BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!

Subject: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: Cats
Date: 16 Jun 11 - 06:07 PM

Thanks to everyone who has phoned, texted, e mailed, offered to help etc. When you are in the S*** you really know who your friends are. Last weekend there was a slurry spill on the farm next door and it ran off the top fields, through the stables, through the yard, over the bank, under my oil tank, down the steps and under the back door of my garage and out the front door of my garage and under my front door. Hall isn't too bad as have been bleaching the slate floor everyday but garage is locked [Environmental Health advice]until the loss adjuster comes [tomorrow]. Meanwhile can't get into garage where all my brand new beekeeping equipment is [Thanks to other bee keepers who have rallied round and been tending my bees for me as I have nothing left including my suit and veil, as it's all contaminated, can't get to my freezer which will have to go cos you can't sterilise a freezer but we don't know about the contents yewt [18 cu ft frreezer has alot of food in it!], garden furniture, all the stuff for the camper van... I could go on.   You have all been fantastic with all your offers of help but it has to be a professional clear up team in protective white suits [a bit like the alien invasion] because of possible contamination [samples go to public health labs tomorrow]. Now I really am up to my ears in it!!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 16 Jun 11 - 06:17 PM

Oh dear, what a disaster. I'm so sorry to hear about this. The contamination must be pretty widespread too.
Hope it's not too long before things get sorted out.

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: gnu
Date: 16 Jun 11 - 06:46 PM

OH SHIT!!! That's a real bummer. I hope things work out okay.

Dear me. What a terrible loss! and inconvenience!

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: jacqui.c
Date: 16 Jun 11 - 07:05 PM

What a horrible thing to happen love. How are the chickens? Hope they didn't get affected.Here's hoping that it all gets cleared up fast.

Does your household insurance cover it or will it be dealt with under the farm's Liability insurance?

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: kendall
Date: 16 Jun 11 - 07:16 PM

OMG! Thats beyond horrible! I hope someone is well insured.

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: Maryrrf
Date: 16 Jun 11 - 07:38 PM

"Beyond horrible" about sums it up! Best of luck to you, Cats!

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: Bobert
Date: 16 Jun 11 - 07:51 PM

Heck, I'd borrow a chainsaw and make a new window into the garage and climb in thru it and frame it up later... Be aware of any wires in the wall however... Start with small hole and then feel around for what is what and in no time you'll have you access...

Good luck!!!

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: katlaughing
Date: 16 Jun 11 - 08:33 PM

Eewwww! Wouldn't want access, m'self until the hazmat folks were through.:-)

That's a real shame, though. Must've been major! Good to know you've friends and all to rally round. Hope it won't take too long to get things sorted, cleaned, replaced, etc.

Please keep us posted as you are able and like,

kat

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: Bobert
Date: 16 Jun 11 - 08:48 PM

Unless I read it right, kat, the garage & contents are intact???

No???

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 17 Jun 11 - 03:20 AM

I hope the loss adjuster (I infer from your insurers) will be sensible and helpful. Sometimes they are not.

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: jacqui.c
Date: 17 Jun 11 - 09:30 AM

Bobert - the garage and contents have been hit by the shit, literally.

I doubt that Kathy will be able to salvage anything - the health risk would be just too much.

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: SINSULL
Date: 17 Jun 11 - 09:41 AM

hOW DOES SLURRY SPILL? tHIS SOUNDS LIKE THE EQUIVALENT OF THE gREAT mOLASSES fLOOD IN bOSTON.
dAMN!
CAPSLOCK again. Haven't done that in a while.
So Sorry Cats. I wish I knew what to say. Two feet of water in my basement was a disaster. This makes that look like a toilet overflow.
SINS

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 17 Jun 11 - 10:54 AM

(((Cats)))

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: olddude
Date: 17 Jun 11 - 10:59 AM

I am so sorry to hear this ... My gosh how terrible. In my thoughts and prayers

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 17 Jun 11 - 11:17 AM

It's not "Three cheers for Pooh" then?

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: Micca
Date: 17 Jun 11 - 11:59 AM

I always thought they Collected not delivered!!

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: gnu
Date: 17 Jun 11 - 03:49 PM

Just don't cash any cheques you are offered as compensation... even if they are supposed to be an "interim" settlement unless your lawyer advises you to do so IN WRITING.

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: GUEST,Mrr at work
Date: 17 Jun 11 - 05:40 PM

Poor you! How awful!

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: Seamus Kennedy
Date: 17 Jun 11 - 11:39 PM

If you do really financially out of this disaster (and I hope you do) can we write a song about the Slurry With the Fringe Benefit On Top?

Maybe not......good luck.

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: Janie
Date: 18 Jun 11 - 02:14 AM

Oh dear, Dear!

Can do nothing other than send good thoughts in the face of such a personal disaster.

