What I call "an emergency" is something along the lines of a family member/close friend who was just in a serious auto accident and is undergoing life saving surgery.

It will likely be very expensive at they tend to rap everything in plastic and go in in hazmat suits.But let me just say this.

Credit cards to get people to spend as much as possible on china plastic to pump the consumerism market..Auto loans to pump the auto industry.. 

Is it clay pipe, cast iron, or some type of plastic? 

One of my eyes was damaged during my brain surgery and made me wear glasses to see things close up like my computer, book reading, and television because I currently see double. 

I always put up cheap plastic mini blinds.

As a Florida Mortgage Broker and Investor, I know how easy it is to sell property FSBO, it ain't rocket surgery!  

If they're plastic, it'll work for a while, but PVC and ABS are hard to get paint to stick to on a long-term basis.If there's a satellite dish on the roof, you may have to disconnect it temporarily while roofing. 

My wife had a surgery last year that was paid for in cash.

I have my money tied up in a purchase that I have been in too long due to my appendix and needed time to recover when it ruptured.Now back and fully recoved from the 3 surgeries.