Tell her God Bless for caring. The universe is full of simple stuff but only
living stuff is worthy of care.
Its "magic" far, far, beyond our ability to understand.
The rest is just rocks.
Hell, even I can reach a basic understanding of a rock; its
hard and was formed thru opposing physical forces.
See, I aint so dumb.

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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JimH wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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JimH wrote:
JohnH wrote:
On Tue, 04 Jul 2006 16:44:17 -0400, Harry Krause

wrote:

JimH wrote:
JohnH wrote:
On Tue, 04 Jul 2006 19:38:33 GMT, Don White
wrote:

JohnH wrote:
On Tue, 04 Jul 2006 12:11:45 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:


JimH wrote:

First the episode with the ignition switch on my son's
car...$650

Next the boat engine overheats and who knows what that will
cost.

My wife calls me downstairs at about 9:30 this morning to find
our basement
flooded. The sump pump died and we had torrential rain all
night. Our
basement is finished and all the carpeting and baseboards are
lost, perhaps
even the lower course of drywall.

Well I just got done installing a new 3/4 hp 4,800 gph unit and
I have to
wait to let it do it's job. More rain is on the way.

What a wonderful holiday weekend. What a great vacation.

What's next Lord? Come on......what's next!!


Sorry to hear about your problems. One of the big problems with
wet
wallboard not being replaced is mold and long term health
problems for
all who live in the home.

As far as the slew of troubles, I am a big believer in Karma,
maybe you
need to look within for the solution.
Karma can be a bitch. Hope *all* works out with him.
--
John H

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Kick him a few more times when he's down....I believe he's still
twitching.
What kind of horse**** is that? I do hope he gets it all worked
out.
Hopefully he had sump pump insurance in his homeowners policy (runs
about
$25/year) and he'll get a new carpet and refinished basement out of
it.
--
John H

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Horse****?

Yeah, I guess it is horse****.

Yep, we (*he*in your world) has an endorsement to cover sewer and
drain
backup......$5,000 limit and it runs us $50/year. The cleanup cost
alone will eat that $5,000 up. In case you forgot, today is a
holiday.

Sorry John, our new carpeting and trim comes out of our pocket, as
does
any furniture or other losses we will have seen.

Happy? I know Reggie is.

Some time ago, years maybe, I offered up an opinion on our boy
"Reggie."
Time has proven me correct.
One would have to be pretty twisted to take my comments to mean I was
joyful at JimH's misfortune. But, that 'twist' has shown itself in the
past, so I shouldn't be surprised.

Sewer and drain backup is not the same as sump pump insurance, which
is a
separate line in the insurance. I've gone through the flood in the
basement, about six years ago. Carpets, furniture, walls, etc. ruined.
The
insurance paid for all but my $250 deductible.

If JimH does not have the same coverage, which apparently he doesn't,
then
I'm sorry for him. But there is no call for his twisted accusations.
--
John H

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It *is* the same coverage with our insurance company and the only
endorsement available. $5,000 limit. $50/year.

What insurance company are you with that offers unlimited sump pump
insurance coverage ($250 deductible) for $25/year John? I will
contact them tomorrow and call all my family, friends and neighbors to
sign up.


Jim: your son called. His Democrat girlfriend is pregnant! :-)


ROTF! Our son has a couple of girlfriends.............which one?

Actually both of our kids are registered Democrats....................but
we love them anyway. ;-)

We are getting used to hearing the water extraction vacuum and hammers
pounding removing the baseboards and carpet strips.

To think we should be relaxing next to a pool with drinks in hand instead
of going through this.........

I will be calling John's insurance company tomorrow for that fantastic
coverage he got. I hope he replies. ;-)


It's been quiet around here. My lovely wife, the friend of animals
everywhere (for which I adore her), was rescuing a hummingbird caught in
our garage two weeks ago, had a ladder accident, and broke her ankle.
She's got crutches and a Darth Vader boot instead of a cast, but isn't in
the mood for line dancing, ice skating or much else.