Disaster #2.

[Starscream]

Originally Posted by shilala

I think I figured out Disaster #3.
Perry's cookies aren't done yet.
(Boy, I hope that's it.)

Disaster #3 will come if you don't hurry up and make Perry's cookies. Get to work!



Sorry about your bad luck.

[Cigarcop]

So what does a telephone pole cost nowadys anyway???

[shilala]

Originally Posted by Cigarcop

So what does a telephone pole cost nowadys anyway???

I'm afraid to find out.
The conversation went like this...
Electrician: "If the old pole weren't too high, we can set a 6x6 treated pole, otherwise we're gonna play hell tryin' to find a telephone pole. There's some guy in Punxsy that has em, I think."
Me: "Yeah, his name's Brian Bickle. He's unlisted and I haven't tracked him down yet."
Electrician: "How high is that pole, you suppose".
Me: "I have no clue at all. Maybe 20 foot, max."
Electrician: "You think it's bigger than that?"
Me: "I don't think so, but I wouldn't bet on it."
Electrician: "You wanna run out there and measure it?"
Me: "Being as you're going there to take off a material list, you think you could measure it when you get there?"
Electrician: "Good idea."

I never got a callback and I ended up with a 6x6 treated pole, so it's all good.

[Cigarcop]

Originally Posted by shilala

I'm afraid to find out.
The conversation went like this...
Electrician: "If the old pole weren't too high, we can set a 6x6 treated pole, otherwise we're gonna play hell tryin' to find a telephone pole. There's some guy in Punxsy that has em, I think."
Me: "Yeah, his name's Brian Bickle. He's unlisted and I haven't tracked him down yet."
Electrician: "How high is that pole, you suppose".
Me: "I have no clue at all. Maybe 20 foot, max."
Electrician: "You think it's bigger than that?"
Me: "I don't think so, but I wouldn't bet on it."
Electrician: "You wanna run out there and measure it?"
Me: "Being as you're going there to take off a material list, you think you could measure it when you get there?"
Electrician: "Good idea."

I never got a callback and I ended up with a 6x6 treated pole, so it's all good.

You crack me up everytime I read one of your posts!!!

[shilala]

Originally Posted by Cigarcop

You crack me up everytime I read one of your posts!!!

That exchange cracked me up, too. It's been just like that all day today.
I could write a book on all the things I heard today.
That happened around lunch time.
The same guy called me because he got lost going to the house.
My directions to him were:
"...Yes. If you take that road from Sykesville and come to that stop sign in Troutville, you turn right then take the first left. The pole is about 50 yards from that stop sign you just told me about."
He called me for new directions when he was about 15 miles past the house.
All day was a test littered with people trying to pull me over the edge.
I even got a call from the ex wife that ended with her calling me an f-ing something because I told her a Y membership for the kid wasn't my top financial priority at the moment considering I don't have an income and just suffered a couple thousand in disasters. Told her it'd have to wait a couple months.
The only reason it was f-ing "something" is because I hung the phone up before she got the entire expletive across.

[awsmith4]

Scott, stay strong brother.

[shilala]

Originally Posted by awsmith4

Scott, stay strong brother.

I'm perfectly okay, Albert. 100%.
I'm excited about getting the kitchen done tomorrow. It's gonna be so nice to put the house back together and make those fargin cookies.

[newcigarz]

Originally Posted by Cigarcop

So what does a telephone pole cost nowadys anyway???

My wife works for A T & T. She used to work in the DOT billing dept.
Part of her job was that she would bill insurance companies when a pole had to be replaced because of an accident. Let me tell you they are not cheap.
Also it depends on whose wires were connected to the pole. If it was phone or electric or both.

[taltos]

Soorry to read about this problem Scott. Hopefully the trucking company's insurance will make you financially whole. Sucks dealing with utility companies.

[shilala]

Originally Posted by Joan

Pshew! Boy, you *really* know how to toss them cookies!

Butt Hay, what about the truck that broke the pole? They have insurance for this kind of thing, right?

Originally Posted by perogee

And I was starting to think that I was the only one with this question on my mind

Le Truck kept on moving. Odds are that he doesn't even know he tore the lines down. These wires have been hanging over that highway since '76. This guy must be tearing out wires from here to wherever he's going.
Since the pole belongs to me, I pay for it.
I still have one last out. My fire insurance or homeowners may or may not cover it. The way I understand my policy, the odds are real slim. I didn't call them yesterday because I didn't want to deal with it. I took pictures yesterday just in case.

[taltos]

Check your auto insurance under uninsured motorist/hit and run coverage. It might cover damage to personal property.

[shilala]

Originally Posted by taltos

Check your auto insurance under uninsured motorist/hit and run coverage. It might cover damage to personal property.

That's a good idea. I'll give them a shout.
Thanks Paul!!!

[hotreds]

So sorry to hear of your run of horrible luck! It actually doesn't surprise me that the big utilities are so cemented in their rules that they'd rather let someone die than break one!

Here's wishing you better days ahead!

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
James 1:12

[shilala]

Originally Posted by hotreds

So sorry to hear of your run of horrible luck! It actually doesn't surprise me that the big utilities are so cemented in their rules that they'd rather let someone die than break one!

Here's wishing you better days ahead!

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
James 1:12

I don't have a problem with their rule, I just wish it started tomorrow.
I found it odd that they never thought it out further than they did, or alerted Gaurdian (the inspection service for the tri-county area they serve) that they'd need to have an inspector on-call from here on out.
Someone's gonna get tore up tomorrow. Penelec's linemen didn't even know of the new rule until they arrived to hook up the service and recieved a call from main office.
The linemen are pissed, my renter's steamed, the guy who owns the inspection service is torqued, and so is the contractor that did the job for me. They're already lighting up the switchboard.

I'm okay with all of it, Hugh.
It is what it is. If I get upset or lose my patience, then I'm gonna be miserable. It's not worth it. Being miserable sure ain't gonna pay the bill.
I am dead tired though.
My back's shot, the house is in disarray from yesterday's disaster, and I have a full dance card tomorrow.

On a positive note, I got the new countertops today to undo disaster #1 and lo and behold, THEY MATCH!!!
Sofaman just called and we made a date to smoke a couple of the DPG Firecrackers tomorrow when he gets off work.
And...
When I was at Lowe's I got a nice Dewalt Jigsaw and they had a 9volt Dewalt cordless on sale that I've been eyeing up for months. I grabbed it, too. It's ideal for drilling all the little stuff I drill out in the shop. I'm gonna love it.

Thanks for the passage, my brother.
It's one of my favorites and there's nothing truer.
The way I feel right now is proof positive.

[Genetic Defect]

Originally Posted by andysutherland

Disaster #3 will come if you don't hurry up and make Perry's cookies. Get to work!



Sorry about your bad luck.

you are not helping