Great start to the year! NOT!!! - Science Fiction Fantasy Chronicles: forums

brian · 5th February 2003, 09:12 PM

Well, when I got up this morning I was going to make a post along the following lines:

"Hm...January hasn't started so well. This year already the car battery went flat, then the oven stopped working (only found out when I was about to dish out Sunday lunch). Also, the main gas fire had a dangerous yellow flame and needed the outlet unblocking. Then we had to call out someone about the washing machine. Then the vacuum cleaner had to go - apparently, it hadn't liked sucking up the lava lamp debris when that had broke). 3 weeks after getting it for Christmas my printer refused to load paper, instead filling the bottom of the machine with ink (and Epson online support is not working so the printer gets replaced by another company's tomorrow). Then my computer developed a boot error caused by a yet undiagnosed hardware fault. Then the replacement vacuum cleaner blew up. The handle for flushing the toilet snapped off and the back garden fence was broken by high winds. Oh - and last night the electric kettle stopped working."

At the end of all that I was going to say "Well, at least the car hasn't broken down."

Didn't feel I had enough time to post. So...guess what happened later?

Yup - car started - went to get a replacement toilet handle. Bought it - car wouldn't start. Battery sounded flat (again - so figured it was a goner) so I wandered off to buy a new one and then wandered back, bought a multi-size spanner, and installed the new car battery. Still not working. Had to call out a tow truck. Turned out it was simply the automatic choke getting stuck and flooding the engine. But it's been a fun day and involved lots of walking around. Toilet handle is now fixed, and I bought a new kettle. But it's an expensive day. I cannot wait to have a nice relaxing bath later!

[EDIT - I'm so tired it took a dozen edits to remove the typos! I ended up deleting the thread and reposting to stall a silly "view" tally from all my the edits.]

brian · 7th February 2003, 08:36 PM

Btw - so long as the kids are happy then so am I. I'm just amazed that so many things have broken down this month. Maybe there's been a surge in the Leylines?

kablekid12 · 9th February 2003, 01:42 AM

my January was great, i feel really sorry for you... :'(

gbm · 17th February 2003, 06:22 AM

All I have done is schoolwork, and go to social activities such as basketball and dances. so i really havent had a bad year or a good year, but brian, it sucks to be you

brian · 17th February 2003, 09:13 AM

Quote:

brian, it sucks to be you

LOL! Actually, it's great to be me - it's just not great to have my domestic appliances!

Dimlien · 2nd March 2003, 01:21 AM

hire a maid

5th February 2003, 09:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
brian Administrator Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 960	Great start to the year! NOT!!! Well, when I got up this morning I was going to make a post along the following lines: "Hm...January hasn't started so well. This year already the car battery went flat, then the oven stopped working (only found out when I was about to dish out Sunday lunch). Also, the main gas fire had a dangerous yellow flame and needed the outlet unblocking. Then we had to call out someone about the washing machine. Then the vacuum cleaner had to go - apparently, it hadn't liked sucking up the lava lamp debris when that had broke). 3 weeks after getting it for Christmas my printer refused to load paper, instead filling the bottom of the machine with ink (and Epson online support is not working so the printer gets replaced by another company's tomorrow). Then my computer developed a boot error caused by a yet undiagnosed hardware fault. Then the replacement vacuum cleaner blew up. The handle for flushing the toilet snapped off and the back garden fence was broken by high winds. Oh - and last night the electric kettle stopped working." At the end of all that I was going to say "Well, at least the car hasn't broken down." Didn't feel I had enough time to post. So...guess what happened later? Yup - car started - went to get a replacement toilet handle. Bought it - car wouldn't start. Battery sounded flat (again - so figured it was a goner) so I wandered off to buy a new one and then wandered back, bought a multi-size spanner, and installed the new car battery. Still not working. Had to call out a tow truck. Turned out it was simply the automatic choke getting stuck and flooding the engine. But it's been a fun day and involved lots of walking around. Toilet handle is now fixed, and I bought a new kettle. But it's an expensive day. I cannot wait to have a nice relaxing bath later! [EDIT - I'm so tired it took a dozen edits to remove the typos! I ended up deleting the thread and reposting to stall a silly "view" tally from all my the edits.]

7th February 2003, 08:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
brian Administrator Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 960	Re:Great start to the year! NOT!!! Btw - so long as the kids are happy then so am I. I'm just amazed that so many things have broken down this month. Maybe there's been a surge in the Leylines?

9th February 2003, 01:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
kablekid12 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1	Re:Great start to the year! NOT!!! my January was great, i feel really sorry for you... :'(

17th February 2003, 06:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
gbm Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 4	Re:Great start to the year! NOT!!! All I have done is schoolwork, and go to social activities such as basketball and dances. so i really havent had a bad year or a good year, but brian, it sucks to be you

2nd March 2003, 01:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
Dimlien Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1	Re:Great start to the year! NOT!!! hire a maid

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