frozen toilet, frozen pipes, lit fires to thaw and flooded the house!!!!!

[Cuppatea]

woke up this morning to a frozen toilet, frozen pipes and no water. We found out where the water pipes run under the yard and to the house and lit shavings fires along the route to thaw the pipes (looked pretty wierd in the snow with fire 'roads' through it!) and then managed to flood the kitchen, utility and porch! Crying with laughter!!!! Fawlty Towers eat yr heart out!!!!!!

 

[Jesstickle]

Ack. You should have come to mine after all!

 

[hunting mad]

Sounds like our house!!!!

 

[Cuppatea]

Ack. You should have come to mine after all!

jesstickle - im packing my bags now!!

 

[Kenzo]

Least you have kept your sense of humour about it all.

Our yard toilet froze up, unfortunately I didn't discover this until I tried to flush it.

 

[FairyLights]

We need photos! LOL is Father xmas bringing you a mop and bucket?

 

[Cuppatea]

Least you have kept your sense of humour about it all.

Our yard toilet froze up, unfortunately I didn't discover this until I tried to flush it.

yes, without going into too much detail (although any detail is probably too much on this subject) i thought i was going to make myself const**ated this morning till we got the water going again!!!!!

Apologies to those easily offended!!!

 

[Kenzo]

yes, without going into too much detail (although any detail is probably too much on this subject) i thought i was going to make myself const**ated this morning till we got the water going again!!!!!

Apologies to those easily offended!!!

Arrr but you don't mind leaving little presents in your own toilet (in times of crisis) however leaving them in someone else's... is a different story

 

[Toffee44]

From my grandads experience do not attempt to put paraffin down the loo and then sit on the loo with a fag, he couldnt sit down for a few days

 

[Hels_Bels]

We've had 3 burst pipes today and my grandmas had one, my poor dads had to fix all of them.

 

[Cuppatea]

Arrr but you don't mind leaving little presents in your own toilet (in times of crisis) however leaving them in someone else's... is a different story

normally wouldnt mind tooooooo much....but it was frozen - i just couldnt bring myself to do it!!!!!

apologies again peeps!!!

 

[I_am_a_cucumber]

From my grandads experience do not attempt to put paraffin down the loo and then sit on the loo with a fag, he couldnt sit down for a few days

Apologies to your grandfather, but ...

Reminds me of my dad's cousin, who burned himself trying to light a fart.

(Apologies to those of a delicate disposition.)

 

[mymare]

from my grandads experience do not attempt to put paraffin down the loo and then sit on the loo with a fag, he couldnt sit down for a few days :d

ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Jesstickle]

well I'm glad you didn't come over now if that's what you were going to do!!!!

 

[1stclassalan]

From my grandads experience do not attempt to put paraffin down the loo and then sit on the loo with a fag, he couldnt sit down for a few days

I'd like to see that experiment on Myth Busters - it's hard enought to light parafin with a naked flame let alone with sparks from a fag. Petrol would do it but in this cold even that is doubtful.

 

[Toffee44]

I'd like to see that experiment on Myth Busters - it's hard enought to light parafin with a naked flame let alone with sparks from a fag. Petrol would do it but in this cold even that is doubtful.

My grandad is no longer with us but its a story he used to always tell when it snowed. Could have been petrol...you've doubted my memory now. lol

 

[Cuppatea]

here are just a couple of pics of the fires by the house to thaw the pipes.......