Subj : Re: That's the night the lights went out in...
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : John I
Date : Tue Sep 13 2005 16:16:02

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

Nick wrote:

> John I wrote:
> 
>> Nick wrote:
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>>> 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.
> 

It was 34 years ago.  I spent four or five weeks digging.  It got so that I 
would go down to the mine just to get some peace and quiet.  I was thinking 
about molding the heap of dirt into a clay barca lounger.

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