Basement Flood

Last night I got started on a pretty alpaca wool mix sweater. I'm very pleased with the ribbing which uses twisted stitches. I have a neat idea for this cardigan - I hope that it works out.

Husband and I also watched a couple of episodes of Burn Notice and I'm almost done with the dark red on the squirrel blanket. Next is an ugly pumpkin color that seems to look good when surrounded by its compatriots in the mantel yarn array.

The crapola news is that we awoke to a basement full of water this morning. If it's from a broken water heater, insurance will cover it all. If it's effluent from our recent rain and snow melting, we are out of luck. Our friend, Mark, is currently pumping the water out while we await the arrival of a plumber. It looks like a cyclone hit the basement. Everything is floating around and tipped over (including cat litter - gross!) We don't have heat or hot water now but after those two fires we had, I'm rather used to home disasters. As long as the kiddos are safe I'm pretty good in these crises. Just keep knitting, knitting, knitting....

Comments

[prb]

that is some serious water there. I bet you could float those paper boats, pooh sticks, the body of a foul person, just thinking out loud.

Really glad we no longer have a basement...

[phyllis]

Oy vey!
You are the second of my bloggity friends (we are bloggity friends, right?) who has recently had the basement waters. NOT fun. Quick! Break the water heater!
You might better knit some wading boots.

[loopyknot]

Good luck with the flood, such a pain but, as you say, at least you're safe. That looks suspiciously like a pool ladder?

[Ingrid simmons]

Liking those squirrels!

[elyse]

oh, stink! we had a flooded basement that march when everybody else did. nothing more unsettling than seeing a stray flip-flop float by ...

i hope it, you know, cleans up well. ugh. sending hot pink thoughts your way!

xo
elyse