Subj : Re: That's the night the lights went out in... To : alt.tv.farscape From : John I Date : Tue Sep 13 2005 16:50:09 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape weirdwolf wrote: > 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 What do you mean "weird"? I wanted susan to take it over and turn into some kind of female-centered ashrawm thingy. she could paint mystical symbols on the wall and do yoga doen there. However, she prefers that I spend time under the house. .