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Aaaaaaaaaaaand I just flipped out on DH. Pipes related.

Half our pipes froze last night.  Mind you, we HAVE space heaters.  I asked him last night to go up into the attic (requires going up a ladder) and get it down.  He didn't.  And the upstairs froze, and I'm worried about downstairs.  He has done JACK SHIT about it today while working from home.  Dude, we are homeowners, we need to HELP it along.  Get off your ass and get to Ace or Home Depot and get the fucking space heaters so we can help the pipes along.  I just got really nasty with him on the phone because he's sitting there saying "I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do," after I've told him THREE TIMES.  GROW UP, GET OFF YOUR ASS, AND DO IT.

I firmly believe that had he done it last night, LIKE I HAD ASKED, it wouldn't be THIS BAD today.

Ugh...
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Re: Aaaaaaaaaaaand I just flipped out on DH. Pipes related.

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  • DH likes to get uppity and says z"I don't know what you want me to do about it." Ummmm, I just flipping told you! Argh. Men

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  • UGH!  Sorry you have to deal with this!  

    I went to turn on the cold water in our upstairs bathroom on Saturday and nothing came out. Hot water worked fine, though. I've never experienced frozen pipes so I had no idea what to do. DH took a hairdryer to the pipe to see if it would help.  It didn't. We decided to go out anyway (I wanted to go shopping!) and would call our landlord if it wasn't working when we got home. They had a pipe freeze and burst in the kitchen before we moved in, so we were a little nervous, but decided to take the risk. So I took a five second lava hot shower. Ten minutes later, when it was DH's turn, the cold water started working again.  I hope your DH listens to you and you have running water soon!!!
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  • Oh man. I think he deserved it. You asked him multiple times and told him what to do. Plus, on top of that, you can't do it because of the ladder and because you are at work and he is at home. Ugh. I am pissed for you.
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  • My DH thought I was overreacting by letting the faucets drip last night. I don't blame you for flipping out on your H. You have to be proactive about these things!

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  • I would have totally pulled out the ladder and started climbing. Guarantee by the time you are on the 2nd rung he'd be getting in that attic himself. So annoying he can't just do it in the first place though.
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  • I agree with @lindseyandjamie. When my DH doesn't do something I ask him to do I start doing it and right away he starts saying "I got it, i got it" and I'll say in a rude tone "well it doesn't look like you do" and he will do It QUICK!!!

    I am pissed off for you. I hope he gets his shit together and does what you asked him to do.
  • That seems like a good approach but totally doesn't work with my husband. He would just let me do everything.
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  • Thanks ladies.  He got the heaters, but it's so cold they haven't done anything.  Granted, I don't know that four hours of external heating will do anything for pipes that have been frozen for 7 before we started.  We may have to wait it out.  We have a working toilet, and the downstairs shower works, but there's no pressure whatsoever and we can't figure out why.  I just want to cry again.  And i don't know if I should go to work or stay home with the space heaters tomorrow.
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  • lindsayandjamiebridget0117

    I learned that trick a long time ago with my dad. If them seeing me start doesn't get them moving I start asking a million questions "hey it says to use a Philips wrench, do I have the right one?" "where do you keep the hammer?" That gets them annoyed enough to "just let me do it!"

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    I would be ticked off too and my H would have yet to hear the end of it!
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