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Posted by Robyn Lee in Homemaking on Thursday, January 06, 2011 11:00 AM

As you know, I often write about diy (do-it-yourself) house projects, but there are some things that I won’t try by myself.

I call the professionals when it comes to major plumbing problems, anything to do with the furnace, or any electricity projects.

Recently, I had a plumber, a furnace repair man, and a stove maintenance guy in my house all on one day!  (Why do things break in threes?)

The plumber came to my house in the early morning (because we had no hot water pressure), the furnace guy came in the late afternoon (because we had no heat), and the stove repair man came in the afternoon (because my oven was broken).

Side note: Did you know that you have to pay $75 for a stove serviceman even to walk through your door? (Yeah, ridiculous). We went a long time without a working oven because I didn’t want to pay that fee. Now that winter is upon us (and I want to bake some cookies) this stubborn single gal finally called for a service appointment.

When my friendly stove repairman walked through the door I pulled out my check book as he pulled out the stove. He got to work right away unscrewing the back panel and checking the wires and the temperatures. After checking everything, he determined that the problem was the main computer unit.

Once he figured out the problem, he called for a price on the part. He hung up the phone and told me the part to fix my stove was $330!

After I picked my jaw off the floor, I told him I would have to think about it. (I’m not paying over $300 for a part when I can pay that much money to buy a new stove.)

While the service guy was pushing the stove back in, there was a bang and smoke rose from the back panel. He pulled the stove back out, opened the bottom panel, and said, “I think I found the reason the computer shorted out.”

I looked over and there was a mouse wedged into the wiring system with burn marks on his back (Ewwww! I know, so gross).

My big, strong, brave repairman wasn’t going anywhere near the mouse, so I got the broom and a plastic bag and boooooy did it smell! Poor little guy had his fur singed.

We named him Sparky.

At the end of this ridiculous day, I’m still at the mercy of Mr. Fix It because the hot water still doesn’t work, the stove is still broken, but the good news is: the heat is on! One out of three ain’t bad.

Do you find that things break in threes? Have you had a ridiculous day where everything goes wrong? I’m on my way to call Mr. Fix-It (again), but I know I’m not the only one going through this. Misery loves company. What is your story?

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