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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGoderich Signal Star, 2011-08-31, Page 330 nal -Star • Wednesday, August 31, 2011 • (I trier 1 Ing stock of what's right here. 'we's !trry and until I lived in the Cambria area till last Sunday, life was Its even more precious. t need to remind you about auto, Otto give you a sob out how much we lost. 11 got our individual s now and mine are no anybody's. t. 1 consider rnyselflucky. t lily and I made it out of 'left ()four house without (!tick The same can't be rnv roof though, or for the six iuiful maplestused to have. keeri staying at my sister's the south end of town, t' kings with hot showers N. Like so many guardian ,oderich, shes a saint for 0‘, on Wednesdav, we had Column Gerard Creces gotten all we could out of the house and were finally ready to tackle the trees in the yard. Problem was, like so many other things, my chainsaw was in the shed, which was now underneath my roof, which was underneath my neighbour's car, which was underneath... you get the point. Just when I was ready to head out and look for anybody with a chainsaw, a truck rolls up offering tree removal service. At the time, I thought it must have been lleaven sent. 'there were three guys ‘vorking, and 1 chipped in too, and in no time flat, we had six trees on their way to, the chippers. 1 thanked the guys with all I could - a cold beer and a sandwich each. Looking at how clean the yard was, I had nothing but great things to sav about life, love and humanity 'these Samaritans were gone before I knew it. Don t ask the why, but when I came back to the house Thursday, 1 checked the mailbox, which was still attached to the deck, even though the deck was now partly in the kitchen. Force of habit meets force of nature I guess. To my absolute disbelief, there was a bill from the tree removal guys for $1,500! Well, I wasn't sure if I felt more angry or naive at having been taken like that. With so many volunteers around cutting trees, 1 just assumed they were helping out. Had I known at the time they were going to charge me, I would have Get the hell out of my town and don't EVER come back. We'll see if their accounting department can process that one." just waited and cut it later. I called the guy and he said he'd write me a receipt for $2,000 so I could get more money back from insurance. How kind of him! I don't .know about you, but my insurance doesn't cover tree removal. in fact, most folks I know aren't covered for that. So, here] was, stuck holding a $1,500 bill I couldn't pay even if I tried, mainly because the banks are all closed and my wallet was in the shed. 1 n 1 fe And e‘ on if I could, I still didn't feel right about it, 1 still believed I'd been taken advantage of. So, I figured I'd give as good as I got. I borrowed a pen and paper and made my own list. 'Their bill was $1,500. 'Fhat was for three guys. I helped, so I charged them one quarter - $375. That still left me with a lot of debt; so 1 got to thinking... Three cold beers - $200 a piece. Gas for the generator running my fridge - $25 Sandwiches - $250 a pop Well, as you can figure out, it ended up they owed me some money. I felt a little bad at that, so I decided to throw in a free piece of advice: Get the hell out of my town and don't EVER come back. We'll see if their accounting department can process that one. -260. r• *400 .1*0' Pet gemi•-W-• s'•••••,•- •-o"r': CON From September 1 to 11 we'll match your donations. Drop by and make any donation up to $10 and we'll match it. 100% of proceeds will be donated to the Goderich Relief Fuzid.t Ar.Ailk- • • - • • - - " - ,••• LIT US HELP YOU GET EIACIk1311 YOUR ith a special BOGO offer for needs, only at the Goderich Iocation • - Until September 11 t BUY ONE GET 0141 • • Entire sto .mrobw4444....ak*so ... MalliN0064%.1004014i1lftibte; • 46111*VV.- ‘10k,-..1.-1 • • -• • , , 1011.440010Me Ai • st*.<—'• .15%*••=*•..-