Spiky Bugger
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It’s a good thing that we are not Christmas-Central for our family!
I needed a crown on a tooth. Dentist started the prep, but wanted the endodontist to take a peek, just in case that little spot on the x-ray indicated that a root canal might be needed. It was needed. So with the tooth prepped for a crown, we did a root canal. Nothing is supposed to hurt after a root canal, but something hurt. Apparently, we injured a nerve...no permanent damage, but it still hurt. I was sent home with a temp crown and the appointment for delivery of said crown was postponed to give the injured area time to heal.
But then I had to have just a small scoop of Denali Moose Track Ice Cream! With mini-peanut butter cups. I didn't know that a frozen mini-peanut butter cup worked like a rock. Not only did I remove the temp crown, I actually broke off more of what was left of the tooth. Back to the dentist. Now I need to have a post inserted into what’s left of that tooth and the crown—not the one they already had made, but a newer crown—placed on the existing tooth+post. Sheanie My dental insurance HAD BEEN dickin’ around with paying for the crown. But they finally noticed that I filed a complaint with the state insurance commission, and now they want to pay right away. Too bad they have to add on the root canal money! Lol
Since we weren’t going to be going anywhere, it seemed like a good time for the “Earthquake Bolt and Brace” to happen. We don’t live in a zip code where the state helps pay, but MrSue really wanted us to do the EBB stuff...$4k. The EBB guys went under the house and came out with photos of where the NEW bathroom plumbing, done a year ago, was leaking under the house. AND, just to be fair, the 70+-year-OLD kitchen plumbing is REALLY leaking, into wall, under house, starting mold issues (we don’t know how bad) AND since that wall is part of the original (plaster) construction and different dimensions* than standard kitchen stuff, we must choose between pouring $$$ into repairing something that is…well…older than I am or dumping it and replacing it with modern stuff. (MrSue may need to make this decision later with a wife instead of a kitchen.). We SHOULD install a dishwasher. And the kitchen is forever away from the water heater and we waste so much water waiting for hot water that we really should install a point-of-use tankless water heater under the kitchen sink. Oldwives kitchens may be expensive to maintain, but replacement wives kitchens can be even more costly. We HAD planned a kitchen remodel for “aging in place.**“ Some day. But now I have to decide, right now, what needs to go where. And pay for it. Now.
These things were not on my shopping list.
*Your kitchen counters are probably 24” deep. Mine are 22” on the sink-side of the kitchen, 24” on the opposite side. That means most replacement sinks, countertops and dishwashers will not fit.
**There’s some neat stuff out there, like ovens and microwaves placed at counter height and hinged on the side so that FAR less bending and reaching is required. And we used to have a Fisher & Paykel Dish Drawer dishwasher. That was cool and we only need a top drawer.
https://www.goedekers.com/Fisher-Pa...oBU1GNx9N66pYY1nAcFYqCVAzP52d2lIaAlr3EALw_wcB
I needed a crown on a tooth. Dentist started the prep, but wanted the endodontist to take a peek, just in case that little spot on the x-ray indicated that a root canal might be needed. It was needed. So with the tooth prepped for a crown, we did a root canal. Nothing is supposed to hurt after a root canal, but something hurt. Apparently, we injured a nerve...no permanent damage, but it still hurt. I was sent home with a temp crown and the appointment for delivery of said crown was postponed to give the injured area time to heal.
But then I had to have just a small scoop of Denali Moose Track Ice Cream! With mini-peanut butter cups. I didn't know that a frozen mini-peanut butter cup worked like a rock. Not only did I remove the temp crown, I actually broke off more of what was left of the tooth. Back to the dentist. Now I need to have a post inserted into what’s left of that tooth and the crown—not the one they already had made, but a newer crown—placed on the existing tooth+post. Sheanie My dental insurance HAD BEEN dickin’ around with paying for the crown. But they finally noticed that I filed a complaint with the state insurance commission, and now they want to pay right away. Too bad they have to add on the root canal money! Lol
Since we weren’t going to be going anywhere, it seemed like a good time for the “Earthquake Bolt and Brace” to happen. We don’t live in a zip code where the state helps pay, but MrSue really wanted us to do the EBB stuff...$4k. The EBB guys went under the house and came out with photos of where the NEW bathroom plumbing, done a year ago, was leaking under the house. AND, just to be fair, the 70+-year-OLD kitchen plumbing is REALLY leaking, into wall, under house, starting mold issues (we don’t know how bad) AND since that wall is part of the original (plaster) construction and different dimensions* than standard kitchen stuff, we must choose between pouring $$$ into repairing something that is…well…older than I am or dumping it and replacing it with modern stuff. (MrSue may need to make this decision later with a wife instead of a kitchen.). We SHOULD install a dishwasher. And the kitchen is forever away from the water heater and we waste so much water waiting for hot water that we really should install a point-of-use tankless water heater under the kitchen sink. Old
These things were not on my shopping list.
*Your kitchen counters are probably 24” deep. Mine are 22” on the sink-side of the kitchen, 24” on the opposite side. That means most replacement sinks, countertops and dishwashers will not fit.
**There’s some neat stuff out there, like ovens and microwaves placed at counter height and hinged on the side so that FAR less bending and reaching is required. And we used to have a Fisher & Paykel Dish Drawer dishwasher. That was cool and we only need a top drawer.
https://www.goedekers.com/Fisher-Pa...oBU1GNx9N66pYY1nAcFYqCVAzP52d2lIaAlr3EALw_wcB
