The conclusion…sort of
How did she work without all our modern appliances?
After our horrid night of moving
hotels at 2 a.m., we returned to the smoking townhouse. Two electricians, and a progress energy crew
later, we learned that progress energy screwed up—badly!
When the technician installed the
meter they failed to ground the wires.
Then the electricity was turned on and there was no regulation; too much
voltage surged through the house. Thank
God we were there very shortly after the power was turned on because they could
have burned the whole house down.
This is the crap you just can’t
make up. They are the power company! How
do you forget to ground a wire?
The Damages
Every kitchen appliance is fried!
We have no refrigerator, stove/oven, overhead microwave, dishwasher or trash
compactor, which by the way, were mostly brand new and still had tags on them!
All the light fixtures in the kitchen are burned out, four ceiling fans, two
vanity lights in the bathrooms , exhaust fans, a few switches and outlets, AND
the HVAC Unit!
To make it worse the weather is
crazy here! Last week it was 90 degrees
and with no A/C unit we were sweating.
Today, it is 45 degrees and we are freezing our butts off!
Yes—I have put in a claim with the
power company. They said it would take
up to five business days for an examiner to contact us. Although we have spoken to someone, we are
still waiting for paperwork to arrive.
They are not going to be fast about reimbursing us either. In the meantime, no kitchen facilities, no
heat or air, many rooms have no lights, and I am still waiting for repair
people to show up to give me estimates to pass on to the power company.
So after all the rest of the ridiculousness
of this move, we are still sitting here half unpacked (because I don’t feel
like looking at it anymore), with half the rooms without lights, and no kitchen
facilities.
Interestingly enough I have become
very calm about this whole situation. I
suspect this is the calm before the storm.
isnt that crazy how we can be so calm at first?
ReplyDeleteI know exactly what you mean. eventually it hits the fan doesnt it ;(
It certainly does! I am just working really hard not to take it out on everyone else...not always succeeding.
Deleteim going to suspect you could push harder again and get speedier service. THEY screwed this up SO BADLY, and cost you how many nights stay in a hotel?!? id be asking for a lot more than reimbursement in the house... :(:(
ReplyDeletesounds too terrible to be true.
I wish it was too terrible to be true! I always say that the crap that happens to me you just can't make up. It is too rediculous to be fiction, no one would ever believe it if it happened in a fictional novel! But it happens to me...all the time it seems too.
DeleteOn a happier note, the power company "supposedly" cut a check yesterday for the appliances to be inspected, and to pay for the electrician to come in and fix the lighting fixtures. So we will see how long it takes to get to me. They are also going to pay for food (eating out) for every day that I have no kitchen so now they are eager to settle it quickly. Everyday costs them more money! That may like a fire under them.