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Current list of things broken in my house:

Water pipe inside slab (repaired)
Drywall and paint damaged by flood (repaired)
Vanity in bathroom destroyed
Carpet in hallway, living room, one bedroom destroyed
Thermostat for heater working only intermittently status post handyman "looking at it". (new one just installed)
Forced-air natural gas heater dead even when started manually; fan motor broken; entire heater needs replacement. (Heater may be as much as 40 years old.) (installed as of this moment)
Front door deadbolt won't close status post handyman "fixing" doorknob/lock issues.
Toilet flush mechanism does not stop unless you "do it right".
Cover on fluorescent light over kitchen counter falls off periodically with a loud bang.
Slab under house is "efflorescing", which will inevitably require slab replacement at some future date.

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