Archive through May 19, 2001
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Archive through May 19, 2001
Zeb | Monday, April 23, 2001 - 08:10 pm   Oh my, Tess!! You're lucky to even have electricity if your house flooded. I'm glad you and Sweetie Cakes didn't get electrocuted or anything. Your computer seems to be working ok. |
Max | Monday, April 23, 2001 - 08:21 pm   Tess, you are a testament to the power of positive thinking and the truth that how we choose to interpret events makes ALL the difference! I applaud your totally positive outlook on life. It's a very refreshing thing to see! MissL and Willi, this goes for you, too. MissL MUST have had a great day, 'cause she spent it spreading cheer throughout TVCH-land! Whenever I think I'm having a bad day, I remember folks like you who are struggling with so much more than I am. Thanks for being a blessing in my life.  |
Tess | Monday, April 23, 2001 - 08:29 pm   Computer is working fine. My laptop is completely cordless unless I'm charging the battery. It's also upstairs and it's the downstairs that's almost an entire loss. Ah, well. There's a lot of that happening around town today. At least all the walls are still standing which is more than some people can say. My friends did lose their electricity, too, and the phone. Others had basement walls cave in. We have one wall with a huge crack in it but we're still standing. Most of the water came up through the floor if you can believe that. Amazing. Thank God it didn't come up through the pipes. There's a lot of that going around, too. I will say I'm plumb tuckered out!! |
Highlander | Monday, April 23, 2001 - 09:06 pm   Not living a place that has flooding I find it hard to understand. I see all this tape on TV of peoples with houses that are flooded or people that are stranded. Do they get no warning from the weather service? When do you realize you are going to be flooded? Is it after it is too late to save your precious items. or do you panic? I wonder what I would run to save first, the computer would definitely be up there. |
Tess | Monday, April 23, 2001 - 09:27 pm   Okay, I missed something while I was over in the Survivor threads. HMMMM. Thanks, Lance, I guess. I'll never know. Yes, Zeb, we have a lot of damage and will probably have to have the entire basement floor removed (it was a finished basement) and have it all re-poured after drain tile is installed along with an underground sump pump. The floor is cracked in several places now as is the wall in the 4th bedroom which is also downstairs. All of the remaining dry wall and panelling still has to come down and the carpet was destroyed, of course. We'll be completely down to bare cement block and floor from a completely finished basement. None of that bothers me at all. The things that are hard to lose are the books and baby items that I was saving for Sweetie Cakes. There were also many, many letters from family members who are now deceased which cannot be saved...but, a nice surprise was that although all our photo frames were ruined, in many cases the photos inside were so tightly sealed that they are okay. Anyway, all the furniture, walls and carpets can be replaced and rebuilt. It's always the little personal things that are the heartbreakers. We did get by luckier than a lot of people and I am grateful that we don't live on the river. Those people didn't have a chance. |
Max | Monday, April 23, 2001 - 09:35 pm   I hope you have flood insurance, Tess! BTW, sometimes ignorance IS bliss. |
Tess | Monday, April 23, 2001 - 09:40 pm   Highlander, in our case since we don't live on the river there was really no warning except that it had rained several inches and we knew from the weather reports it would continue to rain all night. You all probably know by now that I'm usually the last one awake at night and by the time I went to bed we were still dry. But, I could hear it raining harder and harder through the night. When my husband got up this morning and went downstairs to check it was already too late. The 3 of us spent the day bailing and mopping and using the wet-vac. And bagging up our belongings for the trash collector. We kept the water at bay so there were a couple of rooms (that held all our important legal papers) dry for the most part. The furnace and hot water heater were closed off also and were okay. The people on the river get updates continually about the when the river will crest and at what level. People come from all over to help sandbag and save as many homes as possible. We just never thought we would have trouble being high up and a mile away. There's just been too much water. LOL about the computer. You bet we'd grab those and all the photos we can. Luckily I'm very organized with those and I made sure that my albums were up on the very top shelf and back upstairs immediately. No, you don't panic. There really isn't time to panic in either case. Like all good Minnesotans, we just dig in and deal with it. I guess that counts for people everywhere. We all tend to pull together when needed. |
Tess | Monday, April 23, 2001 - 09:43 pm   Oh, and you all would have gotten a kick out of seeing Miss Sweetie Cakes in her swimsuit and life preserver with her mop and hard hat on. She was a sight to behold!! I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. |
Egbok77 | Monday, April 23, 2001 - 10:23 pm   Zeb, Zeb, Zeb . . . .'nuff said. Tess, I wish you and your family well as you deal with all the sop and wetness from the flooding. I can't even begin to imagine what you are going through but my good wishes are with you. Hopefully the rain will stop soon!! Is your Miss Sweetie Cakes a toddler?? As a parent of three teenagers who were adorable toddlers at one time, I can appreciate your heartfelt laugh at seeing her in her swimsuit and life perserver with her mop and hard hat on!! Too cute. |
Tess | Monday, April 23, 2001 - 11:50 pm   Max, you are truly a doll. Thanks for the kind words. I have to admit that having MissL flitting all over the place really helped today. We do have insurance but since the water came in through the walls and up through the floor, they don't pay. If it was coming up from the sewer (I can't even think about that) as most of the other people had, insurance would pay. If we lived closer to the river we'd have different coverage but who would have thunk it?? Now, we're going to have the floor ripped up and drain tile put in and the floor re-poured. Then it's on to the remodel. After the walls are all water-proofed, of course. In the meantime, I get the first estimate tomorrow for replacing our collapsed driveway. Oh, it's been fun around here. LOL about the ignorance, Max. I'm choosing to stay ignorant about a few things. It's much easier that way. See ya tomorrow.  |
