For the first time in a long time, I have a woman asking me if I want to meet for a coffee.

I’d love to, but some fucking moron decided to dig without calling first and busted open a water main for the whole neighborhood and now I can’t even take a shower. I am about to go to the store to buy a bunch of jugs of water just so I can flush the toilet.

No timeline on when it’s going to be fixed, either.

Sometimes it really feels like the universe just likes to spit in my fucking face and then laugh at me.

  • Lag@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    4 days ago

    Explain this to her and reschedule. Best case she will invite you over to take a shower at her place before the coffee.

          • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            0·
            3 days ago

            Honestly, it’s a huge unexpected step from “meet for coffee” to “come shower in my apartment.” Or depending how you worded it, you could sound like you’re just trying to bail on getting together. Just because you’re not lying it’s not necessarily believable, especially in a dating context. Maybe try again when you’re done dealing with this and clean again.

            • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
              1·
              3 days ago

              I mean, I definitely didn’t jump to “let me shower in your apartment” like some suggested, that’s absurd. The whole reason for starting with a coffee date is because it’s low-stakes and in public so either party can bail easily if it’s not a match. Women especially shouldn’t be giving out their home address to strangers and letting them in as a first-time-meeting. I am also a cancer patient with limited income so driving 20 minutes to the nearest truckstop or trying to buy a daypass at a local gym were both unrealistic as well.

              I just asked to reschedule and was ghosted, but yeah, I get that people usually think that’s someone trying to flake out. It just sucks when you have a legitimate reason and that gets assumed.

              Anyway, waters back on now.

              • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                1·
                3 days ago

                Great! If you haven’t already, shower and text her you’re clean and available, although of course you understand if she’s busy right now.

  • A_A@lemmy.worldEnglish
    01·
    3 days ago

    (( Edit :
    Boil the water before using it. Consider it under boiling advisory.
    … - - see comments below ))

    cut the electric breaker to your hot water tank so you don’t burst and an eating heating element if there is lower water level inside the tank.

    Now you can use this tank as a water supply. You take water from the bottom tap of the water tank. Let the air come inside the tank by opening another top level hot water faucet anywhere inside the home. Be careful to (carefully) refill the water tank once municipal supply goes back on.