More Troubles in Suburbia

Remember when I told you guys I had no running hot water? Well that was due to a leak in the water heater. Well, the technicians discovered another problem while trying to fix the leakage. They discovered that our furnace has been pumping out carbon monoxide into the air because the thing that protects that from happening is damaged. Our furnace hasn't been checked in over 20 years!!!

So here's our dilemma:

• If we turn the furnace back on, we could all potentially die from carbon monoxide poisoning.
• If the water heater leak hadn't happen, the furnace damaged would've never been discovered....so we all could've died from CO poisoning!
  
• Winter is approaching...and we're going to freeze without a heater.
• A brand new furnace costs around $5000
• No Christmas presents?
• My parents just spent loads of money redecorating (along with a 50-inch flat screen TV)
• My dad was going to pay for my Ottawa U tuition from last semester (around $4800)
• I was getting my wisdom teeth out this December which costs a lot of money even with a dental plan