Now I have 30 ml of m 2 fav juices (15ml each) to get me through until my new order comes in),,,,,,
I know that I'm the new kid on the block but I've really begun to think of all of you as family soooo... I have adopted all of you.
I do get a feeling of sadness from everyone but with each passing day, it will get better.
Rave... Please! Please enjoy your vacation!
Well, didn't realize it's been 10 days since I was here last. So big HELLO to everyone!
Lots of stuff happening here. Early Monday morning (Veteran's Day) one of the mobile homes a few doors down from us exploded. Furnace blew through the ceiling causing a fire. That unit is totally gutted. The one next door to it also caught fire. Two people were injured and are still hospitalized, plus, sadly, 5 cats died in the fires. I'm fine, as is my sister and brother-in-law who live here with me.
The park was evacuated, so we spent most of the day at my niece's house until we got the all-clear to return home. It turns out the regulator on the main line coming into the park failed, and pressure which should be less than 1 lb, shot up to over 60 pounds. So the electric was turned back on, but no gas. We had electric blankets, and I cooked with the crock pot and microwave, so it really wasn't that bad for us.
But the fun was just beginning. Next came the big spat between Xcel Energy and the park owners as to who was going to pay for all the repairs. It was a no-brainer to me since it was the utility's equipment that failed, but meanwhile all the residents were without heat, hot water, etc. In the end, Xcel finally agreed to repair all the fractured lines, and there were many of them.
My gas has been turned on and off so many times now I've lost count. Move your car, we have to dig there ... no, you can move your car back we're digging somewhere else. Yes, you have a leak, well we can't find it, no you don't have a leak. Since Monday, we have seen incompetence at its highest. If I see one more worker standing around fiddling his thumbs & staring at the sky, I swear I'm going to go into meltdown. We've already paid a huge fee to have our furnace checked out (fan switch got fried during all the explosions and shutdowns/turn-back-ons). Of course, we called our own service guy -- the Xcel rep said the motor was shot and tried to sell us a new furnace.
Anyway, I'm glad to be alive. The park managers told us the whole place could have gone up, so we're lucky indeed. My thoughts and prayers are with the 2 people injured. The first victim had her granddaughter with her at the time, and thankfully, the little girl did not get hurt.
I'm off to catch up on the posts now ... so hope everyone is having a very happy Voltie day.
Well, didn't realize it's been 10 days since I was here last. So big HELLO to everyone!
Lots of stuff happening here. Early Monday morning (Veteran's Day) one of the mobile homes a few doors down from us exploded. Furnace blew through the ceiling causing a fire. That unit is totally gutted. The one next door to it also caught fire. Two people were injured and are still hospitalized, plus, sadly, 5 cats died in the fires. I'm fine, as is my sister and brother-in-law who live here with me.
The park was evacuated, so we spent most of the day at my niece's house until we got the all-clear to return home. It turns out the regulator on the main line coming into the park failed, and pressure which should be less than 1 lb, shot up to over 60 pounds. So the electric was turned back on, but no gas. We had electric blankets, and I cooked with the crock pot and microwave, so it really wasn't that bad for us.
But the fun was just beginning. Next came the big spat between Xcel Energy and the park owners as to who was going to pay for all the repairs. It was a no-brainer to me since it was the utility's equipment that failed, but meanwhile all the residents were without heat, hot water, etc. In the end, Xcel finally agreed to repair all the fractured lines, and there were many of them.
My gas has been turned on and off so many times now I've lost count. Move your car, we have to dig there ... no, you can move your car back we're digging somewhere else. Yes, you have a leak, well we can't find it, no you don't have a leak. Since Monday, we have seen incompetence at its highest. If I see one more worker standing around fiddling his thumbs & staring at the sky, I swear I'm going to go into meltdown. We've already paid a huge fee to have our furnace checked out (fan switch got fried during all the explosions and shutdowns/turn-back-ons). Of course, we called our own service guy -- the Xcel rep said the motor was shot and tried to sell us a new furnace.
Anyway, I'm glad to be alive. The park managers told us the whole place could have gone up, so we're lucky indeed. My thoughts and prayers are with the 2 people injured. The first victim had her granddaughter with her at the time, and thankfully, the little girl did not get hurt.
I'm off to catch up on the posts now ... so hope everyone is having a very happy Voltie day.
Glad you're alive too!Well, didn't realize it's been 10 days since I was here last. So big HELLO to everyone!
Lots of stuff happening here. Early Monday morning (Veteran's Day) one of the mobile homes a few doors down from us exploded. Furnace blew through the ceiling causing a fire. That unit is totally gutted. The one next door to it also caught fire. Two people were injured and are still hospitalized, plus, sadly, 5 cats died in the fires. I'm fine, as is my sister and brother-in-law who live here with me.
The park was evacuated, so we spent most of the day at my niece's house until we got the all-clear to return home. It turns out the regulator on the main line coming into the park failed, and pressure which should be less than 1 lb, shot up to over 60 pounds. So the electric was turned back on, but no gas. We had electric blankets, and I cooked with the crock pot and microwave, so it really wasn't that bad for us.
But the fun was just beginning. Next came the big spat between Xcel Energy and the park owners as to who was going to pay for all the repairs. It was a no-brainer to me since it was the utility's equipment that failed, but meanwhile all the residents were without heat, hot water, etc. In the end, Xcel finally agreed to repair all the fractured lines, and there were many of them.
My gas has been turned on and off so many times now I've lost count. Move your car, we have to dig there ... no, you can move your car back we're digging somewhere else. Yes, you have a leak, well we can't find it, no you don't have a leak. Since Monday, we have seen incompetence at its highest. If I see one more worker standing around fiddling his thumbs & staring at the sky, I swear I'm going to go into meltdown. We've already paid a huge fee to have our furnace checked out (fan switch got fried during all the explosions and shutdowns/turn-back-ons). Of course, we called our own service guy -- the Xcel rep said the motor was shot and tried to sell us a new furnace.
Anyway, I'm glad to be alive. The park managers told us the whole place could have gone up, so we're lucky indeed. My thoughts and prayers are with the 2 people injured. The first victim had her granddaughter with her at the time, and thankfully, the little girl did not get hurt.
I'm off to catch up on the posts now ... so hope everyone is having a very happy Voltie day.
Of course I'm happy about that, but I am so ticked off that many of my elderly neighbors are still without service. This happened on Monday, and leaks are still being discovered after everything was supposedly fixed. This is a senior park, and many of these folks are in their 80's and 90's and can't really cope on their own very well. The lack of organization has just been over the top. Someone needs to be in charge for crying out loud. The aftermath of this crisis has been defined by poor leadership, poor communication, and poor people skills. If I were the boss, they would all get handed their walking papers. 
