Subj : Re: That's the night the lights went out in...
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Nick
Date : Tue Sep 13 2005 18:23:05

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

John I wrote:

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

BTW, what is it like having a basement?
I think that would be cool.  The water table here is too high for them.

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