This Old House...

Since we went up to the hospital to see Justin we ended up getting a late start on driving so we made it home about 1:30am. The kids were good and the roads were fine - thankfully. However, as soon as I walked into the house I knew that something was amiss. I smelled oil and heard water running from down in the basement.

I went down to investigate only to discover our basement full with about two feet of ice water. The water main burst right at the water meter inside our basement and flooded everything. Thankfully most of the things we stored down there were in plastic bins and are not ruined. A few boxes of kids clothes fell in but should be okay after a good washing.

It was not very enjoyable to have to wade in the water in order to turn off the water main and to also attempt to rescue some of our stuff. The thermometer outside was reading 23 degrees. We heard that it did not get above 0 degrees on Monday so it probably burst then. Thankfully the hotwater heater and the furnace seem okay.

And yes, my feet have finally thawed out...