Jennifer, You poor deer! Hope the best for you. You are in a bad situation.
At 10:02 PM 9/6/2010, you wrote: > > >Hello Everybody, > >Well a lot of work was finally accomplished at my house this weekend. It is >not everything that needs to be done and some of it still needs some >finishing work to make it look pretty, but at least it is not looking >derelict anymore. I spoke to my husband over and over about the money and >the mortgage and he just acted like I was exaggerating. He finally agreed >to do it after we had a big fight and I acted badly, but that is apparently >what it took. He put in about 12 hours on Friday, and then even more hours >on Saturday, with another long day on Sunday and Monday. He should have left >for Baltimore on Monday at noon, but he stayed until later to finish some >things up. > >I plan to start calling some places today and trying to get someone to agree >to insure us if we take on a monster deductible or something. My husband >insisted he was going to take care of that, but he did not and if I can not >get him to do it while he is in the same house with me I do not expect to >have any more control from half a country away. He is gone for 5 weeks this >time. I do have an unexpected houseguest who will be here for the next >couple of months and she will be helping me with finishing up the painting >and the like as she needs a place to stay for a while. That is another long >story and off topic, but I am glad to have the help. > >My boys were great too. Even the four year old did some work. We used the >Tom Sawyer method and it is amazing what they were willing to do in exchange >for a turn with the paint roller. > >I really appreciate your empathy and support. I do not know what to do to >keep my husband involved so these things do not all build up again, but it >was good to know that I was not out of line in my expectations either. On >the up side, the kids are now in school and my youngest receives all of his >therapy at school during school hours except one session at home once a >week. This means I have time to get some things done that require >concentration and no extra hands in the mix. I had actually already started >working on things during the first week of school before the insurance >letter turned this into an urgent issue. It would have taken me much longer >to do it that way too. I had five other adults in over the weekend who all >put in at least one full day, and some of the two days, of free labor. I >also have a handy man coming to finish of the living room celling tomorrow. > >Thanks again. > >Jennifer > >_____ > >From: ><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com >[mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] >On Behalf Of Claudia >Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 3:24 AM >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] home owner insurance > >That's correct; the mortgage company will make sure that you have insurance, >as they need to protect their investment, and it's much more costly than >your conventional insurance, thus driving up your monthly payment. > >Claudia > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Dan Rossi >To: ><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com ><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> >Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 7:47 AM >Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] home owner insurance > >Jennifer, > >Is money a motivator for your husband? I believe you have a mortgage on >your home. Mortgage companies won't allow you to go without insurance. >Thus, if you can't get your own insurance, the mortgage company will sell >you insurance and you won't be happy with how much they will charge you >either. So, you are either going to have to spend some money on repairs, >or you are going to spend money on very expensive insurance. Sorry to be >a downer. > >-- >Blue skies. >Dan Rossi >Carnegie Mellon University. >E-Mail: ><mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu>d...@andrew.cmu.edu > <mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu> >Tel: (412) 268-9081 > >__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature >database 5408 (20100830) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > ><http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com > >__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature >database 5419 (20100902) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > ><http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > >__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, >version of virus signature database 3975 (20090330) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > ><http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
