My horrible horrible day

DarknessDivine · 12-06-2004, 01:52 PM

What was supposed to be an exciting day turned out to be horrible. We have lived in this house almost 3 yrs and have had the same carpet that was here when we moved in well today we were having it ripped out and having new hardwood put in..woohoo I couldn't wait.
Well the guy was here installing a few hours and my 3 yr old daughter says she needs to go potty so I take her to the bathroom and after she gets done I put her up to the sink to wash her hands and I hear something making noise under the bathroom sink. So I get down there and I'm looking and all of a sudden I hear my cat Salem meow this horrible meow and I realize what is happening...she had apparently got spooked when the guy started sawing and ran into my heating vent!!!! The problem was once she got in head first she fell down inside the venting under the bathroom floow, so I yell for my husband who tries to get her to climb back up but she won't because it's a small space and she's scared...the only option? Ripping out my drywalled basement ceiling and pulling the duc work out and getting her that way. So while I was improving my upstairs my basment was being demolished...Salem was okay, just scared..my basement has seen better days...

fireworksinjuly · 12-06-2004, 01:53 PM

im glad shes ok....that had to be scarry.

DarknessDivine · 12-06-2004, 01:55 PM

It was because I had no idea how long she'd been there with the heater blowing on her..

flyndog · 12-06-2004, 01:55 PM

Oh man! What a drag...for you and the cat! Weird week continues.

sthrnbelle · 12-06-2004, 01:56 PM

Poor Salem! I'm glad you guys got her out ok.

Crossfire Bulldogs · 12-06-2004, 02:01 PM

Oh man! Glad Salem is ok! Sounds like one of those days you'd just like to make go away.

DarknessDivine · 12-06-2004, 02:33 PM

Even worse now by less then 1 yr old computer monitor is messed up and HP who I bought it from are being morons because the Tech person I am talking to has no idea what she is doing...lol
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Barrett · 12-06-2004, 02:45 PM

Wow, I'm glad Salem is o.k. but I'm sorry about your basement ceiling and heater ducts. Can you still run your heater until everything gets fixed?

I've tried to deal with HP before and it's a nightmare! We bought a new printer/scanner/fax machine and we spent a month trying to get it to talk to our computer. It turned out (after spending hours and hours on the phone with hp) that it was a european model mismarked as a u.s model....we had to send it back and wait for a new one.

DarknessDivine · 12-06-2004, 02:48 PM

I know, you would think they would be a little more helpful. She just told me to uninstall all of my display adapters and after that restart so I did and I replied and told her I did and that everything looked even worse and she says I'm sorry to hear that"...I'm like what is that supposed to mean?
Anyway yes, we can still run the heater thank god...Salem seems a tad in shock still but thankfully we found her when we did that could've been a nightmare..

kjm · 12-06-2004, 02:57 PM

Oh, Darkness, I'm glad Salem is okay. I know it's a bummer to have to fix all that now, but I know you're just happy Salem was saved.

minpinsrock · 12-06-2004, 03:04 PM

Oh Im so glad Salem is alright...i bet it sucks to have to get all that fixed but as long as Salem is alright everythings great!..Im just wondering but how does the new floor look?

DarknessDivine · 12-06-2004, 03:07 PM

It looks great a BIG improvement from the old carpet that's for sure.

Rip's Girl · 12-06-2004, 03:14 PM

Whoa, talk about nerve-wracking..

I'm glad you found her when you did.

gaddylovesdogs · 12-06-2004, 03:17 PM

Whoa! Glad everything is OK.

