Whatever you do this spring, don't burn off your hillsides and dry brush!
I am so mad tonight - DH decided to burn the roadside hill - the only problem is that he didn't anticipate how dry everything is since we have not had rain for at least 10 days - the pine tree caught fire right beside the utility pole that has the cable/phone/internet wires on it and burned it up. (I did not have a clue he was going to do this - he never said a word to me)
While he's out there trying to beat the fire down - I'm calling the fire department and then rushing buckets of water and a shovel to the scene and dousing the flames.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr - I come back in and call the electric company and the cable company - the fire department responds and determines the fire is out without doing anything at all. The cable company comes and sits for an hour - they won't touch the pole until the electric company comes and deems it safe. The electric company finally shows up and says it's safe to proceed for temp repairs - they will decide later this week if the pole has to be replaced. The cable guy just left (after 4 hours).
Guess who's paying the bill?
We just booked the timeshare, just booked the flights that are non refundable and he just ordered brand new contacts yesterday. My insurance deductible is $1000 and I just emptied the savings account to pay the property taxes. I just took the tax return and bought building materials to repair and paint the barn and paid off all but $800 of a car loan. Can we say broke?
I'm not whining. Really I'm not.
Please... try to learn from someone else's (expensive) mistake! And guess who's been moping around tonight because there ain't nobody to blame but himself? (That would not be me!)
I am so mad tonight - DH decided to burn the roadside hill - the only problem is that he didn't anticipate how dry everything is since we have not had rain for at least 10 days - the pine tree caught fire right beside the utility pole that has the cable/phone/internet wires on it and burned it up. (I did not have a clue he was going to do this - he never said a word to me)
While he's out there trying to beat the fire down - I'm calling the fire department and then rushing buckets of water and a shovel to the scene and dousing the flames.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr - I come back in and call the electric company and the cable company - the fire department responds and determines the fire is out without doing anything at all. The cable company comes and sits for an hour - they won't touch the pole until the electric company comes and deems it safe. The electric company finally shows up and says it's safe to proceed for temp repairs - they will decide later this week if the pole has to be replaced. The cable guy just left (after 4 hours).
Guess who's paying the bill?
We just booked the timeshare, just booked the flights that are non refundable and he just ordered brand new contacts yesterday. My insurance deductible is $1000 and I just emptied the savings account to pay the property taxes. I just took the tax return and bought building materials to repair and paint the barn and paid off all but $800 of a car loan. Can we say broke?
I'm not whining. Really I'm not.
Please... try to learn from someone else's (expensive) mistake! And guess who's been moping around tonight because there ain't nobody to blame but himself? (That would not be me!)