Annie is a hero - I called the Fire Dept.!!

[momoffuzzyfaces]

LOL! Phred that is so funny!!!
Maybe gini could try dressing like THAT next time!!!

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Maybe gini could try dressing like THAT next time!!!

Hmmm....sounds to me like if you want the firemen to actually do something besides stand around with their mouths agape, you might want to put something more than FLIMSY robe on....and at the very least BUTTON UP!

I don't know though....if my house was really on fire, I think I'd worry about getting me, Terry and the cats out before I worried about what I was wearing....

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Gee, more wet carpet, Gini? Well...I guess if you're looking on the bright side of things, if it's going to get wet it may as well get now when the house is being torn apart rather than a week after everything is supposedly done.

Glad things are progressing, slow but sure. By next summer's BBQ the place should be done?

[gini]

I just saw these latest threads - it has been a really long day. And thank you Phred - I sure needed the laugh.

Darn - it never occurred to me to LEAVE THE BATHROBE OFF!! What a wasted opportunity. And just think I had a hot tub all ready in the basement - all three/four feet of water (well a bit muddy - but who is fussy when you have nine firemen around?)

It is starting to dawn on me how insurance works these days. For example:

Guy #1 - yes she has carpeting.
Guy #2 - yes, it is wet.
Guy #3 - I will test it to be sure.
Guy #4 - I better get another sample - that isn't wet.
Guy #5 - I heard you have carpeting - I am here to measure it.

Seriously, today I had a guy who said he was "going to make my day" - (well, if you know me and my sense of humor) - he was an appraiser. What did he do? All he did was measure the carpeting................he didn't tell me anything - didn't give me any estimates - and he brought a buddy - so two of them it took to measure this stuff. Did he make my day? Not exactly!

But I am starting to understand why my homeowners policy is so expensive.
It takes a "team" to do anything - and teams of them have been traipsing through my house since last Tuesday morning - a week ago!!

I did get the first furnace estimate and "choke" "choke" - I still don't know what the insurance is willing to pay. But hey, ain't life grand?

Yes, the wet bathroom rug was a treat - it was an unseated "O" ring..........
related to nothing - just one of those things. This has been such a special October - I can hardly wait for Halloween

[shais_mom]

"going to make my day"

I'd rather a fireman said that to me!

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Yes, the wet bathroom rug was a treat - it was an unseated "O" ring..........
related to nothing - just one of those things. This has been such a special October - I can hardly wait for Halloween

Um, you might want to feel around the toilet. I think "O" ring is what they call the seal unter the john. It may be leaking. Hope not! But that water came from somewhere. Maybe one of the kids expressed their disgust with all the company or something???

[gini]

I am sure you all are sick of my story by now - but this morning I added up how many men and women have been through my home for various duties related to the damage caused by one broken water heater hose.

9 FIREMEN
1 INSURANCE ADJUSTER
2 MEN TO INSTALL DEHUMIDIFIERS AND FANS (this stuff ran for a week!)
2 DIFFERENT MEN TO CHECK ON ABOVE
2 ADDITIONAL MEN TO REMOVE ABOVE
1 WOMAN TO TAKE ASBESTOS SAMPLE
2 FURNACE MEN
1 FURNACE MAN (my own call)
1 MAN TO ESTIMATE REMOVAL OF ASBESTOS AND DUCTS
1 ALARM COMPANY INSPECTOR
1 GAS COMPANY INSPECTOR
2 MEN TO REMOVE DAMAGED ITEMS IN BASEMENT
2 PLUMBERS

Aside from the firemen - that's a lot of appointments - no wonder I am so behind in my work!!

And I haven't even gotten to the "repair" stage, aside from the plumbing.

Now some of these guys are really cute - wanna visit me girls???

[momoffuzzyfaces]

What? No partridge in a pear tree?