I was working on dinner last night and went to the living room to check on the cat. Just as I got there, the doorbell rang and – because it’s a horrible noise and I was right there – I quickly opened the door. This startled the guy at the door from one of the energy companies and he said so. He wanted to see a copy of my gas bill so he could show me how to save money. I told him that it wasn’t a good time and that I was in the middle of fixing dinner. He said it would only take a few minutes and at that point Thunder(cat) got to the threshold for the open doorway. I shoved the cat back in the house and asked the guy if the guy had any literature he could leave with me. He reluctantly parted with a flyer and made another bid for my time. I politely, but firmly, told him that I don’t make decisions about utilities without doing some research first.
Finally got him on his way and I got back to my dinner. When I looked up the rates, his company was higher – though I’m guessing he was going to make a big deal out of locking in that rate for 3 years and being safe from price fluctuations. Err… not convinced.
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Later that evening I was playing a game when my phone freaked out with a tornado warning. I shut down the computer, closed the windows, grabbed a flashlight, book, and the cat – and headed to the basement.
I read my book and kept up with the weather reports on my phone. When the rain started to really kick in, I crated the cat and tucked him under the foos-ball table. It was really intense and I started to get a little worried. The rain eventually died down a bit and then the next problem started.
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I heard the water before I saw it – the interior wall of my basement bathroom started to gush water. I used a dust pan and a bucket to try and contain some of it and alternated with a shop-vac. I think I cleared about 20-25 gallons of water before it started to subside. It was 11 o’clock before I called it a night.
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I was up early this morning to check on things and the basement is in good shape. I’ll need to do some cleaning, but it’s no longer flooded.
So, work to do when I get home, but not a disaster.