Ouch! Just ouch. You sound like my house.

Hugs to you both!

Oh so sorry!

Wow, it sure does!

So sorry! That does seem to be the way of things though, doesn't it?

Man, that hurts! It always seems like when one thing goes wrong a bunch of other things all go wrong at the same time. They can't seem to space themselves out to make it a little less painful. I hope that you have seen the last of things breaking down and that your hubby is soon feeling better.

The joys of home ownership. I am always fixing or replacing something. Today I paid $150 for leaf clean up and once the oak trees drop their leaves, they will have to do it all over again.

Glad the hubs did not have a more serious injury. Good luck!

Ouch all around! Glad he wasn't hurt and hope the repairs aren't too crazy expensive. Can they drain the sprinklers and wait until spring for repairs when your wallet has recovered from the other expenses?

Wow, what else can go wrong?? NOTHING I hope!!!

Your hubby was very lucky, I hope he's soon on the mend. You poor thing, the timing is awful.

I’m so sorry. It does seem like trouble hits at the wrong times. I’m glad your hubby wasn’t seriously injured.

:(

It comes in three's....so that should be it. It's enough too. I hear ya.....

At least your hubs is handy.

Oh, no. When it rains it seems to pour. Sending good thoughts to you and your DH.

Boooooo! That just stinks!

Well all that will put a dent in your wallet - ouch! Thankfully your DH is ok - that's the good part.

I don't know why these things often happen one after the other, but they do. I found myself in a similar situation last month. No physical injuries (knock wood!), but a whole bunch of things went wrong in the house. It was like dominoes! I hope your luck is soon back to lukki. ;-)

Thank you all for such sweet replies, they help and put that feeling of, “what else can go wrong” into perspective. The fact that DH is ok is really what matters.

Jasdip, I am just in awe of you. My week doesn’t even remotely compare to the loss you’ve experienced, I wish I could just send you a big box of hugs!

The main thing is that your hubby wasn't hurt. I'm thankful for that, but your wallets are going to be hurting for a while.

Glad to know your DH wasn’t hurt. Sorry to hear the rest. Hugs.

I'm so sorry to hear that. Sending good thoughts for the both of you.

Hugs

Oh gosh, I hope nothing else will break down. I'm glad your husband is ok.

We found ourselves going through the same thing with our appliances during the spring. The wine fridge which is now toast, doesn't come in the size we used to have so now we have to redo the kitchen if we want one. :) Not a serious problem that's for sure.

I can relate! I had to put a re-manufactured engine in two of my cars and have the transmission repaired in another one - all within a month - there went $15,000 in a hurry! I hope you get all your issues taken care of and then get a reprieve. I pray every day that nothing else breaks down - geeze!

Wow! This is TOO MUCH for one household! It has to seem worse as the days grow short and the weather is stuck on Deep Freeze so early in the year.

Well, things are slowly starting to look up! Winterizing and valve repair done! 195.00 and I like the company enough that he’s going to winterize for us from now on! The neighbor stepped over to chat, liked him as well, so they’re signed up now too!!

The well guy is coming tomorrow but says it’s the most likely the pump that is going, so at least no redrilling is needed. $2500 at most and I’m feeling like we’ve dodged a bullet.

Just since my OP Dh has slipped on wet leaves, tripped over a hose filled with ice and lost his footing on a ladder while putting out bird seed. At least he listened about leaving the leaves until next week. I’m glad he’s feeling better but geeze, I’m a nervous wreck every time he gets on his feet. LOL

I have a couple of properties, and have have problems with the laundry machines in all of them since early summer. The dryer for the downstairs apartment stop making heat, and the dryer half of the combo washer/dryer in one half of the duplex stopped heating and was squealing like a banshee, the upstairs front load washer we use was leaking from two different causes, and the "new" washer we got for the tack room of the new barn wouldn't advance through its cycles.

I've fixed all of them, but I'm really getting tired of it all.

