Christmas Disaster

It was Christmas 2016, when the sewer line went out.
Many thousands of dollars later, we had a new drain system under the house,
To celehrate the New Year with a ceremonial flush.

In 2017, again at Christmas, the furnace went out,
Again a bank account draining amount of money put a new furnace under the house.


Yesterday, the hot water went out!
Really?
I put this new water heater in back in 2006, and it is out again?

So, with youngest daughter in hand, I went downstairs.
Only the basement is flooded!
I have no idea how, there are chunks of flooring missing from the 2001 earthquake!
And somehow it is not draining the basement?
... sigh ...

So, guess what I get to do after dialysis today?
Yeah, death warmed over has to get a sump pump down there.
And then figure out where the water came from ....
sigh .....

In the meantime, the South King County Sailing Regatta has a warm place to practice!


Late breaking news!
Son drove to me local huge hardware store.
(i can not drive over a mile on days i dialyze, it triggers my PTSD something horrible!)
Bought a pump that looks like it could do the job, no thanks to surly, less than helpful staff..
Returned home and found no traces of the regatta depth water!
Huh?
Back to the hardware store, for a return.
Cheerful clerk gave me a 20%  off your entire purchase coupon ....

Uhm, I am a guy,
In a tool store,
Armed with decent discount coupon -
I went shopping!

Got supplies to weatherize the basement door,
Repair the roof areas that are weak,
And a chainsaw!

So, son went to work on the roof and door.
While I cut up branches from that windstorm from hell!
Yeah, the tornado hit four miles from us, the winds here were unbelievable!
Just over 4,300 homes were left without power,
Numerous  roads blocked by downed trees and power lines,
And telephone poles literally ripped from the ground whole!

Amazing to see,
Fearful to experience.
I just had to pick up and chop about 1,200 pounds of branches!
Yeah, Douglas Fir not a good choices in areas with high winds.b
But, f9or a storm, est part - no loss of life!