33°F and partly cloudy this morning, down from our midnight high of 48°. Warmed back up to 40-ish early afternoon, then dropping since. 31° now. That wind from the north was cold this morning.
Wife sent me a text message while I was in a meeting Friday morning telling me that there was water in the closet under the stairs ... water heater was leaking. So, I told the boss I had to go, and went home just before lunch. By the time I got there (45 minute drive), she'd already called a plumber, he'd already been there, and had a crew coming back in the afternoon to install a new one. I looked at her, and she said, "Yeah, I guess you didn't have to come home after all."
(mumbling)
Two guys showed up around 3pm, unannounced, and I had to scurry to get the dogs put up in the bedroom. Nice guys, and they got the old one out and the new one in in just about an hour. We have hot water again.
Friday fun, part II: decided to wash the pile of towels we had holding the water at bay, but the washing machine wouldn't fill with water. Great. Not in the mood to mess with it yesterday, so I left that for today. Nothing seemed to be clogging the inlets, so I grumbled some unkind words at it, tried it again, this time with hot water, and it worked. Told The Wife I fixed it with Ninja Magic ... deception and fear. Something about turning off the water pressure must have made it unhappy, but it's working now, so I'll not question that.
Drew, I believe the largest pipe organ in Philly is the Wanamaker Organ. I believe it is, in fact, the largest in the US. Not sure which church organ would be the largest, but I'd certainly be willing to take it for a spin wherever it is. I, too, have loved pipe organs since I was a child. Sat in front of one in the choir loft of the Lutheran church I grew up in, with my Mother's sister playing it, while I was in the children's choir. That love was instrumental (pun intended) in my getting a job at Wicks Organ company 20 years ago. That job, in addition to just being awesome, also helped me realize the lifelong dream of having my own pipe organ in my home. While there, I bought a small 2-rank instrument from an old church in Perryville, MO. Wicks Opus 1384 was in my home for about 13 years until I got married, and the ceilings in this house weren't tall enough to accommodate it. So, I sold it to a friend who'd started his own organ company, and he installed it in a small church over in Missouri. Here's a picture of it just after I got the case and console assembled after reworking all the electrical connections and cables.
That thing took up a good chuck of my living room, but it was totally worth it.
Good evening, gents.
mercy heading down each day until Wednesday. 
than it's feet up and numb it to bedtime.