YIKES!!! I hope this is it for you and things start getting better. My microwave went the night before we were going on a little trip last month. The good news is, when we redid our kitchen I said no built in. Just an open shelf. Replacing it was very easy. Just unplug and plug in the new one. The week before, DH's mini fridge in his man-cave went and we had to replace that. Compared to yours, my problems were small. :-))))

Lukki, I totally understand what you are feeling about your DH! Mine had hip replacement last Friday, and I am on alert every single time he moves right now. Besides the pain meds making him slightly dizzy sometimes, he’s a bit of an over-achiever. Plus he has been feeling much better than he anticipated, so I’ve got to keep an eye on him so he doesn’t do stuff he’s not supposed to do!

(((Lukkiirish)))

Lily, my heart sank when I read your post. I lost my father to a fall from a ladder! I couldn’t even imagine having to go through that. I hope that he’s all put back together and doing well now.

Outside, I’ve been wondering about how your DH’s surgery went, it sure sounds like you’ve got your caretaking work cut out for you. Not sure if you’re aware but according to my DH, those pain meds give more energy, so hang in there! LOL

We got the pump in the well replaced today and it was only 1500, it was pretty nasty so I’m glad we got it done. The good news is the well guy gave the well itself the thumbs up and says it’s in really good shape

Bob, you echo my DH’s words. We just have the house and he’s completely burnt out from the projects so I get where you’re coming from.

I was having trouble getting my dad's furnace up and running this weekend, so on Monday "the guy" came out. The system is, shall we say, idiosyncratic, and K is The Guy for it. Anyway, he got it heating up, went to check on something else, and all of a sudden steam and brown water come out from the boiler. Yep, rusted out. But at least K was there! He knows the valves and switches way better than I do! And I wouldn't have thought to turn off the gas to the boiler.

Thank goodness it happened while K was there. There's no one in the house right now, and I go over only every few days. Now of course we have to figure out what to do, and oh by the way there are asbestos-wrapped pipes. Sheesh. First step, since it will take a few weeks to get any kind of heat, is to winterize and I mean REALLY winterize, draining pipes etc. What about the well pump? Another phone call to make I guess.

Bpath, I responded with some FYI on the thread you started. I hope the info is applicable and helps.

Thanks, lukki! I saw it (and replied) and it was most helpful.

I'm not sure about your age, but you may want to be on the lookout for a "hired hand." My folks had one, heck of a nice guy, and he was early retired, flipped houses for most of his extra income and didn't mind doing occasional work for a couple of folks, on an "as needed" basis. Reasonable rates too. You might be able to find someone like that to help you speed up the winterizing. I'm having to do that at my house this year, just too much work with me working outside the home and hubs is laid up after surgery so we are getting behind.

Lukki, hubs is doing great! Thank you for asking about him. He went to his first PT yesterday and did well and hopefully will be off the strong pain meds now. I don’t think he’s taken any today. He did walk a half mile outside today at our house.

Hi Pinkmountain, thanks for the suggestion. DH used to do it all, but I do have someone who is great for those handyman projects he doesn’t feel up to doing. He is worth his weight in gold, but these aren’t the kinds of projects I would hire him for, it’s worked out though because now I have my “go to’s” for the bigger stuff too!

Outside, it sounds like your DH is a rock star!! Surgeries regardless of how large or small are stressful, I’m really glad it’s gone so well, once, it heals, he’s going to feel so much better!!

Thirteen years is a good run for a microwave oven if it had lots of hours on it, but if was used for only a few hours a week, there might be a simple cause and its easy to fix. Most microwave ovens have fuses in the power lines inside the case. The fuse holder can develop corrosion (patina) and cause heating that blows the fuse. Before you toss it away, open the back of the case and check the condition of the fuses. Do unplug the unit before messing with it.

Thanks Jemdandy! I will have my DH read your post and take a look. He hates change and really likes this microwave, so I’m hopeful it could be a fix for it.