Several times I’ve heard Nancy Campbell say “Sarah’s daughters never panic.” She refers to friends who when faced with an undersirable situation, calmly say “Sarah’s daughters never panic.” I’ve tried reminding myself of this as well from time to time.
But Tuesday morning, I panicked.
Last Monday afternoon our ice storm hit. I was thankful that we’d just had a new heat pump installed a year ago as well as a brand new roof put on two years ago. Unless the power went out, we were good.
Early Tuesday morning, I heard this, “sn, sn, sn” sound (it’s the best way to describe it). I thought my dog was having a seizure so let it be for awhile as I figured he’d ride it out. But after it continued for more than a few minutes, I got worried (his vet says we need to keep an eye on him as sometimes he has cluster seizures). When I turned on the light, I realized I was hearing dripping and saw a steady stream of water running down my ceiling fan and onto my bed. The foot of our bed was completely soaked. It was hard to tell myself that “Sarah’s daughters never panic,” when all I was envisioning was an attic full of water and many of our things destoyed.
It got worse when I noticed several wet patches in our bedroom, bathroom, the kitchen, water streaming down the chandelier in the diningroom, more patches in the office, the livingroom, both kid’s rooms, the utility room, the second bathroom. I think I covered every room, right?
So seven fans/dehumidifiers, two buckets, roofers (who claim there’s nothing wrong with the roof), home restorers (who claim there’s something wrong with the roof), a claim’s adjuster, and a damage inspector later, we’ve learned that our insulation will need to be replaced, possibly some sheetrock, and the entire ceiling will need to be repainted. Wow!
But the wonderful, good, great news is that while I’ve learned the majority of our little town has had no power for several hours, our own electricity has not gone out once, even while running these seven gigantic fans non-stop.
I’ll try to get some pics of the grounds outside. It’s been lovely to look at, but I’ll be glad when it’s all gone, as will our insurance company, I’m sure!
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