We had a family reunion picnic today in Charles City and my plan was to come home and write up a new post. By the way - we had so much fun and saw relatives I hadn't seen for awhile - but anyway, when we got home, Chuck needed to leave right away to the mow the yard in town so we grabbed up the picnic basket, etc. and darted in the house. Of course, I had to go the bathroom right away.....On my way there I thought I heard water running and wondered to myself if I had left the faucet in the bathroom on after getting ready to go. I stepped thru the door and into WATER, WATER, WATER. The water was gushing - I mean gushing out thru the lavatory doors!!!! The water line under the sink had burst and apparently for 4 hours or so water had been running wide open..... Need I say more -- the bathroom is directly above my sewing room. I called out for Chuck. He shut the water off and we went directly downstairs. It was raining!!!!
These are small pictures but if you click on them they will enlarge and you will be able to appreciate the story more.
Ceiling tiles had dropped onto the furniture, water standing everywhere, furniture soaked, books and audio tapes wet, and on and on and on. I won't go into detail anymore. I finally got someone to come - the first guy got here at 8:30 - the second guy @ 10:00. The have ripped up all the trim around the edge of my new floor and are still working to get things dried out down there. They are certain the floor will have to come up. The water ran into a heat run from the bathroom; heat runs aren't intended for water so it leaked out at every connection. At least one wall and the soffit will have to be replaced as there are huge water bubbles coming out. Oh, it's not all bad. My sewing machine was not affected-no water leaked in the part. And my fabric was safely stored in the other room - so that was ok. The painted cupboards wiped off easily, however - my nice oak buffet looks like it will have to re-veneered...It could have been worse - it's just not a convenient time.
Things look sort of like they did when we first moved. I had almost everything in the storage put away - now all the sewing room stuff is moved in there. Looks like it's back to square one for me.
Not sure when I'm going to be back on. I'll try to keep you posted. It's going to be a hot muggy week coming up so I'll probably just stay down stairs and muddle through. Go figure..... My next post will be my garden pictures and the sewing projects!!!! It's 2am an I need to get to bed. I think the guys are loading their trucks up.
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