Generally, things have calmed down a bit. There's evidence the landlords are working on the hot water/cooking gas situation. The house stinks from all the icky floodwater ( Read more... )

We're definately moving. We're back home today (got the electricity back yesterday we think), though we don't have hot or drinkable tap water. We're getting tetanus shots today and registering for assistance perhaps in moving. Also, my car needs to be towed away. And laundry.

We're exhausted but alive.

Also, I just switched my puppet accounts except
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Maybe you had to be there...

Driving home the other night...

Me: We'd probably all lose weight if we had to walk 45 mins each way to the toilet.
Chris: Not me. I'd dig a pit in the back yard.
Me: You'd poop in a pit?
Chris: It's called a latrine, dear. That's French for poop pit.
Me: *dies laughing for 10 mins*

First of all, as some of you know, the cars started at the garage. The mechanic told Chris he couldn't do anything else. When Chris goes to pick up my car (he has time this morning while I have to be at work), he is going with a list of questions. I am a bit suspicious of no information about looking at the engines or the wiring or the exhaust ( Read more... )

We were in the paper. Here.

But I'll quote the relavant bits (Dan Pace is our landlord/downstairs neighbor):

( How I Spent Labor Day 2006 )

...the river sopped up Pooh ( Read more... )