Rant, v. \'rant\ : to utter in a bombastic declamatory fashion

Wow, love the definition of rant btw...

Anyway, if I have said that I love our house in CT, I take it all back.  This house is a mess.  Where's Mike Holmes when you need him??

Our house is leaking heat like a sieve.  You can feel a draft on your feet while standing in the kitchen.  There's zero insulation between the floor of the first floor and the basement ceiling, and zero insulation between the ceiling of the first floor and the floor of the attic, and zero insulation between the attic ceiling and the roof.  Not to mention, our furnace kicks on maybe once every two hours, so there's not enough heat getting into the house and way too much leaving the house.

Our thermostat reads 57 degrees consistently.  Fifty seven.  Not good for someone with a thyroid issue and two little boys.  We've resorted to fires and a space heater to heat this place, and hung cheap blankets over the doorways to the kitchen to attempt saving the heat.  So lame.  Haven't used a space heater since college.

The plaster walls literally crumbled when Hubby had to replace the thermostat.  The wiring in this house is wrapped in some old-school fabric material (YIKES).  And there are a ton of scary-looking wires hanging around in the basement... pretty sure they're not to code.  I'm no expert, but seeing a bunch of wires that go nowhere and are just hanging from the ceiling doesn't seem right.

Speaking of code, the back door has a deadbolt that needs a key on either side.  Yup, if I want to leave my house OR enter my house, I need a key.  Pretty sure that's a huge no-no as far as fire code.

The hot water lasts about four or five minutes in our shower, which means I've been shaving and washing my hair in the sink (huge pain in the ass).  And no matter how much I scrub, mold keeps reappearing on the window frames.

I have never been more excited to leave a house.

And Mike Holmes, if you read this, I will bake for you, give you a private flute concert, and give you a foot massage if you could just come take a look.