DarknessDivine · 12-06-2004, 03:55 PM

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12-06-2004, 01:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
DarknessDivine Boxer Mom Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Louisville,Ky Posts: 1,239 Rep Power: 103	My horrible horrible day What was supposed to be an exciting day turned out to be horrible. We have lived in this house almost 3 yrs and have had the same carpet that was here when we moved in well today we were having it ripped out and having new hardwood put in..woohoo I couldn't wait. Well the guy was here installing a few hours and my 3 yr old daughter says she needs to go potty so I take her to the bathroom and after she gets done I put her up to the sink to wash her hands and I hear something making noise under the bathroom sink. So I get down there and I'm looking and all of a sudden I hear my cat Salem meow this horrible meow and I realize what is happening...she had apparently got spooked when the guy started sawing and ran into my heating vent!!!! The problem was once she got in head first she fell down inside the venting under the bathroom floow, so I yell for my husband who tries to get her to climb back up but she won't because it's a small space and she's scared...the only option? Ripping out my drywalled basement ceiling and pulling the duc work out and getting her that way. So while I was improving my upstairs my basment was being demolished...Salem was okay, just scared..my basement has seen better days...
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12-06-2004, 01:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
fireworksinjuly Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2,585 Rep Power: 143	im glad shes ok....that had to be scarry.
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12-06-2004, 01:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
DarknessDivine Boxer Mom Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Louisville,Ky Posts: 1,239 Rep Power: 103	It was because I had no idea how long she'd been there with the heater blowing on her..
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12-06-2004, 01:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
flyndog Unleash The Possibilities Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Marfa, TX Posts: 3,969 Rep Power: 183	Oh man! What a drag...for you and the cat! Weird week continues.
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12-06-2004, 01:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
sthrnbelle bostonlover Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tennessee Posts: 241 Rep Power: 81	Poor Salem! I'm glad you guys got her out ok.
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12-06-2004, 02:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
Crossfire Bulldogs Sourmug Mom Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Snuggled Between The Snorts & Snores. Posts: 7,844 Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 285	Oh man! Glad Salem is ok! Sounds like one of those days you'd just like to make go away.
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12-06-2004, 02:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
DarknessDivine Boxer Mom Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Louisville,Ky Posts: 1,239 Rep Power: 103	Even worse now by less then 1 yr old computer monitor is messed up and HP who I bought it from are being morons because the Tech person I am talking to has no idea what she is doing...lol Somebody pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase
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12-06-2004, 02:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
Barrett dachshund Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Washington Posts: 2,758 Rep Power: 157	Wow, I'm glad Salem is o.k. but I'm sorry about your basement ceiling and heater ducts. Can you still run your heater until everything gets fixed? I've tried to deal with HP before and it's a nightmare! We bought a new printer/scanner/fax machine and we spent a month trying to get it to talk to our computer. It turned out (after spending hours and hours on the phone with hp) that it was a european model mismarked as a u.s model....we had to send it back and wait for a new one.

12-06-2004, 02:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
DarknessDivine Boxer Mom Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Louisville,Ky Posts: 1,239 Rep Power: 103	I know, you would think they would be a little more helpful. She just told me to uninstall all of my display adapters and after that restart so I did and I replied and told her I did and that everything looked even worse and she says I'm sorry to hear that"...I'm like what is that supposed to mean? Anyway yes, we can still run the heater thank god...Salem seems a tad in shock still but thankfully we found her when we did that could've been a nightmare..
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12-06-2004, 02:57 PM	#10 (permalink)
kjm Schnauzer Slave Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 533 Rep Power: 91	Oh, Darkness, I'm glad Salem is okay. I know it's a bummer to have to fix all that now, but I know you're just happy Salem was saved.
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12-06-2004, 03:04 PM	#11 (permalink)
minpinsrock mommie of 3<3 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 555 Rep Power: 90	Oh Im so glad Salem is alright...i bet it sucks to have to get all that fixed but as long as Salem is alright everythings great!..Im just wondering but how does the new floor look?
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12-06-2004, 03:07 PM	#12 (permalink)
DarknessDivine Boxer Mom Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Louisville,Ky Posts: 1,239 Rep Power: 103	It looks great a BIG improvement from the old carpet that's for sure.
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12-06-2004, 03:14 PM	#13 (permalink)
Rip's Girl Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,580 Rep Power: 142	Whoa, talk about nerve-wracking.. I'm glad you found her when you did.
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12-06-2004, 03:17 PM	#14 (permalink)
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12-06-2004, 03:55 PM	#15 (permalink)
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