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Fortuna vomits on my eiderdown yet again.
Dec. 29th, 2008 03:56 pmActually, Santa was pretty good to me. The house now has a Wii Fit. Watching Dad bowl on the Wii was a trip and a half. I was more impressed at that point with the silly thing than ever - he used the same techniques he used to use when he bowled on a league. And they worked the same way. I've also now got a daylight lamp. Once I can relax again, I can use it.\
Downside - I showed up on Christmas Day feeling a little off, and promptly got a cold. Then, just as promptly gave it to the baby. (In case anybody was curious, its very mess to nurse a snotty baby.) So, between my cold and hers, I was getting about 3-4 hours sleep per night. We came home last night, I walked into the basement, and was standing in sodden, cold, wet carpet. Bugger. My guess is that the plow created an ice dam at the bottom of the driveway. And, since my house and driveway abut, standing water rose high enough to come in through the old coal chute.
There is a slim (0.2 nanometers) chance that we can get the insurance company to call it storm damage (which it is) and replace the carpet, as well as some of the dry wall. Much more likely that they'll call it flooding and flatly refuse.
So... my sinuses are screaming, I haven't had a decent night's sleep in a couple of weeks, I'm working 10 hours today, and I get to go home to a sodden living room. John spent some time with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ablackram's carpet cleaner sucking out water. Got 9 gallons on the first pass. Still soaked. So he wants to get a carpet cleaning company out to do it. Which I understand. But we were going round and round, and I still REALLY wanted him to call the insurance agent. I think we weren't communicating. I'm also shuddering at the thought of shifting everything out of the storage area (which is the old coal bin) and sorthing through what's ruined. I'd also bet that the computer hutch (particle board) and one bookcase will also not survive (again, pseudo woodlike substitute material). *head desk*
Note - this is after discovering a tiny gas leak in the furnace. Courtesy of the city construction project this summer that rupture the main. And left debris in my controller. Not fixable short of a new controller. Better yet, a new furnace. Maybe with ductwork to the baby's room. And a realization.... I'm not sure I can even get a twin bed into that room. And I can't get a second into Anneliese's room - unless I put them side by side with about a foot between. I need a bigger house!!
*help*
Downside - I showed up on Christmas Day feeling a little off, and promptly got a cold. Then, just as promptly gave it to the baby. (In case anybody was curious, its very mess to nurse a snotty baby.) So, between my cold and hers, I was getting about 3-4 hours sleep per night. We came home last night, I walked into the basement, and was standing in sodden, cold, wet carpet. Bugger. My guess is that the plow created an ice dam at the bottom of the driveway. And, since my house and driveway abut, standing water rose high enough to come in through the old coal chute.
There is a slim (0.2 nanometers) chance that we can get the insurance company to call it storm damage (which it is) and replace the carpet, as well as some of the dry wall. Much more likely that they'll call it flooding and flatly refuse.
So... my sinuses are screaming, I haven't had a decent night's sleep in a couple of weeks, I'm working 10 hours today, and I get to go home to a sodden living room. John spent some time with
ablackram's carpet cleaner sucking out water. Got 9 gallons on the first pass. Still soaked. So he wants to get a carpet cleaning company out to do it. Which I understand. But we were going round and round, and I still REALLY wanted him to call the insurance agent. I think we weren't communicating. I'm also shuddering at the thought of shifting everything out of the storage area (which is the old coal bin) and sorthing through what's ruined. I'd also bet that the computer hutch (particle board) and one bookcase will also not survive (again, pseudo woodlike substitute material). *head desk*Note - this is after discovering a tiny gas leak in the furnace. Courtesy of the city construction project this summer that rupture the main. And left debris in my controller. Not fixable short of a new controller. Better yet, a new furnace. Maybe with ductwork to the baby's room. And a realization.... I'm not sure I can even get a twin bed into that room. And I can't get a second into Anneliese's room - unless I put them side by side with about a foot between. I need a bigger house!!
*help*
