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zelda_pinwheel · 05-13-2009, 01:48 PM

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FARKING

RAIN !!!!!

i've just mopped up over 4 litres of water (possibly over 5) from my living room floor.

we had some kind of diluvian downpour and apparently my window (which was CLOSED !!) leaks.

the rain was coming down so thick that it ran along the underside of the window overhang above in a solid wave (presumably after washing down the facade of the building), then splashed inward onto the window pane and down along that, and then came in at the bottom of the window, down the wall and across the entire floor. which is surprising, since i have some insulating strips in there which (in addition to blocking wind) you would THINK would keep the water from pouring in too.

i noticed it pretty quickly but the water had already covered half the floor and it was coming in so fast i could see it spreading. i tried to tape the bottom of the window to stop it coming in but of course, tape won't stick when the surface is WET. now it's stopped raining i've opened the window so things will dry out but i'm wondering whether as soon as the wall is dry i should tape it shut just in case.

i piled whatever i could on top of the table / chairs / etc. to keep it out of the water (but there is still a lot near floor level) and i've sopped up as much as possible with the mop and now i just have to go and move the furniture around from time to time in hopes everything will dry.

of course, i don't know what i'm supposed to do about the furniture which is too heavy for me to move.

for god's sake, if i wanted to worry about FARKING FLOODS i wouldn't live on the FARKING FOURTH FLOOR !!!!!!!!!!!

and of course by the time i finished mopping up everything the hardware store was closed so i can't go there and buy... whatever it is i'm going to have to buy to fix the damned window so it won't leak anymore (i don't even know what that could be.

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05-13-2009, 01:48 PM	#3302
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	. FARKING RAIN !!!!! i've just mopped up over 4 litres of water (possibly over 5) from my living room floor. we had some kind of diluvian downpour and apparently my window (which was CLOSED !!) leaks. the rain was coming down so thick that it ran along the underside of the window overhang above in a solid wave (presumably after washing down the facade of the building), then splashed inward onto the window pane and down along that, and then came in at the bottom of the window, down the wall and across the entire floor. which is surprising, since i have some insulating strips in there which (in addition to blocking wind) you would THINK would keep the water from pouring in too. i noticed it pretty quickly but the water had already covered half the floor and it was coming in so fast i could see it spreading. i tried to tape the bottom of the window to stop it coming in but of course, tape won't stick when the surface is WET. now it's stopped raining i've opened the window so things will dry out but i'm wondering whether as soon as the wall is dry i should tape it shut just in case. i piled whatever i could on top of the table / chairs / etc. to keep it out of the water (but there is still a lot near floor level) and i've sopped up as much as possible with the mop and now i just have to go and move the furniture around from time to time in hopes everything will dry. of course, i don't know what i'm supposed to do about the furniture which is too heavy for me to move. for god's sake, if i wanted to worry about FARKING FLOODS i wouldn't live on the FARKING FOURTH FLOOR !!!!!!!!!!! and of course by the time i finished mopping up everything the hardware store was closed so i can't go there and buy... whatever it is i'm going to have to buy to fix the damned window so it won't leak anymore (i don't even know what that could be. ).