For the past couple of days, we've had a few issue with our hot water heater. I found out on Thursday that it wasn't heating up the water to full "scald your skin" hot. Hubby got COLD water (snicker!). The pilot light on the heater was out, so we re-lit it.
Friday morning, part two of the hot water heater saga. Pilot light was out again. A friend from work came over, showed me where the thermo-coupling was and re-lit the pilot light. About two hours after he left, the pilot light was out again. Now we're fairly sure we're going to have to replace the thermo-coupling. Fortunately, it seems to be a fairly straight-forward fix. We can do it ourselves. It's just a copper tube to screw into the control on one end and put down near the burner on the other end. Should be about a 15 minute fix. We can hope it is, anyway!!
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
Martial arts change
Last week, I attended a meeting at the "Y" to hear what the fate of my present (??) martial arts school is. The "Y" is consolidating and they don't have room for a martial arts school there any longer. The owner is looking at other alternatives to the Y and is trying to make the transition as painless as possible for his students. I can honestly say that I was very impressed by his manner. He didn't blame anyone, he laid out the facts and he told people that he's not in it for the money. He wants to share his knowledge with people.
I went, although I haven't been to a class in months. I've felt increasingly more and more frustrated by my lack of progress, my memory lapses on forms I KNOW I know and the fact that I was told months ago that I'd never test because I was too "fat". Someone had also conveniently told me that I should never have entered this program as a black belt because I didn't know their ways. I was mad, sad and annoyed and I think I let it get the best of me. I think it was a contributing factor to my leaving the school for an extended break. I needed to work past that.
I'm not sure I'll be welcome back to my school. I told my instructor that I was having a crisis and that my husband wasn't sure I was learning anything. That made him (my instructor) highly annoyed and he responded to me that he was very sorry that we felt I wasn't learning and that I wasn't willing to give learning a chance at his school. He wasn't rude about it, but I felt like he was making it clear that I insulted him and the Dans.
When I attended this meeting, only 3 of the Dans spoke to me. The instructor was busy with the "real" people in the school. He never acknowledged that I was there and I guess that stings a little. I just wish I could have had him put himself into MY shoes for a while. Ah well. I'm working on it, a little at a time.
I'm presently enrolled in Tai Chi classes. I'm going to concentrate on that for a while. I'm learning a 64 move form that is very soothing, very interesting and best of all...I have no need to compare myself to anyone else in where I am in the form!!!! In my TSD classes, I found myself constantly comparing my performance to the others in the class. In Tai Chi, I am focusing within, on my breathing. I can tune out everything except the instructor. It's nice.
I think I owe Michele, from another blog, a word of thanks for that. Michele suggested, through a posting about keeping in touch with your instructor if you're on a hiatus, to realize that I'm being respectful. I DO talk to at least one Dan, so that keeps me up with the school.
Once I get my mind rearranged around my martial arts, then we'll see where the wind blows. Who knows? Maybe I will find an Okinawan Kenpo teacher somewhere and I'll *really* start out fresh...
I went, although I haven't been to a class in months. I've felt increasingly more and more frustrated by my lack of progress, my memory lapses on forms I KNOW I know and the fact that I was told months ago that I'd never test because I was too "fat". Someone had also conveniently told me that I should never have entered this program as a black belt because I didn't know their ways. I was mad, sad and annoyed and I think I let it get the best of me. I think it was a contributing factor to my leaving the school for an extended break. I needed to work past that.
I'm not sure I'll be welcome back to my school. I told my instructor that I was having a crisis and that my husband wasn't sure I was learning anything. That made him (my instructor) highly annoyed and he responded to me that he was very sorry that we felt I wasn't learning and that I wasn't willing to give learning a chance at his school. He wasn't rude about it, but I felt like he was making it clear that I insulted him and the Dans.
When I attended this meeting, only 3 of the Dans spoke to me. The instructor was busy with the "real" people in the school. He never acknowledged that I was there and I guess that stings a little. I just wish I could have had him put himself into MY shoes for a while. Ah well. I'm working on it, a little at a time.
I'm presently enrolled in Tai Chi classes. I'm going to concentrate on that for a while. I'm learning a 64 move form that is very soothing, very interesting and best of all...I have no need to compare myself to anyone else in where I am in the form!!!! In my TSD classes, I found myself constantly comparing my performance to the others in the class. In Tai Chi, I am focusing within, on my breathing. I can tune out everything except the instructor. It's nice.
I think I owe Michele, from another blog, a word of thanks for that. Michele suggested, through a posting about keeping in touch with your instructor if you're on a hiatus, to realize that I'm being respectful. I DO talk to at least one Dan, so that keeps me up with the school.
Once I get my mind rearranged around my martial arts, then we'll see where the wind blows. Who knows? Maybe I will find an Okinawan Kenpo teacher somewhere and I'll *really* start out fresh...
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