Heck, Kalifornia is rockin'n'rollin'!

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/

Kalifornia THE tourist trap!

God save sf, Dimitri, Terry, Jan, Amy, Alison ("my aim is true"), Julie, Jon,
Larry, Tim, Don, Serene, JL, Witt, Jeff (my best man/amphetamine BUM!!!),
Allen, Beth, Jill (you can pac-man me anytime!) and a ton of others!!!

Don't take my advice and do something stupid like go to Las Vegas on roller
skates!!!

Visit PA instead! ))

Andy
--
HONK if I'm paying your mortgage

"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> Heck, Kalifornia is rockin'n'rollin'!
>
> http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/
>
> Kalifornia THE tourist trap!
>
> God save sf, Dimitri, Terry, Jan, Amy, Alison ("my aim is true"), Julie,
> Jon,
> Larry, Tim, Don, Serene, JL, Witt, Jeff (my best man/amphetamine BUM!!!),
> Allen, Beth, Jill (you can pac-man me anytime!) and a ton of others!!!
>
> Don't take my advice and do something stupid like go to Las Vegas on
> roller
> skates!!!
>
> Visit PA instead! ))
>
> Andy
> --
> HONK if I'm paying your mortgage

If all goes well soon we'll be the California Island and we can succeed from
the Union. We're already the 5th largest economy in the world.

Just think soon you can buy Ocean front property in Arizona & Nevada.

:-)

Dimitri

On Tue, 5 May 2009 07:10:13 -0700, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

>
>"Andy" > wrote in message ...
>> Heck, Kalifornia is rockin'n'rollin'!
>>
>> http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/
>>
>> Kalifornia THE tourist trap!
>>
>> God save sf, Dimitri, Terry, Jan, Amy, Alison ("my aim is true"), Julie,
>> Jon,
>> Larry, Tim, Don, Serene, JL, Witt, Jeff (my best man/amphetamine BUM!!!),
>> Allen, Beth, Jill (you can pac-man me anytime!) and a ton of others!!!
>>
>> Don't take my advice and do something stupid like go to Las Vegas on
>> roller
>> skates!!!
>>
>> Visit PA instead! ))
>>
>> Andy
>> --
>> HONK if I'm paying your mortgage
>
>If all goes well soon we'll be the California Island and we can succeed from
>the Union. We're already the 5th largest economy in the world.
>
>Just think soon you can buy Ocean front property in Arizona & Nevada.
>
>:-)
>
>Dimitri

Already got a place in mesa, can't wait

On Tue, 05 May 2009 06:28:28 -0500, Andy > wrote:

>Heck, Kalifornia is rockin'n'rollin'!
>
>http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/
>
>Kalifornia THE tourist trap!
>
>God save sf, Dimitri, Terry, Jan, Amy, Alison ("my aim is true"), Julie, Jon,
>Larry, Tim, Don, Serene, JL, Witt, Jeff (my best man/amphetamine BUM!!!),
>Allen, Beth, Jill (you can pac-man me anytime!) and a ton of others!!!
>
>Don't take my advice and do something stupid like go to Las Vegas on roller
>skates!!!
>
>Visit PA instead! ))
>
A passing truck shakes the ground more than most earthquakes, Andy.


--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Dimitri wrote:
> "Andy" > wrote in message ...
> > Heck, Kalifornia is rockin'n'rollin'!
> >
> > http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/
> >
> > Kalifornia THE tourist trap!
> >
> > God save sf, Dimitri, Terry, Jan, Amy, Alison ("my aim is true"), Julie,
> > Jon,
> > Larry, Tim, Don, Serene, JL, Witt, Jeff (my best man/amphetamine BUM!!!),
> > Allen, Beth, Jill (you can pac-man me anytime!) and a ton of others!!!
> >
> > Don't take my advice and do something stupid like go to Las Vegas on
> > roller
> > skates!!!
> >
> > Visit PA instead! ))
> >
> > Andy
> > --
> > HONK if I'm paying your mortgage
>
> If all goes well soon we'll be the California Island and we can succeed from
> the Union. We're already the 5th largest economy in the world.
>
yo, you forgot me & the critters. since we're in the foothills of the
san gabriel mountains, i guess we'll be livin' at the beach!

harriet & critters in azusa, ca (15 miles directly east of pasadena &
30 miles northeast of elay.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 05 May 2009 06:28:28 -0500, Andy > wrote:
>
>>Heck, Kalifornia is rockin'n'rollin'!
>>
>>http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/
>>
>>Kalifornia THE tourist trap!
>>
>>God save sf, Dimitri, Terry, Jan, Amy, Alison ("my aim is true"), Julie,
>>Jon,
>>Larry, Tim, Don, Serene, JL, Witt, Jeff (my best man/amphetamine BUM!!!),
>>Allen, Beth, Jill (you can pac-man me anytime!) and a ton of others!!!
>>
>>Don't take my advice and do something stupid like go to Las Vegas on
>>roller
>>skates!!!
>>
>>Visit PA instead! ))
>>
> A passing truck shakes the ground more than most earthquakes, Andy.

