Furnace Trouble
My furnace doesn't work. The pilot light is on and the fan can blow, but the heating flame doesn't start. My neighbor, Bob, and I spent about 15 minutes today playing with my thermostat and various furnace bits to try to get it to work, but we just don't possess the magic that can make this happen. So, I'm going to call my loser realty management people and get them to send someone out to fix it. While they're here, they can take a look at my oven, too, which apparently also didn't work for the previous tenant.
Aside from furnace idiocy, today was pretty boring for me. In fact, I haven't really done much other than sit in this very chair since I got out of bed. It made for a decent Saturday after a busy week, but I feel like I should have been doing things, instead. Ah, well.
The largest of the polymer capsules from last week's batch. Click to enlargeThis past week, I gave two talks, sat through a number of meetings, sent about 100 emails, crammed an entire photonics homework assignment into a single evening, built the polymer capsules I've been designing with our 3-D printer, inhaled more solder than I've inhaled for about five years, attended an extra photonics class because my professor will be gone next Wednesday, went to an oral surgeon appointment, moved my study into a different room in my house, purchased six electric heaters of various types and configurations, had my dining room windows replaced, assisted Taylor with her wireless network at MassArt, and was very occupied otherwise, as well. Maybe I did deserve to have a lazy Saturday, but it still doesn't feel quite right.
I'm also looking forward to welcoming Tamara to Pittsburgh for a three day visit next weekend. She will surely enjoy the respite from her work in Dallas, and I will enjoy her company. Hopefully, I'll be able to come up with something more interesting for us to do than sit around idly and watch Star Trek, like I've been doing all day today. And, hopefully, the furnace will work by then, as it's getting more than a little nippy here.
Oh, and by the way... welcome to October!
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Yes, welcome to October. Of all the things that occupied your time this past week, I am most interested in the appointment with the oral surgeon. I have had my share of appointments with oral surgeons, so I can identify with you. What did you have done?
Posted by: arc | October 1, 2006 08:23 AM