If I find you, I will kill you.

[Washoe]

@Harmonious_Discord

I guess I’m not paranoid shutting off the water at the main for vacations.

Not in the least bit. I always shut off and lock the water when I leave on vacation, and the thought of a human maliciously tampering with it has never even crossed my mind (until now, that is). I’ve just known too many people who have come home to a ruptured line and thousand of dollars worth of damage. The weakest link in the house is usually the washing machine line. Always pay the extra few bucks for the steel-braided line—someday it will pay off.

[Just_Some_Guy]

@gigi

And, where was the cat all this time? How well do you really know the cat? Perhaps s/he was angry at you for leaving.

Actually the cat turns on the bathroom faucet but never bothers to turn it off which made him the first suspect. We keep yelling at him for wasting water but he never listens.

[begbert2]

@Just_Some_Guy

Heh. I read the rates on their site as 7 cents per gallon. Looking at a previous bill, though, and doing the math based on that it looks more like it’s much cheaper. Must you take all my outrage from me?

Just tell yourself that he was complimenting the size of your ‘hose’.

[MeanOldLady]

So… did you find the guy yet?

[hroark2112]

@Washoe

The weakest link in the house is usually the washing machine line. Always pay the extra few bucks for the steel-braided line—someday it will pay off.

Best advice in this thread so far. When I was running my plumbing business, all I carried in my truck was the good braided hoses. It is well worth the expense. A washing machine hose, running for 8 hours while you’re out at work, can cause tens of thousands of dollars of damage. I always advised people to check them often and replace them with good hoses. The worst leak damage I saw was from a blown washing machine hose. It was in the upstairs unit in an apartment building, and it flooded out all 4 downstairs units, dropped the ceiling in one of them, totally ruined furniture, 2 computers, carpet, and a whole lot of sheetrock.

@billfish678

In theory its okay to leave it on. If murphy starts a water heater leak or the the thermostat sticks on high, your water heater could be eventually running dry. I doubt that is good for them, and could also possibly be a fire hazard, though I don’t know for sure.

The size of leak required to have your water heater running dry would be SUCH a huge leak that it would outweigh any minor electrical issue. If you run an electric water heater with no water in the tank, the element will blow fairly quickly. That will limit the amount of heat you’re going to have. The power will still be on to the heater, but no current will be flowing. The flood of water from that water heater will be your major issue. IF you’re lucky, the heater is in a pan, the pan drain line is clear, and the water will just run outside. That’s a big IF though.

Oh…and Murphy is an asshole!!

[Just_Some_Guy]

@MeanOldLady

So… did you find the guy yet?

I’m working my way up waterboarding his organization.

[Cicero]

I think the kid was left handed as well.

[Gukumatz]

Your house was designated as the “worst case scenario” if Obama’s fly-fishing trip in Montana got interrupted.

[Clothahump]

@Shot_From_Guns

Who lets a six-year-old wander around strangers’ yards?

There’s a reason we don’t want those little buggers on our lawns…