Re: OT - ongoing plumbing saga.

You betcha.  Can't wait.

On 6/24/08, Jesse Bell <silverhawk@flash.net> wrote:
>
> 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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