That's what my friend May would have said if she got the phone call I did this morning. It was from the insurance appraiser for the motorhome. "Could I please fill out and return to him the 3 page, 160 question, document describing our destroyed motorhome?" I remember thinking sure buddy, I'll just run out there and get the specs off the furnace, the air conditioner, the levelling jacks, the water heater, the awning, etc etc. Or better yet, I could have told him to go find the bin that his contractor stuck the thing in, and he could climb in there and find the answers himself. I could have also told him that the manual was inside the RV so he could certainly use it as a reference!!
But...........I decided not to tell him any of those things, and instead politely assured him that he could expect it back before monday morning. In hindsight, it occurred to me that he may not even know it was in a fire, since he was just assigned the case by the adjuster. Perhaps all he knows is that it was a write-off. And after all, the bureaucracy machine needs to be fed.
Anyway, I'm a pretty creative guy so I called the nice people at Forest City Motor Homes and asked for help. No problem! I headed up to London where my friends Rick and Gary completely took care of it. Amazing! While they worked, I window shopped :)
But that was after my easy 100 km ride, and after the week from hell I am pretty tired. On the positive side, my mood continues to improve every day, and I'm sure my physical stamina will follow soon.
Tomorrow the kids come home from camp so that's pretty exciting. We still have to break the bad news to Colb, and I hope he's not gonna struggle too much. He will definitely be bothered by the RV, so we're trying to think of ways to break it to him. I think he will be more intrigued than stressed by the shed and the garage. He will want to know all about rebuild plans. We shall see how it goes.
Speaking of which, Elly. The foundation is over 4 feet deep with footings under that, We have to remove the top 6 inches, the part that was exposed to the fire. Not having to redig and pour the whole foundation will save about 5-6 grand!! The floor itself of course needs to be completely removed.
And today's silver lining was thinking about changes we will make to the big shed when we rebuild. Lots of room for improvement especially for the winter, when Adrians car, and the tractor and snowblower need to be in there together.
And the other silver lining is hearing from old friends that you haven't seen for a while. Hey Lianne! Thanks for caring. Miss you!
ride 100 kms
"The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is its inefficiency."---Eugene McCarthy
"If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won't."---Hyman Rickover
Love
Peter
But...........I decided not to tell him any of those things, and instead politely assured him that he could expect it back before monday morning. In hindsight, it occurred to me that he may not even know it was in a fire, since he was just assigned the case by the adjuster. Perhaps all he knows is that it was a write-off. And after all, the bureaucracy machine needs to be fed.
Anyway, I'm a pretty creative guy so I called the nice people at Forest City Motor Homes and asked for help. No problem! I headed up to London where my friends Rick and Gary completely took care of it. Amazing! While they worked, I window shopped :)
But that was after my easy 100 km ride, and after the week from hell I am pretty tired. On the positive side, my mood continues to improve every day, and I'm sure my physical stamina will follow soon.
Tomorrow the kids come home from camp so that's pretty exciting. We still have to break the bad news to Colb, and I hope he's not gonna struggle too much. He will definitely be bothered by the RV, so we're trying to think of ways to break it to him. I think he will be more intrigued than stressed by the shed and the garage. He will want to know all about rebuild plans. We shall see how it goes.
Speaking of which, Elly. The foundation is over 4 feet deep with footings under that, We have to remove the top 6 inches, the part that was exposed to the fire. Not having to redig and pour the whole foundation will save about 5-6 grand!! The floor itself of course needs to be completely removed.
And today's silver lining was thinking about changes we will make to the big shed when we rebuild. Lots of room for improvement especially for the winter, when Adrians car, and the tractor and snowblower need to be in there together.
And the other silver lining is hearing from old friends that you haven't seen for a while. Hey Lianne! Thanks for caring. Miss you!
ride 100 kms
"The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is its inefficiency."---Eugene McCarthy
"If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won't."---Hyman Rickover
Love
Peter
Holy Shit! Four feet of concrete!! How do they remove 6 inches of it??
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