Today has been a costly day for me. It will save money in the long run, and cost less than expected, but two big home repairs in a day is a bit much. We were told last fall by the utility that we had a water leak. So I fussed until the leaky toilets, and sinks and showers were all fixed.They do not read the water meter when it is possible to freeze. They insulate it. Last week I was outside when the meter reader was by. He asked if water was running inside, and I said "Laundry". He said, either your meter was read wrong the last time or you have a leak. To the tune of $400 worth of water usage. Well, that was the weekend. We were headed out of town. Knew we would deal with it when we got back, but we found no visible leak. Turns out it was under a slab we had poured about eight years ago. After I had had a new water line done. In addition to the plumbing, my son phones me when I am out of state with a question about the breaker box. He blew one. We could not get it to reset. So to the plumber, add an electrician. Bring in a ditch witch, cut a branch off a cherry tree, dig up a yard and flower bed. Total cost, between the two services was $725. I had money in savings and in Pay Pal...
