Having now slept in my guest room for two nights (I pulled the mattress and box springs off my bed to avoid the possibility of damage from the deluge), I tender my sincere apologies to anyone who’s stayed therein.
The guest room mattress is absolute crap.
One less thing to eventually move, I suppose.
The twin bed in the “starving student garret” is much more comfortable. But that room is (on purpose) close to freezing right now; I’m trying to keep that roof nice and cold to mitigate the weeping.
The roofer comes later today; fingers crossed I can still afford a new guest room mattress after that check (and after I move).
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I’m guessing that, since this was posted at 3 am, sleeping is more an aspiration than a reality.
pretty much, yes. (Have to wake up every couple of hours to change out the towels.)
Fingers crossed here. Hang in there.
You’re in my prayers, Great Lady!. You deserve a break, you’ve earned it.
If you end up with spare cash for a mattress, I’ve heard good things about Casper – (mostly) made/assembled stateside, they deliver for free and you get to try it out for 100 days.
Megan, good for you! Water will kill a house quicker than anything else. Smile when you write that check. It is without a doubt the best money you can spend.
You will be sleeping well after that.
Sorry to hear. These kind of unexpected expenses really blow, but I agree with others here that a good roof or rather a good roofer is worth every penny.