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07/26/2003 Archived Entry: "WE'VE GOT A LEAK"

WE'VE GOT A LEAK!

I've been sitting on top of an ocean of water and didn't know it. DUH! Something somewhere is leaking and creating a lake in the corners of three adjoining rooms. Rats!

I have a rather large plastic mat thingy, whatever you call those things, that my computer chair sits on so I can whirl around and tend to stuff in all directions. It’s a big dude. I glanced down at it a few minutes ago and saw dolphins swimming underneath it...maybe sharks. It looked deep enough for that. There were waves! I was about to float away and didn’t even have my life vest on.

Brit and I pulled all the stuff out and sure enough, it took all the towels I could find to sop up the stuff. I saw some evidence of it the other day in the bathroom corner, but figured it was condensation from the ACs and soon forgot it. I'm readjusting my thinking. I think they diverted Niagara Falls down this way, knowing I love doing the barrel ride over the falls trick. Where are you o' Maid of the Mist?

I had printed copies of all my blogs in two big 5” ring binders sitting right in the center of the pool of water. They are ruined. Dang…I'll have to print them all over again. I don’t look forward to that. Besides it will take a dozen printer cartridges.

Well, it’s Saturday and Rick, my plumber friend, is finally getting a break from work. Maybe we can get him up here on Monday and he can figure it out. Whatever the problem is won’t be easy to fix. We’ve sprung a leak somewhere.

Meanwhile, I'll have to go dig out a pair the kids old galoshes if I'm going to sit here and type to keep from getting root rot....er foot rot. I wonder how safe it is to be playing with electronics while soaking your feet in water?