Backache's Castle was stormed

[Tuffy]

Now in the days of yor, Storming the castle was a big fight, This day and age , poor Backache and Dave had a real storm and parts of the ramparts were damaged.
Tell us how it happened and how it is coming along. What a shame, It is so beautifull and all the hard work they did.

[backache]

Well when I first walked in I thought OMG someone broke into the Castle and took a butcher knife to all of my funiture. There were literally 6 to 8 inches of this stuff that looked like stuffing from a sofa everywhere. Then I saw the drywall on one of the sofas and I looked up. I was shocked, to say the least, that there were two huge holes in the drywall ceiling. When the carpenters went up and checked, the shingles had been ripped away in a section of the roof and the water had poured through. The fluffy stuff that I thought was from the sofas was actually blown in insulation. Thank God I had everything scotch guarded. The boys now have built another roof over the other one with a much higher pitch and it hasn't leaked even thou we had tornado watches going on the other night. They are fixing the drywall and everything is getting back to normal. I was just happy that no one was under the thing when it gave way. Now I'm all happy again at least I will be if they can match the original faux painting on the walls, which I know these guys can do. It has rained here almost every day for the last couple of months and I 'm sick of it....Backache

[Tuffy]

Those of us that were at the Castle can picture what you seen when you walked in, Was the damage right above the couch's I don't have any pictures on my computer as I lost them all when I crashed, but I do still have a CD, I took it to Florida for Admin to copy, will have to put the pictures back one of these days.

[backache]

RIGHT SMACK ONTOP OF ALL 3 OF THEM. It didn't break any of the glass top tables or the plant that I had from Mom Thank God.

[bronco54501]

All right, now this has bothered me for a while now and the suspence is killing me now more then ever.... I hear of this castle and I'm not sure how to picture it does it look like a castle or do you just call it that..........Backache, lets have the scoop inquiring minds want to know....???

[backache]

It was built as a rental for people who come to this area to view the elk and yes it does look like a castle. It is our retirement if it doesn't kill us or suck us dry before we have a chance to sell it. Since I was hurt I have had to hire cleaning people and it is just getting to be too much for me to deal with. But I do love it.

[monster]

Oh girl I'm so sorry this happened. The pics you guys showed us of the castle were just awesome and I hate to think of it being "hurt" too, lol. I hope your insurance covered the damage and I'm glad to hear it is already partly put back together.

Hugs,
monster

[Tuffy]

Bronco, I will dig out some of the pictures and post for you to see. These group get togethers are the best and oh so much fun.
Ok I posted some pictures of the Castle get together on a new thread.

[vickinat]

Backache,
I am just now reading this thread, I must have missed it. I am sad that the castle was damaged, but happy that no-one was sitting where the drywall fell. I enkoyed my time there even though I was having pain, beautifull scenery, great friends that were met in person finally, and such a gracious host and hostess. I'm hoping you and Dave feel better soon.
Love
Vickie