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Still not dead.
Yet.
Brother's parents are home now. This is a WONDERFUL thing, because they had the power to call people to take care of the mess downstairs.
Insurance has been called. They sent in a cleaning crew to tear apart the carpet and dry everything, as well as paying for a hotel room for the parents for four nights so they'd have a place to sleep. We're currently waiting for one last wall to dry. It's at 17% humidity according to the guy who stopped by to check it today; they need it at 14%.
After several days of no water and having to drive down the road to the gas station for bathroom runs, Brother's dad got fed up enough to set about trying to snake the drain downstairs. There was a major clog, but it's been taken care of now and we have running water again!THANK GODS. They decided to get rid of the toilet in the upstairs bathroom because it was old and tiny, and replaced it with the one from downstairs after it had been cleaned by the cleaning crew guys. (I scubbed it multiple times with Clorox Clean-Up anyway. Enough so that my hands reeked of Bleach, and I had a slight headache from the contact high.)
A plumber came to scope the pipes and see what the issue was, which was sadly not covered by insurance but they decided to do it anyway. It turned out to be a Very Good Idea: we *do* have roots growing into the house through the pipeline. So many that a 3" pipe only has about 1" of space to go through. Unfortunately it's also going to be $4000 to replace the ruined lines. x.x Brother's dad's already mostly decided to do it himself instead.
For the past five days, we've been moving stuff into the one room that's still okay and out into the garage. The carpet in the entire master suite and half the family room has to be replaced, which means LOTS of stuff to move. And Brother's mom is a bit of a pack-rat. c.c;;; It's *mostly* moved out now, but my back is killing me at this point, and my left kneecap was trying to shift in ways it's not supposed to after all the stairclimbing. >.< In addition to helping the parents move things, they've also decided to remodel a bit, so Brother, Little Brother, and Little Brother's friend got to do demolition today. Lots of dust and trying not to run people over. It's been an experience. >.O
And in the middle of ALL of this, Brother's dad was given a puppy.
He's a pureblood black lab, seven weeks old. Because he came through a friend, he was practically a steal. (They said he wasn't papered, but Brother's mom said something about registering him today? So I dunno.) No name yet; Brother's dad is currently debating Shadow, Sly, and ... I can't remember what it was now, but there's something else.** He's very sweet and incredibly cuddly. He's also not housetrained, likes to chew shoes and clothing - while you're wearing them - and barks and cries if he can't see you in his line of sight. Brother and I got four hours of sleep his first night here because he would *not* settle down and sleep. Last night we bought earplugs; I managed eight and a half hours, but then had to get up because I could still hear him even *with* the plugs. >.<
Brother's dad smiles everytime he looks at him.
We'll learn to live with the noise.
* Lucky, meanwhile, is extremely Not Happy with the new dog, poor thing. Not to mention all the construction. She's been pretty miserable. The puppy on the otherhand, ADORES her. We're pretty sure it's because she's part black lab herself, and she looks like lot like a smaller version of his mom. She's tolerating him for now.
** I personally suggested Shadow, Crybaby, and Bug, short for Cuddlebug. I got faces for the second two, no matter how appropriate they are.
Yet.
Brother's parents are home now. This is a WONDERFUL thing, because they had the power to call people to take care of the mess downstairs.
Insurance has been called. They sent in a cleaning crew to tear apart the carpet and dry everything, as well as paying for a hotel room for the parents for four nights so they'd have a place to sleep. We're currently waiting for one last wall to dry. It's at 17% humidity according to the guy who stopped by to check it today; they need it at 14%.
After several days of no water and having to drive down the road to the gas station for bathroom runs, Brother's dad got fed up enough to set about trying to snake the drain downstairs. There was a major clog, but it's been taken care of now and we have running water again!
A plumber came to scope the pipes and see what the issue was, which was sadly not covered by insurance but they decided to do it anyway. It turned out to be a Very Good Idea: we *do* have roots growing into the house through the pipeline. So many that a 3" pipe only has about 1" of space to go through. Unfortunately it's also going to be $4000 to replace the ruined lines. x.x Brother's dad's already mostly decided to do it himself instead.
For the past five days, we've been moving stuff into the one room that's still okay and out into the garage. The carpet in the entire master suite and half the family room has to be replaced, which means LOTS of stuff to move. And Brother's mom is a bit of a pack-rat. c.c;;; It's *mostly* moved out now, but my back is killing me at this point, and my left kneecap was trying to shift in ways it's not supposed to after all the stairclimbing. >.< In addition to helping the parents move things, they've also decided to remodel a bit, so Brother, Little Brother, and Little Brother's friend got to do demolition today. Lots of dust and trying not to run people over. It's been an experience. >.O
And in the middle of ALL of this, Brother's dad was given a puppy.
He's a pureblood black lab, seven weeks old. Because he came through a friend, he was practically a steal. (They said he wasn't papered, but Brother's mom said something about registering him today? So I dunno.) No name yet; Brother's dad is currently debating Shadow, Sly, and ... I can't remember what it was now, but there's something else.** He's very sweet and incredibly cuddly. He's also not housetrained, likes to chew shoes and clothing - while you're wearing them - and barks and cries if he can't see you in his line of sight. Brother and I got four hours of sleep his first night here because he would *not* settle down and sleep. Last night we bought earplugs; I managed eight and a half hours, but then had to get up because I could still hear him even *with* the plugs. >.<
Brother's dad smiles everytime he looks at him.
We'll learn to live with the noise.
* Lucky, meanwhile, is extremely Not Happy with the new dog, poor thing. Not to mention all the construction. She's been pretty miserable. The puppy on the otherhand, ADORES her. We're pretty sure it's because she's part black lab herself, and she looks like lot like a smaller version of his mom. She's tolerating him for now.
** I personally suggested Shadow, Crybaby, and Bug, short for Cuddlebug. I got faces for the second two, no matter how appropriate they are.
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