I woke up hearing Chris talk about rushing water. Then he was at my bedside asking for towels and buckets. It was 6:30 but felt earlier. The house that John and Michele put their stuff in had a frozen pipe which burst. A neighbor had called it in when they saw water rushing from the garage.
John and Michele went over right away. Chris took a shower and then he and I drove over there. I took my own car since it had cleaning stuff in it. Chris picked up Michele and took her to work. I stayed to talk to the Housing and maintenance people as they worked to fix the pipe and pour salt on the garage and driveway and all down the side of the street. It had turned into slush and snow. John unpacked wet boxes in the livingroom. I think someone had helped to move the boxes in from the garage.
When I could get out, John gave me some wet laundry to take home to dry. And he wanted his phone. So I went home and put the clothes in the dryer. I found his phone and brought it back. I hung out with the Housing lady, watching the men work. Seems the heating unit wasn't heating even though the blower was working. Maybe the water shorted it out.
John asked me for trash bags and a laundry basket. I suggested boxes too. I got some trash bags from home. I went to the swap shop for boxes, but all they had left were wardrobe boxes, which were too big for my car. I forgot about the laundry basket. When I got back, the maintenance people said the thermostat wasn't working.
John said he needed to go home for 15 to 20 minutes. So I stayed and unpacked a couple boxes. The men said they had to go get a new front panel for the thermostat. So they left, but I had to stay for when they came back. I sat down to rest my back. Eventually John came back. He gave me more wet clothes to take home and dry.
When I got home, I started my coffee morning, albeit late. I did my exercises and meditation. Housing called, trying to get Michele to set up a signing for her permanent residence. I texted John and Chris about it. I cleaned the bathrooms and kitchen. Chris came home for lunch. And John returned. I vacuumed and mopped floors. Then I took a shower and got dressed.
I ate the rest of the seed crackers and thought about making more. But they take an hour to bake. I got ready for cleaning, picking out the fluids and applicators that would be needed. Then I went to 648 to clean. I stopped at Housing to return the key to 79. I cleaned for two hours, mostly in the kitchen. The place was dirtier than I had been led to expect. I guess the inspectors stopped inspecting when they realized it wasn't going to pass. So I found dirt they hadn't seen. I tried washing the outside of a window, but the cleaner turned to slush before I could squeegee it off.
I went home around 6. I made notes on my phone about what cleaning supplies I wished I had brought along. I read e-mail for awhile. Chris and Michele ate supper, probably ramen with ground beef. John stayed in his room and Michele brought him a burrito. She said he wanted to move dry boxes to the new house, unpack them, and bring them back to refill. I was all for it, but it got later and colder. It was after 8 when they finally left and since they didn't say anything to me, I just stayed home.
I made a detox drink and worked on my blog. I whipped up a batch of seed crackers and put them in the oven. We watched one episode of Atlantis. I turned off the oven and left the crackers in to crisp. Chris went to bed. I sat on the couch and tried to read. I might have dozed off. I gave up trying to read. John was in the dining room. I turned off the router and went to bed.
No comments:
Post a Comment