My parents live in a new(er) house – only 9 years old (compared to our 75+) and a couple days ago they started getting water in the basement. It coincided with the first major rain we’ve had in months, so they assumed that with a shop vac and a day or so, the water would be gone and then they could figure out what the problem was after they got back from vacation.
Well, 36 hours later, the water wasn’t showing any sign of slowing down and they were tired of emptying the 6 gallon shop vac every 15 minutes (literally – they probably emptied close to 200 gallons of water). So, I stopped by to see if I could find the source. I ripped out a section of drywall where the water seemed to be coming from – note: wet drywall is as messy as plaster, which I thought nothing could be messier than – and nothing. The wall was dry. So I went into the adjoining bathroom, took out a floor to ceiling cabinet, ripped out the drywall behind it and found where the water was coming from.
The water wasn’t just oozing or trickling in, it was pouring in – mud and all. Right around the hole where the water line comes into the house. So, we went outside, found approximately where the line was and dug out a few shovel-fulls. Instantly the holes we dug filled up with water. You gotta realize that Illinois has been in a drought for several months – water shouldn’t fill a hole that is only 8-10 inches deep. At that point, we pretty easily figured out that there was pressure behind the water and that it was coming from the water line that goes into the house.
We started by calling the water department. No answer. Same with every other non-emergency number that we could find. Apparently only 911 works on Saturday afternoons. So we called. 2 minutes later, the fire department arrives – real firemen were in the house! It was kinda cool, actually. They wanted to see the water and where it was coming in. They confirmed that it was indeed coming in from outside and appeared to not just be ground water. But they didn’t have the equipment to shut off the water. One of the firefighters, though, knew someone who knew someone who worked for the water department. 45 minutes later, he showed up and after fighting with the shutoff for 15 minutes, finally got the water shut off. We got the last of the water vacuumed up and felt like we had just won a big fight – it was quite a relief to not have water pouring in anymore.
Though we didn’t exactly enjoy the battle, it was comforting to know that things go wrong in new houses, too.
I hope the leak was before the water meter! Otherwise you parents will be paying for it twice! Once for damage and frustration and second out of their pocket for the water consumption.
Sean, nice to see you earlier today. You said something about doing another kind of work and the following job ad may be of interest. D.L.
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Asst. Manager Parcel Logistics/Rate Analyst
Company: Swiss Colony
Location: US-IL-Monroe, WI
Base Pay: N/A
Employee Type: Full-Time Employee
Industry: Food
Manufacturing
Packaging
Manages Others: No
Job Type: Distribution – Shipping
Management
Other
Req’d Education: 4 Year Degree
Req’d Experience: At Least 1 Year
Req’d Travel:
Relocation Covered: No
Contact: Not Available Phone: (800) 487-9477
Email: Send Email Now Fax: Not Available
Ref ID: 1071123
DESCRIPTION
Assistant Manager Parcel Logistics/Rate Analyst
The Swiss Colony, Inc is looking for the right candidate to fill the position of Assistant Manager Parcel Logistics/Rate Analyst (Salaried) at their home office in Monroe, WI.
Responsibilities will include the management of select small parcel carrier relationships, performing postage rate analysis, analyzing carrier delivery performance and working directly with carriers to find resolutions to identified issues. Works with Non-Food fulfillment operations to determine daily order capacities and completes the task of submitting daily order requirements.
This applicant would also serve as corporate liaison to open systems parcel manifesting software vendors. Confidentiality, organization, and communication skills required. A Bachelors degree in logistics or like field is required. One to two years experience in a comparable position is recommended. Extensive knowledge in use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and SQL is also required. The core hours of work are from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Flexibility to work scheduled or unscheduled over-time is necessary. Competitive salary and benefit package will be offered for this position.
If interested, please call (800) 487-9477 or send resume to:
The Swiss Colony, Inc.
Attn: JJK
851 1st Ave.
Monroe, WI 53566
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EEO M/F/D/V
A pre-employment drug screen and criminal background check is required.
Source – Rockford Register Star – Rockford, IL
REQUIREMENTS
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