01-16-2017, 04:54 AM
(01-15-2017, 01:53 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Well, at least in case of future tree disasters, the neighbor has been officially warned by a tree person.
I'd try to get that in writing, if possible. Or at least ask the person who did the job about it and record it. I don't know about Ohio, but in GA you don't need the other person's permission to record your conversation. So check first.
Sorry, for the shitty luck.
Think of the story you'll have to tell when the job is finally finished.
This Thanksgiving, I got my in-laws kitchen sink stopped up while we were cooking the Thanksgiving meal. I felt like shit. My father-in-law is a great guy, retired from working at a shipyard, after retiring from the Navy. Real do-it-yourself kinda guy. So I feel even shittier cause he is fixing it all by himself. I could see the years of sludge he was pulling out of the pipes. I was the fall guy; wrong place, wrong time. But, he was pissed because he couldn't find his snake to clear the clog. As he is getting more pissed by the minute, my mother-in-law asked him to take the turkey out of the oven for her. I thought he was gonna lose his shit. I knew exactly what he was thinking, "Yeah, let me stop what I'm doing, wash my hands, and help you with the turkey." I volunteer to help her. At least, I'm doing something to help. As I'm helping my mother-in-law with the turkey so he can unclog the sink, the damn oven rack gets caught up and the turkey almost tiped over onto the floor. I thought, "If this god damn bird hits the floor I'm walking straight out the door and driving home. Wife and daughter will have to find their own ride home. He couldn't clear the clog so he tape trash bags over the sink with a "Do not use" sign taped to it. It was like a cone of shame, but for a son-in-law instead of a dog. Then I asked, "So . . . Ya got anything else you need me to break while I'm here?"
Then my wife adds, "Well, at least he didn't fall through the roof and break a rib like you did at our house, Dad."
Point being, do you remember the Thanksgiving nothing happened and everything was perfect? Me neither, brother. Me neither.
And like you said, most important thing is no one was hurt.
