This is the calm AFTER the storm.
We were without power from about 7:15 pm Wednesday, till today (Thursday) at 5:00 pm.
(It's amazing how I take electricity for granted.) Not to mention that mom and dad are STILL without power.
My poor little cucumber plant got beat up by the hail. Our squash and zucchini leaves have holes in them. And our tomatoes have dents in them now.
As if the outside storm damage wasn't a big enough mess, we woke up to the lovely spraying-of-water sound...
The hot water heater pipe was busted.
The hot water heater closet wasn't that bad; it was the bathroom floor. The water went under the wall and into the bathroom - mmm, about 1/2 inch deep. A couple of my towels were ruined from drying the floor and using them as floor mats, but luckily mom is a great clothes washer.
The plumber had to cut a hole in our bathroom wall to see the pipes of the water heater on the other side. Lovely.
According to him, electricity from the lightning ran through the pipes and burnt out the wiring in the control panel inside the tank. And then one of the pipes burst inside it.
Four hours of no toilet usage, no running water, and $955 dollars later...we have a new water heater (with no linoleum underneath).
Just fantastic.
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