Before they could dig to find the valve from the water main, they had to get all the utilities that might have things buried to give their OK. So they had to wait for the gas and electric company and the cable company people mark where their pipes and wires are buried in the area.
For some reason the gas and electric company hooked a contraption to our gas meter that beeps.
The cable company person said all their wires are overhead and took off.
They shut off our water.
Then they had to clear the water out of their way. That involved sweeping it downstream, over the neighbor's driveway. Between the street and her concrete driveway was filled with rocks to make the approach from the street a little smoother. All those rocks got dug away to let the water get past.
Jerry said that they were working on the broken pipe.
I hope the water is back on by the time we get home from the Smothers Brothers' show.
3 comments:
Sheesh! That's a lot o' water! Glad it is being taken care of so timely!
How was the show?
I, too, am glad that your first responders actually respond and resolve the issues. Whenever I call the County or the plumber about sewage flowing out of the bathtub and into the living room, the first question is always, "Is this an emergency?"
I'm sure glad the creek didn't rise enough to flow into your house! Did they get it fixed and silently steal away? Is it beginning to dry out?
Did you enjoy the show? The Smothers Brothers were never my favorite comedy team. Does their mother still love (whichever one it was) best?
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