First it was the water heater that died. Our land lord got that fixed in 5 days. Now as of yesterday, our furnace decided to kick the bucket. The gas company said with the newer furnaces that when the filter gets dirty then it will automatically shut off to minimize the fire hazard. I am hoping our furnace is new enough that it is just that. I would hate to tell my landlord to shell out another couple thousand to replace it. However, it is still getting down to 35 degrees at night and ony about 50 sometimes in the day time. I love sweater weather but only when I have the choice to either wear a sweater or turn the heat up and pretend its summer inside.
I am happy we have a house at the very least to protect us from the elements, and for our little electric "fireplace" heater... but man its cold in the mornings! Our shower is in our basement (make that cement basement) and even when the heat works, it does not work in the basement. So showers are either reeeaally short because you just want to get back upstairs to get warm, or reeeallly long because you arent moving out of the steam and hotness until you've drained your water heater. No middle ground here.
And yet amidst all my griping I will have you know that I do give thanks for having a house and a shower and that we are provided for and that it could be much much worse. I got to thinking that this "on demand heat" is a rather new (chronologically speaking) invention. The entire bible just had shelters and open fires and yet God never forsake them or let them freeze to death. He always provided and in this day and age when things are readily avaliable, it gives me comfort that He is still there to provide for us. I really do have much to be thankful for despite my whineing.
Thank [God in everything no matter what the circumstances may be, be thankful and give thanks, for this is the will of God for you who are in Christ Jesus the Revealer and Mediator of that will. -1 Thessalonians 5: 18
