Water...

And it finally happened. We had a totally flooded basement today. It was a matter of time, considering the age of the house and the extent of the recent rainfall we had here.

First a picture of the basement. And no, we don't have a reflecting floor, that's a solid four inches of water:



After trying for 15 minutes to get the water out via an empty garbage can (what was I thinking!) I went to the local hardware store and bought this little guy:



So now I'm creating a little man-made lake in our backyard:



Meanwhile, it keeps raining. This is our front walkway:



By now, the water went down by maybe an inch. Three more to go. Keep your fingers crossed for Mr. Pump: