Hi...
With not much happening these days, here is a number of going-on's in Lot 10 which probably were left out inadvertently...sincere apologies...
1. After the leakage from our indoor pump that caused the massive internal "flooding" of Lot 10 recently (170909), it was noticed early in the 3rd week of October that water was dripping continuously from the drainage pipe at the outer end of the front wall of our porch!
Nothing was made out of it for the past weeks cos it had been raining on & off practically daily and thus the water from the drainage pipe was attributed to normal drainage of trapped rain water.
However, after a couple of dry days, the dripping was still there! And there was a patch of water around the base of the wall pillar. On closer inspection, it was found that water was seeping continuously out from underneath...even after drying out the area! Oh no! That, in all probability, meant only 1 thing...the main pipe underground was leaking...
Luckily our fav plumber friend was available & he came the next day (if not wrong, on 151009) to fix it. And he did! Thanks a meg, Mr Y!!
Here's a pic of the re-routed main inlet pipe now...
Some finishing touches are still pending...unimportant ones, though.
Most importantly, there is no further loss of water! And it was not the long stretch of pipe underground leading to the house proper. Thank goodness...yup, it was practically a "life-saver" in terms of $$ and worry...
2. With the addition of the new Samsung 22in LCD TV in our master bedroom, our plan...to rotate the location of the available TV sets in Lot 10 for better & more beneficial usage of the sets...could thus be carried out.
The JVC 21in CRT TV in our room was moved to our daughter's room for better viewing by our fav grandaughter, KL, who had been restricted to a very old Sony 14in set all these years.
Here is its new home now...pic on left. Looking comfy there & blending into its surroundings, right?
The TV cabinet was moved from its original position in our lounge area where it was previously used for our home projector.
ATM me had to improvise a new cabinet from our partly-damaged utility shelves unit for use temporarily to accomodate the projector in the lounge area /hall. We looked for one of the same quality in AS Mall yesterday but found none. The search continues...
3. It was learnt recently that a number of thefts of brass water meters had occurred in nearby housing areas. Consequently, it was felt that a little investment might be worthwhile at this point in time. Yup, to save the hassle of either paying ourselves for a replacement meter or having to make a police report before applying to JKA for a free replacement.
We'd found a special clamping device for such protection available in AS Mall but it was priced at more than RM15 each, being a anti-rust plated version! However, a similar, although lower quality version, was found available at our nearby hardware shop for only RM5!!
A painted one.We went for the painted version...ha ha! Here it is, installed at our meter point...the turquoise-painted clamping device...
Not that bad, huh? If it could save us the unnecessary hassle & some $$$, don't you agree that it's good enough?
Somehow, me couldn't help always feeling that if anyone wanted to steal anything, they would...no matter what precautions one could or would take. Agreed?
Whatever we do is purely a simple form of deterrent...it might not be good enough for the determined /desperate thief! Or if one's residence had been marked as the target! And so, we shall keep our fingers tightly crossed...
Well, that's about it for now.
Another weekend is coming up soon...
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