happy tears

A couple of weeks ago I was shopping in Uptown and noticed this big old black dude that appeared to be homeless sitting next to the doorway to The Gap. (cardboard sign and all) 3 pre-teen age girls walked up to him and gave him a coffee, bagel and some cookies from Brueggers. I could hardly hold back the tears. It was really sweet, the went WAY out of there way to walk down to Brueggers and get him something. It was just really nice to see and still chokes me up to think about it. Not all people suck.

Furnace cleaning and duct cleaning

I had my furnace and ducts cleaned yesterday. I've been having issues with asthma so I thought I should start cleaning everything I can. The dude said he sucked up about 20 lbs worth of sand, dirt and toys out of the cold air returns. Of course, nothing goes smoothly. It took them 2 hours to get the furnace up and running again. The pilot light wouldn't stay lit. The previous duct cleaning company cleaned the vents in 1993 and stupidly cut holes in the asbestos covered air ducts in the basement so when it was cleaned this time my basement was coated with a thick layer of dust/dirt. The rest of my house was extremely dusty/dirty today too so I spent the morning swiftering and mopping the floors. Not good for asthma. I called the furnace cleaning company today to tell them. They offered to send someone over to clean but I've already done most of it so they're refunding me $30. Big deal. I suppose I could have asked for more.

I had a visitor

I found a half eaten piece of pizza on my porch the other day and the cushions on my love seat moved around. I guess its time to find a carpenter to get a locking door on my porch. I've also been waiting for a package that I should have received by now... I hope my visitors enjoy New Orleans coffee.

First house payment!

I made my first house payment on December 1st and 3 days later my kitchen faucet wouldn't turn off and the pipes under the sink started leaking. I had to wash my dishes in the laundry tub in the basement. I'm going to try and fix both myself this weekend. Hopefully they'll both be easy tasks otherwise you might want to screen your calls on Saturday!