Well, as of this afternoon, we've gotten both houses cleaned up from the flood. In fact, both basements probably haven't been this clean in decades. While all of this has really been difficult, I honestly think it'll all work out fine. We ended up taking care of a lot of things we'd been putting off. And hey, we don't have to go through the trouble of a yard sale anymore!
Right now, all we can do is wait for our State Farm check to start replacing stuff. Unfortunately, due to our deductibles on both houses, we'll probably have to cough up the cash for the Front Street furnace ourselves. Oh well. Better than having to pay for it all.
FEMA has also been over to Scammel, and did their inspection. Unfortunately, they won't cover "contents" either, so all that stuff is just gone. But the good news is that they should give us money for the washer and dryer. Hopefully it will all even out. I'll just be glad to be able to take a shower in our own house again.
Big THANK YOU's go out to Grandma and Grandpa Jones for the use of their shower, Grandma and Grandpa Cooper for the hip waders and hose, Mom and Parke for the sump pump, food and labor, and especially big thanks to Deb and Mom and Dad McCutcheon for the HUGE help in the cleanup of both houses. Couldn't have done it without them.
PS: Nine days later, our "official" city site doesn't say the word 'flood' once. Thanks a bunch.
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