tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26408605.post8988371297237773927..comments2023-11-05T04:11:29.619-05:00Comments on Something Old, Something New: pretty jewelry, long storyMackenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02257470206139794863noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26408605.post-55471136529701566552007-10-11T09:54:00.000-05:002007-10-11T09:54:00.000-05:00Oh.my.gosh, you had me totally rivited by that sto...Oh.my.gosh, you had me totally rivited by that story! I am so sorry, but it sure does make a great story, you guys will laugh about that some day!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022819745626507951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26408605.post-11591878892596898462007-10-10T13:33:00.000-05:002007-10-10T13:33:00.000-05:00Yikes, I had to laugh, it reminded me of a similar...Yikes, I had to laugh, it reminded me of a similar situation at our house. Same scenerio new house, etc. so we too snipped the wires. However, next thing you know there's a policeman knocking at the door, LOL! Luckily, he didn't arrest us. You'll laugh at this someday too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26408605.post-10849690592516249082007-10-08T07:45:00.000-05:002007-10-08T07:45:00.000-05:00This happened to my MIL years ago. There was a wat...This happened to my MIL years ago. There was a water leak that shorted it out and she couldn't make it stop. My FIL was out of town, but my husband who was a teenager at the time, came downstairs, half asleep, and cut every wire he could find until it stopped. <BR/>I have since learned that the alarm usually has it's on breaker. You can go to your circut panel and trip it manually so it won't have power running to it without doing any real damage to the system. But that only makes sense when it isn't 5 in the morning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26408605.post-70736802521530814902007-10-05T12:38:00.000-05:002007-10-05T12:38:00.000-05:00I live in Providence, too, and the day I closed on...I live in Providence, too, and the day I closed on my house, I smelled natural gas during the walk-through. (My own buyer's agent tried to convince me that it was just "old house smell" because she was so worried I'd just walk away!) The seller ended up putting money in escrow in case the problem was inside the house. So the gas company determines the leak is in the pipe going from the street to my house and then proceeds to close the street to traffic and start digging it up, inconveniencing the neighbors and making a general mess. And I became "the new girl who had the whole street dug up on her first day of homeownership." :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26408605.post-64745987285778588942007-10-05T10:29:00.000-05:002007-10-05T10:29:00.000-05:00first of all, that sucks and you have my sympathy!...first of all, that sucks and you have my sympathy! second, THANK YOU for a hilarious read i so needed this morning - seriously, i was laughing out loud and thought i was gonna wet myself ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26408605.post-9108563383388013212007-10-05T10:25:00.000-05:002007-10-05T10:25:00.000-05:00I laughed out loud at your story! You should take...I laughed out loud at your story! You should take a picture of the horn on top of your house...we're all dying to see it.Darcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848686274172206125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26408605.post-20230299004684538192007-10-05T09:49:00.000-05:002007-10-05T09:49:00.000-05:00oh my. this would SO happen to me! i'm so sorry ab...oh my. this would SO happen to me! i'm so sorry about that!<BR/><BR/>(ps - love your blog. read it everyday :))Laurel Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323365674949914116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26408605.post-24913299645027585692007-10-05T09:12:00.000-05:002007-10-05T09:12:00.000-05:00As a former neighbor who was constantly offended b...As a former neighbor who was constantly offended by your antics, I'd say make them a pitcher of your famous margaritas and they'll forget all about it.Deirdre Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452154772858423114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26408605.post-87510628030713270072007-10-05T07:00:00.000-05:002007-10-05T07:00:00.000-05:00That sounds like HELL. I would have freaked- and b...That sounds like HELL. I would have freaked- and btw, why a bullhorn? Who has a bullhorn attached to their house? LOL.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03621835124462675444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26408605.post-81389411237625308932007-10-04T19:21:00.000-05:002007-10-04T19:21:00.000-05:00I agree, your the one who needs some cookies! Soun...I agree, your the one who needs some cookies! Sounds like something that could only happen in the movies. It's a great story though...and I'm sure the neighbors will forgive you!Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12328680123624131250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26408605.post-20747923674485665952007-10-04T14:36:00.000-05:002007-10-04T14:36:00.000-05:00Oh my goodness... you poor harried dears! I say y...Oh my goodness... you poor harried dears! I say you eat the whole plate of cookies as a consolation prize and leave the neighbors to fend for themselves. (You can tell I'm the popular one on my street)<BR/><BR/>Glad all was okay though... with no fire or burglars to contend with.<BR/><BR/>xo<BR/>EzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26408605.post-40630565931500853592007-10-04T14:21:00.000-05:002007-10-04T14:21:00.000-05:00Aw, it was painful just to read that post. At 7:00...Aw, it was painful just to read that post. At 7:00 AM, anybody would crack. We have a security alarm, but no bullhorn on top of our house. That's crazy! There's probably a code you have to punch in to disarm the alarm, so maybe there is a company name on the keypad you could call to help? Come Christmas time, you'll be laughing about this with your neighbors. :)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10501327120744763498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26408605.post-36478994393396801452007-10-04T13:40:00.000-05:002007-10-04T13:40:00.000-05:00O. M. G. If I lived anywhere nearby I'd be droppi...O. M. G. <BR/><BR/>If I lived anywhere nearby I'd be dropping off cookies to you!<BR/><BR/>All the best with the neighbour befriending,<BR/><BR/>LisaLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828452334211092723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26408605.post-48111820024121548732007-10-04T09:52:00.000-05:002007-10-04T09:52:00.000-05:00Because you know that the thousands of people who ...Because you know that the thousands of people who will read it love you-- how awful to happen to you in a new neighborhood!! Hopefully though they will be completely charmed and won over by your fabulous cookies. :)L.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08288275262735586329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26408605.post-25859110172486381422007-10-04T08:52:00.000-05:002007-10-04T08:52:00.000-05:00Oh, NO! How awful to be woken up at such an early ...Oh, NO! How awful to be woken up at such an early hour to that kind of drama! Thankfully everything is cut off now...hopefully there is not a gaping hole in your wall where the system was!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com