As do my next door neighbor's stereo speakers sometimes.

Hey Andy, you forgot ME!!

TammyM, in Sacramento (a bit away from the San Andreas, hopefully far
enough??)

On May 5, 7:28*am, Andy > wrote:
> Heck, Kalifornia is rockin'n'rollin'!
>
> http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/
>
> Kalifornia THE tourist trap!
>
> God save sf, Dimitri, Terry, Jan, Amy, Alison ("my aim is true"), Julie, Jon,
> Larry, Tim, Don, Serene, JL, Witt, Jeff (my best man/amphetamine BUM!!!),
> Allen, Beth, Jill (you can pac-man me anytime!) and a ton of others!!!
>
> Don't take my advice and do something stupid like go to Las Vegas on roller
> skates!!!
>
> Visit PA instead! ))
>
> Andy

the whole state has had tremors the past week, along with alaska and
even one in southeast-central PA. Maybe we should ask if you're ok?

maxine, who's seen enough earth move this week

maxine said...

> the whole state has had tremors the past week, along with alaska and
> even one in southeast-central PA. Maybe we should ask if you're ok?


maxine,

I was too far from the recent PA earthquake to feel it. 2.0 is very mild
anyway.

Once, when a housing developer across the valley (maybe 1/2 mile away as
the crow flies) dynamited something, I felt the ground shockwave shake the
house a couple seconds later.

Now you want to hear stupid?!? My good friend just bought his first home,
15 miles from the San Andreas fault and had every excuse under the sun why
he didn't need earthquake insurance! For the same price he felt he was
better off with a new 60" plasma TV. That's stupid! [rolling eyes/shaking
head]

Best,

Andy
--
HONK if I'm paying your mortgage!

On Wed, 6 May 2009 11:27:23 -0700 (PDT), maxine >
wrote:

>maxine, who's seen enough earth move this week

Yeah, but did you feel the earth-move-under-your-feet?

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On May 6, 9:01*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Wed, 6 May 2009 11:27:23 -0700 (PDT), maxine >
> wrote:
>
> >maxine, who's seen enough earth move this week
>
> Yeah, but did you feel the earth-move-under-your-feet?

Only when we shoveled a bit back into the grave. We buried my uncle
Monday.

Sorry, I thought I had mentioned it here previously.

maxine

On Wed, 06 May 2009 14:07:31 -0500, Andy > wrote:

>maxine said...
>
>> the whole state has had tremors the past week, along with alaska and
>> even one in southeast-central PA. Maybe we should ask if you're ok?
>
>
>maxine,
>
>I was too far from the recent PA earthquake to feel it. 2.0 is very mild
>anyway.
>
>Once, when a housing developer across the valley (maybe 1/2 mile away as
>the crow flies) dynamited something, I felt the ground shockwave shake the
>house a couple seconds later.
>
>Now you want to hear stupid?!? My good friend just bought his first home,
>15 miles from the San Andreas fault and had every excuse under the sun why
>he didn't need earthquake insurance! For the same price he felt he was
>better off with a new 60" plasma TV. That's stupid! [rolling eyes/shaking
>head]
>
>Best,
>
>Andy

If he just now bought his home, earthquake insurance is a toss-up. The
premiums are high, the deductible is WAY high and coverage for
anything other than the house structure is pretty much non existent. I
had earthquake insurance up to the '94 earthquake which just about
broke my insurance company. They argued every charge and nit-picked
every expense and in general screwed us out of every penny they could.
When it came time to renew the new policy looked nothing like the old.
So I didn't renew. It would be cheaper for me to move out of
California than try to collect on the new earthquake insurance
policies.

Ron Kelley

Ron said...

> On Wed, 06 May 2009 14:07:31 -0500, Andy > wrote:
>>Now you want to hear stupid?!? My good friend just bought his first home,
>>15 miles from the San Andreas fault and had every excuse under the sun
why
>>he didn't need earthquake insurance! For the same price he felt he was
>>better off with a new 60" plasma TV. That's stupid! [rolling eyes/shaking
>>head]
>>
>>Best,
>>
>>Andy
>
> If he just now bought his home, earthquake insurance is a toss-up. The
> premiums are high, the deductible is WAY high and coverage for
> anything other than the house structure is pretty much non existent. I
> had earthquake insurance up to the '94 earthquake which just about
> broke my insurance company. They argued every charge and nit-picked
> every expense and in general screwed us out of every penny they could.
> When it came time to renew the new policy looked nothing like the old.
> So I didn't renew. It would be cheaper for me to move out of
> California than try to collect on the new earthquake insurance
> policies.
>
> Ron Kelley


Ron Kelley,

In CA earthquake insurance IS premium coverage with high deductibles. And
true, inscos can be BUMS!!! when it comes to claims. "We're not in the
business of losing money," as the saying goes!

