The Renovating Reverend

Following a very rainy spring and early summer, more rain fell, and unprecedented flooding is now taking place in our area. We’ve been using a shop vac all day, off and on, to keep the water level in our basement as low as possible. With no tile system or sump pump, water has to be removed in a somewhat old fashioned way. Bucket after bucket, the wet stuff just keeps coming as we vac it up. It’s amazing to think that we haven’t had flooding like this since well over a century ago. Some folks are much worse off than we are. Down in the lower-lying parts of town, businesses and homes are taking on water. Steve’s mother was evacuated from her apartment as the water rose. The water plant is now out of commission, there’s very little water pressure, and the water is not safe to drink or bathe in. Toilets can’t even be flushed by the usual method. We were able to purchase drinking water, but we wondered about the other basic necessity…how would we use the toilet? Where would we get the water to flush? Oh, the water from the basement! I never thought I’d be glad to have a watery old basement, but I am, today. Love every back-breaking bucket!