Hot Water Christmas Tree

Hot Water Christmas Tree
Originally uploaded by thegreatplotnik.

The Great Mushnik asked to see the Great 2005 Seasonal Conifer (nee Christmas Tree) at the Great Plotnik World Headquarters and Meatball Kitchen. Well, yesterday was the day Plotnik INTENDED to take his trusty axe and cull a noble fir with lofty branches, but INSTEAD he and Ducknik spent the day with Darren the Friendliest Plumber in the World. Why do appliances always wait until Christmas to fail? How do they know?

So, no tree this year for the Plotniks. No presents either. Everyone is getting copper water intake valves and metal earthquake straps.

And now the pantry has to be rebuilt. The Plotniks told themselves, 12 years ago, when they placed the hot water in this spot, behind the pantry, that the day would come when they would have to replace the hot water heater and to do so they would have to take the pantry apart. Well, that day was yesterday.

Today is get-tree day. AND, Beezie comes home.