8 hours into day 6 of no power.
Yup. We're done with this. We have all been trying to keep a good attitude but this situation has us all in each other's business what with only 2 bedrooms being cooled. They are still saying Friday for our power to be restored. I am not blaming the power company by any stretch of the imagination, that isn't the point.
The point is, yes, we should be grateful. We have 2 generators - albeit we have spent somewhere near $500 keeping them fired up. But...it's just old. I think I might take these kids to the movies today to distract their attention to something other than getting on each other's nerves for a little while. Just one more day. Well, 2 days really. The grandma isn't coming until tomorrow afternoon and she isn't leaving until James gets off of work. He is going back with her.
There's a couple of movies that are kid friendly showing in the local - and cheap I might add - theater. I can get all 4 of us in there for less than $20. Now, eating popcorn and drinks another story. If we go, I will get them popcorn but the drinks will be limited to water only. I've spent enough money. Went through my records yesterday, I have a lot payment coming in on the 25th after that, it's the 1st. The only other things have been some short stays here and there. They help, definitely. One dude lengthened his stay by 5 days.
He said they weren't finished patching up a gas line pipe they were working on. A short section, it was the only reason he came to town and then they are leaving. They being the rest of his crew, staying where? I have no clue. The Asplundh workers said they have to drive clear to Shreveport every day after work. If I had rental units I could easily fill them up - temporarily anyway.
I am still looking for a trailer. I'm just not letting myself get carried away on price so the options are limited. Most of it needs major work and really, aren't worth anything at all. There is utter junk being sold for 2 grand that has no value in their current condition at all. Like, those things just sit on Marketplace, who in their right mind is going to pay that much money for something that they will have to dump thousands of dollars and untold man hours worth of work into? Not me. I can see a little work, but nothing like replacing walls, entire floors, leaking roofs that have caused major damage inside the unit.
If these people had bothered to at least rolled some rubber sealant on those roofs, they would have something that would be worth 2 or 3 times what they are asking for.
Today's agenda? Keep generators running. Head to Lowe's. Price the parts to install a breaker for the generator. If' I can get it around $50, I"m getting it. No matter when the power comes back on, it will be available for future reference. But if it's going to cost $100 or more, no thanks. It just really depends on the cost of the breaker, the wire will cost around $25, the male connector around $10. This is a different type of circuit breaker than what I used on the shed.
I have nothing else right now.
