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    Default i need an ark for my basement

    because God has sent me a flood. really. i went downstairs a few days ago to discover about 3 inches to a foot of standing water in my basement (it slants, foot at deepest, maybe over a ft). i flipped. i didn't know what to do, or who to call, so i ran to my neighbor's who is a handyman for folks in our hood. so he comes over with a pump and galoshes (the big knee-high yellow kind) and begins to pump it out. he leaves me the pump (as im running off to watch a basketball game- i saw penn clinch the ivy league title for you ball fans, it was grand!) and turns it off with instructions to do this thru the night til he can get in in the day time and see what's up when i have some time. so Sat day he returns. and so does the flood. he finds the place it's coming from- no no, my pipes have not burst, but water *is* coming in thru the WALL under ground in the front of the house. mind you my basement is 40 feet in length by 15 feet width, and i *had* been planning to finish it.

    so my neighbor ends up digging two feet into my wall (which was soft as putty even though it's concrete ) to find that it WASN'T my pipe leaking. no. it's the city's problem. there is a pipe outside that has burst and is leaking a small creek into my basement. constant flow. so my neighbor and i agreed that while the city takes it's sweet ass time getting out here to work, we should drill a tiny hole in the top of a pipe to keep the flood waters at a minimum. so now i guess i can make a home insurance claim? that's on tomorrow's agenda. and then, as if life wasn't going to get any worse (although the relationship aspect is going very well), i was driving home late night and had a drunk driver cut me off. so i, instead of letting him hit me, swerve to avoid and hit a curb going 65 mph! blew out my tire and now need a new wheel and tire, $600 caching! so i am begging karma to tell me what the heck i did to incur such wrath. i feel like karma and the city, and my car dealership, are bending me over all together and giving it to me hard with no lube. ow.

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    Default Re: i need an ark for my basement

    at least you're alright and the flood isn't your problem (financially)

    think positive!

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    Yep, you lucked out with the flood being the city's problem..they might comp you for it if you yell enough.

    As for the drunk driver & blown tire...well, it could have been worse, he could have hit you. Somewhere in the grand scheme of things, something good might come of having to get your tire fixed. "Win some, lose some."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chrissy68 View Post
    so i, instead of letting him hit me, swerve to avoid and hit a curb going 65 mph!
    There are curbs on the interstate there?

    Aw, I'm sorry about your day. But hey, March Madness is right around the corner! And I might have an extra Final Four ticket if you want to go . . .

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    omfg zxcuxmasiklfhjsaldgkh... i just exploded on my keyboard... i REALLY would love to susan if you end up having one. oh man.. i got so heated thinking that one over

    and no, i was on what we call the boulevard- roosevelt blvd, where the speed limit is definitely 45. and i was going slower than everyone else. but in the left lane, against the grassy median btwn south and northbound lanes... *sigh* yeaaa there's a curb there.

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    I effin hate 76/Roosevelt/whatever in that flippin area the drunk drivers after work are insane. I'm glad you are ok! I've driven past many accidents coming home from work, some with deaths or major injuries (I saw the news about them later on.) And about your basement at least the city can take care of it and your not just SOL. Maybe you will make lots of money this week cuz your wheel of fortune is just at a shitty point. Remember everything comes in threes, so that also means good things come in threes.

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    Thank your stars it wasn't a sewer line.

    I had an inch of sewage in my basement about 3 years ago. That shit is no joke! Pun intended.



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    yea im definitely thankful it's not my pipe or worse, the sewage.

    im sitting here waiting for the water company to arrive. i realized something.. and now im really worried. the flood is in the front of my basement mostly, and there's a foot of water there as i mentioned. my front porch (directly above basement) is held up by 2 pieces wood with a crossbar at the top (also wood)- and they are sitting in the water. if my wood rots, the porch could collapse. *eeeep*!! and now i have seen and killed two of the biggest roaches i've ever seen. greaaaaat.

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    I hate when things go badly like this... because it's ALWAYS all at once... never just one easy-to-handle thing at a time. Just tell yourself you will get through this- (because you will) and be glad that the flood will most likely be handled by the city or by insurance (and be happy your homeowner's covers floods...), and at least psychologically you know the tires weren't your fault... even if that doesn't make the bill go away.

    if it makes you feel any better- i am normally a very good driver, not a mark on my record, try to be cautious and alert (but still efficient in getting a-b... ) but I understand that driving out here in so.cal also requires a bit of channeled aggression. anyway.... i was going about 45 and eating some skittles... i try not to multitask in the car but the occasional easy-to-eat snack has never been a problem for me. However, I dropped about 3 on the ground, and for some ridiculous reasoon immediately leaned over to pick them up. (w...t...f... I never do stupid shit like [email protected]!!!) what the hell was i thinking, 5 second rule?????

    needless to say, i took my eyes off the road for 2 seconds, and in those 2 seconds i managed to swerve into the median, doing exactly what you described in the OP. Good thing I was in the left lane and it wasn't another car!!! even for a small girl i felt like the biggest glutton in the world. so not only did have that same bill, but also the EXTREme guilt, shame, and stupidity of doing this all over a skittle.

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    heh, thanks embyr. makes me feel a bit better about the car issue. but skittles are good.

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    Seeing as the flood is the cities fuck up, you can get them to pay for damages. I would raise a fit and contact a lawyer to see what you can do.

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