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Actually, $22 per tire is reasonable for me. No way am I going to spend $103 to have two tires mounted and balanced. Two of the hole in the wall tire places I have dealt with only accept cash, my local shop included. I can't pay cash now since all my cash is going to pay for the neutral safety switch install.
Been praying for the victims and their families. Sure, insurance will pay for most, but not everyone has insurance. And employees will be out of work until businesses are rebuilt, if they even are. What do the owners do in the meantime? Homes can be rebuilt also, but again, how long will that take? And the owners can't sell their land, nobody is going to want it.
Jim
Been praying for the victims and their families. Sure, insurance will pay for most, but not everyone has insurance. And employees will be out of work until businesses are rebuilt, if they even are. What do the owners do in the meantime? Homes can be rebuilt also, but again, how long will that take? And the owners can't sell their land, nobody is going to want it.
Jim
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Suppose you are a homeowner, and you have insurance which will cover wildfires, insurance companies don't give you a check right away. The process could take years, and you will need a lawyer.
Not every renter has renters insurance.
How fast does FEMA work? I hope that I never find find out.
Immediate needs, would be food and shelter. Red Cross will step in to help feed. There are makeshift shelters like school gyms, and places like that. If you are financially able, you will rent a car, check into a hotel, eat in restaurants, buy new clothes.
Not every renter has renters insurance.
How fast does FEMA work? I hope that I never find find out.
Immediate needs, would be food and shelter. Red Cross will step in to help feed. There are makeshift shelters like school gyms, and places like that. If you are financially able, you will rent a car, check into a hotel, eat in restaurants, buy new clothes.
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In California, there is an entire agency which is supposed to regulate insurance.
Insurance companies are trying to exit California. They don't even want to do business here. Too many claims. Claims are too high. When all the properties are worth more than $1 Million, and thousands, if not tens of thousands, of claims are all filed at the same time......... they don't really have that kind of money sitting around to pay those claims.
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Since I will be keeping one of the tires, I am sure they will hit me with a disposal fee for the second one. However, the truck was supposed to be done already. Gave the part to him around 10am. Went to my noon Bible study and stopped by on the way back. he told me to come back in an hour. I showed up at 3pm and he told me he would drop it off at my apartment. Never showed up.
I know it doesn't take all day to install a neutral safety switch. I did not pay him all the money up front. I gave him $40 and told him he would get the $100 when it was done. So, I will get there at 10am tomorrow and not leave until it is done.
Jim
I know it doesn't take all day to install a neutral safety switch. I did not pay him all the money up front. I gave him $40 and told him he would get the $100 when it was done. So, I will get there at 10am tomorrow and not leave until it is done.
Jim
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TGIF Nor-Cal! 39 degrees as I type this (8:07am) and I just saw where they say temps will be dropping tomorrow. Yikes!
With any luck I will get the truck back today and be able to take it to get the new tires mounted, balanced and installed.
Jim
With any luck I will get the truck back today and be able to take it to get the new tires mounted, balanced and installed.
Jim
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I'm betting that some/most of the fires were arson, but maybe that's just me.
Listening to a guy from CalFire, he stated that there is basically nothing you can do when it's as dry as it is and the winds are as fierce as they are. It's hard to even try to just hold a line.
Listening to a guy from CalFire, he stated that there is basically nothing you can do when it's as dry as it is and the winds are as fierce as they are. It's hard to even try to just hold a line.
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Now I’m walking on eggs. Yesterday the Bride went out to go to work and the passenger front tire on Her SuperDuty was flat. Had her take thE Bronco to work while Junior changed it out and took it to be repaired under warranty (Les Schwab).
After work, she goes to run errands and calls me in a panic that the key is off and the Bronco sounds like it is still running. Since she’s in town, I told her to go to our mechanic rather than coming home and my trying to diagnose. It turned out to be the starter was going out. Veteran’s Diesel had it diagnosed and replaced in under an hour.
My walking carefully is what will be #3?
After work, she goes to run errands and calls me in a panic that the key is off and the Bronco sounds like it is still running. Since she’s in town, I told her to go to our mechanic rather than coming home and my trying to diagnose. It turned out to be the starter was going out. Veteran’s Diesel had it diagnosed and replaced in under an hour.
My walking carefully is what will be #3?
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So, carrying a blowtorch is illegal in California now?
One of my church friends used to be a park ranger in the Sacramento area. He told us at the last Bible study that even if the Pacific Palisades had been damp from a recent rain the warm air of the Santa Ana winds would have dried everything out within three hours. Since everything was dry already it just made things worse. Of course, it didn't help that the hydrants ran out of water either.
Truck is still in the shop. I had to buy the cable that goes from the NS Switch to the transmission because the old one wouldn't fit the switch. So, with any luck and some prayer, maybe I'll be able to pick it up today.
Jim
One of my church friends used to be a park ranger in the Sacramento area. He told us at the last Bible study that even if the Pacific Palisades had been damp from a recent rain the warm air of the Santa Ana winds would have dried everything out within three hours. Since everything was dry already it just made things worse. Of course, it didn't help that the hydrants ran out of water either.
Truck is still in the shop. I had to buy the cable that goes from the NS Switch to the transmission because the old one wouldn't fit the switch. So, with any luck and some prayer, maybe I'll be able to pick it up today.
Jim