Gustav & Hanna & Ike - Page 6

Greg · 10-08-2008, 02:47 AM

Thank you, Crystal. It's very kind of you to say that!

Bucket Brigade · 10-08-2008, 02:52 AM

That's right, Crystal. I didn't play that game where you borrow against equity to pay the mortgage but I did do quite well turning around houses until I had enough to buy the house I have now.

Greg · 10-19-2008, 05:39 PM

That's good to hear, Bucky!

You might be amused to know that even now they are still cleaning up the debris after Ike. At least the stoplights are working now.

Miros1 · 10-20-2008, 12:55 AM

Darn, I think they've even managed to remove the damaged awning I saw here shortly after the storm.

Everyone had little stacks of branches and leaves at the curb right after the storm, but even those are gone now (or are mixed with the normal fall leaves for pickup). The two really badly damaged nearby trees have had their damaged parts cut out and hauled away, and the related property damage has been repaired.

Greg · 10-21-2008, 11:33 AM

Down here, it's just a matter of the sheer volume of stuff that has to be done. A boat dealer down on NASA Road One that I drive by every day was completely wrecked by all the boats that were dropped on their building. My guess is that the storm surge lifted the boats and the wind piled them up against the bank of Clear Lake.

The roofers still need to fix quite few roofs that are still covered with blue tarps and one house in my neighborhood had to be gutted. Other than that, it's mostly just stumps and tree trunks with the occasional brush pile.

Crystal · 10-21-2008, 11:55 PM

I can imagine that Greg with the water lifting the boats and they crash down on the boat dealers place. I hope they had insurance. Do you know them?

Greg · 10-22-2008, 03:27 AM

No, I don't know them. I don't own a boat. Once upon a time I bought a truck configured so that it could tow a boat, but after I bought the truck, I couldn't afford a boat!

Crystal · 10-27-2008, 11:24 PM

Its good they're getting things cleaned up though!! We don't own a boat right now but Jeff thought we might get a bass boat. We already got the truck.

Coco · 10-30-2008, 01:30 AM

I noticed that Jeff has a trailer hitch but I never thought to ask why.

Miros1 · 10-30-2008, 04:30 AM

That's to tie up the people who hit on his wife...

Angelita, he's got a trailer hitch. Don't hit on Crystal either!

Greg · 10-31-2008, 12:16 AM

I have a trailer hitch on my ol' Taurus, too, but I never thought of it as dangerous!

pompkyn · 10-31-2008, 03:08 PM

hehe I have one too

on my contour

Greg · 11-01-2008, 06:11 PM

In my case, the trailer hitch is there to tow a U-Haul trailer. It's an artifact from a previous cross-country move. I'd probably use it to tow a boat but (a) I can't afford a boat and (b) I haven't been successful in getting Melva interested in boats.

Miros1 · 11-02-2008, 04:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg

I have a trailer hitch on my ol' Taurus, too, but I never thought of it as dangerous!

Of course a trailer hitch is dangerous. Imagine Jeff driving around with some idjit tied to it.

Greg · 11-02-2008, 09:03 AM

This is getting to be a big gruesome, y'know. Maybe we could find something more pleasant to talk about.

Crystal · 11-11-2008, 05:39 PM

Yeah Jeff would never do that.

Greg · 11-12-2008, 12:38 AM

So... does anybody around here own a boat?

Coco · 11-22-2008, 11:08 PM

No but we talk about it alot!

Greg · 11-23-2008, 10:25 AM

I think the important lesson learned from my experience is to figure out how much the whole package will cost--boat, trailer, and towing vehicle--before committing to any part of it.

