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It isn't all that nice, really. This morning, after work, I come home to a flooded house. Seems that while my family and I were gone all nightfor various reasons(me:work wife:work son:time with grandma), a hose blew off our toilet. Who know how long it was running, but it ran long enough. THere were several inches of water in the house. It was cascading down into the basement. I've been shop-vaccing all day, and the carpet still squishes underfoot. I am so freaking lucky this computer works. It only sits a couple inches above the floor on a little shelf built into the desk.

Mexican food's been known to destroy toilets...

One taco too many? :eek:

It isn't all that nice, really. This morning, after work, I come home to a flooded house. Seems that while my family and I were gone all nightfor various reasons(me:work wife:work son:time with grandma), a hose blew off our toilet. Who know how long it was running, but it ran long enough. THere were several inches of water in the house. It was cascading down into the basement. I've been shop-vaccing all day, and the carpet still squishes underfoot. I am so freaking lucky this computer works. It only sits a couple inches above the floor on a little shelf built into the desk.that sucks man... the Padding under the carpet is soaked, so you need to change that out. damn! :(

to be honest tho... my first impression was to tell you to grab some dirt and make a mudpit in your basement. ;)

Well, at least you flushed the toilet...you did flush it right? Please, for the love Myrth/Allah/Melkor/Papa Smurf you flushed it?

Open all the windows and doors in the house.

Good luck.

that sucks man... the Padding under the carpet is soaked, so you need to change that out. damn! :(

to be honest tho... my first impression was to tell you to grab some dirt and make a mudpit in your basement. ;)

The subject came up. :D

Wow, that sucks. Go out immediately and buy flood insurance. Call in a claim as soon as it goes into effect. Maybe they can't prove that the flood happened before you got the insurance.

Well, at least you flushed the toilet...you did flush it right? Please, for the love Myrth/Allah/Melkor/Papa Smurf you flushed it?

Yes, of course. :p But it doesn't matter. It was the intake hose that blew. It was all clean water.

It isn't all that nice, really. This morning, after work, I come home to a flooded house.


... well it's not like it was a real flood so if you're house becomes uninhabitable by mold you can file an insurance claim.

Doesn't take much to destroy a house. I knew someone whose house had to be torn down to the foundation after they left an appliance in their oven of all things while they decided to turn on the self-clean and go out of town for a few hours.

The whole house and everything in it was permeated with acrid toxic smoke.

The subject came up. :D

You could have, like, chicks mud wrestling!

Woah!

You could have, like, chicks mud wrestling!

Woah!

Sort of. Because if I made mud in the basement, my wife would drown me in it. :p

Sort of. Because if I made mud in the basement, my wife would drown me in it. :pyou could argue that most people spend big bucks for a mud bath... while now she can have one for free. ;)

If you want, I can see about flying in some volcanic mud from the Big Island. tho I won't be held responsible if any volcanic Rocks get ship to you also. :D

LG, you got owned by an exploding toilet. Looks like God has been watching over you so long, you have corrupted Him. :p

LG, you got owned by an exploding toilet. Looks like God has been watching over you so long, you have corrupted Him. :p

:eek:

:(

:p

After all the mayhem I've caused, all I get is an exploding toilet? Hehehe. I got off light. :D

Yes, of course. :p But it doesn't matter. It was the intake hose that blew. It was all clean water.
Oh, then at least it wasn't crappy water.

LG, you got owned by an exploding toilet. Looks like God has been watching over you so long, you have corrupted Him. :pnah, if God was corrupted by LG, the Toilet would've exploded while he was ON IT. :p

I think it was a warning or perhaps proof that God does have a sense of humor.

Well, I'm gonna have another go with the shop-vac.

:eek: Wow! Did that sound perverted, or is it just me?

ANyway, if you don't hear from me for a while, it's because God wasn't done and brought in a few more plagues.

Wow, that sucks. Go out immediately and buy flood insurance. Call in a claim as soon as it goes into effect. Maybe they can't prove that the flood happened before you got the insurance.

yes and then he'd better get a good criminal defense attorney as chances are very good he'd be prosecuted for insurance fraud following this advice.

That sucks. We had a cold water line to the washer blow out a few years ago. Luckily, the washer is in the basement and I just lost a couple rooms of cheap carpet and some scrap wood in the shop. You've got my sympathy, though.

It's just another privilege of home ownership, I guess.

OUCH! Well, that happens. Happened to me once, although not quite that bad. My condolences!

Well, I'm gonna have another go with the shop-vac.

:eek: Wow! Did that sound perverted, or is it just me?
hope your Shop-Vac sucks... no really, Hope it sucks majorly... after all, the only other option would be rags.

ok, that also sounded perverted...

Well, I'm gonna have another go with the shop-vac.

:eek: Wow! Did that sound perverted, or is it just me?
it's just you

hope your Shop-Vac sucks... no really, Hope it sucks majorly... after all, the only other option would be rags.

ok, that also sounded perverted...
Once the carpet and padding are soaked, there's no turning back. Better to rip the whole thing up and let the subfloor dry. Then put new carpeting or whatever back. The trapped moisture will just mildew and that stinks.

The only thing that works better than a Shop-Vac, though, is a carpet cleaner. We started vacuuming the carpet with my little vacuum, but quickly went to the store and rented a carpet cleaner. Those really suck some water.

My sympathies old boy, that sucks. I'd suggest somekind of giant sponge-like device to soak up the water. Or just let the water in some more and charge for an indoor pool. Charge for swimming, changing rooms, snacks and towels; gather in money; sell house/swimmingpool; move to Aruba.

My sympathies old boy, that sucks. I'd suggest somekind of giant sponge-like device to soak up the water. Or just let the water in some more and charge for an indoor pool. Charge for swimming, changing rooms, snacks and towels; gather in money; sell house/swimmingpool; move to Aruba.

Apparently, my house already comes with a sponge-like device to soak up the water. It's called carpet padding. :(

Why in the blue hell did they make that crap absorbent?!?

my condolences man, sounds like you're gonna have some fun time replacing carpet, i wouldn't suggest leaving it there and vacuuming, i doubt it'll dry it out enough

Time to move house?

youre lucky i think, i have a friend who left the tap onor something in the bathroom by mistake and when she got back the ceiling had fallen in from the second floor