Flirt needs a HUG!

Get the water out of my basement (read all 3 entries…)
I wanted to call this goal "CRY" 19 months ago

Gabe came over this morning and wanted to make a craft (an angel out of a mini flower pot). When we went downstairs to get what we needed, there was water all over the floor. My sump pump seems to have quit. Plus, it hasn’t rained for a week, so I’m not sure if the water has been sitting there since then, or if there is another source for all that water.

I haven’t looked at the sump pump yet, when I started to go over to check it out, the water was 2-3 inches deep, so I decided I would need my boots. Plus Gabe walking around in the water providing commentary was a bit more than I could handle. Even when I got him out of the water he still wouldn’t shut up (Gabe’s mouth runs 24/7). I decided I should leave it alone until he was gone or else we’d both end up crying – me from the stress and him from being yelled at.

Gabe just went home, so I should go down and look at it now, but I’m really, really, tired. So I think I’ll go have a good cry take a nap instead. Then I’ll call my dad and see what I can find out about sump pumps. I don’t know if they have a reset switch or something that maybe (if I’m really lucky) might just need to be flipped.

May 16, 2008, 10:36AM PDT | 10 cheers


Comments:

Tiisi

Have a good cry AND a nap

and I know you’ll be ready to face anything! I hope you and dad can get this fixed quickly. {{Flirt}}

May 16, 2008, 10:40AM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer

Flirt needs a HUG!

Thanks, Ti

I took your advice and did both and feel lots a little better. The good news is that the sump pump is running (temporarily).

(((TI)))

May 16, 2008, 05:34PM PDT | Respond to this

vex

A sympathetic cheer

Dads always know what to do. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for no major repairs!

May 16, 2008, 10:50AM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 2 cheers

Flirt needs a HUG!

Thanks, Vex

I’m very thankful that it looks like it won’t be too bad (and would even be better if my electrician dad didn’t live 1000 miles away).

May 16, 2008, 05:35PM PDT | Respond to this 1 cheer

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May 16, 2008, 11:32AM PDT

Flirt needs a HUG!

Now there's an idea!

I’ll make sure to invite you to my first pool party. :-D

May 16, 2008, 05:36PM PDT | Respond to this

Kitty

maybe you should have a joint with your nap.

(((hugs)))

May 16, 2008, 12:05PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer

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HA!

I think that’s the first time anyone has offered me pot that I actually laughed. Thanks for the offer, but I had some chocolate instead. :-)

(((KITTY)))

May 16, 2008, 05:37PM PDT | Respond to this

Niel is coming to Florida in February. Who wants to be visited?

Hope hugs help

((Flirt))

May 16, 2008, 12:42PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer

Flirt needs a HUG!

Hugs always help!

(((NIEL)))

May 16, 2008, 05:37PM PDT | Respond to this

Ira wishes he had more time for 43things

Fingers crossed this gets sorted out

as soon and as painlessly as possible for you Flirt. I hatehatehate leaks

May 16, 2008, 01:21PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 2 cheers

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Thanks, Ira

I’m pretty sure there’s not a leak. Since it’s not supposed to rain for several days, I should know for sure very soon (now that I’ve got my pump temporarily running).

May 16, 2008, 05:39PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

Ira wishes he had more time for 43things

I *knew*

I should’ve looked up what a sump pump was :D I saw your most recent entry on this Flirt, and am so relieved for you – should something that important have some form of backup power? (if possible?)

May 27, 2008, 01:23PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer

Flirt needs a HUG!

It's possible, but not very common.

From what I’ve read, you can get a backup pump that runs solely on battery power (in case of a major power outage). Since I don’t normally get a lot of water in my basement, I’m not going to worry about it (for now) and just keep my fingers crossed instead. (Plus pay more attention to what’s going on in my basement when I’m not going down there.)

My sump pump is old, so at some point I need to think about getting a new one. I just don’t want to do it now.

May 27, 2008, 03:46PM PDT | Respond to this 1 cheer

RuthG raises a toast for a fruitful 2010!

water in the basement

Sigh. How I empathize from my single-mom days in a rented house. My bedroom was in the basement, too.

Here’s hoping you find a quick solution!

May 16, 2008, 01:59PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 2 cheers

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UGH!

That would NOT be fun. I’m very thankful that I don’t have to live in my basement, and also that I’m not a single mother.

The problem seems to be temporarily fixed, with a permanent solution not seeming too horrible. Thanks, Ruth!

May 16, 2008, 05:41PM PDT | Respond to this 1 cheer

Myself is learning to love herself

:(

((((Flirt))))

May 16, 2008, 05:13PM PDT | Respond to this 1 cheer

MamaKitty

Oh, Flirt

That is a bummer. I knew I should have gotten a magic wand from mahinui. Here’s a hug to keep you dry ((((Flirt)))).

May 16, 2008, 05:50PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer

Flirt needs a HUG!

Thank you, MamaKitty

After a very long nap, I waved my own magic wand a little, and things are looking much better (and drier).

(((MamaKitty)))

May 16, 2008, 05:53PM PDT | Respond to this 1 cheer

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May 16, 2008, 08:51PM PDT

Flirt needs a HUG!

YUCK!

That sounds awful, Rosie!

I normally don’t get very much water in my basement, and I have a dehumidifier (actually two) down there, which does a great job of keeping the humidity down – normally.

May 18, 2008, 06:24AM PDT | Respond to this 1 cheer

Picasso's Muse

I think

you need a packet of pineapple lumps sent your way pronto!

May 16, 2008, 11:27PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

Flirt needs a HUG!

Mmmmm....

CHOCOLATE!!!

May 17, 2008, 05:55AM PDT | Respond to this 1 cheer

Moose Everything is progress!

weirdly

after reading this I had a dream about you and your basement! It was so weird, your house was on a hill and I couldn’t work out how there could be water in the basement but it turned out to be the basement of a separate garage that was flooded!
How bizarre! I’m glad to say it all dried out in the end though!

May 18, 2008, 06:17AM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer

Flirt needs a HUG!

How bizarre!

I have no hill, no garage, and now, NO water!

May 18, 2008, 06:20AM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

Moose Everything is progress!

it was really

quite strange, and I’d forgotten until just now!!! I am glad to hear that you have no water at least, and hey not having a garage is one less thing to get flooded! It would be nice to have a hill though.

and at least you know you’re in my dreams!!

May 18, 2008, 06:23AM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer

Flirt needs a HUG!

I think I'd rather have a garage than a hill

winters are pretty harsh around here (remember the ice storm) and I HATE scraping ice and snow off of my car.

Thanks, Moose, for dreaming of me, it makes me feel very special.

May 18, 2008, 06:26AM PDT | Respond to this


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