What Lies Beneath

   I never paid too much attention to the contents of our basement. I mean in terms of the necessities, relating to heat water, electricity, and the various motors and components thereof.  For quite a few years, nothing needed much care or attention, aside from scheduling an annual furnace cleaning.
  But time does move on, and everything needed something done, not exactly all at once, but within a certain time span.  When we have replaced one of the significant elements, someone always asked who did it for us and how much did it cost. Once the bill is paid, neither of us remembers when, or who, or how much.  So I'm attempting to clarify, mostly for our own interests.
   11/08/1995  Roland J Down installed Oneida Royal Oil Furnace for $1, 985.00
   11/11/1999  Classic Construction--Install basement windows, door     $1, 025
   *12/21/2005  Wiley Bros.--Water Tank                                                $   318.09
   12/15/2013  Gene Barton----275 Gallon Fuel Tank, pipes, etc.          $1, 565.56
   11/21/2014 Jay Speanburgh--McDonald Submersible Pump, etc.      $1, 626.60
  *3/30/2015  Mike O'Brien---Bradford White 50 gal. Hot Water Tank $   975.00

Other:
      Exterior:
       8/12/2003   Drain Care Septic & Sewer Service                       $273.33                
       9/30/2005   Hopeck Roofing----Install 3 ft. of shingles; Drip Edge   $1900
     11/09/2005   Hopeck Roofing-----30 Year Architectural Shingles           $4950
      8/5/2006     A+ Seamless Gutters 55 ft. + 26 ft. Downspout                     $350       9/22/2006   Stan Cooper Asphalt Driveway                                             $1500
    10/19/2010   Wiley Bros.  Eaves repair Rick Boyce $64.40+325              $389
     12/05/2009  Window World, 6 Stimulus Energy Pkg.                             $1974
     11/30/2010  Window World  8 Windows                                                 $2632       8/25/2015   Phillips Home Solutions exterior door, installed                  $2585
   Interior:
      7/16/2002    Nathan Herrington, Greenwich--Tub surround               $1410.21
      2/3/2006      Benjamin's Flooring "Install owner's ceramic tile"          $513.6
      4/26/2008   Home Depot  Kitchen Countertop  (Butterrum Gr.          $549.78*                         * Materials only.  Joe T. installed        
   
 
     We have replaced our roof at least one other time, the June that Danny was taking his SATS, and we woke to the sounds of hammering. That roof didn't  last very long---shingles were by Armstrong, I remember.  
   I thought we might be finished for life (ours, that is), but looking at the dates, anything before 2006 or so needs replacing anyway.The gutters seem okay, and I hope "30-year shingles" is not just a euphemism.   *The water tank from 2005 was spewing flames and frightening the technician John Ray sent to offer us a tuneup, so that  was replaced last year, after only 10 years with us.  Seems so young to burn out---all it did was hold water.
   I can't think of anything else in the basement, but there is something down there that looks kind of sketchy, and I can't even think what it is.