{"id":385,"date":"2011-03-30T14:21:43","date_gmt":"2011-03-30T18:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.viciousgrin.com\/blog\/?p=385"},"modified":"2011-12-12T15:29:45","modified_gmt":"2011-12-12T20:29:45","slug":"this-is-why-i-dont-go-to-the-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viciousgrin.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/30\/this-is-why-i-dont-go-to-the-doctor\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is Why I Don’t Go To the Doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So, we needed to get our gutters cleaned. They were gross. It caused us problems during the Snowpocalypse of 2010 with hugemongous icicles forming on the side of our house. They dangled from the gutters and attached to one of the spare bedroom’s window.<\/p>\n

And then it melted.<\/p>\n

Into the window.<\/p>\n

Onto a box of comics.<\/p>\n

So, yes, needed to get that taken care of. We also had a few additional things around the house we wanted done like the light switch in our master bathroom needed replacing and we wanted our beer fridge moved to the garage.<\/p>\n

A handyman was called, he came out and did an estimate for us and took a look at everything we wanted done and took a look around the house. He found a few extra things that we needed to have looked at and said he’d be back.<\/p>\n

While cleaning the gutters, they found some fairly significant holes in the frame of our master bedroom window. While repairing the light switch, they found burn marks on the 2nd light switch and replaced it as well. While moving the fridge, they noticed that the window in the kitchen wasn’t terribly insulated and was leaking in cold air like a pro. While replacing the fan in our guest bathroom, they found mold in the insulation.<\/p>\n

Everything they did, they found something else wrong with the house. Going to the doctor? Much the same thing, to me. I’m terrified of going in for something simple and being told I need a complete inner tune up and everything must go because it just plain doesn’t work any more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So, we needed to get our gutters cleaned. They were gross. It caused us problems during the Snowpocalypse of 2010 with hugemongous icicles forming on the side of our house. They dangled from the gutters and attached to one of the spare bedroom’s window. And then it melted. Into the window. Onto a box of … <\/p>\n

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