Deadly Sushi
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Im hoping that all is going well by you. I thought about you guys a few times in the last few days. Wish i could do something meaningful for you folks.
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At least none of us were hurt.....
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BoneheadNW
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Jim, sounds like you and your family are on a good road to recovery. I was actually thinking about you guys quite a bit yesterday. We had a large house burn not too far from mine. The family lost everything except possibly some small items in the garage. I wish you and your family the best.
Bone
Bone
jwstewar
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I posted this in the water heater thread, but thought I should post here as well. We have picked a builder and a home. We signed the contract on Saturday. Now that we have all of that, we can get going on the bank approval. We have the main check from the insurance, they still owe us the "depreciation money" but since we have a contract I have faxed that to them so that they should be getting that money out to us. We are still working on our inventory and prices. That is the biggest hurdle at this point. It is amazing how much time that takes up.
jwstewar
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Just another quick update. We got approved for our loan. 2nd bank we went to. Haven't heard anything back from the first one, they were just moving to slow. Went to the second and we were approved in half an hour - ain't technology great. Hope to close the 1st week of December and the builder will start 3 days later (by law has to wait 72 hours). I think I'll start another thread in another subject about tearing the house down and the rebuilding process. I'll try to do that as soon as the air card that I'm using for Internet access is responding a little quicker.
Thanks everyone for the support and your thoughts and prayers through this difficult time.
Thanks everyone for the support and your thoughts and prayers through this difficult time.
Jen's Jeep
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Wow...glad you are all fine
. Keep us updated
. Keep us updated
jwstewar
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OK, just a quick update to go along with the official sidetracked House building tread.
We closed the loan for the house Friday. We were supposed to have closed Thursday but the title company didn't everything completed in time. So we closed Friday morning. Unfortunately, we need to confirm the closing Thursday for the builder to start Tuesday as the sub had another job that he was going to be - if we let them know Thursday. Well, we couldn't. So we got bumped to Thursday this week, but it could've been as early as yesterday or as late as tomorrow. Well, they haven't showed up yet, I'm assuming because of the snow. I'm betting they won't be there until next week when the weather is supposed to be nicer (mid 50s and dry).
Anyway, back to our lovely trailer.
We knew it had some insulation missing underneath. It got cold last night
. The line going where we knew insulation was missing didn't freeze, but the kids' bathroom did. Turns out there is a piece underneath missing according to the plumber big enough for him to fit into. Now the real kicker, since they have put the skirting around the trailer as required by state law, the plumber can't put any heat to the pipes to thaw them. This has obviously happened before as the plumber says the line has been cut out and replaced before.
The housing company the insurance contracted through is really chewing the company that owns the trailer a new one. The lady from the trailer company called the plumber saying, I just got my butt ripped. I guess the housing company threatened to break the lease, make them get the trailer out immediately and pay for us to be put in a hotel. It isn't what we want (we want to be at the property, but what ever). Telling them our expensive heat bills are rediculous because of the no skirting and now the water problem.
BTW, just to keep things entertaining, I had a deer commit suicide on the front my car yesterday morning on the way to work - only about 150 yards from the house. Unfortunately we only carried liability on the car because of its age and mileage (10 years/252k) so we will probably end up just totalling it. Oh well, keeps life interesting doesn't it?
We closed the loan for the house Friday. We were supposed to have closed Thursday but the title company didn't everything completed in time. So we closed Friday morning. Unfortunately, we need to confirm the closing Thursday for the builder to start Tuesday as the sub had another job that he was going to be - if we let them know Thursday. Well, we couldn't. So we got bumped to Thursday this week, but it could've been as early as yesterday or as late as tomorrow. Well, they haven't showed up yet, I'm assuming because of the snow. I'm betting they won't be there until next week when the weather is supposed to be nicer (mid 50s and dry).
Anyway, back to our lovely trailer.
We knew it had some insulation missing underneath. It got cold last night . The line going where we knew insulation was missing didn't freeze, but the kids' bathroom did. Turns out there is a piece underneath missing according to the plumber big enough for him to fit into. Now the real kicker, since they have put the skirting around the trailer as required by state law, the plumber can't put any heat to the pipes to thaw them. This has obviously happened before as the plumber says the line has been cut out and replaced before. The housing company the insurance contracted through is really chewing the company that owns the trailer a new one. The lady from the trailer company called the plumber saying, I just got my butt ripped.
I guess the housing company threatened to break the lease, make them get the trailer out immediately and pay for us to be put in a hotel. It isn't what we want (we want to be at the property, but what ever). Telling them our expensive heat bills are rediculous because of the no skirting and now the water problem.BTW, just to keep things entertaining, I had a deer commit suicide on the front my car yesterday morning on the way to work - only about 150 yards from the house. Unfortunately we only carried liability on the car because of its age and mileage (10 years/252k) so we will probably end up just totalling it. Oh well, keeps life interesting doesn't it?
Never a dull moment ehhh Jim? Is the car still drivable?
Leaving water dripping very slowly usually will stop it from freezing.
At least the weather will be better next week for them breaking ground. That will be exciting for sure.
Here's to a trouble free build. Cheers!
Leaving water dripping very slowly usually will stop it from freezing.
At least the weather will be better next week for them breaking ground. That will be exciting for sure.
Here's to a trouble free build. Cheers!
jwstewar
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It is, but only has one headlight and the other was misaligned in the process. There is also antifreeze coming from somewhere. Not sure where though. The radiator is bent, but not busted. I actually think the antifreeze is coming/came from the overflow tank but don't know for sure. I told Monica she could take the kids to and from school if she wanted, but I wasn't going to drive it to work. I'll probably drive it into my buddy's junk yard tomorrow. He has a 2000 w/ 70k that we might buy. He only had to put a fender and fix the door on it. It would make a pretty good work car for me to drive back and forth to work putting a bunch of miles on and getting hit all of the time - I'll make sure he de-magnetized the next one.
Just as a reference, the car has already had 3 front bumpers, 3 hoods, 2 deck lids, 5 windshields, 2 new front doors, 3 front fenders and 2 rear bumpers. Of course this doesn't include the repairs to the prevously mentioned items. We call it the world's most expensive Honda Accord. Between the lease, buying it out of the lease (at the same price Monica could've bought it new), and all of the repairs we figure it is about a 90k Honda Accord.
Holy Moly. Sounds like you've taken out a whole clan of deer. They must have a contract out on you. 
That is the most expensive Accord I've ever heard oF.
Better luck with whatever you get next. I think the deer knew your old car, way to well. 
That is the most expensive Accord I've ever heard oF.
Better luck with whatever you get next. I think the deer knew your old car, way to well.