Thursday, April 19, 2007

Flooded

We are back online. Although we are certainly not out of the water yet. As we type they are demolishing our finished basement. Soon it will be unfinished once again. Unfortunately we lost a lot under about 4 feet of water. Washer/Dryer gone. Treadmill gone. Couch, bed, chairs. Gone. Irreplaceable photographs. Gone. We didn't get power restored until late yesterday evening. We didn't have heat back until this afternoon. We still don't know if we should drink the water or even attempt to flush a toilet with the amount of water in our septic system. I guess the good news is that we are safe and while we lost a lot, there were others that were much more unfortunate than we were.

Thats about it for now. Sorry for the somber post but thats how we are feeling right now.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Michael,Shelby, and Charlotte,
I am so sorry for your misfortune, even though most is replaceable(hopefully pictures are on a disc somewhere) it is still very tramatic.. Sorry,
Hugs,
Aunt Becky

Anonymous said...

We are thinking of you and so sorry to hear about the water damage.
Love,
Ian, Tiff, Liam and Chase

The Snyder's said...

If there is anything I can do please call...if you need anything, I mean it...I am thinking of you guys,
Lisa

Snowflowers Mum said...

Hi guys,

sorry to hear your news. We hope you are high and dri as soon as possible.

your friends

The Hoppes
'go hokies'

Anonymous said...

So sorry to hear of all the water damage. We are thinking of you!! Hopefully things will get close to normal for you again very soon. We are glad to hear you are all safe!!
Love- Janet, Chris, Emma and Sara

Anonymous said...

We are also sorry to hear about the water damage...what a crappy way to end your vacation. If you need any electrical work done we know where you can get a free electirician :)

Melissa and Ryan