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Downsized some stash...

and not because I wanted to or had planned on it. Why is it when you think things may finally take a turn for the good something else happens to mess it up? I spent most of today (Sunday) with a mop, a bucket, some rubber gloves, some garbage bags and a whole lot of bleach. Yup. Sewer backed up. I had boiling toilets, spewing shower drains and the main drain in my basement just up and puked. ARGH!!!! Of course me being not quite so wonderful in my storing of things and such... well there were quite a few things on the floor, including a UFO and papers and some fabric scraps and some books. Lost it all, the smell was insanely disgusting and we wont discuss what comes UP out of drains attached to the sewers right?

I had pulled out the UFO to get back into the feel of stitching and it seemed like the right thing to get back in step on. Thank God it wasn't a sandwich, just the blocks for the top. I only had about 30 blocks (double Irish chain out of scrap 2" squares) so at least I didn't lose a whole quilt. There is just no way I could even think about tossing all that "gunk" into my washing machine, and the fact that I spilled half my bucket of bleach water which of course splashed EVERYwhere . Guessing maybe it isn't time yet for me to settle in at my sewing machine, it is time for me to declutter my basement.

~KK in BC~ who is terribly allergic to bleach but what choice do you have when it is raw sewage?.... :-(

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~KK in BC~
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Ewwwww!!! (((((((KK in BC)))))) What a horrible thing to have happen!! Hoping your week goes uphill from here!!

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TerriLee in WA (state)

((gagging)) in sympathy!

On the bright side - from where it started the week can only get better, right?

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Cats

You are sooooh right! ((((((KK))))))

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Kate Dicey
*shudder* I am so sorry this happened to you. It's bad enough when the toilet overflows in my house, I can't even begin to imagine....
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Debi Matlack

KK in BC - please email me privately at poo_de_dooat yahoodotcom

I may be able to help you out.

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Boca Jan

What an awful experience! I hope you can salvage as much as possible.

Nancy in NS

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Nancy in NS

So sorry you have such a mess. Good luck in the clean up.

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Charlotte Hippen

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Taria

Oh no! How awful! What a rotten way to have to spend the day. :(

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Sandy Foster

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Estelle Gallagher

Oh KK, I'm so sorry! Can't decide which is worse--having to deal with the sewer back-up or losing all those lovely blocks. Sucks either way! Hope today is much, much better.

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Michelle

Make sure you 'rinse' your nose out a least 2 x's a day for the rest of this week. Ear syringe would work if you don't have anything else. Use warm mild salt/water. (email me if you need directions.) I can't use bleach either but when I have to, this is what I do. Keeps me from having a major asthma attack.

So sorry about all the loss and work :(

Butterfly (Butterfly Butterfly-Wings @ cox.net] drop first Butterfly)

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Butterflywings

um ... thanks... I think (lol) I aint old, I just FEEL old (pffft) ~KK in BC~ takin the pity!!

: > I had pulled out the UFO to get back into the feel of stitching and it : > seemed like the right thing to get back in step on. Thank God it wasn't a : > sandwich, just the blocks for the top. I only had about 30 blocks (double : > Irish chain out of scrap 2" squares) so at least I didn't lose a whole : > quilt. There is just no way I could even think about tossing all that : > "gunk" : > into my washing machine, and the fact that I spilled half my bucket of : > bleach water which of course splashed EVERYwhere . Guessing maybe it : > isn't time yet for me to settle in at my sewing machine, it is time for me : > to declutter my basement. : >

: > ~KK in BC~ who is terribly allergic to bleach but what choice do you have : > when it is raw sewage?.... :-( : >

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~KK in BC~

Thank you. ~KK in BC~

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~KK in BC~

It had better get better or I may have to leave myself behind and move away somewhere LOL ~KK in BC~

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~KK in BC~

Dang! No wonder I was using my puffer today so much! I never even associated the bleach with my asthma going haywire. Good idea there! Thanks! ~KK in BC~

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~KK in BC~

No kiddin rotton...... the smell alone was enough to make me want to just pack what wasnt wet and move! lol ~KK in BC~

: > I had pulled out the UFO to get back into the feel of stitching and it : > seemed like the right thing to get back in step on. Thank God it wasn't a : > sandwich, just the blocks for the top. I only had about 30 blocks (double : > Irish chain out of scrap 2" squares) so at least I didn't lose a whole : > quilt. There is just no way I could even think about tossing all that "gunk" : > into my washing machine, and the fact that I spilled half my bucket of : > bleach water which of course splashed EVERYwhere . Guessing maybe it : > isn't time yet for me to settle in at my sewing machine, it is time for me : > to declutter my basement. : >

: > ~KK in BC~ who is terribly allergic to bleach but what choice do you have : > when it is raw sewage?.... :-( : : : Oh no! How awful! What a rotten way to have to spend the day. :( : -- : Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas : my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front :

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~KK in BC~

Saved what was worth saving, and tossed the rest. Amazing what is worth keeping and not worth keeping when you are put on the spot like that.... most stuff wasnt worth keeping! ~KK in BC~

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~KK in BC~

Well uphill seems to be where the snow must be shovelled? on a pile that turns into a hill LOL My basement floor is sure nice and shiny clean now!

~KK in BC~

: > I had pulled out the UFO to get back into the feel of stitching and it : > seemed like the right thing to get back in step on. Thank God it wasn't a : > sandwich, just the blocks for the top. I only had about 30 blocks (double : > Irish chain out of scrap 2" squares) so at least I didn't lose a whole : > quilt. There is just no way I could even think about tossing all that : > "gunk" : > into my washing machine, and the fact that I spilled half my bucket of : > bleach water which of course splashed EVERYwhere . Guessing maybe it : > isn't time yet for me to settle in at my sewing machine, it is time for me : > to declutter my basement. : >

: > ~KK in BC~ who is terribly allergic to bleach but what choice do you have : > when it is raw sewage?.... :-( : >

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