Hello, villagers ~
The good news is that I did NOT lock myself out of the house. That's the best I can say for the day so far.
It's a good thing I decided to set my alarm clock for this morning. I was sure that I would wake up with DH's alarm but slept right through it. I guess after 3 nights of sleeping on a wooden dorm bunk with just a thin foam mattress, my own bed was just too comfortable.
But that put me behind schedule for the cleaning I wanted to do before the water heater delivery, so I skipped breakfast.
Then the delivery guys were running late and had to call for directions because their gps sent them to the wrong location.
Then they came in the house, took one look at the old water heater, and immediately said they couldn't install the new one. They were nice enough to give me the model number for the one we should have ordered, and then they took off to their next delivery.
I had time to wait until the store would answer their phone, and tried to do some research at home. The dial-up modem was much too slow for my patience level at that point, so I grabbed my keys and went to the library to borrow their high-speed web connection.
Unfortunately, with the style of water heater we are replacing, there are very few available options. I checked 3 other stores. Of course they all cost more than the one we bought. Plus none of them has the longer warranty which was a big reason we chose the model we did. The longest I could find for the style the installers told me we need is 6 years. (We were trying for 9-12 years.)
I called the store but the salesman wasn't there yet. He had given me his card and I called his cell phone. He was at another job but was able to talk freely. He will research the problem and call us as soon as he gets back to the store, although that won't be until 6.
In the meantime, I went from the library to a burger joint since I hadn't eaten yet. I have a sink full of dirty dishes, my stove top is a mess, and still no hot water.
I'm going to go put the kettle on to heat water to wash the dishes. I'll put them in to soak and go take a nap with the cats.
Maybe when I wake up again, the day will reset to start going smoother.