request'. Going off what Theo said. Running the water for a minute lets the heater know it has to get back to work. It's probably sat warm enough all night, that the thermostat didn't trigger it to re-heat the water. But once you draw some off, the tank is too cool, and it triggers the heater to start back up.

Cute boots. It looks to me that the objectionable bow is just the way they have the laces tied. Also, I think you are in not much danger from an accidental needle stick but there might be something you should get tested for in case Ozzie has something transferable. But I think even with needles known to have been exposed to infection the chances of transfer with one accidental stick are pretty low.

Hummingbird, yay!

Hot water, also yay. The vagaries of when you get hot water and when you don't are beyond me.

Cute boots. It looks to me that the objectionable bow is just the way they have the laces tied.

That's what I thought too (and thanks Zenkitty)

Also, I think you are in not much danger from an accidental needle stick but there might be something you should get tested for in case Ozzie has something transferable. But I think even with needles known to have been exposed to infection the chances of transfer with one accidental stick are pretty low.

I actually have to take Ozzie to the vet this afternoon anyway, so I'll ask them, but I'm not really that worried about it.

I wanna see Lee's boots, but can't find the linkety link.

That picture of Denise Williams weirds me out too. She's beautiful in that plastic-barbie-but-with-pubic-hair way.

At my parents's house, the hot water heater has to be run very very slowly at first but a few minutes after the furnace kicks on, you are good to go with hot water and can take a real shower. So your shower has to gradually increase in water pressure until the end.

Our current hot water heater is also finicky. though it's new, the house is old and I think the house is infecting it.

Even my parents' heater at their new house has to be encouraged to turn on, either by running water or flipping the switch. I think it's an energy saving feature.

Der. I am slow but figured out how to foil the find function to get to Lee's posts. Found the boots! So cute. Also

Do I want to apply for a job in Costa Mesa?

YES! Closer to me.

I think I may need to buy the boots. I need to think about the CM thing too. The thought of packing and moving makes me very tired, but maybe not as tired as sticking it out in current job.

I can see that. Moving is a drag t looks balefully at the unopened boxes of my clothes in the nursery so I can see where that would be a limiting factor. But sometimes, change, while hard, is good. Or at least inevitable.