Dear Liza,
We had some excitement the other day. In the midst of our coldest weather, a neighbor’s pipes broke, flooding his unit. Things could have been a whole lot worse!
David just sold his condo, and was packing up to head to his new home. But the storms made the roads to the coast impassible, so he stayed in Portland for the day, waiting for the roads to be cleared. While he was waiting, the pipe burst.
If he had been out of town, his newly-sold condo would have been flooded, unheated, and his first floor frozen into a skating rink.
As it was, the burst pipe drained the fire extinguisher system, setting off everyone’s fire alarms! We all rushed out to see what was the problem, and began bringing dozens of towels to sop up the mess. It was a real neighbor-helping-neighbor day.
Our dryers were full and our hands were cold, but all will be well. I only hope David’s carpet dries soon.
PS As you can tell, these pictures are not of the clean up. I was much too busy!
Love,
Grandma Judy
Dear Liza 