Re: OT - ongoing plumbing saga.

WOO HOO.  Nice hot bath tonight.......


----- Original Message ----
From: Pam
Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Sent: Tuesday, June 24,
2008 2:59:37 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT - ongoing plumbing saga.

I have
running water again - yay!  And according to the plumber, no spiders
under the
house (like I care) LOL

On 6/24/08, Jesse Bell <silverhawk@flash.net> wrote:
>
> Uhhmmm...forgot to say the enclosed space around our hot tub, on the back
> patio.  It's bricked in and there is a small wooden door built in so you
>
can
> access the motor and do repair work.
> This year, and last year, the
spiders
> (especially brown recluse) have been really bad due to the wet
weather.
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Jesse Bell
<silverhawk@flash.net>
> To:
> gardenchat@hort.net
> Sent: Tuesday, June 24,
2008 10:15:59 AM
> Subject: Re:
> [CHAT] OT - ongoing plumbing saga.
>
> Well,
the guys who came out to fix the
> motor in the enclosed space (brick in)
>
around it....knocked on my door and
> said, "Ma'am, you might want to call an
> exterminator.  There is a black widow
> spider in there the size of a poker
> chip..." and he showed me.  I freaked
> out.  I hate black widow
spiders...but I
> have NEVER seen one that big before
> in my life.
>
>
>
>
----- Original Message ----
> From: Pam Evans
> <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> To:
gardenchat@hort.net
> Sent: Monday,
> June 23, 2008
> 7:11:16 PM
> Subject:
Re: [CHAT] OT - ongoing plumbing saga.
> Honestly, I asked
> him if he was
kidding.  Fortunately we were on the phone
> so
> he couldn't see
> the look
on my face.  I asked Bobby how he kept a
> straight
> face when he told
> him
that and he said it was very difficult.
> Amazing.
>
> On
> 6/23/08, Theresa
G.
> <macycat3@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> > That is just crazy.
> Of course
there are
> spiders under the house, along
> > with a whole host of
> other
creepy crawling
> things, spiderweb, dirt, and
> > other decayed things that
>
are no longer
> identifiable.  That is why they wear
> > those
jumpsuit-looking
> things to keep
> as much off them as possible.  I'm
> >
afraid I would have
> laughed if a plumber
> said that to me.  I would have
>
> thought it was a joke@
> >
> Theresa
> >
> > Pam
> Evans wrote:
> >
> >>
Well, the plumber finally came out today (my
> neighbor was
> home so he was
>
>> "babysitting") and get this.  He calls me and
> says - ma'am,
> you have
>
>> spiders
> >> under your house.  I said hello, the
> house is 150 years
>
old, what did you
> >> expect?  Well he just can't be going
> under there
under he
> kills the
> >> spiders
> >> and he'll be back tomorrow.  I
> said I
have a better
> idea, spray go to
> >> lunch,
> >> come back and they'll be
>
dead.  Oh no he says,
> can't take that chance.  I
> >> told him NO aerosols,
I
> have a cat in the
> house.  So he got some Viper -
> >> whatever that is -
a pump
> spray and sprayed
> all under there and will be
> >> back
> >> in the
morning.  I
> told him I am not
> happy having to take tomorrow off for
> >>
this, and you
> better be back.  He
> said he would.  I'm thinking this guy is
> >> in the wrong
> line of work.
> Plumbers are always going under houses, in
> >> cabinets under
> sinks, in old
> water heater closets which all are
spider
> >> prone.  HELLO??  He
> had better do
> a DARN good job because I am
NOT happy
> >> w/
> >> this rube at
> this point. Looks
> like there are two
leaks, not one. I'm so
> >> delighted -
> not.  And he's no
> kid, Bobby
(neighbor) says he looks to be in
> >> his
> mid-40's.  I was
>
flabbergasted.  My boss looked at me like I was nuts
> >> when
> I told him
about
> it.  So here we go - another exciting evening of no
> >>
> water. 
Sheesh.
> >>
> >>
> thanks for letting me vent.....
> >>
> >
> >
>
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> Kemp TX
> zone 8A
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