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To: Naomi who wrote (165006)	7/20/2008 7:07:04 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 225578

Don't feel like the Lone Ranger, Naomi. We all have days like that. More often than we want to, right gang?

To: Naomi who wrote (165006)	7/21/2008 12:50:20 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 225578

Oh gosh, Naomi...Sorry to hear about the flood in the house...We had the same thing happen in early 2001....flood upstairs went down to the living room walls and ceiling, and ruined it, plus some of the dining room...we were in a hotel for 7 weeks while the mess was being fixed. Turns out the blowers they had for the carpets blew black mold that was in the upstairs bedroom. We didn't know it until they took the ceiling attached valences down....crows had pecked holes in the roof, and we knew there was a big brown water mark on the ceiling, but had NO idea about the black mold....Hubby and I had been having lots of respiratory problems before, and turns out this was why.... As long as the house was totally trashed for all that time with all the furniture that had to be moved, we decided to have new carpet in the whole house except the den, paid for that ourselves, after they workers got the house back together... We were very grateful for insurance!! We had Safeco, and they were simply wonderful! Will be sending you both LOTS of good thoughts....it's a trying time for sure!

To: Naomi who wrote (165006)	7/21/2008 11:35:10 AM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 225578

Naomi, that reminds me of what happened to some friends recently. A young couple we know were set to get married.........they'd been living together for over a year, as youngsters are apt to do these days.........and had most of the plans arranged for a huge outdoor weekend wedding at the base of Mt. Rainier. Their living room was full of Costco, Target, Wally World and other store's goodies, and the rental truck was booked for the big weekend. Now these two have high pressure jobs that require a lot of traveling on both their parts. Two weeks before the wedding she left for a 5 day work trip on a Monday and he left for a 3 day work trip that Wednesday, It so happened that he returned home first, which was a blessing, and when he opened the front door water came gushing out in a torrent. The house was just soaking wet. The Parque floating floor in the basement was literally floating and the whole house was all just a big, soggy mess. Turns out the very highest toilet in the entire house had busted a hose. Lord knows when, but it ruined many wedding supplies, all of their furniture, the walls, carpet, drapes etc. Last we heard they were mucking it out, and taking lots and lots of trips to the dump. We are going to go over and evaluate the situation for them as part of our wedding gift to them as it seems the insurance co wants to total the house and just pay them the $165,000 insurance money. They could never replace the house for that, so we're going to see if it is salvageable. I'm glad you weren't out of town when your toilet decided to misbehave.