[LM_NET] Off Topic: Flooding advice needed

[Dawn Sardes <yayagoddess@SBCGLOBAL.NET>]

God, I hope someone is up.
   
  Okay, I live in Lake County, OH, just east of Cleveland. 
   
  I have never lived in a house where the basement flooded before.
   
  I have sewage water, 4 feet deep and rising down there.  Yes, my basement is 
lovely--finished, carpeted, ruined.  Yes, I have a sump pump.  It is overwhelmed.
   
  Did not know/realize until too late to unplug the washer/dryer (brand new, 
delivered yesterday, ruined too, I guess).  I cannot get to the circuit breakers 
now.
   
  Right now, we have gathered buckets and trash cans and are bailing to try to keep 
up--rain keeps coming. fill--carry out through garage and dump--repeat.
   
  The street in front is a river.  I've never seen anything like this in my life.
   
  Any advice?  I called my homeowners insurance (Allstate) at 9PM--they said they'd 
call back in an hour--it's now after 2AM.  Yes, I left the cell phone number for 
them to call in case the phon elines went out, which has occurred.  So much for 
that.  I called back and was told to look for emergency restoration companies in 
the phone book--that the backs of the phone books have listings--all my phone books 
got are sleazy law firms in back.  Restoration companies???  The yellow pages go 
from restaurants to resumes.
   
  We can't keep bailing--my hubby has had heart attack, and I was just informed 
this morning that I need a biopsy for possible uterine cancer--I'm very weak due to 
loss of blood for past several weeks. I'm supposed to be resting.   Yeah, i know, 
what a great day.
   
  Phones are out, but for some reason I still have internet, which is through AT&T 
Yahoo, same as telephone.
   
  Who do you call when this happens?  What do you look under?  The dang woman at 
Allstate keeps saying they'll call in an hour, but its been 5 hours now and no call.


Dawn Sardes
Teen Services Librarian
Euclid Public Library
Euclid, OH
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