Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Exhausted

Billings, MT  High 77 Low 63

Last Thursday we drove to Billings in the pouring rain with brief periods of clouds.

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We were too exhausted to do anything that night but Friday morning Jim measured and counted and figured everything we would need to repair the hail damage on Todd’s house (our house but the kids rent it from us). Then we went on a shopping spree. The small metal shed is completely destroyed and has to be replaced.

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Todd and JimThe weather report said more rain on Saturday and Sunday so Jim bought rain suits for him and Todd. Best buy he made. We are only going to be here about a week and Todd has to work so rain couldn’t stop the work that needed to be done. Thank goodness there was no lightning or thunder.

First job was to put new skirting on the mobile home. The second was to work on repairing and replacing the busted fence pieces and to make new gates. The hail really did make a mess of things.

The roof needs to be replaced, but we have a contract with a company that is going to do that for us. We have over $10,000 worth of damage.

P1080897Tonight they are tearing down the old metal shed. That will make it easier to replace the siding. We’re also going to add Tyvek before putting up the siding. Then they will put up a new metal shed. The wooden shed just needs to be painted and Michaela is going to do that.

We’ve also had doctor appointments. Me – mammogram, blood work, doctor and eyes. The doctor told me that everything is perfect and to keep on doing whatever it is I’m doing because it’s working. The eyes have changed a little bit so I might think about getting new glasses.

Jim just had an eye appointment and his has changed just a little bit also. He also got all his CPAP equipment updated.

The girls went in today for blood work and shots. Tomorrow they are both having their teeth cleaned. The doctor is going to be very careful with Scooter because of her heart murmur.

We did get to take a wonderful break and met up with Debbie and Steve at Cracker Barrel. They have been full timing a little over two months and were headed to South Dakota. Hopefully we’ll get to see them again in Arizona in the Spring.

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I have spent very little time on the computer which means that blog reading has gone down the drain. It will probably be next week when we leave town before I can catch up.

21 comments:

  1. Now I'm exhausted. You really have been busy! That sounds like an awful lot of damage. I certainly hope insurance kicked in and paid for some of it. Actually, I hope they paid for all of it.

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  2. That sure was a lot of damage, at least no one was hurt.

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  3. You need rubber siding for the hail. Glad to hear the doctor appointments were good. We saved a lot by getting our glasses at Costco. Hope the weather cooperates and you get out on your scheduled time.

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  4. I'm behind on blog reading, so I didn't know anything about the hail damage. What a mess. It's a good thing you have handy people around!

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  5. WOW....the house looks horrible.

    Are those two men trying to make a fashion statement? If so, it isn't working...lol

    Sounds like the entire family is in tip-top shape. That is a very good thing.

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  6. Good news from the doctors and its possibly better that they needed the rain suits. Would have hated to have to do something like that with the weather we had in July. Cool weather is better than hot when having to work outside.

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  7. How terrible. I hope that damage is just on one side of the house. Glad your tests came out well.

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  8. Most of all, the doctor appointments brought good news. As frustrating and aggravating as damage to a home can be, it's replaceable. Once again, Jim's expertise comes to the rescue. I'm thinking Todd follows in his footsteps. :)

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  9. That storm really did a number on your house and shed! Nice that Jim and Todd are able to repair it. I can't imagine being in a hail storm that fierce.

    Good job on the medical appointments - those are always nice to get out of the way, especially when the results are good. :)

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  10. Man,,, that was one hail storm! So Jim is using his CPAP again! Good for him.

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  11. I've missed a lot of blogs, too. Sorry to see this damage to your home. Hope you can catch up on rest while traveling.

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  12. Hail is surprisingly hostile to buildings. One our daughters owns a house in Colorado Springs and the rule of thumb there is you never have to pay for a new roof and insurance will cover it when is is severely damaged by hail which happens on average around every ten years!

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  13. You both rest some too...
    Isnt it a relief to have doctor visits done?
    Storms and damage can be brutal...just glad everyone is OK!

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  14. It looks like the guys have everything figured out, and hope the work goes quickly with no surprises.

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  15. Dave used to worry about tornados but he has given that up since hail is more likely to do damage than tornados because hail tends to hit a wider area. Sorry one of those areas got your house.

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  16. OMG that's a lot of damage. We have never experienced that kind of hail.

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  17. Wow, that is a lot of damage, never seen hail like that!!! Take care ya'all

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  18. I'm exhausted reading about it.. glad all your medical stuff is great! and everyone's safe.. sure are beautiful pictures of the mountains... soooo pretty

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  19. Going to continue to be a busy week for you guys.

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  20. wow that is a lot of damage. so fortunate you can do some of it. glad you got good reports from drs

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