"modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote in message
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> He came. He kicked ass. He faded away.
>
> I called mom tonight, and, in spite of the fact that my folks live in
> Baton Rouge where the maximum sustained winds reached 91 MPH, they're
> okay. They lost power at 11 this morning. Part of their (new) roof
> blew off a little later. Mom and Dad had to climb up in the attic
> with an old shower curtain to patch the leak from inside the decking.
> Not the best way to fix a leak, but in the face of hurricane winds
> outside it was just about the only way. Mom was freaked out by the
> work of walking on joists. She's 77 (78 in October) and her knees
> aren't what they once were. Prayers were involved with eah step, she
> told me. Later, when things got less hairy, a neighbor secured a tarp
> up there on the outside. Meanwhile my 79-year-old father a made
> repeated trips up in the attic to deal with the assorted buckets and
> pots catching the leaking water.
>
> Dad was asleep when I called. Go figure.


Glad to hear they're ok. They might be a little sore tomorrow.

I reckon I'd be on the phone with the roofing contractor who put their "new"
roof on as soon as everybody gets back.

I live in a hurricane zone and there is no excuse for shoddy work. We have
to build for 140 mph sustained, 160 mph gusts here.
Every shingle counts. Every piece of the house counts. You have to
remember that rain seldom falls straight down here. (and where they live)


TFM®