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its F%&ken cold!!!

B bigfoot003Member
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Originally posted by snipes:
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Originally posted by Bigfoot003:


Are you in Brainerd Good sir?


Nope, last time I was up your way that's where I was going. It's still on my weather channel cities list. As an ex-Minnesotan it always amazes me how stinking cold it gets and how thin my blood has become.


I did not realize the connection to MN. Or I killed that brain cell during our last offline. Either way, at these temps, all blood is thin.
The Old ManThe Old ManMember
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Originally posted by pape du neuf:
Both my parents grew up in northern Minnesota near the border- somewhere close to Frostbite Falls. When the temperature sagged below zero in Michigan and we complained, they would tell us about how they used to walk to school in -30 temperatures.
Thing is, it was true.

But not the Frostbite Falls part unless they lived in a cartoon.
W winespartyMember
People who don't have their heat on in this weather are idiots. Turns out the unit above us hasn't had their heat on (it's an empty unit that the owner has for sale), and we were awoken at 2:30 this morning to our daughter crying because water was pouring down into her bed. Not just there but in about 10 different spots. We now have quite a bit of work ahead of us to get the place back to what it should be.
J jcocktostenMember
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Originally posted by Wine Sparty:
People who don't have their heat on in this weather are idiots. Turns out the unit above us hasn't had their heat on (it's an empty unit that the owner has for sale), and we were awoken at 2:30 this morning to our daughter crying because water was pouring down into her bed. Not just there but in about 10 different spots. We now have quite a bit of work ahead of us to get the place back to what it should be.


Sorry. That stinks
captaincancuncaptaincancunMember
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Originally posted by Wine Sparty:
People who don't have their heat on in this weather are idiots. Turns out the unit above us hasn't had their heat on (it's an empty unit that the owner has for sale), and we were awoken at 2:30 this morning to our daughter crying because water was pouring down into her bed. Not just there but in about 10 different spots. We now have quite a bit of work ahead of us to get the place back to what it should be.


My heart goes out to your family as well... Aren't there any strata rules or do you have any recourse for compensation from this negligence?
W winespartyMember
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Originally posted by Captain Cancun:
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Originally posted by Wine Sparty:
People who don't have their heat on in this weather are idiots. Turns out the unit above us hasn't had their heat on (it's an empty unit that the owner has for sale), and we were awoken at 2:30 this morning to our daughter crying because water was pouring down into her bed. Not just there but in about 10 different spots. We now have quite a bit of work ahead of us to get the place back to what it should be.


My heart goes out to your family as well... Aren't there any strata rules or do you have any recourse for compensation from this negligence?

It appears there are no rules specifically against the heat being off, and we'll probably have to seek legal counsel to advise how best to proceed. I think it makes sense I should have recourse, but we'll see what happens.
irwinirwinMember
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Originally posted by Wine Sparty:
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Originally posted by Captain Cancun:
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Originally posted by Wine Sparty:
People who don't have their heat on in this weather are idiots. Turns out the unit above us hasn't had their heat on (it's an empty unit that the owner has for sale), and we were awoken at 2:30 this morning to our daughter crying because water was pouring down into her bed. Not just there but in about 10 different spots. We now have quite a bit of work ahead of us to get the place back to what it should be.


My heart goes out to your family as well... Aren't there any strata rules or do you have any recourse for compensation from this negligence?

It appears there are no rules specifically against the heat being off, and we'll probably have to seek legal counsel to advise how best to proceed. I think it makes sense I should have recourse, but we'll see what happens.


You should make a claim against your own homeowner's coverage. They will pay you for damage to your place, subject to whatever deductible you may have, and will go after the upstairs tenant to recoup their money. If they are successful, you'll get the deductible back.
W winespartyMember
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Originally posted by irwin:
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Originally posted by Wine Sparty:
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Originally posted by Captain Cancun:
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Originally posted by Wine Sparty:
People who don't have their heat on in this weather are idiots. Turns out the unit above us hasn't had their heat on (it's an empty unit that the owner has for sale), and we were awoken at 2:30 this morning to our daughter crying because water was pouring down into her bed. Not just there but in about 10 different spots. We now have quite a bit of work ahead of us to get the place back to what it should be.


My heart goes out to your family as well... Aren't there any strata rules or do you have any recourse for compensation from this negligence?

It appears there are no rules specifically against the heat being off, and we'll probably have to seek legal counsel to advise how best to proceed. I think it makes sense I should have recourse, but we'll see what happens.


You should make a claim against your own homeowner's coverage. They will pay you for damage to your place, subject to whatever deductible you may have, and will go after the upstairs tenant to recoup their money. If they are successful, you'll get the deductible back.

That's what we're doing...making claims through the association's master policy, as well as going through our own homeowner's policy. It's certainly not a fun process, and definitely not fun to lay out the money to get these repairs made without knowing how it will all play out.
redhawkredhawkMember
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Originally posted by Wine Sparty:
People who don't have their heat on in this weather are idiots. Turns out the unit above us hasn't had their heat on (it's an empty unit that the owner has for sale), and we were awoken at 2:30 this morning to our daughter crying because water was pouring down into her bed. Not just there but in about 10 different spots. We now have quite a bit of work ahead of us to get the place back to what it should be.


Youch. Sorry to hear about that. What a mess.
W winespartyMember
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Originally posted by irwin:
by the way, Wine Sparty, you owe me a third of what you get!
(Kidding of course)
But, I would recommend against hiring a "public adjuster" unless you really scrutinize them a bunch, and if you have no alternative.

I'll gladly let you drink some wine in your third of my place getting re-done whenever you make it to Chicago. Wink

That being said...what is a "public adjuster"? We had an adjuster (if that's the right term) from both our own insurance company as well as our association's insurance company, so I'm not sure what a public adjuster would be.
irwinirwinMember
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Originally posted by Wine Sparty:
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Originally posted by irwin:
by the way, Wine Sparty, you owe me a third of what you get!
(Kidding of course)
But, I would recommend against hiring a "public adjuster" unless you really scrutinize them a bunch, and if you have no alternative.

I'll gladly let you drink some wine in your third of my place getting re-done whenever you make it to Chicago. Wink

That being said...what is a "public adjuster"? We had an adjuster (if that's the right term) from both our own insurance company as well as our association's insurance company, so I'm not sure what a public adjuster would be.


Wine Sparty:
let's email off this public forum.
shoot me an Email at:
[email deleted by Irwin..]
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