House flood anyone??

[Bob]

Today I was greeted at the front door by my dog with unusually wet feet. The water supply solenoid for the ice tray decided to not turn off properly just after I left the house for four plus hours. Kitchen, living room, and dining room were underwater. My first thought was, ok insurance weasels, now it's claim time. Later, I came to my senses. Has anyone out there had a a rogue appliance trash their house??

 

[Mermaid]

Do running toilets count?

 

[TooFarTampa]

Ohhhhhhh Bob, I am so sorry.

If it makes you feel any better, I don't know that USAA would drop you for a claim like that.

It happened to me once but was only a half hour on a tile floor. Four hours?

Our Seacrest house flooded after Ivan, a couple of inches of water (don't ask). All the hardwood on the first floor had to be replaced, among many other issues. Hopefully it will take less than 4 months for the adjuster to find your house.

 

[Bob]

I ain't claimin till I'm bleedin. Yes, I guess fountaining toilets count, especially on the second floor....nice.

 

[Mango]

That suks Bob. Horrible way to come home. Sorry to hear-

 

[Mermaid]

I ain't claimin till I'm bleedin. Yes, I guess fountaining toilets count, especially on the second floor....nice.

You are right about that. Re-doing plaster ceilings ain't funn. Actually, I think any kind of water that isn't where it's supposed to be falls under the NO FUNN category, sad to say.

 

[Bob]

That suks Bob. Horrible way to come home. Sorry to hear-

It was like the ending scene in Oceans 11 where the gang slowly walks away fom the fountains....only I wasn't in Vegas, and it was the Maytag, not the fountains.

 

[Mango]

It was like the ending scene in Oceans 11 where the gang slowly walks away fom the fountains....only I wasn't in Vegas, and it was the Maytag, not the fountains.

At least you have your sense of humor still.

 

[lucky13]

Busted pipe under the kitchen sink, flooded the kitchen, almost the dining room, and leaked through the floor into the downstairs laundry room--it was like it was raining down there! Mopped it all up and went about our business.

 

[Gypsea]

Sorry to hear about your troubles Bob. I certainly can sympathize with you since I once walked into 3" of water on the first floor and the basement was like a rainforest. It was caused by a break in the hose to the washing machine. The machine was not even on when I had left the house (I was gone for about 2 hours). We lost just about everything that was in boxes in the basement. On the first floor the rugs were pulled up and dried out. No furniture was ruined since I was not gone that long. Heaven forbid if I had been on vacation. It has taught me to always be good about turning off the water to the washing machine when vacationing. Good luck with the clean up.