The truck is only half unpacked and I am seriously considering just jumping in the car and heading to the beach. Why?

It seems that the family who lived here before us failed to pay the gas bill and it was cut off about one year ago. Why would that be a problem for me, you ask? Well they only moved out six weeks ago.

No it's not a typo, I did write six weeks ago, and yes, they lived here for a year with no hot water or heat. The big problem is that they tried to heat the water in the water heater by lighting a fire under it.

Yes I also shook my head in disbelief. It gets better though. The fire melted the bottom of the water heater, they did not shut the water off and the floor rotted to the point of near collaspe. But they were cleaver enough to put down new vinyl so it did not show.

To make a long story short, the gas company condemned the water heater, the furnace gas lines, and the entire floor structure has to be pulled up and replaced.

A nice hotel room with an ocean view and tropical drinks sounds like a good plan.