Charleston SC Metro Real Estate: July 2009

Wando High School Football Schedule 2009

Date              Home/Away              Opponent                             

8/20                   A                    Bishop England (scrim)      (To be played at The Citadel)

8/28                   A                    Rock Hill

9/4                     H                   Conway

9/11                   H                    West Ashley

9/18                   H                    James Island

9/25                   A                    Colleton County

10/2                   A                    Berkeley

10/9                   H                    Beaufort

10/16                 A                     Summerville

10/23                 H                    Goose Creek

10/30                 A                     Ft. Dorchester

11/06                 A                     Stratford  

Michael J. Johnson

843-817-5299

www.providingthelight.com

www.metrocharlestonhomes.com

Other Area School Football Schedules

Summerville Green Wave 2009 Football

Hanahan High Football 2009

Stratford Football 2009

Goose Creek High Football 2009

Berkeley High 2009 Football Schedule

Summerville Green Wave 2009 Football Schedule.

Michael J. Johnson

843-817-5299

www.providingthelight.com

www.metrocharlestonhomes.com

Other Area School Football Schedules

Hanahan High Football 2009

Stratford Football 2009

Goose Creek High Football 2009

Berkeley High 2009 Football Schedule

My favorite time of year is fastly approaching.  I love the fall because of the great weather but also because of the vast array of football - High School, College and the NFL.

Below is the 2009 Schedule for Hanahan

Michael J. Johnson, Realtor

843-817-5299

www.providingthelight.com

www.metrocharlestonhomes.com

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My favorite time of year is fastly approaching.  I love the fall because of the great weather but also because of the vast array of football - High School, College and the NFL.

Below is the 2009 Schedule for the Stratford High Knights:

Michael J. Johnson, Realtor

843-817-5299

www.providingthelight.com

www.metrocharlestonhomes.com

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My favorite time of year is fastly approaching.  I love the fall because of the great weather but also because of the vast array of football - High School, College and the NFL.

Below is the 2009 Schedule for the Goose Creek Gators:

Michael J. Johnson, Realtor

843-817-5299

www.providingthelight.com

www.metrocharlestonhomes.com

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Crowfield Plantation in Goose Creek SC

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My favorite time of year is fastly approaching.  I love the fall because of the great weather but also because of the vast array of football - High School, College and the NFL. 

Below is the 2009 football schedule for Berkeley High located in Moncks Corner SC.

"Zeus, the father of the Olympic Gods, turned mid-day into night, hiding the light of the dazzling Sun; and sore fear came upon men."  -Archilochus (c680-c640 BC), Greek poet

"High on her speculative tower
Stood Science waiting for the hour
When Sol was destined to endure
That darkening of his radiant face
Which Superstition strove to chase,
Erewhile, with rites impure."

William Wordsworth The Eclipse of the Sun, 1820

"There was no response, for a moment, in that deep darkness and that graveyard hush. But when the silver rim of the sun pushed itself out a moment or two later, the assemblage broke loose with a vast shout and came pouring down like a deluge to smother me with blessings and gratitude;"

From: Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889).

The longest soloar eclipse of the 21st century and we will not be able to see it.  How ashamed!

It started about two weeks ago for me.  I would get a phone call on my IPhone in the middle of a meeting and then after the meeting have no apparent voicemail.  Then 2 hours later a voicemail would mysteriously appear.  I thought it was just a fluke but it has continued to happen the last few weeks. 

Today I called 611, the AT&T customer service number.  The representative told me that it was an Apple problem and they were working on it.  Then when I got home I googled "iphone voicemail problems."  I found a few interesting articles to include one from PC World.

I did find out that you can press and hold 1, and it will take you to your voicemail.  That helps, but there is not notification method.

I am curious if anyone else is having similar problems.

Goose Creek real estate has stabilized in the last few months of 2009.  52 Homes were sold in June 2009 only dropping slightly from May's numbers.  The average homes sold per month through June of 2009 is nearly 49.  In comparison, June of 2008 had a total of 61 homes and the average number of homes sold per month for the first 6 months of 2008 was 55.

The dominate subdivisions with homes sold in Goose Creek are the usual suspects for Goose Creek real estate.  For the month of June 2009 Crowfield Plantation took home the gold with 13 homes sold.  Liberty Hall Plantation took home the silver medal with 8 homes sold and Brickhope Plantation was a close 3rd with 7 homes sold.  Note that all of the homes sold in Brickhope Plantation were new construction homes. 

Michael. J. Johnson

843-817-5299

www.providingthelight.com

www.metrocharlestonhomes.com

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Part I Recap - My AC went out.  Tech 1 came to fix but fix lasted less than 2 weeks.  Tech 2 came out.  He could not find the problem but refilled my freon.  That lasted less than 2 days.  Tech 3 came out and said the problem was the condenser coil and quoted me $1100 to fix for labor only.  Now back to my story.....

Back to the Story:  Needless to say I was not to happy.  I attempted to contact tech 1 again but was unable to do so.  I goggled his name to see if he had another number posted on-line, but instead found out that he has a criminal past that included voluntary manslaughter among other things.  HUH?  Well, I'm not calling him back.

Tech 2 to the rescue:  I called tech 2 back and explained the situation to include the quote from tech 3.  He said his truck was in the shop and should be out tonight or tomorrow.  He told me he could possibly fix it if it was a coil problem and only charge me $425 to do so including the freon charge.  He said if he could not fix it he would not charge me anything and would replace the coil for nearly the same price.  It was a chance I was willing to take given the better price he quoted me.  I went back to my friends last night hoping to hear from him on Tuesday (today).

Problem found:  But, instead, he called me at 8pm last night.  He got his truck out and said he would meet me at my house to fix the problem.  When I asked how he would see this late at night, he said "Mr Edison invented the light bulb and we would utilize it."  I liked his attitude.  He got to my house around 8:30pm and starting diagnosing the problem.  What he found amazed me and infuriated me at the same time.  The problem was not the coil as tech 3 suggested.  Two pipes in the condenser that should not be touching each other had somehow managed to press against one another and the heat coming from each seared each one so that a leak was made.  Tech 2 removed the freon from the unit, utilized a soldering iron to mend the pipes, and then refilled it with freon. 

The Bottom Line:  To top it all off, he only charged me an additional $300 total.  He added the $125 I had already gave him to make a total of $425.  That is much better than the 1100 the other company quoted me and he actually fixed the problem.  That is something I'm not sure the other company would have done by simply replacing the coil.  The entire scenario has exhausted me but at least I now have someone I feel I can trust in the AC world.  Anyone who would go above and beyond and not cheat me even when he had the chance to do so, speaks volumes to me.  I later learned that we had a common thread.  He is a retired military man (Army).  His work ethic and integrity are still deeply rooted within him. 

Our house is once again cool and my family is happy.  Our Southern Gold has its luster once again.

If you are in the Charleston SC Area and need AC work don't hesitate to call "After Hours Service," owner Lonnie James at 843-991-1171 and tell I recommended him to you.