MSGID: 1:229/452 4A31989D
-=> JIM WELLER wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 DD> subsidence coverage ... coal mining activity ... We get a
 DD> sinkhole every once in a while. And a cracked basement wall is
 DD> fairly commonplace.

 JW> Now that's both a problem and a coverage I don't have. The two
 JW> shutdown gold mines here are to the northwest and southeast of the
 JW> downtown core and they almost touch each other underground. Back
 JW> when they were in operation their blasting would create noticeable
 JW> tremors but I don't recall anyone ever complaining of cracked
 JW> basements.

 JW> The shafts run 6200 feet deep and the country rock surrounding the
 JW> tunnels and stopes are super strong, hard and stable Precambrian
 JW> shield, so there are never any cave-ins or sinkholes.

Would that were true in this area. The timbers used for support were of
native hardwoods - large and rough-sawn - barely adequate for immediate
shoring up of roofs. Never mind long-term support.

 DD> Let the insurers try to use their "acts of God" weasel
 DD> exception clauses to deny coverage.

 JW> They are well aware of climate change as their payouts for
 JW> hurricanes, storm surges, tornados, floods, mudslides and forest
 JW> fires keeps going up year after year and has for decades.

They're in the bidness of "doing well by doing good" and all the while
turning a profit.

Celebrate national rum day with this bitter Tiki cocktail ...

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Rock Crusher
 Categories: Beverages, Booze, Fruits, Citrus
      Yield: 1 Umbrella drink

      1 oz Angostura five-year dark rum
      1 oz Angostura Amaro
    3/4 oz Fresh lime juice
    3/4 oz Pineapple juice
    1/2 oz Spiced vanilla syrup
    1/4 oz St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram
      3 ds Bittermen's tiki bitters

  Mix all ingredients in a shaker; shake, and strain into
  double old fashioned glass, top with ice, and garnish
  with freshly shaved nutmeg.

  Jamie Dodge, Reyla, Asbury Park, NJ

  RECIPE FROM: https://www.bonvivantito.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

... To a nutitionist a bran muffin and decaf coffee is a power breakfast.

--- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F