I just got a call from our drummer. It seems he had a little mishap last night. The outside spigot froze at his house, & flooded his basement (our studio).
He managed to save most of the equipment. He says there's one monitor that looks kinda swollen, but the rest all looks dry. His cat awoke him to the problem, & wouldn't let him sleep until he investigated. I think that's a little bizarre yet cool.
His house is pretty new, only two years old. I finished his basement (that's how we met in the 1st place). Now he reported that the floor is ruined, the walls will have to be replaced cuz the insulation got wet, which means the drop ceiling will also need to be redone.
This is bittersweet news, really. Looks like I'll have work for a cpl weeks, & some material for my out-building that I'm saving up for. Unfortunately, it also means the band will be on hiatus until we get it all back togather, unless we can get everyone together at Dddonie's for practice the next cpl weeks.
I feel sorry for him, cuz he was up all night running up & down the stairs carrying all that hefty stuff with only his wife to help, & she's kinda small!
So he's got some outfit out there with heaters & dehumidifiers & the carpet's all ripped up. Man, he's gotta be bummed. I did a great job on that basement! Bead-board walls, beautiful trim, berber carpet (which I HATE) - it looked really good. Hope the insurance covers it all. (His house was a kit. I didn't have nuffin to do with the spigot!)
I put my own outside spigot in when I moved here. I bought a freeze-less unit designed for 12 inch block, while the block in my basement is 8 inch. Never had any trouble with it in 12 winters, & it still works year-round.
(In case you were wondering about the title of this thread - my son, when he was a toddler, used to say "dibbitz" when he meant "dammit." It always stuck with me, for some weird reason!)
He managed to save most of the equipment. He says there's one monitor that looks kinda swollen, but the rest all looks dry. His cat awoke him to the problem, & wouldn't let him sleep until he investigated. I think that's a little bizarre yet cool.
His house is pretty new, only two years old. I finished his basement (that's how we met in the 1st place). Now he reported that the floor is ruined, the walls will have to be replaced cuz the insulation got wet, which means the drop ceiling will also need to be redone.
This is bittersweet news, really. Looks like I'll have work for a cpl weeks, & some material for my out-building that I'm saving up for. Unfortunately, it also means the band will be on hiatus until we get it all back togather, unless we can get everyone together at Dddonie's for practice the next cpl weeks.
I feel sorry for him, cuz he was up all night running up & down the stairs carrying all that hefty stuff with only his wife to help, & she's kinda small!
So he's got some outfit out there with heaters & dehumidifiers & the carpet's all ripped up. Man, he's gotta be bummed. I did a great job on that basement! Bead-board walls, beautiful trim, berber carpet (which I HATE) - it looked really good. Hope the insurance covers it all. (His house was a kit. I didn't have nuffin to do with the spigot!)
I put my own outside spigot in when I moved here. I bought a freeze-less unit designed for 12 inch block, while the block in my basement is 8 inch. Never had any trouble with it in 12 winters, & it still works year-round.
(In case you were wondering about the title of this thread - my son, when he was a toddler, used to say "dibbitz" when he meant "dammit." It always stuck with me, for some weird reason!)
.Yep, Ive insulated some outside plumbing in my time.Used to think oh now come on , it wont freeze hard /long enough here in WV to warrant this kinda labor.I guess ya dont appreciate the job youve done till ya hear a story like this.Yeah , I worked for a guy OH that has those big fans and heaters etc. and man they can dry out a basement damn quick!. Load the boys up in the van FRI evening tell gtr player to bring his pedals, thats all ya need. Play as loud/long as ya want.Yall can crash here, head back SUN.
