Wow.
AAYUP Kathy,
Quite a story.  Sorry, I can't find a synthesizer that speaks maniak.
Vinny
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 1:38 PM
Subject: just a strange story


> HI Guys,
> This is just a story that I can't pass up. You know how many twists and
> turns that we have gone through trying to get this house. Well, today was
> no exception. We were informed two weeks ago that we would have to have
> someone certify that our septic system was in working order before we
> could go ahead with the closing. Now, in most states, this could have
> been done with a simple letter, for free, from an inspector, within about
> 24 hours, but, as you all know, this is Maine. They don't do things that
> way in Maine. When Greg went to the town office to ask for this letter he
> was told that, in Maine, someone would have to come out and inspect the
> place. Also, since we are changing from a three bedroom to a four bedrom
> home, a new plan will have to be drawn up and, while we don't need to
> change our septic system right now, we will have to notify our neighbors,
> by certified mail about the possibility of a future change. Maine is a
> bureaucratic dream world. And, for all our trouble, this will probably
> end up costing us another $300.00.
> Well, anyway, like I said, the closing is tomorrow so we had no choice
> but to do things their way and pray that the cost could be added to the
> closing. The inspector came today and he was really very nice. Anyway, he
> stopped for lunch before he got here and while he was talking to Greg, in
> our back yard, he started getting really sick. It just came on him all of
> a sudden! Well, we live in an open area that used to be pasture land so
> there was no place that he could go for privacy and he ended up coming in
> and using our master bathroom. I really felt so sorry for him, but we
> were really able to practice hospitality. He just sat in our house to
> recover and chat. Then, when we talked about payment, he said that if it
> didn't end up getting covered in the closing that we would work something
> out privately. Greg joked with him and said that emergency room costs
> should off set the costs of his services. He really thought that that was
> pretty funny. We are pretty sure that he must have been suffering from
> food poisoning of some sort.
> I guess that I'm just sharing this to show you what kinds of crazy things
> have come along our path as we strive for this house, but also, I'm just
> praising the Lord for an opportunity to, sort of, give someone a cup of
> cold water in Jesus name.
> God bless,
> Kathy
>
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