Tess | Tuesday, April 24, 2001 - 12:00 am   Egbok, thanks for asking. Gives me another chance to mention my little Sweetie Cakes. She's a 4-1/2 year old little beauty from Korea and the absolute joy of my life. She has an imagination that never quits and she makes it worth getting up every day and giving life my all. Some days I never make it out of bed but we manage to have great adventures anyway. It's amazing what you can do with a few pillows and books, crayons, paper and legos. Gotta have legos. Did I mention she was singing "Glory, Glory Hallelujah...." (aka Battle Hymn of the Republic) at the top of her lungs while mopping? It's her favorite song and she knows all the words to all the verses. I thought I would just die. Instead I ran upstairs and grabbed my camera for a few pictures. Absolutely priceless.  |
Grod | Tuesday, April 24, 2001 - 12:27 am   Tess, i suggest you change your insurance policy. I can't believe they would not cover the damage you refer to. That's ludicrous for them not to do it. My insurance company covers any water damage. I know if one lives on a floodplain they might have to pay extra. I don't know if you have a scanner, i remember when i bought my scanner, I went through all the important momentos,photographs, documents and letters, scanned them onto cd and put them in my safety deposit box. It is just a suggestion if you have a scanner. If you don't have one it is a very good investment to get, especially for things like the trauma you have experience with the flooding. Good luck with the repair work ahead. |
Tess | Tuesday, April 24, 2001 - 12:46 am   Thanks, Grod. I don't believe we don't have a scanner yet with my husband being in computers. He's waiting to upgrade his computer again and then get a scanner. We have our important documents in fireproof (and I assume water-proof) boxes. The things that we lost downstairs were only supposed to be there while the new oak floors went in upstairs. With me having to go to the hospital and then to the hotel and him having to take care of everything by himself (Sweetie Cakes was with me at the Radisson), he didn't get around to bringing everything back upstairs and back in order yet. It's been only a few days. It was more important at the time to keep the sawdust under control, etc. ah, well. We have so much insurance I couldn't believe that we're not covered for water that comes in through the walls and floor. Something about Acts of God instead of failure of the water system...I don't know. We don't live on a flood plain and we're way above the river. There are ponds everywhere in our neighborhood but NOT on our circle so what the heck!! The problem appears to be that the people who built the house didn't waterproof the basement before they finished it off. What a way to find out. They also lied to us about never having water in the basement before. After we pulled out some of the panelling, dry (ha) wall and carpeting you could see the stains and mold where it had flooded before. Sadly, they are long gone. They turned out to be icky people anyway. Now, I'm going to put SCANNER on my shopping list and try to get some sleep. Nighty, night Grod. Oh, and someday you'll have to tell me how you came up with that name.  |
Grod | Tuesday, April 24, 2001 - 06:20 am   Yes, mold is dangerous, it is a good thing yu found that out especially with SweetCakes in the house. Grod is part of my name. |
Willi | Tuesday, April 24, 2001 - 08:36 am   Tess, You just keep that attitude lady!
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Tess | Tuesday, April 24, 2001 - 01:20 pm   Thank you, Willi. Theres a note in my folder. That's all I can say for today. bye-bye. |
Lancecrossfire | Tuesday, April 24, 2001 - 02:29 pm   Tess, noooooooooooo Please come back to this thread? |
Tess | Tuesday, April 24, 2001 - 04:14 pm   My day?? You asked about my day??? This is a great day! Thanks to all of you who came to visit while I was not quite myself a bit earlier. The sun is shining, it's going to be 80 degrees by the weekend and I met Wally, the driveway guy, my new best friend (outside TVCH). Our driveway is going to cost 7000 less than we thought to replace and our insurance company is paying the entire bill (less the deductible). Oh, did I mention the sun is shining and Sweetie Cakes got to ride her new little 2-wheel bike? Thanks for asking, Lance. Now I'm off to a party for awhile. Seems I'm in quite good health today. |
Grooch | Wednesday, April 25, 2001 - 01:45 pm   YIPPEE!!! It's pouring rain down here in Miami right now!! Real Hard. This is great for the drought the state is having and to help put out the fires. (They had to close US1 to the Keys today because it's so bad). Thanks for sending your rain down here Tess!! |
Grooch | Wednesday, April 25, 2001 - 01:46 pm   Of course, this does mean an extra hour drive time to get home. But it's worth it! |
Tess | Wednesday, April 25, 2001 - 02:14 pm   Hey, Grooch!! You got my present. YEA! Sorry about the highway closing part but we were aiming to put out those fires. Drive carefully. It's beautiful, warm, sunny and dry up here. The creek was still too high and running too fast for pre-school nature walk today so they're going to try again on Friday. If you'd like us to send anything else you just holler now, Grooch. We'll be happy to oblige. |
Grooch | Saturday, May 19, 2001 - 09:39 am   My day today is sitting at the computer in peace in quiet for a change and going down these threads and bumping them up. Life is good. |
Gail | Saturday, May 19, 2001 - 10:53 am   My day today is hopefully going into town and watching The Mummy Returns with my sweetie and having dinner afterwards and maybe squeezing in a visit to Lowes. Then later this evening going to the neighbor's house to play spades. All the while, checking email and watching the board.
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Merlin | Saturday, May 19, 2001 - 11:39 am   Well Gail, unless you are taking your pups to the movies, that would explain why someone else isnt posting a lot on the board recently. |
Tess | Saturday, May 19, 2001 - 05:30 pm   My day was wonderful---slept late, very late, then watched my daughter run through the sprinkler and play in her wading pool for the first time this spring. She fell asleep in the rocking chair in her daddy's lap so we missed going to Home Depot this afternoon but tomorrow's another day! Oh, and I learned lots of new painting techniques! |
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