Re: OT: Difficult Times

Last year the city broke the gas line that runs down the street and when the
gas company went and tested all house's and found that I had a leak. They
cut my gas off and then I found that I had nt turned all of the valves off
in the house but I could not get them to do another leak test. They told me
that I had to have a plumber check everything over and tell the city that
all was ok before they would retest and turn my gas back on. I am disabled
and my only income is from S.S. so I don't have all that much money left
over after bills and food so it was over a month before I culd get it all
done. I almost froze my rear end off since the only heat that I had was an
old milkhouse heater. It also cost me 450.00 to have the plumber come in and
he changed 3 valves and did his test. He was only here for abut 2 1/2 hours
and said that he had to pay the city 200.00 to do the pressure test. I feel
that I was ripped off by the city since they were the ones that broke the
gas line to start with and I could not get eather the city or gas company to
help me in any way. I also live in Tx and it was last year just as it
started to get cold. As far as I care it is too cold when it goes under 60
deg. I lived up north for many years and nothing would ever get me to go
back up there.

"Michael Cecil" <macecil@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:209fp1tgetga33f2dr0uli28pc5q7imn53@xxxxxxxxxx
> On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 20:40:15 -0600, John Willis
> <jdwillis12357@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Ok, He probably wouldn't say anything for some time, and even then he
>>would probably just let the occasional detail out, but Scott (aka
>>Muadib) has had a hard couple of weeks.
>>
>>Two or three weeks ago Scott had his gall bladder out. That went well
>>enough. He is recovered from that. Fortunately. He needed to be well
>>for what he's gone through this week!
>>
>>Two days ago his daughter wrecks his secondary transportation. She is
>>fine. A bit sore, but fine. The van is somewhat less than fine. It
>>still runs and drives, but it is a total loss.
>>
>>The weather has turned here in the DFW area. It has been snowing and
>>sleeting for a day now, and more or less below freezing for more than
>>a full day and that is expected to continue a while longer. Two days
>>ago someone ran over his gas meter. A neighbor calls the police, the
>>police come out and call the fire department, the fire department
>>calls the utility company, and they remove the gas meter. No gas
>>meter, no gas. No gas, no furnace, no hot water, no stove for cooking.
>>Yesterday Scott works all day to dig down, survey the damage, buy
>>parts and tools (I help a bit), and reassemble. It leaks. Today he
>>fixes all leaks and finally gets a green tag from the city building
>>inspection department (and was commended on the quality of his
>>work!:~), finally works his way through to the utility company (he
>>said he was on hold for 45 minutes) and they say they will be out
>>sometime today (it was 6:30 in the evening last time I called him and
>>they still hadn't shown up, but there are still several more hours
>>left in 'today'.) So he sits down to his computer to give ramva a
>>read. Only his router isn't working...
>>
>>Seems the plug the computer is plugged into is the only one working in
>>that room! Took him almost three hours to track down and fix a minor
>>electrical problem (bad connection at a different plug in the next
>>room!:~) I said it is almost comical. Scott allowed as how that is
>>true, in a hysterical kind of way...
>>
>>Last night they all came over to use our facilities since they had no
>>hot water. I wish we could have done more.
>>
>>At least the sleet seems to have stopped. At the moment.
>>
>>I hate uncivilized weather. Anything under 50 degrees is uncivilized.
>
> Well, that all sucks. It sounds like everything, except the van, will be
> okay once the weather warms up. I hope he didn't hurt himself fixing the
> gas meter. Even with laproscopic procedures, you need to take it easy
> long enough to heal.
>
> We had a similar series of events (flu/cold all around, backed up
> plumbing, screwed up Dodge) but I got it sorted out just before it got
> cold outside.
>
> I've never had to fiddle with the gas pipes or meter - shouldn't the
> utility company have done that?
>
> Anyhow, wish him good luck! Thanks for being a good friend to him.
>
> /likes uncivilized weather. Except when I want to work outside. :)
> --
> Michael Cecil
> http://home.comcast.net/~macecil/
> http://home.comcast.net/~safehex/


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