US Journal
Thursday-Friday, August 1-2,
2013
Casey at Lake Somerset!
I was
ecstatic to run into Casey on my walk through the neighborhood this morning! He
grew up in this neighborhood, and now he lives next door to Cati in San
Francisco…what a coincidence. He had come to his parents’ house to visit his
sister Leslie, who has just given birth to a son (Casey’s nephew!). We had such
a pleasant walk, and he and I solved ALL of the world’s problems on our way.
Welcome home, Uncle Casey, and congratulations, Leslie!!!
Sump Pump Rules
Well,
if you’ve never had a sump pump installed in your house, you really have missed
a “fascinating” experience.
Yesterday,
Evan showed up to take out the bottom 5 stairs (including a landing) of the
staircase from the house to the basement. We locked the door and put blue tape
over the locks because Nick was coming to spend the night, and we didn’t want
him to “miss” that bottom step and drop 5 feet on his way down to the car early
in the morning. After the sump pump is installed, Evan will come back and
install our new stairs and landing, hopefully including putting the carpet back
on the new stairs!
Then,
early today, Ken and Patrick came to start their demolition by cutting an
8-inch wide trough in the concrete floor around the perimeter of the basement
and one side of the garage. They were very thorough in helping us understand
exactly what would happen, and they worked hard all day today so they could
finish tomorrow. There was jack-hammering and shoveling of busted concrete
rocks all day. I didn’t mind it, but I noticed Peter taking headache medicine
by midday. He just tried to stay gone most of the day, which was probably best
for him.
If all
goes as planned, Ken and Patrick will install a tank that connects to the
trough where all the water in the trough collects when it rains a lot. The
pump, that will switch on automatically when there is water in the tank, will
then pump the water through a large outside tube that will release the water in
the backyard to flow away from the house. The beauty of this plan is that the
whole process is guaranteed for the life of the house and is transferrable to
any new owner. Cha-Ching! It’s a winner!
Thank
you, Aquaguard, you’ve done a great job. I feel confident that these water
problems are over!
Muchas
gracias! Colleen
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