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???