JimH wrote:

Sorry I brought this up folks.

I hope your holiday weekend was *spectacular*. ;-)

Don't feel sorry you brought it up, Jim. I'm glad you did.

My weeked and holiday have been good, but i've seen some a whole lot
worse.

Don White wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
JimH wrote:

"Don White" wrote in message
...

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

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************

Kick him a few more times when he's down....I believe he's still
twitching.



Unbelievable that some folks get some sort of twisted pleasure
hearing of other folks problems. Instead of offering a word of hope
they kick you in the balls with a smile on their face.

Karma? My ass.

Look within yourself Reggie for some compassion and understanding.
Then go take a flying leap and screw yourself. I don't need that
type of crap from you, especially today and especially after all the
crap I just went through.

Anyway.......

Looks like the emergency work.........water extraction, carpet tear
out and floor cleanup/disinfectant job........will run around $5,000
alone seeing it happened on a holiday. Then we have to replace the
carpet and trim....probably another $2,500.

Add to that the cost of the boat engine repair staring at
me.........while having 2 kids in college.

I bet that makes Reggie really happy.


JimH,

Try to go back and read my post again. I started off by saying

"Sorry to hear about your problems."

I then added some recommendations from insurance companies and their
recommendations about mold after water damage and that you may need to
replace your wallboard. This is someone who is going beyond just lip
service, but is concerned about you and your family's long term
safety. Black Mold can kill or cause severe health problems.

I then made a comment about my persona belief about Karma. I was
showing you compassion and understanding from my perspective. I do
believe in Karma, and I do try to look inward when everything in my
world seems to be going crazy. I would make that same suggestion to
any one in my family who was had a similar rash of "accidents".
Reread my comments and then read your response to my comment and ask
yourself, is it possible that Karma may impact our life..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma

You have had an extremely long rash of problems. I would think you
would want to at least think about a concept that billions of people
strongly believe in.

If not, it is no big deal.


I took it to mean than you & JohnH felt Jim deserved his misfortune
because of his real or perceived past actions.
If that's not what you meant..this twisted sailor withdraws his comment.
Don,
I believe in the concept of Karma and have seen it work in my life and
in the life of others, and I am definitely not talking about whether Jim
or anyone else deserves their misfortune. If you take a look at those
you know well you will see some people who definitely have a black cloud
that hang over their head.

Read the wikipedia link, it does a fairly good job of providing an
overview of of the philosophy.


--
Reggie

That's my story and I am sticking to it!

On 4 Jul 2006 16:35:58 -0700, wrote:


JimH wrote:

Sorry I brought this up folks.

I hope your holiday weekend was *spectacular*. ;-)

Don't feel sorry you brought it up, Jim. I'm glad you did.

My weeked and holiday have been good, but i've seen some a whole lot
worse.

I don't know what all he said, but he may have been apologizing for his
comments about Reggie and me. Hell, if I'd had his string of bad luck I'd
be lashing out too.
--
John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************

On Tue, 04 Jul 2006 20:01:26 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Don White wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
JimH wrote:

"Don White" wrote in message
...

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

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************

Kick him a few more times when he's down....I believe he's still
twitching.



Unbelievable that some folks get some sort of twisted pleasure
hearing of other folks problems. Instead of offering a word of hope
they kick you in the balls with a smile on their face.

Karma? My ass.

Look within yourself Reggie for some compassion and understanding.
Then go take a flying leap and screw yourself. I don't need that
type of crap from you, especially today and especially after all the
crap I just went through.

Anyway.......

Looks like the emergency work.........water extraction, carpet tear
out and floor cleanup/disinfectant job........will run around $5,000
alone seeing it happened on a holiday. Then we have to replace the
carpet and trim....probably another $2,500.

Add to that the cost of the boat engine repair staring at
me.........while having 2 kids in college.

I bet that makes Reggie really happy.


JimH,

Try to go back and read my post again. I started off by saying

"Sorry to hear about your problems."

