Waterworld, part 3

[cathyr19355]

I was in the basement just now, attempting to get the several gallons of water absorbed by my throw rugs *out* of the throw rugs, when I noticed that the floor way, way beyond the rug was wet! Horrors! Could this mean the water had encroached even farther than I thought?

It could have, but it didn't. Closer inspection shows that when the wet-dry vac I have is sucking water out of a rug, instead of slurping up actual puddles, it throws a spray of water *out the back vent*. The harder I was scrubbing the rug, the more I was sprinkling the tile behind me.

Whimper....

Comments

[tafkad.livejournal.com]

If it makes you feel any better, I once had a housemate who didn't like the tile pattern in the basement. She wanted to put carpet down. I warned her that the basement frequently flooded and that she really didn't want to do this. Did I mention that she's 99% incapable of listening?

Can you say "yellow slime mold"?

[cathyr19355.livejournal.com]

Ugh. I hope your housemate acquired a better opinion of your advice after the mold reared its ugly, er, head/s.

[tafkad.livejournal.com]

Would have been wonderful, but that whole "99% incapable of listening" thing kind of trumped everything else.

[cathyr19355.livejournal.com]

How unfortunate. I hope the person wasn't your housemate for long.

[tafkad.livejournal.com]

Years.

[cathyr19355.livejournal.com]

Ouch.