Tammi's World

I Am NOT Completely Helpless

HA! I fixed it. All By Myself.

What? Oh, I forgot to tell you. I was too busy freezin' my ass off.....

I got home this evening, after a breezy day where the temp was about 15 degrees, to a house that was all of 50 degrees. I didn't check the temperature at first, thought it was just me not being able to warm up. So I started a very yummy dinner and just kept getting colder.

Sat down in the living room to eat, still freezin' my ass off. I went around checking to make sure I hadn't blocked any of the heat vents. No - all clear. Then I notice it's COLD AIR coming out. WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!

So I went downstairs. To my basement. (heheheh haven't been able to say that in YEARS!) Now I have to tell you I am NOT mechanically inclined. Not by any stretch of the imagination. To make matters worse, this is a gas furnace - I know NOTHING about these. I know there is supposed to be a pilot light - but don't know where, what, nothin'. So - I find these slidy up and down doors and take them off. There is this "light switch" so I flipped it. Then I flipped it again. Going with the Tammi Theory that more is better I flipped it again. Then I figured out how to get the doors back on (that was a feat) and Voila!!! I got heat.

I fixed it. All. By Myself. I have no idea what I did, but it's gettin' warm in here now!

It ended up bein' a pretty good day afterall!!!!

Posted by Tammi at December 20, 2005 08:57 PM