Updatedness
Had to take today off work so that I could let in the people from ChemDry - a company that specialises in sorting out the aftermath of flooding. They couldn't do everything today, 'cause the Loss Adjustor hadn't been to inspect the damage, so what they did do was get my sodden carpets up and disposed of - cutting around the bookcases so the LA could see them 'in situ', or whatever the term is - and then they dried the floors as best they could with their vacuum-type thingies. They certainly had a job, seeing as the only source of power came from the plug assigned to an electric cooker - that's on a separate breaker to my other powerpoints, which is good to know.
So my flat currently has no carpets to speak of, and everything else is piled up for inspection.
I have to take tomorrow off too, as the LA has arranged to call round tomorrow. Once she's done, I can call ChemDry back to come finish the job and get rid of whatever's deemed a total loss. Hopefully the rest of the claim will proceed swiftly from there.
The other issue relates to the building, rather than the contents. I called the Council's repair line to get someone out to inspect the damage, but that can take one to five days :-/ I hope they'll do something - the wallpaper's taken a certain amount of damage where its soaked up the water along the skirting boards, and there's no way water hasn't gotten underneath my kitchen units. Plus there's the issue of the electrics - I don't know at this point if it's safe to reset the breaker for the powerpoints, though I expect so.
So there you go. Things are progressing, and hopefully we won't be forced to impose on my parents too long. Sym's still pretty distressed, and is so far not pacified by his brand new bed and scratching post. I think he's kinda enjoying getting to go outside on a whim though - I'm certainly enjoying the lack of a litter tray to clean! ;-)
So my flat currently has no carpets to speak of, and everything else is piled up for inspection.
I have to take tomorrow off too, as the LA has arranged to call round tomorrow. Once she's done, I can call ChemDry back to come finish the job and get rid of whatever's deemed a total loss. Hopefully the rest of the claim will proceed swiftly from there.
The other issue relates to the building, rather than the contents. I called the Council's repair line to get someone out to inspect the damage, but that can take one to five days :-/ I hope they'll do something - the wallpaper's taken a certain amount of damage where its soaked up the water along the skirting boards, and there's no way water hasn't gotten underneath my kitchen units. Plus there's the issue of the electrics - I don't know at this point if it's safe to reset the breaker for the powerpoints, though I expect so.
So there you go. Things are progressing, and hopefully we won't be forced to impose on my parents too long. Sym's still pretty distressed, and is so far not pacified by his brand new bed and scratching post. I think he's kinda enjoying getting to go outside on a whim though - I'm certainly enjoying the lack of a litter tray to clean! ;-)