When I moved to PA from CA, I maintained my earthquake insurance but here
it was $75/annual with a $25,000 deductible. I could live with that UNTIL,
one year (after 15 years in residence) they sneaked in a exception clause
that declared they wouldn't cover any masonry damage. Well, that's more
than half my house (inside and out), including cinderblock, fieldstone,
slate, "used brick" and ceramic bathroom tile. They obviously got wind of
the brittleness of "brick and mortar" during earthquakes. I canceled my
earthquake insurance that instant. The BUMS!!!!!!

Andy
--
"You're in good hands with Allstate ...Oops!"

"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> Ron said...
>
>> On Wed, 06 May 2009 14:07:31 -0500, Andy > wrote:
>>>Now you want to hear stupid?!? My good friend just bought his first home,
>>>15 miles from the San Andreas fault and had every excuse under the sun
> why
>>>he didn't need earthquake insurance! For the same price he felt he was
>>>better off with a new 60" plasma TV. That's stupid! [rolling eyes/shaking
>>>head]
>>>
>>>Best,
>>>
>>>Andy
>>
>> If he just now bought his home, earthquake insurance is a toss-up. The
>> premiums are high, the deductible is WAY high and coverage for
>> anything other than the house structure is pretty much non existent. I
>> had earthquake insurance up to the '94 earthquake which just about
>> broke my insurance company. They argued every charge and nit-picked
>> every expense and in general screwed us out of every penny they could.
>> When it came time to renew the new policy looked nothing like the old.
>> So I didn't renew. It would be cheaper for me to move out of
>> California than try to collect on the new earthquake insurance
>> policies.
>>
>> Ron Kelley
>
>
> Ron Kelley,
>
> In CA earthquake insurance IS premium coverage with high deductibles. And
> true, inscos can be BUMS!!! when it comes to claims. "We're not in the
> business of losing money," as the saying goes!
>
> When I moved to PA from CA, I maintained my earthquake insurance but here
> it was $75/annual with a $25,000 deductible. I could live with that UNTIL,
> one year (after 15 years in residence) they sneaked in a exception clause
> that declared they wouldn't cover any masonry damage. Well, that's more
> than half my house (inside and out), including cinderblock, fieldstone,
> slate, "used brick" and ceramic bathroom tile. They obviously got wind of
> the brittleness of "brick and mortar" during earthquakes. I canceled my
> earthquake insurance that instant. The BUMS!!!!!!
>
> Andy
> --
> "You're in good hands with Allstate ...Oops!"

You got the wrong agent!

We carried a 5% deductable with Farmers for years. After the 94 Northridge
quake they virtually rebuilt our place no questions asked.It got the point I
just let my contractor talk with the adjuster step by step.

Dimitri

On Wed, 6 May 2009 18:23:56 -0700 (PDT), maxine >
wrote:

>On May 6, 9:01*pm, sf > wrote:
>> On Wed, 6 May 2009 11:27:23 -0700 (PDT), maxine >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >maxine, who's seen enough earth move this week
>>
>> Yeah, but did you feel the earth-move-under-your-feet?
>
>Only when we shoveled a bit back into the grave. We buried my uncle
>Monday.
>
>Sorry, I thought I had mentioned it here previously.
>
Sorry about your loss, Maxine. If you mentioned it, I missed it. I
was just making an earthquake joke... nothing more to it than that.



--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Thu, 7 May 2009 08:12:34 -0700, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

