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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on October 18, 2006, 11:08 pm
> I had a guy climb a tree and cut it down. The tree limb fell on one of
> my gas lights that illuminate the driveway.
> The house is 35 years old. I admit that the lights were not kept
> clean. The entrance and the lamps have algae on them.
> Anyway, I called to check on the replacing one of the lamps. They
> don't make them anymore. New lights are $150 a piece and the estimate
> to replace both of them is $700.
> What would you consider a fair compromise to resolving the issue.
Is the guy that did the cutting a business with insurance? If so, let them
come up with a number first to resolve it.
OTOH, it he is a guy doing you a favor, he'd be responsible to have one
light back to good operating condition. Can it be repaired with the right
expertise? At most, he should pay for one light, but I don't know if
legally you'd have to depreciate them at all.
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Posted by terry on October 19, 2006, 12:15 pm
> After the last one had me going, I can't wait to see how this one
> transpires..
> Searcher
The last one In retrospect dumping the salt OUT OF the bags into wheel
barrow ( clean) spreading around the pool with shovel might of been a better
idea, to bad I didn't think of that.
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Posted by Terry on October 19, 2006, 8:23 pm
> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> Why doesn't the OP fix the lights him/her-self? They need replacement
> anyway.
> I would (with maybe a young fellow to help with any digging) and I'm
> 73! Anyway, got to go and work on my boat.
Because the lights have been there for 35 years. With a coat of paint,
and cleaning the glass, they would have been there 35 more years.
And...........because the OP did not break it.
How good are you at welding? How about finding gas leaks?
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on October 20, 2006, 9:19 am
>> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>> Why doesn't the OP fix the lights him/her-self? They need replacement
>> anyway.
>> I would (with maybe a young fellow to help with any digging) and I'm
>> 73! Anyway, got to go and work on my boat.
> Because the lights have been there for 35 years. With a coat of paint,
> and cleaning the glass, they would have been there 35 more years.
> And...........because the OP did not break it.
> How good are you at welding? How about finding gas leaks?
I'm fairly good at welding, but I did not make any of the comments you are
attributing to me. Please take a little care when trimming posts.
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Posted by Terry on October 20, 2006, 10:40 am
> I'm fairly good at welding, but I did not make any of the comments you are
> attributing to me. Please take a little care when trimming posts
Sorry. I use Google as a mail reader most of the time. I do have a
"real" one, but using Google is quicker.
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> my gas lights that illuminate the driveway.
> The house is 35 years old. I admit that the lights were not kept
> clean. The entrance and the lamps have algae on them.
> Anyway, I called to check on the replacing one of the lamps. They
> don't make them anymore. New lights are $150 a piece and the estimate
> to replace both of them is $700.
> What would you consider a fair compromise to resolving the issue.