I ran up stairs and told my parents! xD They were upstairs, and their general reaction was, "Fuuuuck." Same with my grandparents. We went downstairs and tried to get some of our valuables (records, gaming systems, books, etc) upstairs just in case, but that's about all we could do.Originally Posted by Mercen-X
AWESOME! I am awesome!
Sam: What was your reaction when you noticed the flooding? Where were your parents? What was their reactions?
You may have been blinded by Mercen's jubilant expression, so perhaps you missed my set of questions! You've answered the first question by association with Mercen's, but I'll reiterate:
Q1 When you noticed the flooding, how high was the water?
Q2 How fast was the water coming out? Was it a slow drip, or a more gushing action? Was it creating a noise?
Q3 When your parents noticed the water, was the problem easily fixed, or did your parents have to call a plumber? If you called expert attention, how long did it take for he/she to fix the problem and order to be restored?
Finally, I'll also reiterate Quin's questions which you may have missed as well.
No, my parents and my grandparents were there.
Not that fast. Like, it wasn't like the Titanic or some trout. It was just seeping in the windows. It had just created a very large puddle at the time. A plumber for a basement, in the middle of a hurricane? xD No. They tried sealing off the windows as best they could, and we removed our more damageable stuff in case.
Quin, it was my copy. Just that I'd been envying it all summer. Also, seeing as this was like...13 years ago, I have no idea. I could look it up if you really want to know that badly.
Would I call a really large puddle a flood? Doubtful. But just to clarify:
Q1 How large (roughly) was this puddle? Ideally, rough figures would be great
Q2 How long did it take for the "puddle" to drain or evaporate away?
That's that. I find it hard to believe a child, even an eight year old, would be completely so engrossed in a game she wouldn't even look back from time to time to check how the hurricane's doing. While sure it's not a category three or four hurricane, but surely the wild winds and torrential downpours must have grabbed your attention at some point right?
I knew there was a hurricane, but I didn't have school! xD I went to school out on Long Island (long story) and basically the city was shut down. We still had power until quite a bit later.
Also, by large puddle, I mean small pound. Our basement was also huge, and divided into two rooms. The large room was divided into two sections (because of bookshelves.) The puddle was on the other side. The part of the basement with the tv was in the middle section. I had to go to the bathroom, and noticed the puddle coming in from the first section (where the stairs were.) That's when I ran upstairs and told my parents what was going on.
After we got our stuff out of the basement and attempted to bind the windows, we mopped up the puddle that was there. We didn't just leave it!
What I'm getting at is that New York has pretty rough hurricanes, the named ones being the worst. While it was a while back, I figure the city had evacuation procedures in place. How come your family hadn't bailed? Or, at the very least, not left their child in the basement unattended? Please call your family immediately.
Maybe it's just be focusing on semantics so much, but if someone told me that the basement was "flooded", I wouldn't be bring my mop and bucket.
I have also never heard of the term "Small pound", so I guess my next question was:
Q1 What is the meaning of the term "Small Pound"
Dude, really? They name every tropical storm and hurricane. And no, they didn't evacuate the city. At least they didn't evacuate Queens, I dunno if they evacuated Manhattan or not. They probably shut transport down. We just holed up in our house (which was a 4 story house, if you include the basement. Or 2 stories, a basement, and an attic. Whichever floats your boat.)What I'm getting at is that New York has pretty rough hurricanes, the named ones being the worst. While it was a while back, I figure the city had evacuation procedures in place. How come your family hadn't bailed? Or, at the very least, not left their child in the basement unattended? Please call your family immediately.
Also, I was eight years old! I did stuff on my own all the time. My parents weren't/aren't they liberal types who feel the need to smother their children and feel that everything is dangerous and a child must be coddled at all times. I played outside and did trout on my own all the time. I don't know how a child being in a basement when the house is full of four adults is in any way unsafe. xD
Also, Formalhaut, that was a typo. I meant small pond*
Ah, see I was thinking "pond", but didn't want to jump to conclusions. Thanks Sam!
So, you would mop up a small pond with a mop? I'm still confused with the actual "dimensions" of this water.
Q1 How "thick" was the water? Was it only surface water or was it any higher, like up to you ankles or whatever?
It was probably a couple inches. That's there the puddle-ness comes in. It was large in area, not deep, which was why it was mop-able.
Oh man, so they do! I thought they only named the massive ones that were worth a damn. Nifty. Also, "liberal". xD
What were your family up to when you went up to tell them about the flooding?
I dunno. They were in the dining room talking. Adult stuff.
Hmm, fair enough. Now that's it's explained clearly, it certainly sounds more plausible, given the rain water would have "trickled" and "seeped" into the basement. Just one thing troubles me...
The statement explicitly states "flooding", which was what got me confused in the first place. Now, it's been retracted down into "large puddle" and then up slightly to "Small pond" which was "easily mop-able". Also, I measured a couple inches with my ruler off a flat floor, and I'm assuming it was a couple inches throughout the basement floor. A couple inches still looks fairly high to just mop up. I measured up to 4 inches, and that's very high, ankle height actually. Even dropping down to 3 inches is a fair amount of water, both in depth and in size. For reference for my co-members:
___________________________________________________ About 4 Inches
______________________________________ About 3 Inches
Now imagine that vertically. For me, that's plenty amount of water.
The use of three different words to describe the same thing troubles me slightly. Not irreparably so, but it has damaged my confidence in the statement.
Q1 How long did it take to mop up?
Q2 How heavy was the rain? Be as descriptive as possible
Well, I've done asking what I need to ask. I'll keep an eye on any further questions and answers, though.
Oh, one more thing. You said you had the day off school, right? I'm not familiar with American schooling levels, so would that be high school? Kindergarten? Or would it be...
...elementary.
It wasn't throughout the whole basement. Also, I really don't know how deep it was, because we didn't measure. It was starting to spread, and puddle/small pond are the same thing, honestly.
I dunno how long it took. Maybe 10 minutes, I'd guess.
Also, it was hurricane rain! It was heavy!
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