Radj4ck Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I'm sorry that the collection that revives this thread is a wet one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvelfangirl Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 NOOOOOOOOO!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhurley Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 I just threw up in my mouth A little Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comics-n-ERB Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 I just threw up in my mouth A little You and me both. Monday at 6:00pm I opened the door of the basement to get something. Turned on the light and I see paperbacks floating. Nearly 4" of water covering the entire floor. My English Bulldog chewed the water hose in half in the dog lot. She then used the piece still attached to the water spicket as a tug of war; her against the house. She won. Broke the pvc pipe in the basement that is attached to the spicket. Not sure when it happened, I was down in the basement on Friday night so sometime between then and Monday evening. I have a racking system in the basement to keep the books off the floor. Well, when you buy as much as I do it overflows sometimes. It got some good books along with cheap books. Paperbacks, hardcovers, Golden Age, Silver age, Bronze to current. Note what the lid says on the wet box on the shelf: Supplies; bags, boards, new boxes etc.... I've been going back and forth with home owners insurance agents and adjusters. Susan Cicconi from Restoration Labs is even involved. Estimated retail loss is around 75k. Fun uh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spideyfan76 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 That sucks I hope the homeowners helps you with at least some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 I just threw up in my mouth A little You and me both. Monday at 6:00pm I opened the door of the basement to get something. Turned on the light and I see paperbacks floating. Nearly 4" of water covering the entire floor. My English Bulldog chewed the water hose in half in the dog lot. She then used the piece still attached to the water spicket as a tug of war; her against the house. She won. Broke the pvc pipe in the basement that is attached to the spicket. Not sure when it happened, I was down in the basement on Friday night so sometime between then and Monday evening. I have a racking system in the basement to keep the books off the floor. Well, when you buy as much as I do it overflows sometimes. It got some good books along with cheap books. Paperbacks, hardcovers, Golden Age, Silver age, Bronze to current. Note what the lid says on the wet box on the shelf: Supplies; bags, boards, new boxes etc.... I've been going back and forth with home owners insurance agents and adjusters. Susan Cicconi from Restoration Labs is even involved. Estimated retail loss is around 75k. Fun uh? What a mess, so sorry to hear about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Oh my God! those are painful pics.I would be devastated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGGIEZ Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 A few construction pics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 A few construction pics... tease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radj4ck Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikenyc Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 It looks like it's coming along nicely. (thumbs u It appears to be an attic space, will you have a vent, or air conditioning of some type? My attic gets hotter than the devil's anus which is why I have always been nervous to store my books in there.........my attic, not the anus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 I thought I would post a few pictures of how my comic room looks right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR SigS Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Estimated retail loss is around 75k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGGIEZ Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 It looks like it's coming along nicely. (thumbs u It appears to be an attic space, will you have a vent, or air conditioning of some type? My attic gets hotter than the devil's anus which is why I have always been nervous to store my books in there.........my attic, not the anus. Thanks. Yes, the room is an attic conversion and will end up 16x12. I have 2 AC vents and the room is fully insulated. No concerns about temp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comics-n-ERB Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Estimated retail loss is around 75k. A couple of interesting notes so far. Had two full boxes of Hardcover DC Archives and Marvel (whatever, can't remember what they are called). The majority of the books were in regular poly bags. No books wet at all. 3 were still in their original shrink wrap, with two of those in poly bags. All 3 shrink wrapped books were wet. Golden age books, lots of comics in Mylar 2. All were wet/soaked. Quiet a few of the lesser value books were in poly. Probably 85% were dry. Interesting don't you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Wow David, very sorry to hear about it and I can't imagine the hassle to deal with the insurance, the adjuster and the appraiser. Good luck and here's you're coming out whole on the settlement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringfinger Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Sorry to see that, my heart skipped a beat!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 There are truly some beautiful and fun rooms in this tread. I've always enjoyed looking at it. I thought I would post a few pictures of how my comic room looks right now I'm so sorry to see this. Hopefully nothing of great(or sentimental)value was damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Nielsen Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 A few construction pics... tease. Poor kid.....when he realize the room is not for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cujobyte Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Very cool! Love the bound volumes of Ghost Manor! Who makes them? Herring and Robinson in California. I have almost 70 books done and probably another 70 that I either have ready to send or am working on. Some of the older books I have been getting them in VG, taking the covers off because most of them are bad anyway, taking out all of the adds I can and getting them bound into my own graphic novels. This is a good way to put those grade of books to good use. Here are a couple that I did - This a good way for to be able to read the Tales of Suspense. Even reprinted the Sub-Mariner & Iron Man #1 and Iron Man #1. (Marvel Double Feature) Love those! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