>
>"Andy" > wrote in message ...
>> Ron said...
>>
>>> On Wed, 06 May 2009 14:07:31 -0500, Andy > wrote:
>>>>Now you want to hear stupid?!? My good friend just bought his first home,
>>>>15 miles from the San Andreas fault and had every excuse under the sun
>> why
>>>>he didn't need earthquake insurance! For the same price he felt he was
>>>>better off with a new 60" plasma TV. That's stupid! [rolling eyes/shaking
>>>>head]
>>>>
>>>>Best,
>>>>
>>>>Andy
>>>
>>> If he just now bought his home, earthquake insurance is a toss-up. The
>>> premiums are high, the deductible is WAY high and coverage for
>>> anything other than the house structure is pretty much non existent. I
>>> had earthquake insurance up to the '94 earthquake which just about
>>> broke my insurance company. They argued every charge and nit-picked
>>> every expense and in general screwed us out of every penny they could.
>>> When it came time to renew the new policy looked nothing like the old.
>>> So I didn't renew. It would be cheaper for me to move out of
>>> California than try to collect on the new earthquake insurance
>>> policies.
>>>
>>> Ron Kelley
>>
>>
>> Ron Kelley,
>>
>> In CA earthquake insurance IS premium coverage with high deductibles. And
>> true, inscos can be BUMS!!! when it comes to claims. "We're not in the
>> business of losing money," as the saying goes!
>>
>> When I moved to PA from CA, I maintained my earthquake insurance but here
>> it was $75/annual with a $25,000 deductible. I could live with that UNTIL,
>> one year (after 15 years in residence) they sneaked in a exception clause
>> that declared they wouldn't cover any masonry damage. Well, that's more
>> than half my house (inside and out), including cinderblock, fieldstone,
>> slate, "used brick" and ceramic bathroom tile. They obviously got wind of
>> the brittleness of "brick and mortar" during earthquakes. I canceled my
>> earthquake insurance that instant. The BUMS!!!!!!
>>
>> Andy
>> --
>> "You're in good hands with Allstate ...Oops!"
>
>You got the wrong agent!
>
>We carried a 5% deductable with Farmers for years. After the 94 Northridge
>quake they virtually rebuilt our place no questions asked.It got the point I
>just let my contractor talk with the adjuster step by step.
>
>Dimitri

Ahh, I see. You were one of the lucky ones. I was with 20th Century
(now 21st Century), had been for years without a claim. All it took
was one big earthquake. There were several lawsutis against 20th
Century back then and I belive some settlement was made. We were not
part of the lawsuit, so we just ate our losses. Lesson learned.

Ron Kelley

"Ron" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 7 May 2009 08:12:34 -0700, "Dimitri" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Andy" > wrote in message
...
>>> Ron said...
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 06 May 2009 14:07:31 -0500, Andy > wrote:
>>>>>Now you want to hear stupid?!? My good friend just bought his first
>>>>>home,
>>>>>15 miles from the San Andreas fault and had every excuse under the sun
>>> why
>>>>>he didn't need earthquake insurance! For the same price he felt he was
>>>>>better off with a new 60" plasma TV. That's stupid! [rolling
>>>>>eyes/shaking
>>>>>head]
>>>>>
>>>>>Best,
>>>>>
>>>>>Andy
>>>>
>>>> If he just now bought his home, earthquake insurance is a toss-up. The
>>>> premiums are high, the deductible is WAY high and coverage for
>>>> anything other than the house structure is pretty much non existent. I
>>>> had earthquake insurance up to the '94 earthquake which just about
>>>> broke my insurance company. They argued every charge and nit-picked
>>>> every expense and in general screwed us out of every penny they could.
>>>> When it came time to renew the new policy looked nothing like the old.
>>>> So I didn't renew. It would be cheaper for me to move out of
>>>> California than try to collect on the new earthquake insurance
>>>> policies.
>>>>
>>>> Ron Kelley
>>>
>>>
>>> Ron Kelley,
>>>
>>> In CA earthquake insurance IS premium coverage with high deductibles.
>>> And
>>> true, inscos can be BUMS!!! when it comes to claims. "We're not in the
>>> business of losing money," as the saying goes!
>>>
>>> When I moved to PA from CA, I maintained my earthquake insurance but
>>> here
>>> it was $75/annual with a $25,000 deductible. I could live with that
>>> UNTIL,
>>> one year (after 15 years in residence) they sneaked in a exception
>>> clause
>>> that declared they wouldn't cover any masonry damage. Well, that's more
>>> than half my house (inside and out), including cinderblock, fieldstone,
>>> slate, "used brick" and ceramic bathroom tile. They obviously got wind
>>> of
>>> the brittleness of "brick and mortar" during earthquakes. I canceled my
>>> earthquake insurance that instant. The BUMS!!!!!!
>>>
>>> Andy
>>> --
>>> "You're in good hands with Allstate ...Oops!"
>>
>>You got the wrong agent!
>>
>>We carried a 5% deductable with Farmers for years. After the 94
>>Northridge
>>quake they virtually rebuilt our place no questions asked.It got the point
>>I
>>just let my contractor talk with the adjuster step by step.
>>
>>Dimitri
>
> Ahh, I see. You were one of the lucky ones. I was with 20th Century
> (now 21st Century), had been for years without a claim. All it took
> was one big earthquake. There were several lawsutis against 20th
> Century back then and I belive some settlement was made. We were not
> part of the lawsuit, so we just ate our losses. Lesson learned.
>
> Ron Kelley

Don't I know it!

It cost the ins company over 100K, all new concrete, retaining and privacy
walls, chimney, carpet, dry wall patch & paint, I replaced all windows with
double pane, new stucco, on and on and on and on. I thought it would never
end.

Dimitri