The water heater went out again today, but unlike every other time it’s gone out, I couldn’t get it relit. Of course, it would have to die on a Sunday afternoon. It couldn’t have happened during business hours. I called a water heater place, but just got their answering service, which told me someone would call me back in about 45 minutes. That was two hours ago.

So, tomorrow, I’ll have to walk down to U-Haul, rent a truck, drive up to Lowe’s, buy a water heater, drive it home, install it, return the truck, and walk back home. That is, of course, assuming that everything goes according to plan and I don’t have to make a dozen trips back to the store. But when has that ever happened?