DouglasJRizzo
Titanium
- Joined
- Jun 7, 2011
- Location
- Ramsey, NJ.
Well, I hope you had a happy Valentine's Day. Mine was a bit less cheerful
At 5:30 yesterday morning I got a phone call from my neighbor at the industrial park I rent from.
The building had collapsed at about 4:30 in the morning from the incredible weight of snow and ice on the roof. It was a mid 70s pre-fab building with no central columns. The nightshift guy heard cracking and groaning sounds, saw a light drop from the ceiling and bolted for the fire exit. Literally, he got about 2 steps over the threshold when the roof came slamming down.
There were three machine shops in that building. Mine, my neighbor, and the guy at the end. Total combined worth of them all? Somewhere around $15 mil. I had no catastrophic insurance, my machines had been paid for for years. The other guys did.
The landlord's insurance company told me "sorry, we don't cover interior stuff". My attorney said "oh yes you do." I can see what's going to happen.
In the meantime, my Mori Seiki, Okuma, and P&W are sitting in a trashed building with no heat, and missing walls.
Two other attorneys and a landlord have told me that eventually the landlord's liability will pay, but it will take months. At least.
It could've been worse. I usually work there in the wee hours. I happened to finish early and was home.
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Other small benefit - just a week ago, I took my college diploma and awards off of the office wall and brought them home.
At 5:30 yesterday morning I got a phone call from my neighbor at the industrial park I rent from.
The building had collapsed at about 4:30 in the morning from the incredible weight of snow and ice on the roof. It was a mid 70s pre-fab building with no central columns. The nightshift guy heard cracking and groaning sounds, saw a light drop from the ceiling and bolted for the fire exit. Literally, he got about 2 steps over the threshold when the roof came slamming down.
There were three machine shops in that building. Mine, my neighbor, and the guy at the end. Total combined worth of them all? Somewhere around $15 mil. I had no catastrophic insurance, my machines had been paid for for years. The other guys did.
The landlord's insurance company told me "sorry, we don't cover interior stuff". My attorney said "oh yes you do." I can see what's going to happen.
In the meantime, my Mori Seiki, Okuma, and P&W are sitting in a trashed building with no heat, and missing walls.
Two other attorneys and a landlord have told me that eventually the landlord's liability will pay, but it will take months. At least.
It could've been worse. I usually work there in the wee hours. I happened to finish early and was home.
View attachment 99656
Other small benefit - just a week ago, I took my college diploma and awards off of the office wall and brought them home.