Broken Water Pipe

 On September 26, I had a big scare...

First the Hurricane Warning at 17:32
That was the time I went downstairs to feed the 3 kitties...

Then at 18:53 there was so much water in the staircase area...

Yep, sure needed help in getting the water out.

My Catholic teens came to rescue and helped with the squeeze to get the water into garage and out...

By 19:20 someone came and turned off the main valve as he discovered a broken pipe.

That was the culprit, right under the front porch where the water pipe entered from outside, it needed repair.

Home Depot was already closed in anticipation of Hurricane Helene so an old piece got used...

A large dehumidifier was left and 4 fans...

Two fans in staircase area...

This one in the laundry room...

Another one in the laundry room...

BUT—by 1:30 AM, I had no power due to Hurricane Helene!
Only 4.5 days later we could finally use the wet vac.

Not a happy time...

But compared to others I cannot complain!