The Aerie
Yeah sure it's June. I believe that. It's 60 degrees and gray and raining and has been for a week, but no, right, it's June sure...
Tell me another one.
Of course, I'm so happy about the rain, too. Because it's gone and flooded the basement again! Argh!
After getting a new sump pump last year I had HOPED I was done with this nonsense. To quote a younger, more obnoxious Steve Martin, "BUT NOooooOOOooo". The stupid sump pump managed to vibrate its way up against the side of the sump hole, jamming the float against the wall. Then it didn't run. Then two inches of water built up in the new room.
So now it's going to be another couple of weeks of fans blowing air around the room and out the window in an effort to prevent mold and mildew. The only silver lining to this debacle is that we are slowly disposing of all the junk that we store in there, one flood at a time.
And I still have to figure out a way to prevent the sump pump from migrating around the sump, a process that will involve lying jammed into the corner between the washing machine and the basement sink, with my arms thrust down into clammy, bug-infested darkness.
What a lovely month it's starting out to be.
Posted by Albatross at June 1, 2004 10:35 AM