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Post by Honeysmom on Mar 18, 2004 15:24:17 GMT -5
I am so disappointed! It took me so long to get the basement dry and smelling good after last months flood. Now it is running in so fast it filled up one whole inch in the last 10 minutes!!  I could just cry. I called DH home from work, this is nuts. We got 5 inches of snow last night and now it is 45 degrees so it is melting really fast. It is actually running in the windows! Guess what I'll spend the weekend doing....again!  Becky |
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Post by Jorgy on Mar 18, 2004 15:27:53 GMT -5
oh NO! Same thing happened to us in southern WI except we have only a little leak. Can we come swimming? Is it heated?, Sue
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Post by tridlette on Mar 18, 2004 16:04:10 GMT -5
Becky, I assume there is a sump pump in the house. When my house in Massachusetts decided to suddenly start flooding (9 inches overnight) I took the pump from the swimming pool and ran it without a filter. The hose was bigger than what we had on the submersible pump, so it pumped out a lot faster.
If it gets to the point that the furnace or electric is in jeopardy, call the Fire Department for an emergency pump out. It truly is a 9-1-1 emergency at the point.
If not, give the kids a fishing pole and let them entertain themselves from the steps!
Sorry you have to deal with the mess. I can sympathize!
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Post by Linda on Mar 18, 2004 18:23:51 GMT -5
In the windows? I would be a basket case,,,Is your insurance going to take care of it? |
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Post by mom2tj on Mar 18, 2004 19:06:42 GMT -5
Oh poor you.... I can just imagine how discouraged you must feel it makes such a mess and it takes forever to dry, is your basement finished do you have carpet?
spring is just around the corner 3 more days.... soon you'll be able to open windows and air out .
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Post by finnmom on Mar 19, 2004 8:46:30 GMT -5
Honeysmom I´am so sorry for you, that sound´s yicky(sp?). Hey, instead of building a boat, wich is quite a big job ;D, you could just buy a swimming-matress(?), those rubber one´s wich blow´s ;D Just a suggestion  Mayby you will first invest to a desent pumb, but mayby after that  I hope spring is gettin there really soon, so you´ll get it all dryed up. In here I still have about 50 cm of snow, so......  Marja |
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Post by Honeysmom on Mar 19, 2004 18:39:13 GMT -5
Hey Marja, I have an air matress for camping, I should've got it out! I think it has stopped for now. DH came home from work and ended up digging little creeks in the lawn to get it away from the house. At least it stopped comming in the window. I just happened that I was going to wash the kids bedding that day, so I took it and threw it on the floor to sop up as much as I could so it didn't get by the furnace. I can't beleive how much it weighed when I lugged it to the washing maching last night! I hope it will be good for a while. I do have carpet down there, so I am thinking about buying stock in carpet fresh. I don't really have anything to report to the insurance co, just a mess. Oh well, cleaning this up will keep me out of trouble. |
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