It’s been raining here for over 24 hours and for the first time since we’ve owned our home (2 years this month) the basement has flooded. I’ve spent the last 4 hours (since the discovery) with a wet/dry vac and a tonne of blankets and towels trying to get a handle on the mess. Of course, the hubby is off on exercises for at least another 15 days and I have no way to contact him to even let him know what’s going on.

See, I thought I knew what I was doing when I quit my job – I put enough money aside to ensure that we could pay our bills until I could find a job that I liked and a company I wanted to work for (well, until the end of July at least). I have a feeling all those plans will be quickly laid to waste considering the amount of water that’s floating around here and the fact that I can’t trace it’s origin. The ceiling is dry, the walls are dry, and the windows aren’t leaking. I have a feeling it’s a problem with the foundation – which means that repairs are going to cost a small fortune.

I’ll be up all night trying to keep this mess under control and first thing tomorrow morning (well – a reasonable hour at least) I’ll be banging on the neighbours door asking for help. Thank goodness he’s a respectable and honest contractor. If he can’t find/fix the problem, he’ll at least know who I should contact for additional help.

Someone send me good luck vibes quick – I’m in desperate need of them!

Update: It’s just shy of 8am and I’ve been up all night trying to keep the water levels down. I’ve identified four leaky areas and as I suspected, they’re all foundation issues. From the looks of things, we’ll need to pull down two walls, fix the leaks, and get new walls put up. Going to give the neighbour at least another hour to sleep in before I go begging at his door for help. And yes, it’s still raining outside. *sigh*

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