Miss C is going to give up bathing!

I just spent $1,529.00 on a new water heater. My old water heater broke last night. Because the water heater I had was 22 years old, I had to have all this earthquake blocking and a new flue that was up to code, permits new plumbing, copper pipes and insulation. I have old pipes and they were clogged before, but when the water heater installer ran the water through the new heater it clogged the hot water pipe to the bath tub completely. I never could take a shower and now I can't take a bath without boiling water. I wish I could say it was $1,529.00 down the drain but there isn't anything going down the drain! I can't afford to have my pipes replaced so I have decided to totally give up bathing. I will fit right in on public transit and Devil Dog is totally down with the idea, in fact he thinks I will actually have a smell for a change, which he approves of entirely. As for my house, I hope this is not just the beginning of all my troubles with my 96 year old house.