On an unrelated note

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  1. IrishCorey

    IrishCorey Well-Known Member

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    and granted this is a Backroom item but I'm leaving it here till someone moves it... so I can get the message out to the masses.

    My place caught fire last night after we left to take Carson home. My place, as awesome as it is, has had ongoing electrical issues that have been getting worse for the past year (we have had a computer, ipod radio, coffee maker fried and a literally bolt of electricity shoot from the stove to the ceiling.)

    Well it finally went boom and thankfully my roommate was there to save the day (and apt).. Everyone is safe.. I just have no idea what my living situation will be for a short while... maybe I will get one of those Obama checks :p
     
  2. Cindy McCord

    Cindy McCord New Member

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    Corey
    I'm sorry about the fire and I'm glad everyone is ok. Keep us informed and stay safe.
     
  3. Don Ballard

    Don Ballard Well-Known Member

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    Corey,

    Faulty electric problems can be very dangerous indeed. I would say you were very lucky your roommate was in the apartment.

    Was your landlord aware of these problems?

    Don
     
  4. Gator Bill

    Gator Bill Well-Known Member Administrator

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    So sorry to hear about the fire Corey.

    Like Don said electrical fires can be very dangerous. I am somewhat surprised that the circuit breakers or fuses didn't protect. There had to be some kind of short circuit for that to happen.

    Like others have said, stay safe and keep us informed.
     
  5. HUSKERMAN-HUSKERFAN

    HUSKERMAN-HUSKERFAN Well-Known Member

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    That is shocking news.

    OK, I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. He did say everyone was alright. :oops:
     
  6. Gator Bill

    Gator Bill Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Corey, one question I meant to ask, was it an old apartment?
     
  7. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Glad to hear everybody is ok. Hope you get a new place soon, and one with good electrics!! :)
     
  8. Motorcity Gator

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    Sorry to hear about that Corey.

    Glad everyone is safe.
     
  9. IrishCorey

    IrishCorey Well-Known Member

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    hey kids

    <r>Yes, the building I live in is a registered historical landmark.. It is probably early 1800s.<br/>
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    That being said, our current building owner is great...he bought a lemon and is turning it around. The previous landlord was a piece of sh*t..<br/>
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    True story... Bliss is cooking something.. a bolt of electricity shoots from the eye, off the pot past her ear (missing her head by 2 inches or less easy)...and straight into the ceiling.. Of course, when this happened Bliss jumped out of her skin and spilled what was in the pot..<br/>
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    We called the landlord and she came down... took one look at the stove top and then blamed Bliss for 'keeping a messy kitchen'.. We explained that the kitchen WAS clean and that was the contents of the pot... She rolled her eyes and left.. she let us know that she would do us a favor and replace the eye on the stove (that had a huge electrical hole/burn in it).<br/>
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    We once spent 10 days in the middle of July without A/C because her handyman was her son.. Who wasn't a handyman, but rather a panty sniffer (I kid you not)...He would come over every day and nothing was touched...except for the women's panty drawers..<br/>
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    So needless to say, the idea that she may have misled the poor guy who owns the place now is not a stretch. To his credit, he just keeps doing the right thing and taking his lumps. He is having the electrical fixed in my place today.. new appliances etc.<br/>
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    Its just the pain in the ass element of being temp homeless at the tail end of winter.. That kinda blows.<br/>
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    Thanks for all the good words guy. We'll resume duking it out shortly <E>:)</E></r>
     
  10. IrishCorey

    IrishCorey Well-Known Member

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    I would think less of you had you not made that joke :)
     
  11. PJMIII

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    I'm really sorry to hear about the fire Corey. Thank God nobody was hurt.

    PJ in Jersey
     
  12. IrishCorey

    IrishCorey Well-Known Member

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    Thanks PJ

    I really did love that Swiffer mop :)

    But all that is truly important is safe.
     
  13. George Krebs

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    Hey Corey,

    Glad you and yours are safe and sound. That's pretty scary. C'mon up heere and PJ and I will take you out on the town, NY/NJ style. Get your mind off things! 8)
     
  14. Bobdawolverweasel

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    Glad Carson, your roommate, and you are safe and sound. When I read that your computer was fried, my conspiratorial mind first thought about the possibility that whoever was doing the electrical upkeep in the complex just might be an SEC fan, just might read this message board, and decided to do some sabotage

    If you do not take up George's offer, we do have an extra bedroom as long as you do not mind sharing a bed with a 95lb Goldendoodle named after Lloyd Carr. I was going to make a joke about your chances of surviving Anne's cooking but the thought that an in-jest posting on a public bulletin bpard wondering how someone who is addicted 24/7 to the Food Channel can still only make the same 6 meals taught to her by her Mom could end up in her e-mail inbox caused me not to pull the trigger on that joke.

    Seriously, I am glad you are fine as that really was a dangerous situation
     
  15. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    95lbs??????? What the heck are you feeding that pup? :) Googling GoldenDoodle weight comes back with 50lbs being the average weight of the Standard GoldenDoodle. You really need to cut back on the ice cream after dinner!! :)
     
  16. Gator Bill

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    Bobda, I hope your wife doesn't read this forum. :)

    GoldenDoodle, sounds like some dog. It must be a mix with a standard poodle and not miniature poodle! 95 pounds is a big dog.
     
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    Goldendoodles are beautiful dogs.
     
  18. gipper

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    Rumors are that DVD player malfunctioned after playing the Gator Bowl disc 25 straight times. :D Glad your safe.
     
  19. Bobdawolverweasel

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    TOK and GB, the size of GDs vary a lot since the breed is still new. He has put on a few pounds since moving to Wisconisn but still is in good shape. He is taller than nearly all of the GDs I have met. Lloyd's dad was a standard poodle.

    I sent TOK a picture to defend my poor dog's honor re his physical fitness.
     
  20. Gator Bill

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    Well let's hope that picture gets posted.

    Hey Gipper you may and lit on the cause of Corey's fire! :)