I just wanted to pop in and say hello. I've missed being here.
Thank you for your phone calls and e-mails.
Just to let you know what's going on, we're still rebuilding our shop while still trying to get work out. The flood insurance is only covering about 60% of our loss (roughly $200k) and we are going to have to find the rest ourselves. This has forced us to reconsider our future.
We are doing much of the repair work ourselves as time permits. We are building the cabinets & counters, doing the painting and doing some of the reconstruction on our own. We plan to be moved back in hopefully within the next week or two. We don't expect to be back to 100% until January when the last of the new replacement equipment arrives.
Again, thanks for all of your prayers and encouragement. It means a lot to me.
Posted by Tony Lucero (Member # 1470) on :
Glenn, really glad to see you're back. Our prayers are with you. I don't doubt for one second that you will come through this with greater success and strength.
Posted by Judy Pate (Member # 237) on :
Hi Glenn, Thanks for giving us an update. We have all been thinking about you. Thanks for posting the pictures too. Tell your Mom and Wanda I said "Hello!" We will continue to keep you and your family in our thoughts and prayers. Judy
[ November 24, 2002, 08:25 PM: Message edited by: Judy Pate ]
Posted by Steve Shortreed (Member # 436) on :
Welcome home Glenn. All of us have been thru some tough times. I want you to know that Tough times don't last, but tough people do. We've spent some personal time with you, Wanda and your Mom. You're special people and better days are ahead.
How's the weather in Wilson this time of year? I could always come down there and lend a hand. Wait! My bill at the local Golden Corel might put us all in the poorhouse. Posted by Stephen Deveau (Member # 1305) on :
Now here is a face I haven't seen in a long time... Sorry for your troubles...
"Mother Nature "will do what She wants.
But I know your strong enough to kick back at the Can.
Keep with it Glen!
From your friend RAVEN/2002
Posted by cheryl nordby (Member # 1100) on :
Glenn! Nice to see your smiling face again. You were missed!
Posted by KARYN BUSH (Member # 1948) on :
wow...and to think i was having a little pity party for myself because 50 mph winds today ripped my brass moose weather vane off the top of the house...then a tree fell on the powerline from the pole to the house and it ripped the all the power lines/cable/phone off the house..taking the vinyl siding with it...all 35ft up. but my god...your situation is heart breaking! gosh i don't know what to say except..i feel so sorry that you and all the folks down there lost so much. i hope you win the lottery so there can be a silver lining. hang in there!
Posted by Arvil Shep' Shepherd (Member # 2030) on :
Welcome back, Sorry to hear of your loss..AGAIN.......Our prayers are with you and yours. Shep'
Posted by Doug Allan (Member # 2247) on :
Welcome back Glenn, we missed all your input from the wisdom to the wit Posted by John Thompson (Member # 2750) on :
Good to hear from you Glenn. Glad to have got to meet you in person at the BIG Show and I am also glad to see that you are rebuilding. I really would have hated to see you get out of the sign business, this industry needs good guys like you out there. Have a good one. Posted by Amy Brown (Member # 1963) on :
Hi Glenn! Sorry you got such a bum deal but glad things are slowly returning to normal for you.
Did you dig a moat (sp?) yet!!
Take care and Happy Holidays.
Amy
Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
hey Glenn, have you considered building a shop on the second or third floor and having a dock in the parking lot?
Welcome back!
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
Glenn...glad ta see ya back!
Was gonna make the same suggestion as Rick, but he beat me to it! Posted by Steve Nuttle (Member # 2645) on :
Good to see ya Glenn hope all is going well.
Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
Welcome back Glenn. I missed your presence as much as every one else!
NOW.... buy a WHOLE BUNCH of dirt and build a mountain and plunk yer shop on the top of the mountain!!!!! Posted by John Deaton III (Member # 925) on :
Its good to hear things are looking up GLenn. Bout time you checked in. Posted by Linda Silver Eagle (Member # 274) on :
Glad you checked in Glenn! I'm sorry to hear of the devastation you've sufered. I wish you the best from now on!
Posted by Deb Fowler (Member # 1039) on :
Glenn!
Glad to see you back, very proud of you gettin back here! Coffee on the burner, always hot. Anytime you want to talk. Give my best to your Mom and family... take good care of yourself, there is only one of you, remember. things can be replaced, you can't. I am starting all over again too, since I just moved. I still can't find where to get a darn piece of aluminum and get lost around town, but I'm determined too.
Posted by Glenn Taylor (Member # 162) on :
Hehehe....actually, you aren't too far with the moat idea.
We've been raising a ruckus with the city and not getting anywhere until WRAL-TV got involved. The city came out a few weeks ago and dredged the creek (really a large ditch) which they had told us a few days before that it was illegal for them to do. They had been claiming that the EPA and the state wasn't allowing them to do it. If you'll pardon my french, they did a half-assed job. After a few phone calls, they came back last week and did a much more thorough job. I lost count of how many truckloads of dirt they hauled out.
Posted by Janette Balogh (Member # 192) on :
Hi Glenn!
Thanks for touching base with us again!
Nettie
Posted by Cheryl Lucas (Member # 1656) on :
Glenn,
I can not begin to relate to the devistation you, your family and the other locals have endured. Chin up and hang in there!
Welcome back, we missed ya!
Cher.
Posted by Donna in BC (Member # 130) on :
Hey, glad to see you around again!
Glenn, how deep does the water get? Looks like you have alot of wall space for storage.
I was also going to mention about the 2nd story shop. I have one and I'm also in a flood plain area. There are definately pros and cons to working 'upstairs', but seeing that you've been hit twice in a short amount of time, may be worth the effort of stairs stairs everywhere.
Not that you can work while your downstairs is completely under water, but at least when the water recedes, you're still in biz.
We have had 2 flood threats here in the last 4 years. Scarey when it happens, but knowing how deep it got here in 1948, I know at least my shop is fairly safe.
Posted by Mark Smith (Member # 298) on :
Yessssssssssssssssssss!
He's Back!
Posted by Kathy Joiner (Member # 1814) on :
Good to see you back and even better to see that you're fighting this thing head on!
Posted by david drane (Member # 507) on :
A big Welcome back from downunder Glenn. You are one tough cookie- Keep yer chin up!! Posted by Bob Burns (Member # 268) on :
GIT BACK TO BUSINESS! I have no one to argue Colorcamm/Edge with!
Posted by Suelynn Sedor (Member # 442) on :
Yikes, that looks awfully devastating Glen! I can see why you've been so busy. So sorry to hear about what you've been going thru.
We're all so glad to see you back!
Suelynn
Posted by Duncan Wilkie (Member # 132) on :
Man what a tale! Sure good ta see ya still fighting. Missed ya. Good Luck,
Posted by Jeffrey Vrstal (Member # 2271) on :
Hey! Welcome back!
Posted by Myra Grozinger (Member # 327) on :
Hi Glenn- I really really missed you being on the board. I'm so glad you surfaced, even though you are covered in mud, so to speak, and you are finding out, that your name would never be Mudd around here.
Everybody it seems just periodically got to missing you again, I had lots of inquiries about you, in short, without your face popping up it just has not been the same in Letterville.
So for whatever amount of time you can give us I'm grateful. And I feel certain I speak for many that if we can do something to make your situation easier, ask.
Posted by Henry Barker (Member # 174) on :
Welcome back Glenn, lets hope they dug deep enough to avert a problem a 3rd time....what a nightmare to sort out.
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