Snippet of my conversation with Werner

I loved my session with my German tutor today.

Werner: Haben sie viele Freunde, Jessica?
Me: Ich habe nicht viele Freunde.
Werner: Ooo warum nicht? Warum nicht haben sie viele Freunde? Mögen Sie die Menschen nicht?
Me: Doch! Ich mag... ein bisschen Menschen? How do you say "a few"?
Werner: ...ein paar Leute.
Me: Ok, ich mag ein paar Leute.
Werner: Aber, warum mögen Sie nur ein paar Leute? Warum mögen Sie alle Leute?
Me: Mm, ich mag nicht "annoying" Leute.
Werner: annoying = ärgerlichen
Werner: OK. Dann bin ich besser ruhig.
Me: hahaha...

What I learned from a broken water heater... during a blizzard.

1. Always register for the warranty on your water heater.
2. When your water heater leaks, you have to turn off all running water.
   
3. Don't assume that you can fix your water heater within one day.
   
4. Don't workout at the gym right before a blizzard if your water heater is broken.
5. In the winter, cold running water is like ice water. Your hands turn numb in about 5 seconds.
   
6. Washing dishes with rubber gloves doesn't help.
   
7. Don't drive to Home Depot on the 2nd afternoon of a blizzard.
8. If your car gets stuck in the snow, keep going forward and backward. Then head downhill and make a detour.
9. Make friends with helpful neighbors who know how to get cars unstuck.
10. Put cat litter under the car tires.
    

What happens when you take a hot shower for the first time in 3 days:

1. Your hair no longer lies flat against your head.
2. Your skin feels slippery smooth.
3. Your back is no longer sticky.
4. Your feet don't feel grimy.
5. The warm water makes you really sleepy.
6. Your skin feels as dry as fresh, hot laundry.
7. You get slightly high off feeling clean and are tempted to go without showering for another 3 days just so you can get that feeling again.
   

The kinds of things running water can do:

1. Run the dishwasher
2. Wash hands
3. Wash vegetables
4. Wash cups
5. Fill pots for cooking
6. Refill the toilet tank automatically EVERY TIME you flush.