Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for February 23, 2020

how else, Mrs. Degroot?

There was an episode of “Adam Ruins Everything” where he explained that for a lot of people, living in an apartment is better than a house. For starters, any maintenance issue that can’t be solved with a plunger is the owner’s responsibility, not the tenants’.

First cut off that water valve on the wall next to the toilet or the water damage costs will be so expensive, you will not be able to stay in a hotel.

No such thing. Can’t open any windows due to smokers and now weeders.

Luann tried to flush Tom Riddle’s diary down the toilet.

I’ve heard living on a cruise ship is cheaper than a nursing home and you get to travel.

Humm… funny, we just had this problem. Our 80 year old, cast-iron sewer pipes finally rotted out, olny 30 years beyond their design lifetime. $15,000 to replace the lot with plastic.

Frank needs to hurry up and buy a replacement toilet. Next year toilets are coming out with a remote which requires a password.

I told my wife, if you see the water rising, grab the plunger and plunge like a maniac.

And I have some roofing work needs doing.

What did Spock find in the toilet? The Captain’s log.

Why doesn’t he shut the water off? It looks as if it’s still flowing.

Frank should look into a Home Warranty service.If they can’t fix it, they replace……

If Frank went more than once every two weeks, the toilet wouldn’t plug up like that.

True. Bathroom problems are a big incentive for that kind of considerations.

There probably are cases where people bought more house than they needed, but for the vast majority of homeowners, this is not close to being true.

Uh, he might want to shut off the water flow to the toilet.

You got out a calculator instead of a plunger?

I think I know why your maintenance costs are so high.

My monthly housing costs went down enormously once I owned. And renting is like throwing money into the toilet every month. When you own, you have equity, credit, a tax deduction,and something you can sell for a lot of money AND lower monthly costs. The only bad part is that you have to come up with the cash to buy the thing in the first place.

It seems kind of unfair to me: Once you have money, things are cheaper. When you don’t have money, you have no choice but to throw away $1500-$2000 every month, and probably moving costs every few years.

Lottery winners like living in Hotels. No responsibility.

Shut off the water. Move the excess to the bath. Start plunging like your life depended on it.

“What prompted this?” I’m guessing tax season.

Frank, Nancy, Luann or Pru? They make a pill for that.

The female toilet paper wad wipe strikes again!

I recently had to start downsizing to save a ton of money.

…funny you should ask.

Senior Living Apartments (independent living to assisted living to memory care) in my area start at $5000/month. For that you get: small, 1 bedroom apartment w/ada grab bars; 3 meals/day; social programs; “HELP!” buttons; "Yes, I’m still alive button (push it by 11:00 AM or they send someone to check on you).

The first rule of smart home plumbing—know where the cut off valves in the house are. The second is have a plumber install cut off valves if you don’t have any or not enough.

Their mortgage should be just about paid off by now. Brad must be in his mid-twenties and they probably bought the house before his was born. Or, sell that cafe they own.

Well, that’s another Sunday strip down the toilet.

I’ve told my kids that when it’s time to putme in assisted living, save the nine grans a month and just stick me in and nice hotel with room service…

I checked out how much assisted living costs and thanks but no thanks. Houses on the other hand also cost a lot to keep up though. Sunday foible.

I am forever grateful I do not have to resort to living either on the street or in my car!. Or worse…with my kids!

they own at least two houses and the fuse. i think they’re ok

Can they show a toilet in the comics? Didn’t that used to be against the decency codes for television? It could corrupt our youth!

That might explain her behavior.

Could be as simple as “Jiggle the handle”.

He looks calm … but soon, Frank’s face is gonna look SO FLUSHED!! :)

Thank the minor gods. That lame cat story is over.

I wouldn’t put it past Frank to make everyone, even Pru, move into a sleazy hotel, just because he doesn’t want to call a plumber.

Vrey good question Nancy i would say Luann.

Put down the paper and pencil and go turn off the water to the commode before you need a small boat or worse.

Or, they could go to Flushing. Queens! LOL!

Truth!

Luann just clogged up the toilet. Again.

I’m gonna guess Frank is not big on routine plumbing skills. What about Nancy? Would she use Frank for a plunger?….

Well, today’s strip just went down the toilet.

Righty-tighty, lefty-loosie, Frank. Make your right turns, like now.

This comic’s got me to thinking, a dangerous thing at best.

I have considered that as well. But a “nice hotel” (especially one with more than a single room) would cost about $6,000+ a month. An average one room hotel about $3,000. My mortgage for a 3 bedroom home with 2 baths is nearly paid off (and will onlt be taxes and insurance in a few years) but still is only about $1300 a month. Add in utilities and repairs and might average closer to $2,000-$2,500 a month. I realize some states have outrageous housing prices but then the hotels there are much higher also.

“I have to hang up, there’s gonna be death in family” – Paige (FoxTrot)