UPDATE
Well Karen and I arrived at the BOL last evening at about 1800. I gave a heads up to the farmer across the way that we were coming and we were greeted with a warm cabin as he started the wood stove earlier in the day.
The traffic was horrendous and what should have taken 5 hours took about 6 1/2. To make it worse, the truck was packed, inside and out and the cats meowed the whole time!
We are going to be living at the BOL for the next 3-4 months due to the contractor kicking us out of our damaged house while he does what needs to get done to make it habitual. The list is long and here is a partial of what needs to get done...
> Industrial engineer has to inspect house to make sure it is sound as it shifted by the surge
> If all is good structurally the carpet has to come out as well as the subfloor
> All of our kitchen and bathroom cabinetry has to be torn out. Apparently our cabinetry is fiberboard and has wicked up the
salt water
> All sheet rock 4' off the floor has to be torn out along with the insulation
> A hazmat crew has to come in and clean and dry out the wall studs. Once that is done they will spray a solution to retard
mildew
> Rewire the first floor so out lets will now be 24-30" higher
> Our new furnace was installed this past Monday but they installed it on a wet floor. Our contractor went ape shit when he
found out and was going to bring back the furnace guys to pull it (He will then lay a new floor) and reinstall it. Again he was
incensed that they didn't point this out to me before they installed it. He assured me it would not cost me any additional
money
> The head floor has to come up and be re-tiled
...the list goes on and on however those are the high-lights.
The good news is that deer season starts Monday here in PA. I typically don't hunt the first week (Center fire rifle season is two weeks long here) but will be able to now hunt both weeks. [URL=http://www.smileyvault.co
Laying in bed this morning my wife and I were recounting all of the Thanksgiving's we have spent together. From enjoying the day swinging at anchor with friends to the death of my father in-law the day before Thanksgiving in '08. We then finished going down memory lane by thanking God for our good fortune in having our health, good friends, a family that for the most part, does not argue over small stuff and a comfy cabin to call our own.
So there you go...
