Day: December 18, 2005

A Final Message for Dan

Dan: I didn’t mean to be writing again before I leap, Irish-dancerlike, onto the airplane today. But awoken as I was this morning by Sumpy’s piercing cries for help, I’ve reconsidered my priorities. Here are more pictures for you. Overnight, things changed in the basement. Following are salient bits of info supported by photos. On the uphill side of the basement, below the French drain, there’s water seeping in along an eight- or ten-foot stretch […]

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Report from the Water Line

This is a post for Dan. Hi, Dan. It’s raining and it’s 1:00 a.m., so it seems a good time to descend into the dark to check out the addition. It’s been drizzling all day and raining in earnest for a couple hours, and (so far) things are looking much better than last time. In this first picture I’m facing uphill toward the basement, and while the cement is dry you can an area starting […]

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