What a Weekend!

[Elkhound]

I went out of town for July 4, and came back on the evening of the 5th.  I decided to take a shower before dinner.

For those who don't know, I own a duplex; I live in the upstairs unit and rent out the downstairs unit.

Well, just as I got out of the shower, I got a call from my downstairs tenant.  "I'm having water in my living room!"  (Which is directly below my bathroom.)  I put on some clothing and went down to see.  Sure enough.  Well, it was late enough that the plumber would charge $300.00/hour, so I said, "Come Monday; I'll take spongebaths until then."  Well, Saturday afternoon I went out and while out got a call from her saying, "It is raining in my bedroom!"  (Which is right under my kitchen/laundry.)  I rushed home to find that my washing machine had ripped itself apart rather spectacularly---water all over the kitchen and falling down into her place.  Well, we got things cleaned up and determined that it wasn't a plumbing problem, but with the washing machine, which I tossed after consulting my appliance repair man who assured me it wouldn't be worth fixing.

The plumber came today and looked at the bathroom, and found it was something fairly simple, which he was able to fix for less than $100.00, and I was able to find a replacement washing machine at Lowes for about $450.00, so it wasn't as expensive as it might have been, but it was still a bit of a trauma.

[derynifanatic64]

You're telling me.  May your future weekends be less dramatic and dry from now on.

[Jerusha]

Not exactly the fireworks you were expecting for the holiday weekend!  Glad everything is back to normal and fixed.

[Evie]

Wow!  Hope everything goes uphill (above flood level anyway) from here!