Posted by beardedlady on February 19, 2003, at 14:26:19
In reply to Something worse than too much snow, posted by mair on February 19, 2003, at 13:07:16
That's pretty crappy. I'm so sorry you have to go through that.
We went through that a few weeks ago with our brand new basement. The day after the floor was put in, the water line backed up and put about a foot of water in the basement. We had to call one of those expensive emergency places at 9:00 at night, and it turned out to be the city's line. Fortunately, the plumber knew how to crack the seal (something the city doesn't even let you do) so we could stop the running water, or it would have run all night.
We have been experiencing above freezing temps since the snow and are expecting two inches of rain this evening. That 28" of snow is going to wind up in my basement.
We've been trying to dig out around the house and pile the snow up further, but because of the slope, the runoff will just go right into the house anyway. Besides, there's nowhere to put the snow.
We don't get much o' the white stuff down our way, and it's never particularly cold. Most of us enjoy a little bit of snow and have wished for a couple snow days off.
I'll be more careful with my wishes next year!
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