10-08-2008, 02:47 AM	#101
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	Thank you, Crystal. It's very kind of you to say that! __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

10-08-2008, 02:52 AM	#102
Bucket Brigade Rising Sun Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Other Manhattan Posts: 23	That's right, Crystal. I didn't play that game where you borrow against equity to pay the mortgage but I did do quite well turning around houses until I had enough to buy the house I have now. __________________ *Bucky*

10-19-2008, 05:39 PM	#103
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	That's good to hear, Bucky! You might be amused to know that even now they are still cleaning up the debris after Ike. At least the stoplights are working now. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

10-20-2008, 12:55 AM	#104
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	Darn, I think they've even managed to remove the damaged awning I saw here shortly after the storm. Everyone had little stacks of branches and leaves at the curb right after the storm, but even those are gone now (or are mixed with the normal fall leaves for pickup). The two really badly damaged nearby trees have had their damaged parts cut out and hauled away, and the related property damage has been repaired. __________________ A game that horrible Odessa-person introduced me to: http://www.puzzlepirates.com/?affili...163251&lang=en I'm spreading the addiction by corrupting all my friends (and attempting to make in-game money when they try the game).

10-21-2008, 11:33 AM	#105
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	Down here, it's just a matter of the sheer volume of stuff that has to be done. A boat dealer down on NASA Road One that I drive by every day was completely wrecked by all the boats that were dropped on their building. My guess is that the storm surge lifted the boats and the wind piled them up against the bank of Clear Lake. The roofers still need to fix quite few roofs that are still covered with blue tarps and one house in my neighborhood had to be gutted. Other than that, it's mostly just stumps and tree trunks with the occasional brush pile. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

10-21-2008, 11:55 PM	#106
Crystal Addicted Anjafan Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 160	I can imagine that Greg with the water lifting the boats and they crash down on the boat dealers place. I hope they had insurance. Do you know them?

10-22-2008, 03:27 AM	#107
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	No, I don't know them. I don't own a boat. Once upon a time I bought a truck configured so that it could tow a boat, but after I bought the truck, I couldn't afford a boat! __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

10-27-2008, 11:24 PM	#108
Crystal Addicted Anjafan Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 160	Its good they're getting things cleaned up though!! We don't own a boat right now but Jeff thought we might get a bass boat. We already got the truck.

10-30-2008, 01:30 AM	#109
Coco Loving Life! Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 47	I noticed that Jeff has a trailer hitch but I never thought to ask why. __________________ Proud member of the Western Pennsylvania Chili & Literary Society

10-30-2008, 04:30 AM	#110
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	That's to tie up the people who hit on his wife... Angelita, he's got a trailer hitch. Don't hit on Crystal either! __________________ A game that horrible Odessa-person introduced me to: http://www.puzzlepirates.com/?affili...163251&lang=en I'm spreading the addiction by corrupting all my friends (and attempting to make in-game money when they try the game).

10-31-2008, 12:16 AM	#111
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	I have a trailer hitch on my ol' Taurus, too, but I never thought of it as dangerous! __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

10-31-2008, 03:08 PM	#112
pompkyn Herald of the Dawn Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 58	hehe I have one too on my contour

11-01-2008, 06:11 PM	#113
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	In my case, the trailer hitch is there to tow a U-Haul trailer. It's an artifact from a previous cross-country move. I'd probably use it to tow a boat but (a) I can't afford a boat and (b) I haven't been successful in getting Melva interested in boats. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

11-02-2008, 09:03 AM	#115
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	This is getting to be a big gruesome, y'know. Maybe we could find something more pleasant to talk about. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

11-11-2008, 05:39 PM	#116
Crystal Addicted Anjafan Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 160	Yeah Jeff would never do that.

11-12-2008, 12:38 AM	#117
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	So... does anybody around here own a boat? __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

11-22-2008, 11:08 PM	#118
Coco Loving Life! Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 47	No but we talk about it alot! __________________ Proud member of the Western Pennsylvania Chili & Literary Society

11-23-2008, 10:25 AM	#119
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	I think the important lesson learned from my experience is to figure out how much the whole package will cost--boat, trailer, and towing vehicle--before committing to any part of it. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?