Water water everywhere

So, James arrived home tonight to find water leaking through the ceiling from the top level of our townhouse. A quick search led him to the culprit. Apparently whoever last used the hallway toity last night clogged it up. Our toilets sometimes forget to stop running, and this is what happened in this instance. Clogged toity overflowed, and kept overflowing all. day. long. Now the seams around the drywall on a good portion of our main level are damp. On one seam the paint has ripped and drips are steadily running from there into the buckets we now have placed below them. The carpet in the hallway upstairs is soaked from where the water came out from under the bathroom door. Since the carpet is Berber, it's difficult for our shopvac to suction the water out.

I think it's a safe bet our security deposit is not coming back to us.

Thankfully, none of our property is damaged.

Not so thankfully, apparently Robbie's sister noticed the water leaking from the ceiling when she came to pick Meredith up today, but didn't think to CALL AND TELL ME. Seriously folks, what the fuck? Meredith claims not to have noticed. She can be oblivious at times, so maybe she didn't, but perhaps she did and just didn't think it was worth the extra two minutes it would take to call me and mention it. Had someone said something, we could have stopped the water from continuing to leak out of the toilet two hours earlier.

Recipe before bed

Ok, so here's a cheap recipe I like. It's inexpensive, easy, freezes well and makes a decent amount. It's not a Pud quality recipe, but it's good for quick and easy meals, weekday lunch, etc...

Frontier Chowder (I have no idea why they call it this.)

1 can Bean with Bacon soup, condensed
1 can Bean with Ham soup, not condensed
1 can corn
2 cans stewed tomatoes
1 lb. ground turkey
2-3 slices of bacon, cooked (optional)

Brown the ground turkey, drain off any fat. In a large pot, combine everything except the bacon. Heat it up on the stove, like you would any other soup or stew. Serve with crumbled bacon on top (or not). Add salt & pepper if you feel you need it.