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April 10, 2006
Puddle jumping
Surprise, surprise, there's still water in the basement. I need to lug the ShopVac down there to suck up the last of the water, but, because there was evidence of further water infiltration, I decided it was best to work outside today. So, I spent several hours pumping the contents of a huge puddle--which had increased significantly in size--to a safer location on the opposite side of the driveway.
Using the jerry-rigged sump pump from the other day (where I pumped a different puddle from one side of the driveway to the other), I managed to substantially decrease the size of the monstrous puddle. It was over Ricky's head before I started, but only about 6" or so deep once I gave up for the day. Bascially, I just let the pump run until it shut off, which took a while, considering that it was completely submerged when I started. You can see, in the following picture, what the puddle looked like just before I left. The high water line is visible on the trees on the far side of the photo.
And, the gratuitous puppy picture . . . Ricky's quite happy with his new stuffed toy (thanks Mom!).
Posted by plainstext at April 10, 2006 09:13 PM
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