On 7/17/2020 6:51 AM, Janet wrote:
> In article >, says...
>>
>> On 7/16/20 2:30 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>> On Thu, 16 Jul 2020 10:02:24 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> https://i.postimg.cc/fbbd5ZGx/Tiles-...-16-2020-2.jpg
>>>>
>>>> https://i.postimg.cc/dt8GV5RT/Tiles-...-16-2020-1.jpg
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Courtesy of Old World Roofing, doing in the Right Way! :-)
>>>
>>> I still can't believe how much this is costing you, it's not even a
>>> large house.
>>>
>>
>> Yes it's a 100K+ courtesy .. a moving fee. Moving the tile out of the
>> way refelting and moving it back. They will use very few new tiles.
>
> They've reused 100 year old clay tiles. 100 years is the lifespan of
> a clay tile. John has already seen many of those 100 yr old clay tiles
> weather, fracture, become brittle, leak; but he's dim enough to believe
> the worn out tiles are now newborn and will last another 100 years.
>
> Thats a bit like a heart surgeon implanting a 90 year patient
> "Good news; the donor heart is 90 years old so it's good for
> another 90 years".
>
> Janet UK
>
>
That's a great analogy, Janet!

Jill