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mistee 30-Jan-19, 15:17 |
So sorry, Joe |
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Thank You Everyone! So in short, what happened was, my dad was tarring/patching our rook after a leak from the last storm. He just finished and was checking everything, but when he went to check our patio roof, the part that connected to the main house collapsed with him on it. Thankfully I was home and was able to help him immediately. I thought he was broken up bad, as he did fall a full story onto the brick ground, and as I said, although he got up, he was shaking badly at some points. Thankfully after my mom came home a few minutes later, she took him to the hospital and all tests came back negative. Nothing broken, no concussion or further back injury, however, he did break his tailbone a few months ago, and that injury was reaggravated so he is in some pain, but really, after a fall like that, I'd say the result could have been far worse, and thankfully it was not I'll let you know any further updates. I should be on again some, but not 100% yet, as I'm still helping him out and stuff, and honestly, I don't know how to feel after seeing him on the ground like that, I've never really dealt with something so serious before. I'll be back at full strength soon for sure though |
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when he fell. |
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Full Update My dad was patching our old roof after it leaked during the last storm. Sadly, the leak was over my old 1896 Showinger piano (yes, 1896, no typo). I can't practice right now and it may be ruined Anyways, he just finished and noticed a crack between the house and the patio. He went to check it out, and when he stepped on the patio, it collapsed with him on it. I was in my room, and it sounded like, I don't know, something huge falling for sure. I figured something other than my dad fell off the roof, but I had quite the surprise when I rushed out of my room a few seconds later. He was hurt and bruised, and his body was in shock as he was shaking, but after a trip to the emergency room, the doctors found no major injuries thankfully. He broke his tailbone a few months ago though, and that injury was reaggravated. He is walking around again though, so the recovery is going well This could have gone far worse in multiple ways. It's a miracle my dad didn't even break anything from I think a straight down 12 foot drop. Also, he had a pair of scissors on the roof. These aren't paper scissors, these things are all metal, heavy and over a foot long! I later found out they fell with him, maybe two feet from where his head was when I got to him. The thought of that, well, let's not think about it On top of that, I had just finished something and I was planning on checking on him within only a couple minutes. If I had been out there when it collapsed, well, it would be realistic to say that I might not be here now. Thankfully the scenario that happened was no where near the worst case It seems the patio did collapse from some wood rot, however, the patio, which I think weighs over a quarter ton, was connected and held by only 16 six-inch nails, instead of bolts like it should have been. It's a miracle it didn't fall much sooner, as my dad has walked on it many times before. His ex-wife had it put in in the early 1990s, and it appears it has no permits. A disaster waiting to happen I suppose Well anyways, my dad is doing good, and so is my mom and myself. I should be going strong and back at 100% on Gameknot by Monday (PST) |
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Things got Worse... My dad just finished patching the roof when he fell. Unfortunately, the rook leaked again during the next storm a couple days later. We need a new roof here as this old one I think is approaching 30 years and has been patched many times. The reason for the leak though, may be astounding. I heard a bird on the roof a couple days ago. I went to check it out, and it was a crow, peeling the roof and picking away at the hard work my dad had done!!! I couldn't believe it, I knew crows didn't like humans, but this is ridiculous! Well, IT GETS WORSE: One week later (yesterday), at almost the exact same time my dad fell the week before, due to the leak, the ceiling caved in, creating a big mess of insulation and wet drywall, landing on the piano as well of course. I type this message now at 1 A.M. with a headache after working all day to clean that up IT GETS WORSE (possibly): The house I live in was built in the 60s, and some of the insulation that came down was the original. Apparently asbestos wasn't considered a problem back then. Well, I may not be living as long as I want, as I breathed in a lot right after the collapse happened. I want to hope not, but if I get lung cancer, I'll know why Can it get worse? Well, if you hear about an earthquake in Southern California, then yes, yes it can... Well, things are crazy for me, but at least no one got hurt any more. My dad is still recovering, and the house, although a mess, is still standing. I can't set my vacation flag again for a few days, so I'll be on more again, but not at 100% like before obviously. I'll get there soon enough I want another vacation though |
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I doubt that you will develop lung cancer from that one exposure. I think it takes years for asbestos to do that. For instance, someone who works with asbestos from day to day, but another far more scholarly and knowledgeable than myself would know. My husband worked with fiber glass for years and years at TWA, and we were always concerned about that. But TWA didn't seem to be. |
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This will obviously only work once every three months, but it has been necessary for myself once and occasionally my teammates who send me the "I might timeout" messages with a similar conundrum. |
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It does say it will only kick in a minimum of once every 4 months for premium subscribers though. I thought is was 3 as well, but I've only needed it twice since joining Gameknot over 5 years ago, and it's been well over 4 months since the last time. I'm glad to know that's always available if I need it. And thank you both, I wasn't sure, as my chest felt heavy the day it happened, and I forgot to wear a mask at first, as things were kind of in a panic at first. Now though, I think it was more because of the fact that I have moderate problems with asthma, so perhaps that's why I was feeling ill. I was fine the next day. And I know I haven't worked around asbestos much, if any at all, so what you both said it good to know, thank you |
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Can anyone explain why after you use your vacation flag, extra time will get added for no obvious reason a few days later? This isn't the emergency postponement. I couldn't make my moves yesterday, so I knew today that by tonight I had to make my moves or time would run out in some of them. Well, I come on today, and 24 extra hours have been provided to all my games. Why? Is there something I don't know about? |
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OK so it is done on Saturdays Q4: It seems extra time was added to a game and my opponent hasn't moved yet. Why? A: 24 hours are automatically added to all non-postponed games (but not to exceed the original time control) every Saturday between 5-6pm local GK time (PST) to prevent timeouts over the weekend for people who play from work/school and don't have computers at home. It is designed to ensure that if you make your move on Friday, you should have until the same time on Monday to make your next move. Also, extra time will be added to all games in case of an unplanned website/network outage lasting more than an hour or due to any other extraordinary events (such as natural disasters, etc.) affecting the majority of players on GameKnot. A special announcement will be sent out to everyone in such cases. Please don't rely on the extra time being added for you and always postpone your games manually using the link located directly below your active games list, if you need more time to make your next moves. |
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Good question on the Gameknot change on postponements. |
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Monday probably would be best. And yeah, it's still 3 days minimum you can set. I'm assuming Gameknot did that so no one could set a short vacation flag every 2 days. I'm only assuming. |
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Well, I'll get through it, I shouldn't be on vacation again for a while. |
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The Saturday night miracle |
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As I sit here in the UK , in the wind in the rain and cold 🌧🌬 I have forgotten what a beach is ....... But I have heating ! 😁 The problem with some GK's unfit for purpose laws is, vacation flags can be abused , especially if someone is in a mini tournament , but why they would do it I will never know ... If someone has a problem fair enough , |
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