cshenk wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:
>
> > cshenk wrote:
> > >
> > > Odd day here, had to make a trip for a friend
> > > who's ceiling fell in (drywall only).
> >
> > Sounds like they must have had a slow leak from a bathroom above.
> >
> > ? How did that go?
>
> It was settling in a house where he had no heat or climate control for
> a decade. Single story and thank god, the roof itself is solid.
>
> I delivered a mini-fridge today that only costs 2.50 a month to run.
> He's on serious financial limits.
>
> When it gets cold here, think of Charlie. A local only a couple of
> miles from you. No heat for 4 years, no electricity for 10. He has
> both now though some of the electric is still in the works.

Even in your part of town, real estate prices are so inflated.
Why didn't he just sell his house and move in with John Kuthe?
I have no sympathy for a homeowner living like that. It's
just plain stupid.

A good friend would advise him to sell and move into a more
affordable place.