Re: Have you ever had one of those days?

angelsong wrote:
> This morning my knees felt better and I got up and had coffee with my
> family (Randy (human) Jenny, Ben, and Jack (our furry children).
> Things outside had finally calmed down, no more 60 mph wind. I even
> got rid of our very old, very ugly metal building my husband had put up
> 10 yrs ago - thanks to the wind. Blew it in a neat little pile next to
> one of our trees.
>
> I excused myself to take a long hot shower when my husband threw back
> the shower door with a paniced look. "We have an emergency downstairs,
> I need your help!"
>
> "Good Lord" I thought, "what in the world?" My father must be lying
> dead under his new tractor or there was another wreck on our hwy. Randy
> doesn't get excited often.
>
> So I threw on a robe and followed him downstairs - there I was met with
> a flooded bathroom and sitting room. Randy told me we had a leak - he
> didn't tell my what kind of a leak nor do I know how many kinds of
> leaks one could have - but paniced I wasn't. I had this happen when I
> was alone. But not good news none the less.
>
> Lucky the rooms are tiled. Unluckly they are tiled. I can slip just
> mopping. This was pretty deep, stinky H2O. My job was to get the
> shopvac and get with the evacuation. Randy went outside to evaluate our
> septic system. With the brown bits in the water, no degree was needed
> where it was comming from.
>
> Things were going O.K. other than I was squeaky clean and fearful that
> all the rest on my knees would be wiped out on a misstep. I thought I
> had gotten to everything but for the bookcase.
>
> So dumb me tried to move it alittle to clean up that last bit - then I
> got a lesson on what cars do on wet roads. I body slammed - face first,
> including my chin and popping my neck. Now my knees really do look as
> bad as the feel. It wasn't a very pretty sight. A 185 lb lady, flat on
> her face in sewage water. I laid there and cried like a sissy. Only
> Jack was there to give me that "what are we doing now? Is this a new
> game?" look.
>
> Jack is my greyhound and was trying to run and skidding around in the
> muck - which, if you have only been clean for 3 mins., hurt and P*ssed
> off can't but help get you laughing.
>
> Septic Tank is now clean. I am stiff, bruised, still not in the best of
> moods. I and Jack are cleaned and smell better now. But what a day!
>
> Angelsong
>

Well, that's one sucky day! Where in SA are you at (looks like you're
with AAPT for internet, and I recongnise the news server)? We've only
heard about the snow in QLD, TAS, and NSW here in WA, not high winds.
Aren't flooded septic tanks just the most fun ever? Bet the dogs thought
it smelled nice...and loved having it on their fur! :-/

Ari


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