Society for the Preservation of My Sanity

I just wanted to let ya'll know that things are... well, "a-goin'" around here.

The mess that Daddy, T and Corey worked on last Sunday? Dad got a call at around 5am Monday morning saying the offices were flooded. GAH! So much for sleeping in. (the plan was to wait til lunch to start work) Mom even ended up having to go help do some cleanup.

Thing is, it's not the place they worked on that caused this flood. It's a long complicated story, so I'll spare you (and me!) but it's obviously a big worry. Will they try to stick Dad with all the expenses? Will they try to sue him?! Will his insurance pay for it? Will they drop him?!?

Sheesh. So... he's in a pretty precarious mood. I just feel so bad for him. Tommy feels like he should have done some things differently. But on the other hand... the whole building is pretty old, and is one of those "add on over the years" kinda thing. Know what I mean? They've added a room here, a production line there, etc., etc. Each time, adding some water or drainage lines to existing stuff. Etc, etc., etc. BLAH!

To me, who hasn't even been there and knows next to nothing about such things, it would seem that even if you used some mega-mondo thingamabob (I'm trying not to divulge too many details here while still making a little sense... yeah... ) given that you had a larger water line (a much larger one) that surges back and forth, thus causing motion, etc.... even using a stronger coupling would not have helped because ... as demonstrated here... the line will pull apart somewhere else.

SHEESH!

But of course, if things go in the terlet, they are going to argue differently and try to blame this on Dad. Lord help us!

*sigh*

Okay... so much for fast.

Anyhow... they go again this Sunday to try again. Corey is taking TONS of pictures. (go, Corey!) and I swear, I'm thinking maybe they need to get some neutral party to come in at least for a minute to see what they're doing. y'know... like an inspector or something. just someone to say what they see. I dunno. I'm going nuts)

So far, seems Mom and Dad are dealing with the whole thing pretty well, but I know they're stressed. *sigh*

Okay, well, I'm off to mow the yard and see what else I can get done while I'm feeling like tackling some a-beggin' chores!

Ta-tah & have a great day!!

UPDATE: um... i had a motor vehicle accident. i wrecked the lawn mower. *growling at self* it's mom's fault. she flagged me down as i mowed the path between our houses, so i stopped to talk to her a second and as is her usual practice, she had stuff to give me. sheesh! she came out with a shirt on a hanger. "um... no, mom." okay, she tells me 'come back and get that later'. gee, thanks! then she runs in to get a bowl of mushmelon. *cantelope* for you city folk. heh. i thought, cool, i can do that.. and it'll sure taste good after mowin' is done... so up to the house i go at a pretty good clip... up the little hill where the telephone pole is... when the bowl slipped, and the wheel kicked ... and i almost got whiplash, broke my knee and threw out my back! put it big gash in the pole, but THANK GOD, it didn't tear up the mower! you don't know HOW thankful i was for that! i'll eventually, probably heal up, but that mower? it'd cost a fortune to get fixed! gah. anyhow...um, the day didn't end up being so productive as i'd hoped... but at least i didn't die. and the mower still works. *whew*