I'm really looking forward to tonight.

As a bonus, they rerouted our downspouts to feed into the drain field they set up for the sump. We didn't ask them to do that, they just did it, and it's a fantastic idea. We had been diverting the downspouts with this ugly plastic pipe, and had been wondering how we were going to fix it. So, two problems fixed.

It's amazing what excites you as a homeowner.

Now we just have to go looking for a nice carpet remnant to replace all of the water damaged stuff.

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At least it's going to be easier than I thought. I made them explain to me everything they are going to do, and it makes sense. Especially after talking to my house inspector friend, who takes special interest in drainage issues (since most people don't). He has convinced me that one of the scariest things you can see is standing water next to a house. You start asking questions -- where did it come from, and why isn't it going away? And if it does soak in, where is it going?

Water has been the bane of my life. I lost half of my books when a water main broke next to my apartment and they had to go in through my bedroom to fix it. As soon as they moved my bookcase, water soaked throughout my apartment.

In another encounter with water, I was living with a couple in a town north of Seattle, when a pipe developed a drip right above my boxes. I lost another bunch of books and paper.

I guess it's good in a sense that it teaches you to let go, but it has also made me very possessive over what I've got. So now I have too much stuff, and I need to get rid of roughly one half to three quarters of it.

I try not to be superstitious, but I can't help thinking that water has it in for me. Most people fear electrical work, but that doesn't scare me. My father was an electrical contractor, and I helped him during the summer. I know how it works. But water continues to confound me. I've learned to call the plumber if it involves anything more than tightening a nut or replacing a toilet seat, because if I don't, I learn what the current going rate is for a Sunday night housecall. Electricity can be scary, but at least it doesn't seep through the walls and destroy your stuff quietly.

Oh well. At least the seepage will be contained by tonight. Try not to think about what you just spent. Try not to think about what you just spent.

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