Water Woes

  Having lived in Winnipeg, the flood capital of Canada, we know a lot about water. Watching many friends go through the yearly routine of flooding we had much sympathy for anyone and everyone who lived through the "spring thaw". We were not one of those unfortunate people.

  Nope, we left after four years never having experienced one drop of water anywhere in the house. But as the saying goes....Karma is a bitch. We are now suffering from what I'm unaffectionately calling water fatigue in this house. If there is water involved...we've got a problem.

  First, we had a flooded basement. Not a foot or anything but enough to remove flooring, drywall and require days and days of heaters. The insurance came and made us fill in the hole where the drains were. That fixed nothing as you will see.

  Then came the next flood. Now this was more worrisome simply because we had "fixed" what the insurance people said was the problem. John never believed the hole was the issue so we proceeded to install a new weeping tile system. Trust me those things ain't cheap!

  So we waited for the next big rain, to watch with glee as the basement stayed water free. Except it didn't. Again not much. In fact very little but too much to finally start finishing the basement for family use. Our nightmare fix was an inside french drain which meant lots and lots and lots of digging. And an insane amount of mud removal. 

  I won't bore you with the details. Let's just say there is a reason companies charge $13K for the job. We kept saying we saved ten thousand dollars over and over in our heads as we hauled bucket after bucket of mud upstairs. 

  Since then no water. Not a drop. Success finally! Only took five long years to say that. Then Sunday......the new outdoor hose is being mounted. Screw one goes into a wire. While checking for damage to said wire, sigh, cut wire which arcs. Entire wire replaced and new drywall on one wall. Damn water. 

  When you think nothing else water related can possibly happen....the pool has a hole in it. It's less than a month old. A hole. More water. 

  In the timeless words of the great Charlie Brown...."I can't stand it. I just can't stand it."

  Ang

***I made up the title "flood capital of Canada. Winnipeg is a beautiful city and a great place to live even with the yearly flooding. ***