OT: Ceiling Collapse

OMG. I hope they had to pay for all your damages. What idiots. I've learned a long time ago to never leave contractors alone. *sigh* so sorry this happened!

Lynne, Your pictures remind me of our attic after the tornado lifted our roof off and dropped it back down onto the house. Sandy

What a mess!! I know you are so glad it's over with!

Aren't you so glad your past that now. That would have been horrible to find.

Im sorry to hear that Lynne...We will all get together and flog him with a wet butter noodle....lol.... ~~Yanya~~

Yikes, what a mess! Don't you just love contractors with their I know everything attitudes! Barb:o)

Oh I didn't leave them alone. We discussed when the roof was to come off and they left. Problem with the roof is with a ladder they can come back when you're at the grocery store squeezing tomatoes and you'll never know. Bwah hahaha

Lynne

Oh my! Did you get any pictures of it?

Lynne

You aren't kidding! It seems odd to be sitting in the room now typing this considering we couldn't get into the room 7 months ago.

Lynne

The funny thing about it is it came down with such force it cracked the desk and broken many thing and we slept right through it. The dogs didn't bark nothing. I wonder if it really was that quiet when it came down.

Lynne

I like it! Let the noodle circle begin.

My father is a contractor and I'm amazed at how much knowledge I have from growing up around that. I told them the ceiling was coming down and asked them to take it down before it came down. They tacked plastic up instead. Boy did they wish they had listen to me, but like you said that would ruin their "I know everything" attitude. So, they had to replace and repair way more than they had too.

Lynne

I forgot how many hundred homes were destroyed. Three people within five blocks of us were killed. Within an hour after it hit the sun went down and it was pitch black. My grandmother who lived three blocks away was missing ( we later found out she had gone to the neighboring town with my uncle to eat). It took her four hours to get back home (13 miles away) they had to try coming in on three different highways and then get past the National Guard.who was letting no one in. We had three children at the time and thank goodness they were all at home with us and we had a basement. I didn't pick up a camera for three days - too busy trying to survive. No electricity, no water, no windows.......I did get pictures later though, but not of our own house. We were lucky to get a contractor right away and had a roof within three days. The neighbors who lived behind us lost their garage - it exploded above our house. He was a mechanic and she drank coke and read harlequin romances and I really believe she never returned a pop bottle or got rid of a book. We picked up broken coke bottles for a month, returned at least four laundry baskets of books (before the rain hit) the ones that fell out of the trees later were ruined. We also pulled screwdrivers, hammers, wrenches and other tools out of the sides of the house and from all over the yard. It was so strange - nothing inside our house was moved except my daughter's room. It was all there, but there was nothing left in her closet, on a shelf, in the toybox. It was in a jumbled knot in the middle of the room. All of the pictures are in a photo box waiting for me. After I started scrapbooking I still couldn't look through them. I think I am about ready now. Our two youngest have no idea as they were not born yet. They have not even seen the pictures. Sandy

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Wow what a story! I'm so glad to hear you survived. Finding your family safe helps to put everything into perspective. My girlfriend had to be induced the day my house was falling apart, because they suspected the cord was wrapped around her neck. She wanted me at the hospital and I thought there is nothing I can do here at home... she needs me and I went. That really helped me put my house out of my mind and in the ensuing stressful weeks after I just reminded myself that Rebecca was alive and well.

Lynne

I should clarify that statement not all contractors are know it alls or don't listen to women. Personally we have a contractor we use quite often and he is great! Barb:o)

I need to find one that I can really rely on. I still have more work I need done.

Lynne

Wow, that was a mess wasn't it. Glad they replaced the desk for you.

Teresa in MD

Oh my goodness.. Yikes!