I've already been hit by one (and it almost got me, as I'd forgotten the date due to my rude awakening this morning, more on that in a moment) and there's sure to be more. Unlike last year, we're close to a Full Moon this time, and my theory is that the jokes will be better. Witness the fact that I've decided not to pull any today - that automatically brings up today's average. In any case, for the rest of the year, you shouldn't believe 99% of what you read on the internet. For today only, that goes up to 100%. You don't even have to believe my anecdote about how I woke up this morning if you don't want to.
So, on to rude awakenings. I dreamed I heard a "thup-thup-thup!" coming from the bathroom. A loud chugging sound. Only a moment later I realized it wasn't a dream and sprang from bed to find out what new horror Frankenhaus had unleashed on me. I ran into the bathroom expecting to see the toilet overflowing onto the floor... but it looked fine, it was just yelling "thup! thup! thup!" at me. I lifted the lid, and there was no water in the bowl. I could hear water somewhere down the line, but there was none in the bowl. I closed the lid in case the toilet decided to throw up when/if the water returned, and ran to the other bathroom to see if it was having the same adventure. Yup. And I could hear it in the kitchen sink, too. Crud. What's happening!? I looked at the clock, 8 am. Then I heard it just under the noise of the pipes similtaneous chugging: there was a truck outside. I found a window to look from, and saw that it was a city truck. After a few moments I realized they were doing something with the drains outside our house. Huh. After a few minutes of torturing me, they stopped and moved on. The chugging stopped. I slowly ceased to panic. I checked the toilet bowls... both have water, but well below their normal levels. No bathroom geyser today, thank goodness. I must say, that worked better than the alarm clock I forgot to set last night...
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