There is an old saying: "When it rains it pours." For the last three months I have been inundated with problems that had to be solved. Let us go down the list as follows:
1) Our Samsung 4-door refrigerator failed. The compressor stopped work and the freezing compartment was a mess. After spending $500 in technicians and getting no support from Samsung Electronics, I went out and bought a new LG Refrigerator that cost us almost $3,000.
2) The guest bathroom suffered a major plumbing failure with the tub not draining and water oozing out from the base of the toilet. Dan B. Underhill got the assignment to fix the plumbing. It turned out that the plumbing had been installed wrong 40-50 years ago. The drain pipe was the tub had fallen apart. Dan had to tear up part of the bathroom floor. A second crew had to dig a deep hole to get access to the pipes. This took three days of work. Dan then had a really rough job to fix the piping. He truly earned his salary. We then had to fill in the big hole in the bathroom and pour concrete over it. Today new tiles are delivered by Loew's and need to be installed. Dan can then do the final plumbing work. The hole int he wall can be patched by our handy man.
3) Elena became the victim of a frivolous lawsuit over a tenant/landlord issue in Buenos Aires. Some broke and desperate person is demanding a large sum of money. We finally got an excellent lawyer working on this case. A solution is in sight.
4) My Leica camera fell on a bathroom floor and would not work. Leica could not get the parts needed to fix it. They gave me a new camera free of charge.
5) My Omega wristwatch suffered mechanical problems and had to have a complete overhaul.
6) Elena's Shinola watch was not waterproof and got water damage. Shinola fixed it free of charge.
7) As one ages, the body deteriorates. My gums have started to decline and lose a good grip on my teeth. I have to have expensive laser surgeries to repair them. Dental insurance will pay half the bill.
8) Elena suffered a fall on the stairs leading up to our deck. Repairs had to be made. Barry Nadell Concrete did an excellent job.
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