August 1 TeaTimeTim Update

From Renee: I think Tim posted something while I was elbow-deep in working on this transcript, so I lost track of his comment and didn't post a link to it. So, as soon as I saw today's update over at the other place, I figured I should get it online, even though the last thread isn't that old.

We are not waiting on the Government. They did declare our area a disaster area for state funds, and we have begun the process of filling out all the forms. Bush is coming to Kirtland to do a fund raiser for Mike Dewine, and then he is going to declare it a federal disaster. Fact is, the government relief and recover agencies are not designed to be nimble. They are old 20th century Bureaucratic leftovers.

Our solution has been to move at all deliberate speed. We will find a way to get the money needed. At a minimum we need to have all the ducks in place so if we do get a low interest FEMA loan we can make quick use of it.

Today agenda is water eval. I'm waiting on the guy as we speak. We will have our chlorinator inspected, Alum pump, and Chlorine pump inspected, and the Charcoal sand extract tested for viability. We have a small scale version of a water treatment plant in our basement, we just need to know that all is working, and what is the best way to keep it all working.

Tonight we start on the big tractor, and I have family coming this weekend to help dredge the creek bed if we can get in there.

Tomorrow we should have the engineering plans in had for repair of the pond dike. It is looking better, the bad news being we don't know what is in the pond now. So we are going to drag the bottom also to see what we find.

We heard today that insurance will not cover any of the damage.

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