OT just want to vent
When it rains it pours! About 7years ago in my old house I had the washer break, dish washer followed then a fork got stuck in the garbage disposer and finally the ho****er heater went bad ruining my brand new hard wood floors....this all happened in a 1 month span. the following month I came downstairs in the morning to find a mushroom growing out of my wall becasue I hung somthing and nailed it through the mail PVC pipe that drained all the water from upstairs. this pipe was in the middles of my dinning room wall. What a hell of a couple months. I know it sucks but think about the long run from a fire prevention stand point!
Sheri F.
Boy have I been where you are.
Two weeks after I moved into my custom-built home, an oak tree fell on it, ripped several holes in the roof, tore off the siding on one side, and ripped off the gutters on the front of the house.
Six weeks after THAT, a tornado came through the neighborhood and I lost a few of the shingles that had just been replaced, as well as a few pieces of the new siding.
Two months after THAT, my dog's invisible fence was struck by lightning, the power surge came through the electrical system while I was standing at the kitchen stove cooking dinner. While I had my hands on the pot on the stove, the electricity came UP one arm, through my mouth (felt like bees buzzing in there), then down the other arm, and back into the stove. Blew out several outlets, my TV, my computer, and caught the stereo speakers on fire. I called the fire department, and I mentioned the bees in the mouth feeling. None of them believed me, but since one of them was an EMT, he said "I'll ck you out just to be sure" and he took my blood pressure and pulse. I didn't have EITHER in either of my arms. AND, I had to hire an electrical contractor to fix all the blown out electrical outlets, and since it was only a few months after the first insurance claim, I paid for it all out of my pocket so my insurance rates wouldn't go up. .
I remember saying, what's next, a damn flood? Two weeks after that, in an event the washer repairman said was IMPOSSIBLE, my washing machine stopped recognizing it was filled with water, and flooded my laundry room.
I said, ok, gotta call in the power of estrogen. I called all my girlfriends, and we had a house blessing party. Everybody came with 3 blessings for my house. One of my requested blessings was to ask God to bless the occupants of the house with good to come out of the bad.
One of the electricians who worked on my house for the lightning strike?
He's now my husband.
tracey
Two weeks after I moved into my custom-built home, an oak tree fell on it, ripped several holes in the roof, tore off the siding on one side, and ripped off the gutters on the front of the house.
Six weeks after THAT, a tornado came through the neighborhood and I lost a few of the shingles that had just been replaced, as well as a few pieces of the new siding.
Two months after THAT, my dog's invisible fence was struck by lightning, the power surge came through the electrical system while I was standing at the kitchen stove cooking dinner. While I had my hands on the pot on the stove, the electricity came UP one arm, through my mouth (felt like bees buzzing in there), then down the other arm, and back into the stove. Blew out several outlets, my TV, my computer, and caught the stereo speakers on fire. I called the fire department, and I mentioned the bees in the mouth feeling. None of them believed me, but since one of them was an EMT, he said "I'll ck you out just to be sure" and he took my blood pressure and pulse. I didn't have EITHER in either of my arms. AND, I had to hire an electrical contractor to fix all the blown out electrical outlets, and since it was only a few months after the first insurance claim, I paid for it all out of my pocket so my insurance rates wouldn't go up. .
I remember saying, what's next, a damn flood? Two weeks after that, in an event the washer repairman said was IMPOSSIBLE, my washing machine stopped recognizing it was filled with water, and flooded my laundry room.
I said, ok, gotta call in the power of estrogen. I called all my girlfriends, and we had a house blessing party. Everybody came with 3 blessings for my house. One of my requested blessings was to ask God to bless the occupants of the house with good to come out of the bad.
One of the electricians who worked on my house for the lightning strike?
He's now my husband.
tracey
RaggetyAnn (I'm just a RaggetyAnn in a Barbie Doll world.)
hw: 216 sw: 200 cw: 156 dgw: 134 mgw: 124
Three Blessings Cottage, named for....
Faith Constant,
Friends Noble,
Dreams Fulfilled.
(And that was before I even MET DH)
For many years after, my girlfriends would still come each Autumn with 3 blessings each, we'd ring the house with luminarias, roast hot dogs and marshmallows on a bonfire, and celebrate estrogen. I heartily recommend the event.
Here's swinging geckos and labradoodles that your misfortunes turn out with a happy ending like mine did.
tracey
Faith Constant,
Friends Noble,
Dreams Fulfilled.
(And that was before I even MET DH)
For many years after, my girlfriends would still come each Autumn with 3 blessings each, we'd ring the house with luminarias, roast hot dogs and marshmallows on a bonfire, and celebrate estrogen. I heartily recommend the event.
Here's swinging geckos and labradoodles that your misfortunes turn out with a happy ending like mine did.
tracey
RaggetyAnn (I'm just a RaggetyAnn in a Barbie Doll world.)
hw: 216 sw: 200 cw: 156 dgw: 134 mgw: 124
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