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BTW hunter, I like the new pix

Thanks

MacTheWolf (imported) wrote: Sat Oct 10, 2009 11:30 am WOO HOO - I finally have electricity

So now we can say - "let it be light"?

(I was unable to resist...)

fhunter wrote: Sat Oct 10, 2009 10:13 pm Thanks

So now we can say - "let it be light"?

(I was unable to resist...)

? Does this mean that God is really the electric company?????

River

Riverwind (imported) wrote: Sat Oct 10, 2009 10:47 pm ? Does this mean that God is really the electric company?????

River

They think they are. --FLO--

I love Edison, my electric company, they not only gave me LIGHTS but reduced my back bill to -0-.

I contacted Time Warner about my TV, Internet and Phone. They will be out Monday from 1:00pm to 3:00pm to see what needs to be done. Then, supposedly, a team will come out to restore my services in 1-3 days.

I'll call Southern Calif Gas Company on Monday and say TURN THE DAMNED GAS BACK ON. I refuse to take cold showers.

MacTheWolf (imported) wrote: Sun Oct 11, 2009 10:23 am I'll call Southern Calif Gas Company on Monday and say TURN THE DAMNED GAS BACK ON. I refuse to take cold showers.

and after going thru all that a hot shower/bath would be a huge relief.

chilli-

MacTheWolf (imported) wrote: Sun Oct 11, 2009 10:23 am I'll call Southern Calif Gas Company on Monday and say TURN THE DAMNED GAS BACK ON. I refuse to take cold showers.

And in Russia we spend 21 days every summer without hot water (for maintaince and tests). Why 21? easy - more continuous days and there should be a compensation for the lack of service.

Ok, ok, I wouldn't scare anyone anymore with horror stories from Russia:)

Woo hoo Time Warner came by and ran new lines. I'm back to having Internet, Cable TV and a Telephone...thank gawd

Now, to call the Gas company.

That is great news for sure. You are very lucky that you got so much on Monday.

Looking forward to you being back in chat.

Southern Calif Gas was out and gave me good and not so good news:

Good - I now have a working water heater and stove.

Not so good - No heat for a while yet.

* The floor heater needs vacuumed out. Once it's done, I recall Gas company and tell them to send out a skinny Gas man as he has to crawl under the house to turn the heater back on.

* The wall heater is off because the vent needs to be cleaned out. Vent is on roof and is probably clogged with a bird's nest or maybe it's crimped.

My neighbor says he'll fix my two roof holes (caused by the firefighters) for $50 plus I buy the tar.

Till the above is fixed, I'll be wearing a jacket during the daytime

It's sooooooo nice to have a stove, water heater, electricity, phone and Internet back on - woo hoo

I am glad you are back living in the modern world. You of all good people should be free from lifes disasters for many years.

tugon (imported) wrote: Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:41 am I am glad you are back living in the modern world. You of all good people should be free from lifes disasters for many years.

The only disaster I see in the future is one of those treatments developed by the Nazis in Auschwitz to torture inmates I think it's called a Colonscopy.

LOL, Oh Mac, you have not lived tell you have had one, I know I look forward to my next one, you only get them every 10 years and you should have had one by now.

It all starts with this jug of juice that you get to add the flavor of the month to and then

jenny (imported) wrote: Sat Sep 29, 2007 3:04 am .............................................. .................................................. ............................................

and then your ready to go and go and go and go and then

jenny (imported) wrote: Sat Sep 29, 2007 3:04 am .............................................. .................................................. ............................................

the doctor takes this tube

jenny (imported) wrote: Sat Sep 29, 2007 3:04 am .............................................. .................................................. ............................................

and you there you are.

Cleaned and primed.

River

Riverwind (imported) wrote: Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:02 pm LOL, Oh Mac, you have not lived tell you have had one, I know I look forward to my next one, you only get them every 10 years and you should have had one by now.

It all starts with this jug of juice that you get to add the flavor of the month to and then

jenny (imported) wrote: Sat Sep 29, 2007 3:04 am .............................................. .................................................. ............................................

and then your ready to go and go and go and go and then

jenny (imported) wrote: Sat Sep 29, 2007 3:04 am .............................................. .................................................. ............................................

the doctor takes this tube

jenny (imported) wrote: Sat Sep 29, 2007 3:04 am .............................................. .................................................. ............................................

and you there you are.

