tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821799658844915805.post4689940247289910066..comments2023-10-24T16:16:29.095+01:00Comments on Club 166: What's Next?Club 166http://www.blogger.com/profile/01816977079856902634noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821799658844915805.post-38038013327980975192009-03-02T06:06:00.000+00:002009-03-02T06:06:00.000+00:00I am really just catching up clearly-----this make...I am really just catching up clearly-----this makes our squirrel-in-the-pipe problem seem more than minimal......hope the disinfecting has been working!kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01104388229716638534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821799658844915805.post-77848657211468996712009-02-20T23:05:00.000+00:002009-02-20T23:05:00.000+00:00So sorry to hear about this, Joe.We have ice dams ...So sorry to hear about this, Joe.<BR/><BR/>We have ice dams and are leaking through the ceiling all over the house. We'll have to redo all the ceilings and most walls. Thank heaven we have homeowners insurance that will cover this. <BR/><BR/>I'm depressed, it's going to take a year to get this all done and back to normal. I'm wondering who's puppy I kicked to have Karma whack us this bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821799658844915805.post-46864459292789678692009-02-15T00:57:00.000+00:002009-02-15T00:57:00.000+00:00Yesterday we got all the unsalvageable stuff out o...Yesterday we got all the unsalvageable stuff out of there, and hosed the place down. Had the dehumidifier working Thursday evening, and dried it out before and after the hosing.<BR/><BR/>Today we cleaned all the stuff we are saving (some extra siding for the house, bottom level of the shelving, some lawn furniture, etc.) and totally bleached the place down. What a pain.<BR/><BR/>But the dehumidifier's going again, and everything's been cleaned and is drying in the garage while the basement dries off. It felt good to take my "N95" respirator mask and safety glasses off and get a shower, though the whole house smells somewhat like chlorine now. We've aired it out as much as possible.<BR/><BR/>By tomorrow we'll be as good as new.<BR/><BR/>The plumber came back yesterday to video the drain out to the street, and found that it's not cracked, which is a very good thing.<BR/><BR/>JoeClub 166https://www.blogger.com/profile/01816977079856902634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821799658844915805.post-89485261565160597032009-02-14T22:02:00.000+00:002009-02-14T22:02:00.000+00:00Bleach is good. Borax will clean, but won't kill b...Bleach is good. Borax will clean, but won't kill bacteria. Definitely fans and/or dehumidifiers to help get the moisture dried up, and quickly.<BR/>And the locusts? I hear turkeys eat them. Get yourself a turkey or two if those flying critters turn up.Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647906900944224234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821799658844915805.post-51095184329433202602009-02-14T19:14:00.000+00:002009-02-14T19:14:00.000+00:00If it is the sewer line, your homeowner's insuranc...If it is the sewer line, your homeowner's insurance may actually help, and having it professionally cleaned is a good idea. If not, I'd go with two dehumidifiers pronto, and plenty of bleach. If there is any surfaces down there that are porous, they have to go- wood, drywall, anything. Sewage is nasty stuff to deal with.Joeymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08254601805621175842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821799658844915805.post-34693776116101148252009-02-14T00:19:00.000+00:002009-02-14T00:19:00.000+00:00Oh crap! I wish I had great tips but all I've got ...Oh crap! I wish I had great tips but all I've got is sympathy. That totally sucks!<BR/><BR/>Good luck!Niksmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715465327343655483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821799658844915805.post-48365939787580365162009-02-13T17:41:00.000+00:002009-02-13T17:41:00.000+00:00get a dehumidifier down there pronto...then lots o...get a dehumidifier down there pronto...then lots of bleach. Don't forget circulation. I remember when we first moved into our house, I was pregnant with Bubba and our skylights leaked, our basement leaks, the backyard floods, I have extra fluid, they thought Buba had hydrocephalus...our brand new washing machine nearly count on fire...the sink leaked, the shower has leaked. I don't know what we did to the water gods, but apparently we really ticked them off. We have water related stuff go on a few times a year.<BR/><BR/>Good luck!Angehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00391321273245313098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821799658844915805.post-52461941761840229012009-02-13T08:05:00.000+00:002009-02-13T08:05:00.000+00:00You are indeed being given many opportunities to p...You are indeed being given many opportunities to practice patience. It sounds to me, though, as if you already got that skill pretty well down, so I can't see what you are being given all this extra practice for. <BR/><BR/>Hopefully, you won't be able to take advantage of this information, but just in case, I thought I should let you know that I have heard locusts are quite tasty fried in peanut oil.VABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652301858477760996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5821799658844915805.post-15747010085739174412009-02-13T05:11:00.000+00:002009-02-13T05:11:00.000+00:00You should call your insurance company, but if you...You should call your insurance company, but if you don't have flood insurance, it might be useless but they could recommend a disaster recovery company that specializes in remediating these things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com