bad, badder, but could be much worse

[rmd]

bad: looks like the sump pump in my basement failed or wedged. when i toggle it, the motor hums but does not pump.

badder: at some point with the rain a while back, the water got high enough to damage a bunch of claudia's lowest shelf of boxes, many of which were full of books.

could be much worse: we figured the pump failure out tonight, and not AFTER earl dumped a bunch of rain on us.

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[also-huey.livejournal.com]

Last time that happened here, the impeller was full of dryer lint. Unhooked it, took it out in the backyard and pressure-washed it, pulled all the lint out, and it's been working fine since.

All the same, I have a backup pump now as well.

[rmd.livejournal.com]

yeah, i'm a big believer in having a spare for something like a sump pump -- if you need a replacement, chances are everyone else does too, and so the hardware store is sold out that day.