The plumber is on his way.
Posted by Carrie on 26 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Familial things, House and Home
“Ummmm…we were having stick races down the drain. But it was a long, long time ago!”
“Yeah! Not last night; we were sleeping then!”
I hope this is cheap, or at least not too bad. Tried plunging it, fishing down it – couldn’t even feel the obstruction. Drano is a laugh, since whatever’s clogging it won’t even let any liquid at all down. Now I have a murky green soup in the basin instead of a plain gray soup. Yay?
I also hope it doesn’t take too long, since we have “Safari Night” at Sam’s school tonight. I’m already feeling disrupted, since I had planned on a leisurely coffee morning alone today, but I remembered at the last minute that Gabe had a field trip to the fire station, for which I had to accompany him. He was less than well-behaved for that, to put it mildly (partially my fault; with other stuff brewing this morning, I didn’t make sure enough that he had a balanced breakfast, and he didn’t wind up getting any protein at all), so things are all heading swiftly downhill. I hope we hit level ground soon!
Whoops, that was FAST! I seriously just got off the phone with the plumber less than five minutes ago, and he’s here already!
9 Comments »
on 26 Mar 2009 at 2:28 pm
Laura said …
Hey, Carrie! Quick question – which Garmin do you have for tracking your distance/calories, and how do you like it? I’m in the market – I have a Polar HRM but I hate wearing the strap around my chest! Thanks!
on 26 Mar 2009 at 2:33 pm
Carrie said …
I have the Forerunner 305. Fair warning, though: from multiple discussions I’ve read, the Polar (assuming it’s configured correctly, which can be tricky) is MUCH more accurate about calorie burning than the Forerunner, which doesn’t take heart rate into consideration for calculating.
I also use the strap; from my understanding, it’s really the only way to even get anything close to accuracy. I don’t mind it, except that I’m going to have to tailor mine soon, since it’s too big and slips.
on 26 Mar 2009 at 2:42 pm
Laura said …
Thanks!
on 27 Mar 2009 at 3:06 am
innovatel said …
@Laura -> I had polar for mountain bike and ciclyng … I change it for a garmin … and now I think garmin is the best! Now I have an edge 305 and forerunner 305 … they are fantastic
on 27 Mar 2009 at 4:23 am
Carrie said …
Oh, yeah, don’t get me wrong; I’m not subbing my beloved Forerunner for a Polar anytime soon! I just have to remember that those “calories burned” numbers aren’t something to bet on.
But since I love it most for its GPS, that’s not important to me.
Have you looked at the Suunto watches? Pretty nifty!
on 27 Mar 2009 at 6:08 am
innovatel said …
@carrie -> I’d like to have GPS track … I can share it with other friends … and know new track to run or ride
the calories in the running is simple to calculate:
weight (kg) * distanca (km) = calories
to be exactly … the real calories are:
weight (kg) * distanca (km) * 0.9 = calories
I hope to don t wrong … but I remember to read it in another blog
on 27 Mar 2009 at 8:04 am
Carrie said …
Well, that’s a good rough estimate, and Garmin is a little closer, since it takes speed into account. But the only way to really know is also to incorporate heart rate into the equation, which Garmin doesn’t. I, personally, am okay with only having a rough estimate, but folks who are really gung-ho about knowing such things may be a little more stubborn.
on 27 Mar 2009 at 8:24 am
innovatel said …
@carrie -> I agree with you
My garmins work with “heart rate” and I think it’s fantastic 
I run (or ride) because I love sport … the calories are not my scope of training … if I burn X or Y calories … it’s different to me … I love sport and I do that 
on 27 Mar 2009 at 8:24 am
Tara said …
Maybe he stuck the sticks down the drain