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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Hail Storm Follow-up
From: lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:46:13 +0100
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Jim,

It's amazing how can be fast the opportunists as you say..., money,  
money, money...

Good pictures, I like very much the first one

Thanks for sharing

cheers
Lluis


El 15/11/2011, a las 19:22, Jim Nichols escribi?:

> We had a vicious hailstorm on October 18 that left quite a bit of  
> damage to roofs and autos.  It is amazing to see the number of  
> "storm chasers" that have set up shop in town to take advantage of  
> the repair bonanza.  Even as my insurance adjuster and I were  
> discussing his official estimate of the damage to my home, I had to  
> answer the door to turn away a fellow who had seen the chalk marks  
> on my roof, and was offering to give me a repair estimate.  I will  
> hold out for a reputable, local contractor, even if it means waiting  
> a while for repairs, since nothing is leaking, and I have two years  
> to make the repairs.
>
> In addition to the drive-by opportunists, we have fielded phone  
> calls daily from all sorts of companies and accents, offering to  
> help us with our repairs.
>
> The State Farm adjuster was on-time for our appointment, had  
> official ID, and was a pleasure to deal with.  With a computer and  
> printer in his truck, he processed all of the necessary paperwork  
> and left me with an initial check in-hand.
>
> The roof inspection:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Roof+Inspection.jpg.html
>
> Marking the hail damage:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Marking+Hail+Damage.jpg.html
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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