Early this morning (well, 8:30 is not so early, but I was trying to sleep in) George Morlan Plumbing came and replaced our hot water heater. It was about a $150 hot water heater, and $375 worth of labor. They took out the 10-year-old 80-gallon tank and replaced it with a 50-gallon tank. I had to fiddle with it, since code specifies the water temperature to be 120°F and that wasn’t warm enough for a decent shower.

Soon after that was all finished, the TV went on the blink. My parents bought the 27″ Mitsubishi TV in 1987 or 1988 and run it constantly, and it’s been showing signs of the HV going bad. So I wasn’t too surprised. Fortunately, we have another 27″ Mitsubishi TV that’s a few years newer from my friend’s mom, so my parents were able to keep watching videotapes from Japan.

Well, I wonder who had good deals on TVs.