Hi Jack, Well think you have had a bit of snow and cold. Just what you did not
need. We were taking bets on whither the UFO sited in your area took you off
or that you decided to go over the falls. Glad you are still among the living
and cheer up, your home will be your own special place when you get it finished.
Oh yes it will happen. Do drop in to chat and bitch a while, we will listen and
be glad to poke fun at you to make you laugh. By the way, do you need any DUCK
TAPE? Take care, and tell Lisa things will get better. Love to you both Julie


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jack <jackay_boy@...>
> To: postpoliosyndrome@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [postpoliosyndrome] I want you to know why I haven't been on-line
for quite awhile
> Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:50:57 -0000
>
>
> Hello from sunny Ontario
> It has been quite awhile since I have been on-line, but this move has
> been a nightmare. We have had nothing but problems, and now I wish I
> was back in snowy Alberta.
> Lisa and I were so looking forward to moving into a beautiful home
> here, but it has been nothing but a money pit from day one.
> We were told that this house had a high efficiency furnace, but what
> we ended up with was a furnace from the late 80's. We needed to
> replace the furnace, which came to almost $4000.00. We now have a
> antique furnace sitting in our garage if anyone collects old furnaces.
> The house was sold to us with a garage that was supposed to have
> power in it. Well it cost me $1200.00 to run power with a breaker box
> to this nightmare of a garage. I don't believe anyone has been in
> this garage for at least 5 years. It is going to take months to get
> rid of all the junk thats crammed into every square inch of this so
> called garage. Need to have major renovation done before we will be
> able to put a vehicle in it, as it has a door the size of a very
> small storage shed. Already have an estimate from a contractor to
> make this garage useable, and am looking at about $5000.00 to get
> this fixed. Some mechanics dream...............
> The back yard of this house had a huge Elm tree which needed to be
> removed as the roots were ruining all the sewer lines running to the
> city sewer system. Also had very large roots actually above ground
> making it impossible for me to walk on, and virtually impossible to
> run a lawn mower over. Got a real deal on this, as it only cost
> $1000.00 to have the tree removed and the stump ground out. Didn't
> realize that we needed 6 loads of dirt to level out the ground, and
> that we needed sod layed to keep all of this from blowing away, or
> washed away by all the rain we have had. That was only $800.00 for
> that, and I am told we got a good deal on that.
> This home, although it looks fairly new was actually a cottage used
> by people from the States during the summer. The house was actually
> built in 1955. Because it was only used during the summer, it has no
> insulation at all. Sooooo we are scheduled for Monday to have foam
> insulation blown into the crawl space, and 12 inches of insulation
> blown into the attic so we wont heat the whole city when the snow
> starts to fall. this is a big job and the cheapest I can get it done
> is $1800.00 plus tax. Again I am told what a great deal I am getting.
> The marble counters we were so anxious to see, were actually seconds,
> and had chips and cracks in most of the tiles. The chips and cracks
> were filled in with grout, and looked absolutely horrible.
> The idiot that tried to install this counter using OSB, or what you
> may know as chipboard. He did not realize that the tile actually
> draws all the moisture out of the chipboard, and causes the counter
> to sag and warp. He had the nerve to put braces used for flower boxes
> under the counter to try and prop them up. Well the gentleman that is
> going to build and replace this counter just left as he had to make a
> template for the new counter. This is not marble by any means, and we
> will have to live with a laminate counter that only looks like marble.
> What a deal I got on this. I didn't have any place to spend the
> $2500.00 anyway.
> The beautful jaccuzi tub we have is really nice, but our water tank
> is not large enough to allow us to use it. We need a new 80 gallon
> water tank in order to ba able to use it. I would hate to even tell
> you what thats going to us.
> Heres the biggest heart breaker of all. During the re-model of this
> house, they decided to convert the original garage into a family
> room. This family room has a flat roof which has no slope to it
> whatsoever. Unfortunately water has nowhere to run, and all the
> sheeting is rotted beyond repair. Its a huge job to replace this
> roof, and its going to put a $4000.00 hole in our bank account.
> I could go on and on about all the repairs that we need to do in
> order to make this house livable, but I think you get the message
> about whats happening in our crappy little corner of this world.
> We have a lawyer working on trying to get some of our money back, but
> the owners have moved to Mertle Beach (sp?) to buy a condominium, and
> are leaving on a cruise at the end of the month. By the way they
> drove to the states in their new class A motor home, which I am sure
> I helped pay for.
> I finally have my internet set up and have a new e-mail address.
> I am now jbabcock12@...
> 905-991-0434
> 404 Crescent Road
> Fort Erie, Ontario
> L2A 4P7
> Not sure when I will be into chat, if there even is a chat, as I am
> litterally wearing myself out trying to make this house into
> something my wife doesn't hate. She is very upset over the fiasco we
> have going on here, and she cries enough for 4 people over it.
> I hope you all understand whats happening here, and why I have not
> been in chat for a couple of weeks, but by supper time I am so tired
> and sore that I really not fit company for anyone.
> Hopefully I will catch a break soon, and we will get back to a normal
> life, but its going to take awhile I think.
> I think of you all, and miss you all something awful. I send you all
> a big hug, and may God Bless you.
> Jack

>


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