Subj : Re: That's the night the lights went out in...
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : John I
Date : Tue Sep 13 2005 15:20:25

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

Nick wrote:

> John I wrote:
> 
>> Nick wrote:
>> 
>>> John I wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Nick wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Jim Larson wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> ...er...Glendale?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/abazl
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Pansies.
>>>>> We are starting to enjoy not having power over here.
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> During Fran, the power outage was tolerable but for the moron with
>>>> the super- lowd road construction generator and spotlights he
>>>> cobbed from his boss. 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> I think I am the only one in town who doesn't have a generator.
>>> Every Lowe's and Home Depot in the state was shipping their
>>> generators down here to our stores.  It even made the local news. 
>>> They would show how long the generator lines were every hour or so.
>>> 
>> 
>> I bought one last year to power my sump pump in the event of a storm.
>>  I figure if I sell the house I will give to the next owner as part
>> of the deal.  It was the most expensive component of my flood control
>> plan. 
>> 
> 
> Sand bags do tend to be rather cheap.
> 

I had to trench my crawlspace (which is uphill from my basement) and dig a 
hole for a sump-sink to keep the underground river from flooding my basement.

Ask Mark.  He's seen it.

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