Sunday, December 14, 2025
Last night about midnight, our very smart thermostat sent Keith a message that said the house was 5° colder than it was set for. Mmm. Set to 60, but only 55.
Why do furnaces wait until weekend – one with the coldest temperatures – and when we are out of town – to break? It’s just mean. Maren came over first thing this morning to confirm cold, check breakers, and generally check things out. Confirmed cold. Tom and Louise came a bit later and they did all the things to try to at least figure out what was going on. Tom ruled out a bunch of things but couldn’t get heat. (He did bring space heaters over, so that is terrific.)
It is so amazing to have helper friends – and indescribable to have friends you don’t even have to hesitate to call when you need them.
We drove an hour farther north to Virginia, MN. The 3:00 concert went well. I enjoyed it, which was a surprise to me. I thought I didn’t really like traditional Finnish music.
We drove 3 hours home and here we are – sitting in front of the gas fireplace. The furnace man comes tomorrow at 9:30am. We have a heat-up-able bed. We will be fine. But darn you, furnace.
Keith looks very Finnish indeed! Hope the furnace is an easy fix….
The furnace turned on in the night. Fixer is still coming to try to figure out what happened