Our fireplace is gas. My other thought was turn on the gas without lighting the pilot until it passes out, then take care of it. People pointed out that was a bad idea because it might make the house go boom.

The bird freaked out the dog who thought, Toy! an lunged for it while it was on the other side of the glass doors in the fireplace. Noah FREAKED OUT completely. Poor baby.

Good Luck kat!

My PBS station is playing This is the Army, for no apparent reason. They credited the cast/crew with their army ranks. Costumes by Pvt. Orry-Kelly is making me laugh!

Good luck with the bird, Kat. I wouldn't touch it either. ick.

The above conversation made me think that I should check my work email, but my password is expired and it won't let me set a new one. Good. I think.

I love the subject matter of my job. I just wish it was more challenging. I guess I am never satisfied.

Lori got the bird out without any incident. Thank god.

Yay, Lori!

Yeeps, I've just been reading the birdie play by play. Thank goodness for Lori.

We've been dealing with broken plumbing all day. DH tried to snake it with ours but it wasn't long enough, feh. (Yeah, that's right, our plumbing is so bad that we own our own snake.) Not a huge deal except that it still isn't fixed and I don't think I'll be showering until it is.

A lacrosse stick? The dog? The baby? A bird covered in chimney goo? Good lord, this sounds like something that ought to be filmed and shown on YouTube, really...

Oh, broken plumbing sounds like awfulness. So sorry, Burrell. Eep!

I am in a better mood than I was earlier. Which is good. Cause I was in a very very bad mood, earlier. Now I just want my downstairs neighbors to quit smoking pot. And I want tomorrow to not be Monday.

Aww. We had no plumbing for eight days when I lived at USC. We were begging friends who lived in the dorms, rather than the university apartments that we lived in, if we could come over and use their shower. Which is an awkward request, but there you go. Gross things were coming UP into our tubs. It was completely nasty. So, sadly, I can completely sympathize, Burrell. Though I wish for your sake I didn't have to.

IOPlumbingN I just left the plumber in our place to install the NEW TOILET! I am too excited. Flushing via pouring a bucket of water into the bowl for a week was old. I was able to use grey water for a lot of the flushing and educate mac a wee about water conservation. But still, ready for a working toilet.

Having a working toilet is a Good Thing.