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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

IrishAyes

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4. Live and learn, right?

Reply to Curmudgeoness (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 19, 2014, 12:19 AM

Jan 2014

At least you didn't pour de-icer salt down an open washing machine drain to melt an ice jam in the trap! Nobody can top that lunatic mistake, but nobody. I'm still shaky from the result, even though I eventually got off easy by comparison. Throwing away onion roots and anything else you ever did can never match my low-water mark.

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Found another excellent savings website: Budget101.com [View all] IrishAyes Jan 2014 OP

That's a great site PumpkinAle Jan 2014 #1

Dang it! Curmudgeoness Jan 2014 #2

Live and learn, right? IrishAyes Jan 2014 #4

I hate to ask, but what happened? Squinch Jan 2014 #5

No apology needed; we're all here to learn from one another. IrishAyes Jan 2014 #6

Oh, yikes! Stories like this make me happy I live in an apartment. Squinch Jan 2014 #11

Hence the adage, "You don't own a house - it owns you." Worse than a boat! IrishAyes Jan 2014 #12

I do understand this. Squinch Jan 2014 #13

Don't pine too much after a boat, either; I've heard many a former boat owner say IrishAyes Jan 2014 #14

I totally get it - I recently bought an old renovated cabin with just a crawl space ConcernedCanuk Jan 2014 #15

We who are about to freeze salute you! IrishAyes Jan 2014 #17

No, you are right, I did not pour de-icer salt in a drain. Curmudgeoness Jan 2014 #10

Bookmarked Kaleva Jan 2014 #3

me too! ConcernedCanuk Jan 2014 #16

Ah, another great bit of info from you. TxDemChem Jan 2014 #7

I owe other Duers far more than I can ever repay. IrishAyes Jan 2014 #8

I think you are the gift that keeps on giving. TxDemChem Jan 2014 #9

Sure you can ConcernedCanuk Jan 2014 #18

Whazzat? IrishAyes Jan 2014 #19