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April 17th, 2007 at 11:39 pm

In case you haven't heard, Northern NJ was hit with a big Nor'Easter this weekend. The result of 6.5" of rain on an already saturated ground? 5 inches of water in my basement and a broken hot water heater Frown. Fortunately (or unfortunately for us) we've had 2 other water-related emergencies in the past 6 months (bathroom pipe burst and water softener leaked). So the company we used to clean up those messes bumped us up the list and came over Monday to suck up the water. The heating guy came today to replace the hot water heater. All else in the basement (boiler, washer, dryer, fridge and freezer) appear to have made it out ok. (Thank goodness).

Next step is to call the insurance company. I'm not sure if we have flood insurance or what would be covered. And I'm sure everyone in my area is calling them, too, because the wait times have been crazy. Always an adventure.

Good news is that hubby's bonus came through and it was on the high end of what we thought. Bad news is that a chunck of it will now go to pay the bills associated with this flood. At least we have it. Other good news is that at least our entire house/cars aren't under water like many in our area who needed to be evacuated. Also, hubby's been complaining about how we haven't cleaned out the basement and it was such a mess. Not anymore! Smile

In other news, taxes are done and filed. (I read today that the IRS gave people affected by the storm an extra 2 days to file, but I submitted mine Sunday night so I didn't need the extension)!

With all that behind me, the next big thing is DD's 1st Communion. I need to get her shoes and tights, and arrange for pictures.

I don't want to get ahead of myself, but I think that once the Communion is behind us, things should settle down quite a bit.

And a shoutout to the weight loss challenge: Still down 8 pounds, and just bought 2 new pairs of pants one size less than what I've been wearing, thank you very much. On to the treadmill!

Posted in Taxes, Housing (Mortgage, Prop Taxes), | 3 Comments »

3 Responses to “Water Water Everywhere”

  1. HouseHopeful Says:
    April 18th, 2007 at 02:21 am 1176862899
    1176862899

    I live in Delaware & we had some flooding here too. I'm sorry to hear that your basement filled. Hopefully the insurance company will be helpful. I know how something like that can really be overwhelming. Good luck with everything.

  2. wyozozo Says:
    April 18th, 2007 at 03:02 am 1176865330
    1176865330

    I'll be coming to northern NJ in a week for 2.5 weeks and I can't decide whether to pack for summer, winter or monsoon!!!

  3. Fern Says:
    April 18th, 2007 at 08:12 pm 1176927159
    1176927159

    If your basement often gets flooded, it might be a good idea to buy a wet vac, the kind of vacuum that sucks up water, so you don't have to wait (and pay) some company to clean it up.

    I have a very high water table here in CT so i got water coming in the basement but it just made the floor wet. 5 inches would be scary.

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