Wanting to understand a bit better what has happened. I think of slurry as being a marketable by-product of sewage treatment plants that some ill-advised farmers (given the current state of the technology,) use to fertilize their fields. 20+ years ago, we moved off of a farm where the farmer was using "slurry" spray to fertilize a couple of hundred of acres of pasture - smelled almost as bad as a hog farm, and even without research, we figured the stench indicated it was bad for breathing.

Is that what you mean by "slurry?"

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: Cats
Date: 18 Jun 11 - 03:54 AM

Quick update. Loss adjusters for the other insurance company came out yesterday morning and incredibly helpful. Within 2 hours my own company said they would pick it up and act for me in the sorting all out and claim it all back from his personal liability insurance. Half an hour later I had a personal asistant assigned and she had by then already instructed their clean up team to contact me to come in, clean up and help me make the inventory and claim. They tried to get hold of me yesterday but couldn't but have spoken to them this morning [Saturday ay 8.30am] and they are all set to make a start as soon as we can. Hopefully over the next couple of days things will beging to get sorted.
Keep you posted.
Now, about these songs... keep them coming

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 18 Jun 11 - 05:16 AM

Who's Slurry Now?
Five Feet High and Rising

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 18 Jun 11 - 05:38 AM

Rethink

Poo's Slurry Now ;-)

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: GUEST,The Hulligan
Date: 18 Jun 11 - 06:01 AM

Re the freezer in the garage situation....... would that be a case of the "Slurry with the Fridge on top"? ....

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 18 Jun 11 - 01:07 PM

Flow chart

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: GUEST,vectis
Date: 19 Jun 11 - 12:26 PM

Keep a log of your mileage, postage and any cleaning costs involved as you can claim for them as well as the loss of goods. Good luck lass, I don't envy you at all. Terrible thing to happen.

(((((((((((((((((((((Kathy))))))))))))))))))))))))

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: GUEST,cats
Date: 19 Jun 11 - 12:37 PM

Thanks Vectis. Hadn't thought about that. Will do

Bio Hazards Assessor coming Monday

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: GUEST,cats
Date: 20 Jun 11 - 10:19 AM

Bio hazard assessors been and gone. Clean up starts in the morning

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: SINSULL
Date: 21 Jun 11 - 08:40 AM

Isn't there an old joke? "If the foo shits, wear it"?

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 21 Jun 11 - 01:03 PM

Fling it here, fling it there.... whose slurry now?

Just being pedantic because it's hopefully under new ownership now! -hope the clean up is going well!

Kitty
xx

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: gnu
Date: 21 Jun 11 - 04:11 PM

LOTS of pics... video too... for the claim.

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: GUEST,Cats
Date: 21 Jun 11 - 05:05 PM

the Bio hazard team came today and spent the day clearing and cleaning. I have waved bye bye to many things.. my Trefor Owen clogs,All my new beekeeping equipment, all the rugs I use in and with the van, all my garden furniture including the 2 new lots of cast aluminium, walking boots, wellies, ladders, copper preserving pan. heart rending. They have put in 4 fans and industrial dehumidifiers which will be on for a week 24 hours a day. my dehumidifier was written off....

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 21 Jun 11 - 06:09 PM

Get ye down to Lakeland

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: jacqui.c
Date: 21 Jun 11 - 07:06 PM

Make sure that you estimate the power cost of all that machinery to add to the claim.

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: maeve
Date: 21 Jun 11 - 09:44 PM

John- Oooo, ahhh! I need one of those.

Cats- We've gone through the total loss heartache. Let us know if we can help from afar.

Maeve

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: GUEST,cats
Date: 28 Jun 11 - 03:44 PM

bio hazard team back today as the spore count for contamination is still too high to be safe. they have re sanitized, washed, cleaned and set the fans and dehumidifiers running again for another 7 days. meanwhile I have started to buy some of the necessities that have gone including bee keeping equipment, garden furniture, camping gear brooms and brushes etc

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: SINSULL
Date: 28 Jun 11 - 07:29 PM

cats,
there are no words. What a nightmare. I am sorry.
Mary

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: My guru always said
Date: 29 Jun 11 - 03:41 AM

Missed this, unbelievable!! {{{{Cats}}}}

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: Cats
Date: 05 Jul 11 - 04:14 PM

HURRAH I am officially decontaminated. now to get into the garage and see what's left and prioritise buying

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: gnu
Date: 05 Jul 11 - 04:15 PM

Good oh. Hope it all works out. What a nightmare!

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: maeve
Date: 05 Jul 11 - 04:56 PM

Hurrah! Good luck with it, Cats!

Subject: RE: BS: Cats in the S***, Literally!
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 05 Jul 11 - 04:57 PM

Retail therapy. It's GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRReat