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Old 02-15-2008 | 12:52 PM
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Skipper Buds storage facility in Winthrop Harbor is on fire. Just heard on the radio it is a 5 alarm fire.

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Old 03-02-2008 | 09:14 AM
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Insurance job?
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Old 03-02-2008 | 09:24 AM
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Sounded like most boats were ok, less soot and smoke. Most of the the nice hardware was out. Shouldnt those guys have sprinklers or something!?
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Old 03-02-2008 | 11:18 AM
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Cold storage building...pipes would freeze.
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Old 03-03-2008 | 08:40 AM
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Apparently a boat owner was doing some work on his boat inside that building. This is a cold storage building with no heat (Skipper Bud's has a heated, inside storage facility in Zion, IL.) A buddy of mine is a Gurnee fireman and he was on scene. What-ever this guy used for temporary heat set fire to his interior. Smoke was the biggest problem, that and the fact most of the boats were cribbed up and not easily movable.
Rumor has it he claims he had permission to do this, Skipper Bud's is denying that.
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Old 03-03-2008 | 08:25 PM
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Skipper Bud's blows
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Old 03-03-2008 | 08:41 PM
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Dry system...just like a boat!
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Old 03-03-2008 | 08:56 PM
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This will be our first full season at NorthPoint. We are unfamiliar with Skipper Bud's having never required their services. Is there something we should know?
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Old 03-04-2008 | 06:55 AM
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Always get a firm quote first and double check their work.
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Old 03-04-2008 | 08:30 AM
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Will do, Thanks for the advice!
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