Since I don’t do Christmas time very well, and don’t want to talk about it, let me regale you with the story of my kitchen drain.
I happen to like old houses. The problem with old houses in South Africa though, is that a lot of them still have the old galvanised piping, as my house does. My kitchen drain is badly blocked. They came out and shoved the springs up the drain to see if it can be unblocked. Turns out the pipe is rotten, and my kitchen floor has to be chopped up, so that the pipe can be replaced. I cannot have my kitchen floor chopped up right now, so this has to wait. So now… 😦 I have a temporary pipe, sticking out from under the sink which empties into a bucket, that must not overflow. Of course I am ecstatically enthralled and over joyed by this – NOT. Lol 🙂
Sorry about the teeny little rant. The situation is not really bad at all. I must add that I am truly thankful and grateful for what I have.
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Hope* the happy hugger 
Hoping for the New Year your water flows out properly.
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Thanks, I hope so too 🙂
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This is all I have to say…..
Hehe, this is very funny even though it wasn’t meant fora me 😉
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Floor chopping does not sound like any fun at all. Good luck with the repair. I hope it all goes as smoothly as possible…. If that’s possible…. Hang in there. 🙂
Thanks so much, I’m holding of with this until January. Just wont be able to handle it now 🙂
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The Big Trick…seeing the funny in the hosepipe leading from your sink. I know..I know…not hilarious right now. But give it time…
Yep I know. My middle daughter thinks its hilarious, but then she isn’t the one handling the sink and the bucket 🙂 I will probably have a good old laugh about it when thewhole thing after its been sorted.
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Lol…Oops I have two windows open and I go and post this link on yours, Michelle instead of Sonel’s. What a twit. Oh well, have a laugh anyhow.
As for your drain problem and the xmas thing….yeah, know how you feel.
Its ok, I had a good old chuckle 🙂
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Whahahahah! It’s okay Douglas. We’re all getting old sometime…hahahaha. Join the club. LOL!
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Living on an old farm, I know what this kind of thing is like! All the best for the new year.
Thanks so much jm 🙂 Hope you have a wonderful festive season and a happy new year 🙂
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Any consultation, I don’t do X-mas well.
We understand each other then 🙂
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Sorry about the drain problem. When I first looked at the picture, I thought it was the hubcap of a car…..funny!
Queen Abigail (the Lab) and Princess Bella (the mutt) and me, wish you and his Royal Highness a very happy New Year!
Thank you for the wishes. HRH and myself wish you a very Happy New Year too 🙂
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I do not do holidays well, either. What is getting me thru this year is Jordy is now home from school. Peyton is here and of course Pee. My little family is complete. But on the 26th they leave with their dad for Mexico. Syd will be very sad and I know I will fall hard. But now I write about the nutcracker and cook and enjoy my boys;) sorry about the pipe thing I do agree it will be a funny thought -someday. Till then, we love you here at WP and know how you feel. xx
Oh I’m so sorry they leave on the 26th.
Thank you for your kind words, and we love you too on WP.
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So weird…I was going to do a blog yesterday bout my drain also, for 2 nights ago with the sub zero weather we have been having, my kitchen sick, well over flowed, and is frozen or blocked underground , can’t dig up in winter so never the less i am in same kinda sitch , half way up the world here lol, have to route my drain out through my wall today and round the house to solve the problem. funny ur story has the same story, half way down under my werld here:) . take care, an yep i too am blessed , at least i got a bucket for it to go it lol. peace out. Q 🙂
That is a coincidence Q. Good luck with your drain and bucket 🙂
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Lovely blog. Happy holidays.
Thank you and the same to you.
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Egad! Hope that gets sorted soon!
Thanks El, it will have to be sorted early in January 🙂
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Construction of any kind is never a happy time Hope your kitchen fix will come soon.
I hope so too Tess, thanks 🙂
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I like this rant! It bring reality back to the season of enchantment. 🙂 I do hope you can get the kitchen drain problem remedied soon though. Cheers!
T hope so too, thanks Dor 🙂
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As they say: it never rains, it pours? Nonsense. it never drains – and it won’t pour! 🙂
Hehe, true that 🙂
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Not ideal at all. Plumbing problems are always a real pain. Hope you can get it fixed soon. 🙂
It will have to stay this way until January ad, I really don’t feel like having my kitchen floor chopped up right now. Thanks Ad.
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The circles of life…
That is so 🙂
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Ugh! Believe me, I won’t be happy at all Michelle. Sorry to hear about the problems. Stupid drain pipes. But just like you I also look at the positive side of things when this happens…after I had a trantrum of course..LOL! We are blessed for sure. 😀 *hugs*
Thanks Sonel, I’m have actually become quite used to the bucket pipe story now, and am using it quite well. The plumber would be proud of me 😉
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Just shows you…if it must be done, we are able to do well..heheheheh
I am sure he will. 😀 *hugs*
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Oh no that sounds like a huge job awaiting. ..
Unfortunately, it has t be done. 🙂
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‘Small’ irritants …. are nevertheless ‘disconcerting’… (how ’bout that big word lol)…. Diane
Hehe 🙂 Thanks Diane.
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Avoid the kitchen sink – leave the washing up 😉
Or, chuck everything in the pool – just silliness, but hopefully you smiled…
hehe, I did smile. Thanks ghiatjie 🙂
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