4am Blues

[avocado_love]

So at four am, for reasons only known to the science of rust and corrosion, a pipe behind my bathroom sink decided to rupture, spilling a waterfall all through my bathroom. I woke up I'm guessing about an hour later to find my bathroom flooded with an inch of water and the rug helpfully soaking up the rest.

Gah.

I couldn't find the water-shut off. So I called my old landlord and wife. Luckily, they only live about 5 houses down and came over in about 15 min to find the shutoff. I had accidentally cut off the neighbor's water by mistake. Haha!

Unfortunately, my mom's little dog started barking alerting the land lords that I have two animals, not one, living here. Also, my mom. (WTH was I supposed to do? She lost her house -- I couldn't have my mom be homeless! Besides, it's half-rent.) Oh well. They didn't give me any grief about it. And if they do, I'll just move... I'm out of the lease anyway.

Now the plumbers are here (and cursing up a storm doing whatever the hell it is they need to do -- I don't know. Damnit Jim, I'm a water treatment operator, not a plumber!) The rug cleaning guy will be by later.

So me? I'm tired. 4am is like my 1am, so I didn't get any sleep last night. I had such plans for this day, too... ah well. They'll just have to be done in an haze of fog.

Also my sister is bugging me to get a face-book. I'm not sure if I should do this, as I like to keep my online life and my real life happily separated. We'll see.

Comments

[dustyjack.livejournal.com]

Jesus christ that sounds like a fucking nightmare. @_@ Good luck with your day!!

...Also, facebook is weird. I got one to keep track of protests and I don't do anything with it but people just come out of the woodwork finding that thing and adding me. O_o

[engelen.livejournal.com]

:(
I'm sorry about that. I hate piping-related trouble. I'll marry a plumber so I do not have to deal with this. Yes, he will be a plumber and a physician (it's convenient if you get sick, ya kno).

Also, did you get to check the pages? :D

[dungeonwriter.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, facebook is fine, just avoid links between fan world and real world.

[enchanted-jae.livejournal.com]

Um, I review small claims for an insurance company, and I see water mitigation claims often. Make sure the "rug guys" don't just sop up the water, but pull the rug up to dry beneath it, and that they get all the moisture out of the room(s) to prevent mold growth. There should be a dehumidifier and an air mover (fan) involved.

Also, I have a Facebook, and it's just family/rl friends, so it's possible to keep them separate.

[fire-lord-azula.livejournal.com]

...Yuck.

That sounds nightmarish.

Sure hope everything gets cleaned up properly and you don't wind up with mold/mildew.  Especially under the carpet.  These people better know how to do the job right.