The Flood

I woke up last night at about 11pm - yes - for the first time since I started working overnights here I actually slept a decent amount of time.

I stepped into the kitchen to turn off my cell phone, which doubles as my alarm.  I realized pretty quickly that I was standing in water! About ankle deep.

It was so gross. It was coming up out of the sink and cascading down the cabinets.  Gross smelling dirty water.

I called maintenance - they came and spent half the night drudging the pipes under the sink. It was loud. It sounded like they were mining in there!  They fixed it. And thankfully, I think the only thing of mine that was destroyed was my cookbooks. Sad, but not that bad.  I'm mildly worried about the blackberry I have for work - it was in the flood zone, charging.  I can't figure out if it's damaged - or if I just don't know how to work it yet - which is a strong possibility.

Housekeeping came this morning and cleaned up the black muck.  But it looks like the carpet will have to be replaced and a carpenter will have to come look at the cabinets to see if they're salvageable.

Whew. What a night! Man, I'm glad I don't own this place :)