Cruzin Terri

Good Afternoon everyone. I will start with the fact that I have not yet read either today’s or yesterday’s posts. I forgot my Ipad at my house and find it very hard to navigate Cruise Critic on my phone. I read through a few posts from yesterday and thank all of you for your supportive comments. Yesterday did hold some surprises. However, they were not good ones. I took a nasty fall. I hurt my right hip (yes, the bad one), my right arm and my forehead. I was not a happy camper. There was another unhappy surprise from a “friend” of mine who pretty much told me that she is too busy right now to talk to me about what is going on in my house. Just on the day when I needed someone to talk to the most. Not a good day overall. We now know that both the tub and the shower have to come out of the Master Bath. The good news there is that we get to renovate the bathroom the way we wish. Also all the fans have been removed. The house is quiet again. We did have our first meeting with the contractor today. We are quite happy with him. However, the project will take quite a while. We will probably be out of our home for a number of months. I wish to thank everyone for being so supportive and your prayers. I will try to update each day. I am going to try to read the posts and will post again later if I can. God Bless, Terri

Good morning. Sorry I have not been on the Daily for the last few days. They have been busy ones. Also there is really not anything of a happy nature to report. Work on our house continues. They keep finding more and more problems. There are still huge fans all over our house to dry the cement slab and the drywall throughout the house. The built-in bookcase in the living room has been removed in order to dry the wall behind it. They are comtemplating removing the garden tub to get to the wall behind it. The floor tiles in the bathroom have been compromised and must be taken up. I could go on and on. I wonder what today’s news will be. Anyway, it is hard to write all those things everyday. We are in a nice condo and happy to have comfortable accommodations. However, it is not home. We have no idea when we will be able to inhabit our home again. We meet with the contractor tomorrow and hopefully we will have a timeline. I have a feeling that we will be out of our home for quite a while with all the work that needs to be done. I will try to check in when I am able Take care everyone. God Bless, Terri

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Good morning. I have a few minutes while Jim is in the shower. I am packed and ready to leave this hotel. We are going back to the house first. I am leaving some clothes there because I don’t need as many, The condo has a washer and dryer. I am also picking up some food to take with us so I don’t have to run to the store. I still have lots in the fridge. The only down side to the condo is the distance. It is a 45 minute drive from my house. The hotel was 5 minutes away. Maybe getting some distance will be good, Looking at that mess all the time is really depressing. I have not been acknowledging posts but have been reading them as best I can and sometimes very quickly. I thank everyone for being so supportive of our situation, I will try to post later. Hopefully today will be a better day. Take care everyone and stay safe. God Bless, Terri

Good evening all, Today was another busy day. The insurance adjuster was here and spent a good amount of time going through every inch of the house to determine the extent of the damage caused by the water. I will tell you. If you have not experienced this, you have no idea how devastating flooding is in one’s home. The amount of repair that it entails is overwhelming. That being said, today was interesting. This morning when i walked into my house, with all the fans going, I was almost killed. The plastic covering for the flourescent lights decided to detach and take a nosedive right in front of me. if I were one step closer to it, i would have had a big gash in my head and probably not writing this message. It came down in many pieces and just missed me. On another note: The hotel where we are staying is less than acceptable. I spent a good part of the day trying to find an alternate place to stay. Finally i thought about someone who lives in my subdivision who has a number of condos that she and her husband rent out. I called her and the insurance agent. She agreed to the price and, voila, we have a condo on the beach for the next month and a half. We are close enough to home and can see what is going on and still have a nice place to stay in the meantime. It is a bit of a distance from our home and rather than a 5 minute drive it will probably take 40 minutes, but so will Savannah. But this place is gorgeous and it will work for the time we need to be away from home. So tomorrow we will move again. I feel like a vagabond. Hopefully the next move will be back to our repaired home looking like new. i will report back when we are settled. Take care everyone and hope you all had a good day. Terri

Good Evening to all First of all RIP to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. She was surely a remarkable woman. Now for my news. We have moved to a hotel. Not exactly what I was hoping for, but it was the one I chose because it is 4 1/2 miles from home. We have decided to stay here until next week and then move to someplace better in Savannah. The insurance rep had a medical emergency yesterday and apologized profusely for not being available, However, he made up for it today. Tomorrow we have an appointment with the adjuster at 11 am and then Jim has a doctor’s appointment at 2:30. So we are glad to be nearby. Next Wednesday we have an appointment with the General Contractor and he will assess the situation and determine the cost and the length of time to get the work done. We have two months of hotel stay booked and it is not a problem to change hotels. We have also decided that we will probably go to Barbados in the beginning of October as planned since there is nothing that we can do or change here. Besides, we need the rest. So that is my update. I have not read the posts. I have been busy all day. Had nothing to eat except a sandwich. It has been another crazy day. I hope you are all well. I will try to post tomorrow after we meet with the adjuster. God Bless. Terri

We are trying to do that. Tried to get in touch with the claims rep all day. Never returned my calls. Very frustrating. Terri

There is nowhere to move our bed. The cleanup will take quite a while. I just cannot believe this whole thing.

