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Skriven 2011-02-09 14:06:29 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 6874 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
Ärende: Prep work
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Hi Nancy,


 RH> Build up of snow and ice on a flat roof wasn't a smart combination.

 NB> For that matter, a flat roof in snow country isn't a smart idea!
 NB> Unless one is planning to regularly shovel it off to keep it from
 NB> collapsing...

I've no idea what was their train of thought when they bought the place
(a working train track is in back of the house, not too far off the edge
of the property). I've never seen it but agree, a flat roof is asking
for trouble.


 RH> They have insurance. most of the house is liveable and nobody was hurt.

 NB> Those are all good things.  :)

Definately!


 RH> According to my dad, they should have a check within a couple of
 RH> weeks. I understand the kitchen wasn't affected so they can still cook.
 RH> They are using heavy blankets to seal off the damaged area and just
 RH> working around it for now.

 NB> Probably still a bit drafty... but it's good that the kitchen wasn't
 NB> affected... that would make living there a lot harder for sure.  I

Yes because they don't have the money to go out to eat very often. My
sister works for the state; her SO is on disability so things are tight.
Their son is a senior in high school. getting ready for college.


 NB> wish them lots of luck on the rebuilding... it always seems to take
 NB> longer
 NB> and cost more than predicted... ;)

I've never had the experience of it. My dad built the house he and Mom
currently live in; he started digging the foundation in spring of 1955.
We moved in in January, 57 and the last room wasn't finished off until
winter of 69-70. Trouble is, short cuts were taken by people he hired to
do some jobs & over the years they've had to have a number of areas
redone. They remodeled the kitchen in (I think) 1977 but most things are
exactly how they were when they were first put into place.

 NB>> Normal's always relative... (G)  Especially this winter... ;)

 RH> For sure! I thought I'd work on eating down the freezer a bit but I'm
 RH> filling it with rib sticking food. Yesterday I "pulled" the remainder
 RH> of the pork Steve had smoked and put 3 meal's worth in the freezer.
 RH> Some left over lasagne went into the fridge freezer last night.

 NB> You can always work on eating things down later, when the freezer
 NB> can't hold any more... (G)  In the meantime, leftovers are still being
 NB> produced that need saving...  :)

It's pretty full now. (G) I pulled a whole chicken out today to defrost;
that'll give a bit of room until it's cooked and I have to stash left
overs. I'm thinking of making chicken long rice--basically stewed
chicken with bean thread noodles, cooked with a bit of ginger--but
haven't decided for sure yet.


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