Jazz Nut Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Boy.....heck of a bad day! Chinese President arrived in town today and a very short notice highway closure (for security reasons) resulted in a 1 hour and 45 minute commute on the bus. While stuck on the bus and getting frustrated, I get a call from my wife - the hot water heater gave up the ghost and there's water in the basement. The ironic part of the story is that just the night before we discussed how old it was and that it was time to schedule getting it replaced. (No joke, we discussed it last night!). Damn......She works from home and did most of the heavy lifting of moving things to safety and ripping up carpet with the help of our awesome neighbor. I had a little to deal with when I got home. Currently trying to smooth out the hard edges of the day with some 4RSB. I think I'll go for another when this pour is finished!So sorry!!! I am dealing with a burst pipe in my basement (plumber fixed it), and I am getting new carpet and drywall soon, but such a bummer about the water heater. Just wondering, how old was the water heater? Mine is from 2002, and am wondering about replacement... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBoldBully Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Beam family vatting with white, black, Kirkland's, and KCSB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeluxeReverb Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Rock Hill Farms. It's so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 So sorry!!! I am dealing with a burst pipe in my basement (plumber fixed it), and I am getting new carpet and drywall soon, but such a bummer about the water heater. Just wondering, how old was the water heater? Mine is from 2002, and am wondering about replacement... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Nut Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Luckily insurance will cover the damage (minus the pipe repair), I would think that insurance may cover damages from the water heater as well. The pipe bursting, could have been MUCH worse. Luckily I was working from home that day, and just by chance went to the basement to do laundry. So I think I saved myself 8 hours of extra water damage by being at home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcs86 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Had a FRSB at dinner with some friends that I hadn't seen in a couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Full immersion in the cult today. After two pours of 4RSB, I'm capping off the night with a pour of OESV from the gift shop - purchased back in May from the mothership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcbt Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Oh dang....I think a burst pipe is worse!The water was 17 years old. They're supposed to last about 10 years. Shame on us - totally our fault. We bought our house 7 years ago so we kept forgetting how old the heater really was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldDrinker1978 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Blanton's Straight from the barrel. Composed and balanced. What a beautiful pour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadeweber Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 I have not been a fan of ER10. After the last bottle, I vowed never to buy another (there are too many other bourbons that I like). Well, I was at a store that had a Store Selection. I was so dark in color I couldn't believe it. I was intrigued but I told myself I shouldn't buy it because I haven't liked the previous bottles of ER10. It was also about $8 more than a standard ER10 I could get at another store. So I shouldn't buy it right? Well, I ended up buying it. I opened it up a few weeks ago and had a pour. It was better than any ER10 I had had before but not amazing. This past weekend I had it again and I was completely blown away! The nose, the taste, the finish were all amazing! I purchased another bottle this week and continued working on the first bottle last night. Again, it was hitting on all cylinders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hop Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Ec 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBoldBully Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 WT101, WTRB, EC12 vatting--wishing it were an extra dark ER10 instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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