Telhanorte 2025-11-12T16:49:05Z
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That sickening crack at 3 AM wasn't frost on the windowpane – it was my upstairs bathroom pipe surrendering to winter's siege. I scrambled through ankle-deep water, flashlight trembling as plaster rained like confetti onto ruined Persian rugs. Three local suppliers laughed when I begged for emergency drywall at dawn: "Try next month, maybe." Defeat tasted like rusted pipes and despair.