Our hot water tank bit it RIGHT before our holiday this summer. The day they came to install the new one I stressed cleaned a couple of rooms in the house. In the kitchen I finally got rid of a bunch of stuff that I haven't used in years, and rediscovered some useful stuff that got buried at the back of cupboards, including my sweet little collapsible tiny colander, perfect for washing off cherries before they get pitted and stirred into my morning yogurt.