Good evening. Just checking in. it has been a busy day. i spent the major part of the day packing up the things in the curio cabinet and some knickknacks on the bookcase. The service people were doing the heavier work. I chose to do the delicate items. Yesterday there were huge fans and dehumidifiers all over the house. It makes the place as hot as hell. All the carpets that were affected were pulled up. That left a lot of dust. I tried to get in touch with the claims rep but never got a response. Not happy about that. Finally got in touch with a contractor, who will come buy on Sept. 14 to take a look at the job and give us an estimate. Contractors are not easy to find. This one seems good. The others never returned my calls. Going to bed soon. Only got 2 hours of sleep last night. Can’t wait to sleep in my own bed again. Until tomorrow. God bless, Terri

We are looking at two months at the least.

i am just checking in for a minute. That is about all i have. The damage is overwhelming. They have pulled the vanity out of the bathroom. We need a new toilet. The carpets have been removed from the living room, the master bed room and another bedroom. The built-in bookcase in the living room has to be removed so that the carpeting under it can be removed to be dried. Then it has to be replaced. Some furniture has water damage. Jim and I are down to one bedroom with a double bed. That is where we will sleep for the next few nights until all the fans are removed from the rest of the house. There is stuff all over the place. The den has so much stuff in it that it is inaccessible. Jim just went out for pizza because I have been working so much on getting stuff out of all the places that I am too tired to cook. Just say a prayer that we can get through this,. Terri

Thanks for your kind thoughts. Terri

Sounds like what is going on here right now. Today being Labor Day, I cannot do a thing. Just waiting for tomorrow. We had about the same amount of water in our bathroom and the carpeting in the bedroom and living room are like wet sponges. Ugh! Thanks, Terri

Thank you Ray, I appreciate all your instructions. However you are talking to two people that are not mechanically inclined and I am not sure that what the water mitigation tech said last night is the only thing wrong. Plus the plumbing bill will be covered by the insurance. it may be more than just that. This whole thing is a nightmare right now. Terri

Thank you, but there is a good amount of damage. Terri

Thanks for your thoughts. Believe me, I am grateful it is “CLEAN WATER”. Imagine the mess if it weren’t. Terri

Thanks Sandi. We will try to handle some stuff today by ourselves, but don’t expect any outside help today because of the holiday. Thanks for your kind thoughts and prayers. Terri

Thanks Jacqui, there will be people here tomorrow. Probably to rip up the carpets. Terri

i called the insurance company immediately. They sent the water mitigation specialist last night. He was here until 11 pm working. So the process is started. He helped us move things, etc. He was really nice and did all he could to help us. Thanks for your concern. Terri

Well, Good morning to all of you. I didn’t get much sleep last night. Lots of equipment running all night to extract the water from the carpeting. This house is a mess. Today being Labor Day, we will have no help at all. We were advised to wait until tomorrow to call a plumber for the toilet situation. All it needs is a small plastic pipe from the tank to the bowl. It split and the water just kept pouring out of it. I am just grateful that the water that flooded our house was clean. I guess you have to be thankful for something’s. It could have been worse. We will have to replace the flooring in all but two rooms. We will probably do it in the whole house, even if it costs extra since the carpeting is 21 years old. There were so many things to move out of the way yesterday and we were both so tired. I guess we will spend today just trying to go through some stuff and see what is salvagable and what is not. I’ll try to check in later. Have a good day everyone. God Bless and thanks for your kind words. Terri

We had someone come tonight and he put equipment all over the house to get the water out. We have to have all the carpeting removed in the living room, two bedrooms the vanity in the master bathroom, baseboards have to be replaced. Cannot use master bedroom. Nothing before Tuesday. Always happens on a holiday. All this because the hose on the toilet broke and the water was just pouring out of the tank. I was in the den and Jim was in the kitchen so we didn’t notice it for a few hours. What a mess! I called the insurance company and they sent a water mitigator to set up the equipment . We were trying to do it with a shop vac. It was impossible. I am exhausted. Thanks to those of you who expressed concern. Terri

No time to write. Big flood in my house. Toilet in master bath broke water all over the house. Waiting for someone to come and help us get the water out. What a mess! Terri

i thought I had more of Santiago de Compostela, but could only find two right now. Beautiful place to visit. Terri

Good morning to everyone. Happy Friday. Thank you all for the lovely birthday wishes yesterday. Much appreciated. Happy Anniversary to @Quartzsite Cruiserand @marshhawk . Wishes for many more happy years together. Another gloomy morning and more rain predicted for today. Gotta get that Ark built. Rich, thank you for the Daily and the Fleet Report. Thank you for the days. Contributions to the local food bank are important and we do so regularly. Pass on the meal and the drink We have not been to A Corunna, but to Ferrol, which is nearby. A Coruna is the port for Santiago de Compostela, the famous pilgrimage site. For those of you who have not seen the movie The Way starring Martin Sheen, I highly recommend it. I will try to dig up some photos of Santiago de Compostela today and post them. Thank you to Roy for the Lists. Prayers for those who need them and Cheers to those celebrating and cruising. Yesterday was quite frustrating. We were able to secure frequent flyer tickets for our cruise last year to Scandinavia and Norway. When I was trying to add our info on the British Airways website I kept getting an error message that my contact information was incorrect. I kept trying to re enter it for about three hours. I finally logged on to Flyer Talk and found out that numerous people were having the same difficulty and the work around is to download the BA app and enter the info there. A wasted three hours! Now on to the next project. My Ark Building! I hope everyone has a great day. God Bless, Terri

Thinking about building an ark if the rain doesn’t stop soon. How does this one look? Terri