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Heard from Kathy at last

Things have not gone well for her, she has had Covid, it rained solidly for a month in Tahiti, and on returning home she discovered that her basement was partly flooded due to a mains leak. She is in the middle of sorting this all out and has had an estimate of $15000 to rectify the damage which the insurance only partly covers. Once she is back to normal, she promises to send a love letter to Craig.

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10 Comments

Craig Long

Apr 06

@Dave Sutton @David Lazarus My water value looks like this. If you don't pay your water bill then the city can padlock it so that you can't turn the water back on.

https://www.ferguson.com/product/ford-meter-box-34-in-fipt-brass-ball-curb-valve-fb11333wnl/_/R-3884815

Dave Sutton

Apr 06

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Isn't that the main stopcock in your house? I have one similar under my sink and another stop cock down a deep shaft in the middle of my drive.

Craig Long

Apr 07

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@Dave Sutton Don't mention stop cock with deep shaft around me. 😁

Dave Sutton

Apr 07

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@Craig Long Where's Kathy when you need her ti tell naughty boys off

Craig Long

Apr 06

She should have turned the water off at the street valve. When you are away you shouldn't leave your plumbing pressurized.

I'm glad that she is able to get around still. She is approaching 90 years of age I believe. She is remarkable!

She was so careful in taking precautions to not get Covid and yet she got it. Goes to show just get the vaccine and not worry about catching Covid.

Dave Sutton

Apr 06

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I only recently bought the correct tool to turn off the water at the street valve and have never actually turned it off, but have always had my son at home when away for any time. I have always though Kathy had just a couple of years on me, and yes she is truly remarkable as she intends to return to the warmer climates later this year In the UK people are catching Covid all around us, but it seems to be very mild thanks to the vaccine

Craig Long

Apr 06

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@Dave Sutton I believe she was 86 a few years ago. She mentioned that in Twitter I think. But her replies are gone now. Maybe I'm not supposed to tell?

Dave Sutton

Apr 06

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@Craig Long She may have told me when I complained I was feeling old one day, but age is not really important

David Lazarus

Apr 05

Well, that's dreadful news! Yeah, insurance companies don't pay nearly enough. Especially considering how much we pay them. IMO, that should be covered 100%

Dave Sutton

Apr 06

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They had raised her deductible to $2,500 per claim they don't cover plumbers or pipes