A VERY RUDE AWAKENING

1 am...

Bex got up at 1 am to visit the bathroom, and LUCKILY for us ... she heard a strange noise coming from the kitchen/family room area.

So she walked into the room.... then turned around and woke us all up!

WE WERE FLOODED... a tap under the kitchen sink had been knocked (most likely when we put the dishwasher in?)... not 100% sure about that... but still... it was disconnected from it's pipe and the water was POURING out at a great rate of knots.

It was really weird waking up and walking into water all over the floor... I think I was a bit stunned and like... what to do?  Where to start?

ABOVE:  I did want to wash the floor later on today.... but now I don't need to...  trying to find something positive out of this...

ABOVE:  that is water coming down the inside of the wall from up in the kitchen... right down into the garage.... and yes, that is Steve and Bex's mattress... it's sopping wet.

 ABOVE:  so the garage is flooded too... and there is water under all of Steve and Bex's stuff, and under all my sewing stuff, machines etc.

 ABOVE:  and YEP, under the stairs cupboard too.

ABOVE:  don't know where to start really. The men have moved a lot of stuff to the other side of the garage... away from the water.

ABOVE:  my lounge at 1.45 am.

I rang our Insurance Company at 1.30 am to ask for help.... we are still waiting to hear back from the company contracted to come and get us dry again....

I feel sick.  This is NOT a nice start to the day... if 1 am can be called a 'start' to the day.  

In the light of day... it looks worse.  There is a man here right now .... getting ready to start the 'drying out' process.  Which means big fans and big dehumidifiers... probably for days on end.
Worse.  Our entire wood laminate flooring has to be ripped up and replaced.  

ABOVE:  I don't know if you can see it properly, but the laminate is lifting and bubbling... kitchen, family room, stairs and front door area all have to be replaced.  This is going to be a nightmare.

ABOVE:  and the drying process begins.

All I wanted these past few weeks was some QUIET.  Now we have to listen to all the blowers and dehumidifiers going night and day.  If I go mad and start ranting and raving... bear with me... it will pass. *weak smiles*

We are supposed to pick Keera up this morning so she can see her Father at Sylvia Park... I do believe I will cancel that!

DONNA: the Insurance Company kicked in quickly because I rang them at 1.30 in the morning and told them we were wading in water!

ABOVE: our neighbours came out to talk, they thought we were having a Garage Sale to begin with... but fairly quickly realised that was not the case!

AND ... Steve went to work.... and they had a flood in their basement too!!!  So Steve is cleaning up a flood and work, and we are cleaning up a flood at home.

WHOOP WHOOP!!!!
I'm this close to crying...  ok... ya can't see 'this close' and I am not searching for a picture either.... 

ONWARD...

WOMBAT:  AHhhh installing the dishwasher had nothing to do with the pipe that burst... it was a pipe feeding into the water filter we have on the bench.  There is a chance Stew knocked the pipe during the installation of the dishwasher, but even if that was so, we are still covered by our insurance... accidents DO HAPPEN.  Funny how it burst two days AFTER we put the new dishwasher in though.   One wonders why it didn't happen on the first night we had the new  dishwasher in?
And YES, thank god we do have insurance!