My parents had a pipe break in the basement.
07-06-2010, 07:50 PM
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I got a call from my DM yesterday telling me there was a flood in the basement, that a pipe that my DF had fixed twice already busted except this time it busted in the storage room. All I could think was oh no. I have a lot of stuff in there mostly in tubs with lids. Both my DM and I have a fabric habit and all of hers is stored in there and I have 3 tubs full of fabric. She says that a lot of her wooden nut crackers got wet ( she collects these). And that a tub of fabric also got soaked and that it was mine. I was like ok I will go get it and wash it, no biggy right, wrong. It couldn't be yardage no it had to be tiny scraps that I have been saving for a future use. I thought about throwing it away but some of these are 40 plus years old pieces. What a mess I had. Here is some of the pic's after some of it was washed. there was also 1 piece of about 6 yards that I had been looking for. The smell from the fabrics was horrible, no telling how many days it had set in the water in the heat from the basement.
This is a tangles mess
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Basket full of scraps see how small. There is still a load in the dryer.
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The only thing that was yardage about 6 yards
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07-06-2010, 07:58 PM
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I haven't seen any mold just a fowl smell that seemed to come out in the wash. I have had to run my fingers under the washer thing that rotates and pull the small pieces out from under it. There was too many to try to hand wash, 2 washer fulls.
07-06-2010, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by b.zang
Is this a message to use them? How's THAT for being forced to take something out of storage!!!
You're a strong woman to tackle that job. :thumbup:
You're a strong woman to tackle that job. :thumbup:
07-06-2010, 08:01 PM
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I hope it all comes out in the wash. Sorry, I could not resist. Seriously, I am sorry about the bad news. I am thinking if 2 repairs have not worked it is time to call in a plumber even if it is only to find out what is going wrong and then FIL can fix it himself.
The plumber would charge about $80 for the call. I am thinking it would be $$ well spent.
The plumber would charge about $80 for the call. I am thinking it would be $$ well spent.
07-06-2010, 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Pam
I hope it all comes out in the wash. Sorry, I could not resist. Seriously, I am sorry about the bad news. I am thinking if 2 repairs have not worked it is time to call in a plumber even if it is only to find out what is going wrong and then FIL can fix it himself.
The plumber would charge about $80 for the call. I am thinking it would be $$ well spent.
The plumber would charge about $80 for the call. I am thinking it would be $$ well spent.
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