(Courtesy of DCist.com)
Of course, normally I don't give a flying fig what happens TWO WHOLE BLOCKS away, but apparently it also rained here. And FLOODED here. Flood waters roll, yo! Who knew?
It all started this morning when I went into the lower level to let the Wonderdog out of his captivity. I noticed a clear, watery substance on the floor, which, upon closer inspection, turned out to be water. This has happened before, but not since the washing machine wiggled free of it's drainage hose in the spring of 2009. That spilled hot bleach water onto the floor, which was a mess, but also probably cleaned the floors pretty well. This version was cold, and about 2 inches deep in places. This was obviously not "HEAD FOR HIGH GROUND!" flooding. More like "This is going to be a messy morning cleanup." level of flooding.
Some observations: water that comes into your house from the outside isn't happy unless it destroys something when it gets there. This morning's casualty was the only rug I had down there--it was seriously on the other side of the floor. Soaked. The good news? Wonderdog was less than 2 feet away and dry as a bone. I think he went all Gromit on the sitch and pulled a lever which raised his crate and allowed the water to pass underneath. Lately, the Wonderdog has been checking out alot of books at the library on mechanical engineering, so it all makes sense now.
Also, whoever invented the wet/dry vac should be a billionaire. Ours has come through in the clutch twice now, once during the great plaster storm of 2010, (when I decided that exposed brick was the way to go), and now during the minimal flooding episode of summer 2010. Why aren't ALL vacuums wet/dry vacs? This feature should be standard on all models. Maybe I'll have the Wonderdog put together a business proposal for that Dyson fellow.
It all started this morning when I went into the lower level to let the Wonderdog out of his captivity. I noticed a clear, watery substance on the floor, which, upon closer inspection, turned out to be water. This has happened before, but not since the washing machine wiggled free of it's drainage hose in the spring of 2009. That spilled hot bleach water onto the floor, which was a mess, but also probably cleaned the floors pretty well. This version was cold, and about 2 inches deep in places. This was obviously not "HEAD FOR HIGH GROUND!" flooding. More like "This is going to be a messy morning cleanup." level of flooding.
Some observations: water that comes into your house from the outside isn't happy unless it destroys something when it gets there. This morning's casualty was the only rug I had down there--it was seriously on the other side of the floor. Soaked. The good news? Wonderdog was less than 2 feet away and dry as a bone. I think he went all Gromit on the sitch and pulled a lever which raised his crate and allowed the water to pass underneath. Lately, the Wonderdog has been checking out alot of books at the library on mechanical engineering, so it all makes sense now.
Also, whoever invented the wet/dry vac should be a billionaire. Ours has come through in the clutch twice now, once during the great plaster storm of 2010, (when I decided that exposed brick was the way to go), and now during the minimal flooding episode of summer 2010. Why aren't ALL vacuums wet/dry vacs? This feature should be standard on all models. Maybe I'll have the Wonderdog put together a business proposal for that Dyson fellow.
Holy cow! Ugh! And other expressions of amazement and frustration!
ReplyDeleteI hope you remembered to reward yourself with a nice piece of Wensleydale after Grommit saved the day.