Subj : Re: That's the night the lights went out in...
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Nick
Date : Tue Sep 13 2005 15:46:11

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

John I wrote:

> 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.

That sounds like a huge PITA.
You should punch the builder in the nose.

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