Flooding in the...living room??!!

ET2SN · 04-05-24, 08:30 PM

For you Chazly followers, you may have noticed my sudden exit today.

One of the neighbors (exactly two floors up) left the tap (or four) running and eventually I hear a LOT of dripping water in the walls. Naturally, its Friday evening.

So, I got the flooding contained and DC efforts continue.
The damage is contained and it could have been worse {tm}. One new crack in the kitchen ceiling and three rolls of paper towels later.

I had my share of close calls back in the day. This is NOT how I saw myself checking out.

Commander Wallace · 04-05-24, 09:43 PM

When life hands you water, either go swimming, or freeze it and make an impromptu Ice Skating Rink.

Drop the Puck and let's have a Hockey game.

em2nought · 04-06-24, 03:11 AM

I've been worrying about that ever since I put my condo up for sale. The upstairs neighbor's toilet flapper stuck the other night, and I could hear water running down the drain for a few hours. I texted her, but I imagine she was asleep. Luckily she has to "go" frequently, and eventually she flushed again with the flapper finding it's seat.

On the plus side our sewer pipe should be free of floaters now.

Jimbuna · 04-06-24, 04:06 AM

Good to know there isn't a lot of damage but also a reminder to myself that if any time in the future I consider moving into flats I'll make sure it isn't the one on the ground floor.

Otto Harkaman · 04-06-24, 04:50 AM

I live and work in old buildings, leaks from old pipes is a constant fear, damage repair and replacement pipes are ongoing projects

04-05-24, 08:30 PM	#1
ET2SN Ocean Warrior Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 2,652 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	Flooding in the...living room??!! For you Chazly followers, you may have noticed my sudden exit today. One of the neighbors (exactly two floors up) left the tap (or four) running and eventually I hear a LOT of dripping water in the walls. Naturally, its Friday evening. So, I got the flooding contained and DC efforts continue. The damage is contained and it could have been worse {tm}. One new crack in the kitchen ceiling and three rolls of paper towels later. I had my share of close calls back in the day. This is NOT how I saw myself checking out.

04-06-24, 03:11 AM	#3
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,485 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've been worrying about that ever since I put my condo up for sale. The upstairs neighbor's toilet flapper stuck the other night, and I could hear water running down the drain for a few hours. I texted her, but I imagine she was asleep. Luckily she has to "go" frequently, and eventually she flushed again with the flapper finding it's seat. On the plus side our sewer pipe should be free of floaters now. __________________ em2nought is ecstatic garbage!

04-06-24, 04:06 AM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Good to know there isn't a lot of damage but also a reminder to myself that if any time in the future I consider moving into flats I'll make sure it isn't the one on the ground floor. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

04-06-24, 04:50 AM	#5
Otto Harkaman Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Posts: 1,177 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	I live and work in old buildings, leaks from old pipes is a constant fear, damage repair and replacement pipes are ongoing projects __________________ "If you want to know the age of the Earth, look upon the sea in a storm." -Joseph Conrad USS Pompano (SS-181) https://www.oneternalpatrol.com/uss-pompano-181.htm

04-05-24, 09:43 PM	#2
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,297 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	When life hands you water, either go swimming, or freeze it and make an impromptu Ice Skating Rink. Drop the Puck and let's have a Hockey game.