33mm of rain in ..a matter of hours. On top of about 15mm yesterday.
Back garden submergible pump evidently blocked, given the river of water pouring like an ambitious creek from the back garden to the front garden...via the kitchen. Luckily I had moved the Dyson earlier or it would have floated out of the door
Put off any attempt to hoik out pump and unblock cos am holding a screaming child and husband gets off the phone to the pediatrician saying "we have to take him to hospital now, she thinks it's appendicitis"
Turns out it is Papa's fault for buying him chips from the kebab shop. Evidently not hygene freaks there, very nasty tummy upset not appendicitis, he is now fast asleep and a colour approaching just pale rather than grey.
The second he dropped off I waded through the kitchen to the back and managed to get large clump of what looks like a T-shirt that managed to fall down the well (Sock Dropper, famed for leaving clothes lying around, chief suspect) out of the sucky end of back garden pump.
Sweeping water out of the house when not on mini break involving internet based whinge about having a really bad day.
So let's see
Goldie died.
Whiskers got stuck up a tree involving late night dramatic rescue.
House flooded with child looking close to death.
That's three right ?
Not that I'm superstitious or anything.
Touch wood
And left tit
Just in case fate is Italian.
Oh my Sarah, I know it has been foul weather but you have certainly suffered and especially with your son in screaming agony at the same time. Good to hear it was not appendicitis though.
ReplyDeleteOh dear what a drama! And yup I counted 3. Question though, touch wood I get, Left tit??!! I presume it's an Italian thing? It made me laugh though..
ReplyDeleteGlad the little one isn't so bad. Worrying. Terrifying actually. Let's hope the rain lets up shortly. I'm running out of dry socks...Have a better day tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteOMG; what ba week you have had! So relieved it wasn't appendicitis.
ReplyDeleteOh gawd. Yes, that's definitely three. But I'd be making the horn sign with your fingers just in case, because Fate just *has* to be Italian. Very glad to hear that it wasn't appendicitis and that Son of Thor is beginning to look better. Poor boy.
ReplyDeleteApparently hanging a chili pepper round your neck can help. Have you sued the chip shop? Oh no, sorry, we're not in Britain are we. Good luck to S of T in getting over it, and to you in getting over the adrenalin surge (**** alarmist pediatricians)! But hang on....hamster, whiskers, pump, appendicitis. That's 4, right?
ReplyDeleteCan't you 'denuncia' the Kebab place anyway just for good measure?? Today was first dry day here since monday morning... there be nasty dark clouds coming in from the alps as I type though!! We had stupid bloody pump not working a few years ago here and the whole of the basement got flooded. Frickin' nightmare! Hope your boy is okay and that you manage to get kitchen dried out/ pump working before this lot gets to you!!
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