Have you ever had a flood in your basement?

Question

If so what'd you do? It was me and all my siblings in my parents basement...we were taking buckets of water and putting them in the toilet cuz of course all water in the toilet goes straight to the sewer. Anyways my parents have had 7 children and my Mom's pregnant with her 8th. The whole time I was wondoring what my parents would have done if they had no children...lol.

Answer 1

I've never had a flood in the basement, but one time my husband left the water on upstairs and it flooded and the ceiling came crashing down full of water in the kitchen.

Answer 2

nope, but then again i have never had a basement as i live in florida, and we would hit water if we made a basement. so sorry that happened to you.

lol, what would they do if they did have children. lol. my mom always told me these are the reason people have children.

Answer 3

Yes, its happened to me. Not fun! My sump pump decided not to work. They are suppose to last roughly 10 years. I guess thats only if you get a good one.

Answer 4

You should rent a Sump Pump, and drain as soon as possible.  Then use fans to dry.

The water sours and then mold.

When I was a kid on the Ohio River, we flooded every Spring.  Spring rains and melting snow flooded the town with no less than 8-10 ft. water, and more.  From Pittsburg to Cincinnati.

I remember when we moved up to the second floor and I could play in water with my finger, through a knothole in the floor.  (I was little then)

The worst was 1937, in January.

Freezing cold, ice floating down the river, in town, bigger than cars, buildings and the Pittsburgh Tabernacle, intact, down the river.

32 ft. of water in town.

When it subsided, sheets of ice sliding down inside the walls.

Mud everywhere.  Every Spring, through the '30's.

Rats swimming for their life.

Children?  (6)  2-up.

Scourages, Chicken pox, Whooping cough, Measles, Polio.

I brought them all, except polio, to my sisters.

Those were the days my friends, I thought they'd never end.

No Fema in those days.  Every man for himself.

Answer 5

No, but my Great - Grandma did.