This has happened for as long as I can remember, but this personal, multi-day lockdown has put me alone with the appliances in this house -- in particular, how creaky they sound. For example, every single sink and toilet seems to drip. Right now, I'm bothered whenever I flush the upstairs toilet because it always drips loud enough that I could hear it from my bedroom. That's been going on for years, so that means that at some point, it'll, I don't know, warp the wall or floor or ceiling or something. I'm by myself, plus it's cold outside, plus we're living under fascist rule right now, so bad luck will almost demand that the shit hit the fan when it comes to this bad drip-drip-drip.
As much as I need water, I need heat more right now, and my furnace rattles as it's working. Sometimes it rattles when it starts up, sometimes it sounds alright until the middle of its cycle. But it is nerve-racking to hear that rattle because it makes me feel like the furnace is struggling, and it's about to give out. And obviously, I can't have it give out.
Things are fine, or at least tolerable, on both fronts. But I just saw the website; they are concentrating on this neighborhood today. Don't know why. I was hoping I could dash out, grab some food, then come home and enjoy the football Games -- you know, live my life. But these motherfuckers are depriving me of that simple joy. Do I stay home, or do I go for it? Well, in the meantime, I am hoping that there isn't a catastrophic water leak or furnace breakdown.
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