Like a Cover Band

So the boiler guy did show up at about 9:30PM. He tested the boiler, and he determined (by literally hitting the device!) that our low water cutoff was broken.

The low water cutoff does two things, it shuts off the boiler if there's no water in the system (preventing overheating and fires), and it stops the water from overfilling and flooding the system. There's a float inside, just like in the tank of a toilet.

In consultation with our trusty inspector, we determined we'll be filling the boiler with water ourselves throughout the heating season. It's an old boiler, so we don't want to spend the pretty penny it'll cost to replace the cutoff device.

After the boiler guy swung through on Friday night we tried to go see the new Batman movie. We went to one of the only remaining drive-in movie theaters in the country...


Unfortunately, Batman was sold out. On each screen, they show two movies per night, but the way it works, most folks come for both movies -- like a cover band and the actual band. We didn't know, so we tried to show up only for Batman.


We're psyched to go there eventually though. Apparently, you can park and picnic outside your car. I guess one just has to hope for good weather.

To buoy our spirits, it was time for ice cream.


Sue got brownie batter. I got mint chocolate chip. I should have taken a picture of the cones, but they disappeared so suddenly!