We cleared the border without any hold-ups by 10:00 am and were well on our way home.
The roads were good and it was a quick trip around the city and heading north.
We arrived home by 11:00 and Sea-Enna was so happy to see her yard, she dove right into the snow drifts.
We were pretty glad to be here too, until we opened the door and found no heat on. Everything was Icy cold. Our newly installed furnace was not running. ??? We ran to the thermostat and found a reading of - 32 degrees. We immediately called our Furnace installer and he sent someone out. Too little too late. Then we started to access the damages.
In the bathroom, the toilet was tipped over, to one side (forced up by the ice) and cracked around the bottom where it was bolted to the floor.
The toilet tank had one solid block of ice in it and was split right down the back.
The hot water tank bottom was bulging out an also tipped over slightly, so we knew that it was destroyed.
So the last couple of days have been pretty hectic. We have been busy cleaning up dealing with insurance people and buying a new hot water tank, and toilet, (yet to be installed).
Thank goodness for kind neighbours who have taken us in. The furnace is now running again, but we still don't have an, answer as to WHY it happened, which I need to get to the bottom of. Plus we can't live there until all the repairs are finished and we have proper running water and toilet facilities.
SO, THIS WAS OUR WELCOME HOME.