Cleaned and primed.

River

Nicely censored too

Two workman are charging me $70 to cover two holes in the roof. Holes are about 2 foot by 3 foot, cut by firefighters looking for fire/smoke.

Offhand, I'd say the $70 is cheap by carpenter standards.

MacTheWolf (imported) wrote: Wed Oct 14, 2009 3:06 am Two workman are charging me $70 to cover two holes in the roof. Holes are about 2 foot by 3 foot, cut by firefighters looking for fire/smoke.

Offhand, I'd say the $70 is cheap by carpenter standards.

That depends on how good the work is. --FLO--

MacTheWolf (imported) wrote: Wed Oct 14, 2009 3:06 am Nicely censored too

Two workman are charging me $70 to cover two holes in the roof. Holes are about 2 foot by 3 foot, cut by firefighters looking for fire/smoke.

Offhand, I'd say the $70 is cheap by carpenter standards.

are they actually replacing lumber? replacing shingles? If not, you are being ripped off, and they are merely applying a band-aid

They replaced lumber and shingles.

Consuela and Maria, my house servants, were worried about asbestos coming from an open hole to my roof. Firemen had accidently broken it while looking for smoke.

My crawl space between roof and ceiling, is filled with asbestos for insulation but, access to it is via a closet which is usually closed.

I reassured them that one week of minute exposure isn't bad. It normally takes years of continued exposure to get sick from it. I worked in an asbestos plant a decade ago as a lowly rent-a-cop.

An attic full of asbestos............What could possibly go wrong? --FLO--

Uncle Flo (imported) wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:37 am An attic full of asbestos............What could possibly go wrong? --FLO--

A mysterious attic wind that caused my asbestos to Ebb and Flo ?

MacTheWolf (imported) wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:05 am A mysterious attic wind that caused my asbestos to Ebb and Flo ?

might want to get another look. more likely it is rock wool. lots of folks mistake that for asbestos. asbestos was rarely used in houses for attic insulation, but was frequently used on pipes.

kristoff wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:15 am might want to get another look. more likely it is rock wool. lots of folks mistake that for asbestos. asbestos was rarely used in houses for attic insulation, but was frequently used on pipes.

Good point, Krister.

Rock wool or fiberglass is the most common housing insulation and is typically what you find in attics and between walls; for a while some used what is essentially fire-proofed paper pulp, but that was blown in insulation.

Asbestos was used as a wrapping around heat-bearing pipes or shielding on hot surfaces like furnaces, heaters, or brake linings. Industrial asbestos comes in two forms, fibrous, which was woven into asbestos cloth (used for suits, mats, and gloves) and solid asbestos, which is a compressed board rather like a greyish masonite; that stuff was typically used, not as insulation but for clapboards (shingle-like siding on the outside of the house).

BTW good that you are back on the net.

Judging from the age of your house, I do not think you have any fiberglass in the attic. Unless it you added some insulation in the past 30 years. Fiberglass is a light in weight. Will have a very airy construction. Would also be in strips about 15 inches wide. Could also be attached to a paper backing.

You would have the old type. Would be sort of clumpy. Sort of dense. Would be lower then the floor's 2x6's. Either would have a minimal heath risks. The dust in the insulation would be very high. Working with the insulation will stir up the dust.

gareth19 (imported) wrote: Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:36 pm BTW good that you are back on the net.

The dreaded Cable Guy was out yesterday working on the telephone pole. Right afterwards, I noticed I was both offline and phone less.

Different Time Warner guy was out today and fixed it

MacTheWolf (imported) wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:27 am The dreaded Cable Guy was out yesterday working on the telephone pole. Right afterwards, I noticed I was both offline and phone less.

Different Time Warner guy was out today and fixed it

Ask Time Warner for a credit for all the time you were not on.

Next outage you should be asking for a female repair person. May make the repair more interesting and enjoyable.

bobbie (imported) wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2009 6:01 am Next outage you should be asking for a female repair person. May make the repair more interesting and enjoyable.

Like this (http://trinixy.ru/pics3/20080311/dts_02.jpg)? ;)

Warning, not safe for work.