Subj : Re: That's the night the lights went out in... To : alt.tv.farscape From : weirdwolf Date : Tue Sep 13 2005 16:40:49 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape John I wrote in news:Xns96D0729E61FBCoiwhnanri@66.26.32.9: > Nick wrote: > >> 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. >> > > 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. > You know that's not as weird as it seems. http://makeashorterlink.com/?R1FF529CB Ted -- Stare too long into the abyss and the abyss looks like a nifty place to hide the bodies .