Posted yesterday to get the gas station recollections out of my head. Here\u2019s what\u2019s going on otherwise:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The basement flooded \u2013 to a small degree \u2013 last weekend. Now keep in mind that most of Boston also flooded. They had to vent untreated sewage into the bay (is there no backup plan?). We heard stories of basements where water was actually shooting over the bulkheads and accumulating in the middle of the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My basement is actually pretty well constructed. The floor slopes toward a storm drain that actually stayed clear and functional. There are gutters to guide the water to that drain. However, about 25% of the floor is smoothed and leveled. That 25% got an inch or two deep before the water was deep enough to flow into the un-level section and thence to the drain. Go team \u2018100 years ago\u2019. Boo on team \u2018we\u2019ll fix this crappy job.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
@redmed\u2019s parents are visiting for the weekend in honor of her birthday. This was a surprise \u2013 which meant that I did the entire parent-visiting-cleaning-frenzy myself, late yesterday afternoon. It was going well until I realized that one of the hard ciders in the basement had exploded. I had been eyeing this batch with suspicion after two consecutive bottles had the sort of contamination that leads to a geyser when you open them. My rule is \u201cthe third contaminated bottle invalidates the batch.\u201d Given that they were exploding \u2013 it was time to empty them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Long story less long: When the parents arrived, I stank of fermentibles and was surrounded by empty bottles. It was awesome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m about to embark on another two weeks of travel for work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also: It\u2019s spring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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