Twenty Five years ago today, Margarit and I were married. We are not celebrating the milestone the way I would have liked. I had plans for us to go down to Waterton and spend three nights at the historic Prince of Wales Hotel. After that we were supposed to head over to the Warner Hotel for an episode of the Beer Parlor Project. That all went out the window, and we have re-scheduled the Waterton trip for the fall.
The rains came... and of biblical proportions... on Saturday June 20th. Central Alberta was under a stalled hurricane like storm that dumped lots of water. The rain never quit for 48 hours and we got around four inches in the Edmonton area. We had groundwater coming in to our basement through some plumbing connections. We had to take shifts sitting up all night and mopping and vacuuming the incoming water. At peak flow we had to vacuum every five minutes. Now that the rain has quit, the inflow has slowed and we only have to vacuum once per hour. But, we managed to contain the water in our bathroom and laundry room for the most part. There is some damage to baseboards and drywall and fixtures, but it is not massive. We also have some plumbing issues that need to be addressed.
We are all exhausted as we took shifts for three days to keep up to the incoming water. We would only manage to sleep for an hour or two, and then had to spell someone off. And sitting in the bathroom, running the vacuum every five to ten minutes was physically draining, and the noise kept everyone awake. It seems there is some relief now as the rain as stopped and the sun has come out. But it will take some time for everything to dry out, and the anniversary trip simply had to be postponed.... sadly....
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