I then added some recommendations from insurance companies and their
recommendations about mold after water damage and that you may need to
replace your wallboard. This is someone who is going beyond just lip
service, but is concerned about you and your family's long term
safety. Black Mold can kill or cause severe health problems.

I then made a comment about my persona belief about Karma. I was
showing you compassion and understanding from my perspective. I do
believe in Karma, and I do try to look inward when everything in my
world seems to be going crazy. I would make that same suggestion to
any one in my family who was had a similar rash of "accidents".
Reread my comments and then read your response to my comment and ask
yourself, is it possible that Karma may impact our life..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma

You have had an extremely long rash of problems. I would think you
would want to at least think about a concept that billions of people
strongly believe in.

If not, it is no big deal.


I took it to mean than you & JohnH felt Jim deserved his misfortune
because of his real or perceived past actions.
If that's not what you meant..this twisted sailor withdraws his comment.
Don,
I believe in the concept of Karma and have seen it work in my life and
in the life of others, and I am definitely not talking about whether Jim
or anyone else deserves their misfortune. If you take a look at those
you know well you will see some people who definitely have a black cloud
that hang over their head.

Read the wikipedia link, it does a fairly good job of providing an
overview of of the philosophy.

That is an interesting link. Thanks.
--
John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************

Have not looked at rec.boats in a few years. Its a comfort to know some
things never change.
Happy B'day USA.

"JohnH" wrote in message
...
On 4 Jul 2006 16:35:58 -0700, wrote:


JimH wrote:

Sorry I brought this up folks.

I hope your holiday weekend was *spectacular*. ;-)

Don't feel sorry you brought it up, Jim. I'm glad you did.

My weeked and holiday have been good, but i've seen some a whole lot
worse.

I don't know what all he said, but he may have been apologizing for his
comments about Reggie and me. Hell, if I'd had his string of bad luck I'd
be lashing out too.
--
John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************

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
...
JimH wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
. ..
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

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************
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

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************
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

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************
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.

JimH wrote:
..

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.

JimH,
It is impossible for to me comprehend how you could interpret what I
said to mean that I was happy about what had happen to you. We have
disagreed about rec.boats being a fun place to discuss politics and have
lively battles, at no time would i ever wish ill on anyone.



--
Reggie

That's my story and I am sticking to it!

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 4 Jul 2006 10:38:21 -0400, " JimH"
jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom 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!!

PIZZA!!!! Sounds like a good excuse to stuff yourself with a good
thin crust pepperoni pizza.

We were to be at a picnic at my sisters house and eating ribs for dinner.
We had nothing planned so my wife cooked up that traditional American 4th of
July dinner.......spaghetti and meatballs. ;-)



A wise old fire chief once told me that life is nothing more than a
series of problems to be solved.

It seems that way at times.


This was after a day when one of our long time members committed
suicide followed by a chimney fire followed by another chimney fire
followed by a fully involved house fire mixed in with two car
accidents and three medical calls.

And I was OOD for the Department that day. :)

Not a good day.

JimH wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message
...
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

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************

Kick him a few more times when he's down....I believe he's still
twitching.


Unbelievable that some folks get some sort of twisted pleasure hearing of
other folks problems. Instead of offering a word of hope they kick you in
the balls with a smile on their face.

Karma? My ass.

Look within yourself Reggie for some compassion and understanding. Then go
take a flying leap and screw yourself. I don't need that type of crap from
you, especially today and especially after all the crap I just went through.

Anyway.......

Looks like the emergency work.........water extraction, carpet tear out and
floor cleanup/disinfectant job........will run around $5,000 alone seeing it
happened on a holiday. Then we have to replace the carpet and
trim....probably another $2,500.

Add to that the cost of the boat engine repair staring at me.........while
having 2 kids in college.

I bet that makes Reggie really happy.

Yep, Karma IS a bitch.

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

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************
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

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************

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

That's just the way he is, John. Bipolar. One week, mister nice guy,
next week, mister ass.