Now, back to the story…
Bob replied
to Amy, “I’m sitting down.” Actually he was draped over the chaise lounge in
our room at the Union League Club in Chicago and quite comfortable.
“You’re not
going to like what I have to say,” Amy started. Savoy and its environs was
experiencing what was being called the
storm of the century. Somewhere between three and five inches of rain had
fallen in a relatively short period of time, and sewer water (from our shower
drain and a drain in the electrical storage area) was spreading throughout the
basement…soaking over 1500 square feet of not very old carpet. Amy and David
armed with a carpet cleaner and shop vacuum were valiantly trying to stem the tide,
but it was a losing battle.
Clearly we
were needed at home. We made arrangements with friends to ride back to Savoy
with them after the dinner, toasts, and first dances at the wedding reception.
We arrived around midnight to find Amy still doing laundry (many of their
things had been on the floor downstairs), and the babies asleep in their pack
and plays ensconced in Bob’s office. Bob sent out a call to ServPro, and we
settled into bed. Poor Amy was relegated to a too short living room couch that night
but was provided with a queen-sized blow-up mattress from then on. Let’s just
say that the living conditions were not ideal
for any of us in several ways. Read on.
Right before
we left for the wedding, our cable service had been interrupted. Since we have
a bundle package, it meant there was no phone land line (yes, we are ancient),
no cable TV, and no Internet. Almost unbearable. Amy had been a trooper and
called our cable provider each day trying to arrange an appointment. She’d been
given promises, but no action. Bob put a call in on Sunday and was able to
finally get on the schedule for Tuesday. (It makes me furious that it takes a
man to resolve these things. Don’t tell me that there is equality for the sexes
when women still have to suffer through this! Ah, but I digress.)
A ServPro
crew arrived late Sunday. The company’s employees were working very long hours
trying to provide service to many who needed help. (Our next door neighbors and
our friends across the street had sewage back up, too, while others were coping with
basements full of storm water.) They tore up and disposed of the carpet and
padding and set up nine air movers and two large dehumidifiers.
That was just the beginning...
That was just the beginning...
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