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Flood in the basement

January 20th, 2008 at 02:52 am

What a mess. Don't know, when we get it done it may be enough to turn into the insurance.

The washer had been acting up and not wanting to drain. Then it started working again so I did several loads of laundry. Evidently they all drained into the basement. All over boxes of stuff I had not unpacked from the move yet. I know several boxes of books were ruined, an antique table of mine got it pretty bad and other boxes as well. 2 weeks ago water came down on my computer downstairs.

Needless to say, that washer has washed its last. DH is on nights, so it may be a week before I can get a new one.

We still have not pulled out the washer to see what happened. The hoses are all still intact, so the trouble is somewhere inside the washer. But, its at least 12 years old, so time for a new one.

I guess I should have kept my washer. It was a front loading big one. But, at the time we thought it was too heavy to move. Oh well.

I applied for a job online. My mother in law used to do it. Its for a company that does the store demo's. I had started the app. process a year ago and never finished it because no stores around me were listed. Now, I see where some of our local stores are using the company to do demos, so I finished the process. It is one of those deals where you check the webpage and sign yourself up if you see any in your area. Promo's are 5 hours, and they pay $85. If there is any leftover product, you get to keep it. And, if you use your own crockpot and table they pay you more.

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5 Responses to “Flood in the basement”

  1. Amber Says:
    January 20th, 2008 at 03:10 am 1200798639
    1200798639

    Ahhhhhh, I am sorry to hear about the flood and the damage you had. I am just glad it wasn't worst

    Good luck with the job

  2. boomeyers Says:
    January 20th, 2008 at 07:13 am 1200813220
    1200813220

    Oh no! How horrible! Well, I guess you will get a chance to see what was in those boxes! What a pain to clean up that mess!

    The pay on the PT job sounds great. I hope it works out!

  3. Ima saver Says:
    January 20th, 2008 at 02:23 pm 1200839039
    1200839039

    I am funny, but I insist that my washer/dryer always be out in the garage. I have heard of too many carpets/hardwood floors getting ruined when the washer leaks inside the house.
    NONE of the houses that my husband builds have the washer in the garage!

  4. nance Says:
    January 20th, 2008 at 04:29 pm 1200846596
    1200846596

    I'm sorry to hear about your "flood". It has happened to me, and it is infuriating! The last time I had water all over the basement floor, I thought it was the washer, but the floor drain was backing up. Roots had gotten in the way, and we had to have a Roto-Rooter guy come and open the drain. It looks like it is happening again, but not as badly. The trees might have to go!

  5. fern Says:
    January 20th, 2008 at 10:35 pm 1200868527
    1200868527

    Sorry to hear about your flood situation.

    I'm so paranoid about that possiblity (it happened to my sister), that i try to remember to turn the water supply off after each use of the washer.

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