llcoolvad | Ice and Water

Well! Quite an eventful day!

My car doesn't start when it is low on gas and it's stormy out, so naturally I was dumb and didn't stop to fill it up last night. Today? The day after a big snow/rain/ice event? Car does not start. So I worked from home and tried to call AAA, which was BUSY all day, so I went to their website and realized that you can "call in" roadside assistance online! No operator, no possibility of misunderstanding, nothing! Awesome! The AAA truck showed up in a little over an hour, brought me a couple of gallons of gas, and waited while I started up.

One crisis averted. A few hours later, while I'm busily working away, my phone rings. It's my storage unit people. "Laurie? Blah blah, water, storm, check unit, blah." And I did. And there were wet boxes! In my storage unit! Where my 2,500 books live! AAAAARGH!

So I need to move this weekend. One unit to another. This is my second water event in the same unit, so it's time to get the hell out. I'm staying in the same facility, because I got them to give me a free month's rent and a discount on the new (larger) unit. Outside of the flood zone (I hope).

I am very nervous to see the extent of the water. It didn't look that bad -- I just don't want to ignore TWO warnings. My unit is SO FULL, I can't even imagine the moving. They have really large carts, so it's not like I'll have to drag it all by hand, but even so. I'm going to Home Depot later this week to see if I can get some pallets to put under my books. Most other stuff is in plastic boxes or on top of stuff in plastic boxes, so I am hopeful. Nervous and hopeful.