How's Indianna and its smoke and Atlanta and its water suppy?

Well, Kis. I can sum it up in one word "Bureaucracy".

Right now, we are on schedule to have the clean-up team arrive on Monday for a 20 day "clean up". "Clean Up" is laughable. They are going to gut the place. The drywall, the ceiling tiles, the insulation, the paint, etc.

This was scheduled to happen originally 2 or 3 days after the fire's onset. However, we had a "green" adjuster on our case with less than 6 months on the job bungle the whole thing. Yes, they put a guy will less than a year's worth of on the job knowledge on a case involving over $300,000 worth of damage AND arson to boot. What the hell?:mad:

Sooooo, after multiple false-starts, we THINK we're going to have the ball rolling tomorrow. Electricity was scheduled to be turned back on within a few days. As I write this in my windowless semi truck trailer, I am still filling up a 4 gal generator on a daily basis to run my phone, credit card machine, water testing equipment, and my computer. It makes business tough as I have to shout over the generator every time someone wants to come look at the on display pool. I will be SO happy just to have juice running out here without having to haul that 100lb genny around.

Right now, we are looking at 7-8 weeks of rebuilding. The warehouse is going to have to get the 6 Million Dollar Man on a budget make-over, and we are going to take this opportunity to refurbish our showroom. This is all well and good, but I'm the guy sitting out in the non-climate controlled trailer;) I hope they don't drag their feet. The heat hasn't been too bad, yet. However, I really don't want to sit out in the cold for too long. I HATE the cold.

All and all, it's not bad, really. Most of the boring paperwork that I really dislike I can now push off on the other office. I mean, how can I do paperwork if I don't even have a desk?;) I'm trying to keep my head up and look at the positives, but some days are better than others. Most of my customers have been fantastically supportive.

Once again, the thoughts and well wishes of all of you have really, really meant a lot to me. It's so comforting to have others emotionally in the trenches with you. Thanks so much!
 
Be safe Jake. I always value and enjoy the work you do here. You keep things on an even keel and that's real cool.

Good luck and be well

Mark
 
Thanks so much, Kis, Steve, and Mark:thumbup:

Good news/bad news time: Bad news, they didn't start working today:grumpy: Good news, the new company that got the bid is starting tomorrow...supposedly.

Also, there was a "peak season clause" that nets us a little more insurance $$$ to cover our losses. Plus, there is an allowance for personal property damaged...like my F250 spare tire that was fused to the floor of the warehouse.

So, we are still NOWHERE, but at least it looks like the wait was worth it.

Thanks so very much.

...Now where is Andy? :confused: I'd like to know the situation down there.
 
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